Witcher 2 steam or d2d?

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#1 NanoMan88
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I would consider myself a steam fanboy I enjoy the automatic updates and having the steam game in your list for all to see

However on d2d currently I can get the Witcher 2 for 33$ while on steam it would be 45? Why doesnt steam have these kind of deals

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#2 Mr_Ditters
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Ive gotten games through d2d without any problems. I just go where the games are cheaper. Its nice having everything in one place (Steam) but hardly worth the difference in price right now.

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#3 NanoMan88
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Yeah I have gotten games from d2d before, but it has been the games you can activate on steam with a cd key :)

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#4 Adam_the_Nerd
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I'd buy it in store. THE STUFF IN THE BOX IS PRETTY COOL
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#5 deactivated-5ac102a4472fe
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well, the true answer would be "GoG" but I picked steam too, I am a fan of the automatic updating ;) and the innate security of Valve, and the assurance of thier longivity ^^

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#6 jedikevin2
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Right now D2d has the best price in the US on the game. Simply put, you cannot beat:

Its the digital premium copy so you get virtual pdfs, music, making off etc just like the normal box.

On another note, you can go ahead and pick up RAGe, Brink, Battlefield 3, and Dirt 3 on sale as well with preorder.

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#7 Morphic
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Does d2d have u pay as soon as u make the preorder?

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#8 deactivated-57e5de5e137a4
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Does d2d have u pay as soon as u make the preorder?

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Yes.
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#9 Kinthalis
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I would go with GOG.com

Not because it's cheaper... I don't think it is, but all the money goes to CD Projekt AND you get a bunch of free content for pre-ordering, and they won't charge you until the Witcher comes out.

Also all gog.com games are DRM free, including Witcher 2.

If there's one developer that I wan't to support as much as possible it's Cd Projekt.

Their uncompromising - PC GAME FIRST! Attitude is just what the PC platform needs more of.

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#10 Gamartto
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I'm not going to bother and cancel my steam pre-order of the witcher 2 (I might consider it though) but if I were you I'd get the game from d2d since it is cheaper. Auto-patching can be a bad thing specially if the patch renders previous save games useless.
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#11 urbangamez
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Pre ordered from steam

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#12 kozzy1234
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I got the steam version preordered, traded someone a hat on tf2 for it :P

I would reccomend getting it from GOG.com or Steam personally, D2D might be a bit cheaper but they dont do updates as quick for there games as quick as steam/Impulse, etc.. (sometimes you have to wait a few months for patch to get on there I have noticed). Once inawhile non d2d patches work, but sometimes they dont.

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#13 MadCat46
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Rarely to D2D games require a special patch these days, every games I've bought from them the past few years the retail patch works fine. Last game I bought from D2D that didn't was Fallout 3, Bethesda games seem to add on an extra layer of protection in the .exe that requires special patching for each particular distributor. But yes, I'd go with D2D, how can you even debate that question with yourself. $33 for a AAA pre-order in unheard of.
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#14 i5750at4Ghz
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Buy it through D2D and activate it through Steam if you require it.
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#16 Mystic-G
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Buy it from D2D. I say support D2D's effort to compete with Steam. It's our duty keep up heavy competition.

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#17 mkaliaz
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I would go with GOG.com

Not because it's cheaper... I don't think it is, but all the money goes to CD Projekt AND you get a bunch of free content for pre-ordering, and they won't charge you until the Witcher comes out.

Also all gog.com games are DRM free, including Witcher 2.

If there's one developer that I wan't to support as much as possible it's Cd Projekt.

Their uncompromising - PC GAME FIRST! Attitude is just what the PC platform needs more of.

Kinthalis

Ya, support a company that is releasing their game with only support for 16:9 screen resolutions....i think not.

Thats pretty convenient for their console development. I wouldn't exactly call that "uncompromising - pc game first attitude."

Anyways, if you must buy, D2D is probably the better choice because (as you all know) Steam doesn't offer good pre-order or new release prices.

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The Witcher 2 launcher has a built in feature that allows you to automatically update the game, the GOG.com version is the only version that is drm free and when you purchase it from gog you also get a free game of your choice (from the selection they give you). Also, the gog downloading client doesn't suck like d2d's.
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#19 ShadowDeathX
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Buy it through D2D and activate it through Steam if you require it.i5750at4Ghz
Can you really? I don't think you can.
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#20 ralph2190
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[QUOTE="Kinthalis"]

I would go with GOG.com

Not because it's cheaper... I don't think it is, but all the money goes to CD Projekt AND you get a bunch of free content for pre-ordering, and they won't charge you until the Witcher comes out.

Also all gog.com games are DRM free, including Witcher 2.

If there's one developer that I wan't to support as much as possible it's Cd Projekt.

Their uncompromising - PC GAME FIRST! Attitude is just what the PC platform needs more of.

mkaliaz

Ya, support a company that is releasing their game with only support for 16:9 screen resolutions....i think not.

Thats pretty convenient for their console development. I wouldn't exactly call that "uncompromising - pc game first attitude."

Anyways, if you must buy, D2D is probably the better choice because (as you all know) Steam doesn't offer good pre-order or new release prices.

Did you not tune in to CDP's spring conference for TW2? They specifically said that the game has 16:9 AND 16:10 support.

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#21 Xshinobi
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I would consider myself a steam fanboy I enjoy the automatic updates and having the steam game in your list for all to see

However on d2d currently I can get the Witcher 2 for 33$ while on steam it would be 45? Why doesnt steam have these kind of deals

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If you care about extras and no drm. I would go with the Good Old Games version. http://www.gog.com/en/page/tw2v3