Out of all the game services; Steam is BY FAR THE WORST

But, what people have been saying is that why didnt you just install it from the disk? And no, dont give me angry remarks about your "experience" just tell us, Why? kris9031998

I had to use a workaround to install the game from the disk.

[QUOTE="el3m2tigre"]

[QUOTE="Mozelleple112"] are you blind or just plainly stupid? the game installed but its not running because of busy servers. How is this my fault?

Mozelleple112

You waited 4-5 hours downloading it from Steam, instead of installing it from the disk, but ok yea, i'm the stupid one.:roll:

[QUOTE="kris9031998"]But, what people have been saying is that why didnt you just install it from the disk? And no, dont give me angry remarks about your "experience" just tell us, Why? Stevo_the_gamer

I had to use a workaround to install the game from the disk.

Okay then. But if theres a workaround, why didnt he just look it up? :?

I must admit my Steam downloading speed has dipped a little. However I have downloaded over 30GB of games over the last couple of days with no speed decrease at all. So I can't really complain, especially at these prices.

I ran into that problem as well. SKyrim wouldn't install off the disk that POS. Thankfully, there was a work around found here that allowed me to install the game off the disk. No service is perfect, Mozel. Stevo_the_gamer

CLOSE. STEAM. THEN INSTALL.I've been playing Skyrim all day with no issues.

heretrix

Okay then. But if theres a workaround, why didnt he just look it up? :?

kris9031998

[QUOTE="heretrix"]

[QUOTE="Mozelleple112"] You fail to understand that it cannot be installed from the disk, how hard is that to comprehend?

Mozelleple112

Alright this just got so frustrating I called my friend who also has Skyrim, and bought from the same place as me. He claimed that he had the exact same problem as me; except downloading wasn't as simple as it is for me. My 460kb/s may be realtively slow, but his internet (messed up) hardly gets 50kb/s so downloading via Steam was hardly an option.

So he tells me that he called the store he bought Skyrim from and apparently the sell virtually EMPTY retail disk, just an empty disk and a code to unlock via steam. My friend then spent days downloading and it worked.

What the hell? retail copy with nothing but a blank DVD and a code to download off Steam????

Alright this just got so frustrating I called my friend who also has Skyrim, and bought from the same place as me. He claimed that he had the exact same problem as me; except downloading wasn't as simple as it is for me. My 460kb/s may be realtively slow, but his internet (messed up) hardly gets 50kb/s so downloading via Steam was hardly an option.

So he tells me that he called the store he bought Skyrim from and apparently the sell virtually EMPTY retail disk, just an empty disk and a code to unlock via steam. My friend then spent days downloading and it worked.

What the hell? retail copy with nothing but a blank DVD and a code to download off Steam????

Mozelleple112

What the hell? retail copy with nothing but a blank DVD and a code to download off Steam????

Mozelleple112

[QUOTE="heretrix"]CLOSE. STEAM. THEN INSTALL.I've been playing Skyrim all day with no issues.

Stevo_the_gamer

Do you people realize that that super secret fix is exactly what Iowe0 pointed at in the first page around the first 10 posts right? :|

[QUOTE="Mozelleple112"][QUOTE="heretrix"]CLOSE. STEAM. THEN INSTALL.I've been playing Skyrim all day with no issues.

kris9031998

Do you people realize that that super secret fix is exactly what Iowe0 pointed at in the first page around the first 10 posts right? :|

glez13

Steam sales are slowing down servers.

And the people who whine about PS3 install times no nothing of install times..

Give them the Old Amstrad Cassette Computer and watch em go mentally insane from waiting.

PC install times have generally been longer but its for the best, ie, tweaking, setting up controls, sound etc.

Alright this just got so frustrating I called my friend who also has Skyrim, and bought from the same place as me. He claimed that he had the exact same problem as me; except downloading wasn't as simple as it is for me. My 460kb/s may be realtively slow, but his internet (messed up) hardly gets 50kb/s so downloading via Steam was hardly an option.

So he tells me that he called the store he bought Skyrim from and apparently the sell virtually EMPTY retail disk, just an empty disk and a code to unlock via steam. My friend then spent days downloading and it worked.

What the hell? retail copy with nothing but a blank DVD and a code to download off Steam????

Mozelleple112

Well at least now we know that you aren't a dumbass that can't install a game from the disk. You simply got ripped off by a store, dumbass.

[QUOTE="heretrix"]CLOSE. STEAM. THEN INSTALL.I've been playing Skyrim all day with no issues.

Mozelleple112

why is download required when you have the disc?

Harisemo

I'm guessing the TC doesn't want any help? Or was this all a ploy to stir something up against Steam?Stevo_the_gamer

So he tells me that he called the store he bought Skyrim from and apparently they sell virtually EMPTY retail disk, just an empty disk and a code to unlock via steam. My friend then spent days downloading and it worked.

What the hell? retail copy with nothing but a blank DVD and a code to download off Steam????

Mozelleple112

LOL. The perfect slap in the face to those who resist DD and insist on having a hardcopy.

[QUOTE="Mozelleple112"]

So he tells me that he called the store he bought Skyrim from and apparently they sell virtually EMPTY retail disk, just an empty disk and a code to unlock via steam. My friend then spent days downloading and it worked.

What the hell? retail copy with nothing but a blank DVD and a code to download off Steam????

PatchMaster

LOL. The perfect slap in the face to those who resist DD and insist on having a hardcopy.

I don't have Skyrim yet. But, I plan to buy the retail disc at Walmart.

For those who have already done the same, were any of you prompted to download the Skyrim game files from Steam (aside from updates)? I have several retail games that require Steam. But, I have yet to see one that requires downloading the game files when I already have the discs.

If I have to download the binaries and other files when I already have the disc, I'd be ticked off too.

[QUOTE="PatchMaster"]

[QUOTE="Mozelleple112"]

So he tells me that he called the store he bought Skyrim from and apparently they sell virtually EMPTY retail disk, just an empty disk and a code to unlock via steam. My friend then spent days downloading and it worked.

What the hell? retail copy with nothing but a blank DVD and a code to download off Steam????

Miroku32

LOL. The perfect slap in the face to those who resist DD and insist on having a hardcopy.

I don't have Skyrim yet. But, I plan to buy the retail disc at Walmart.

For those who have already done the same, were any of you prompted to download the Skyrim game files from Steam (aside from updates)? I have several retail games that require Steam. But, I have yet to see one that requires downloading the game files when I already have the discs.

If I have to download the biaries and other files when I already have the disc, I'd be ticked off too.

jun_aka_pekto

[QUOTE="PatchMaster"]

[QUOTE="Mozelleple112"]

So he tells me that he called the store he bought Skyrim from and apparently they sell virtually EMPTY retail disk, just an empty disk and a code to unlock via steam. My friend then spent days downloading and it worked.

What the hell? retail copy with nothing but a blank DVD and a code to download off Steam????

Miroku32

LOL. The perfect slap in the face to those who resist DD and insist on having a hardcopy.

Seriously I think this is a BS myth. How the hell wouldn't he notice that the disk is empty after trying a lot of stuff to get it installed? I know some stores are know for sleazy maneuvers but come on, even if true it would be noticeable.

For those who have already done the same, were any of you prompted to download the Skyrim game files from Steam (aside from updates)?jun_aka_pekto

I don't have Skyrim yet. But, I plan to buy the retail disc at Walmart.

For those who have already done the same, were any of you prompted to download the Skyrim game files from Steam (aside from updates)? I have several retail games that require Steam. But, I have yet to see one that requires downloading the game files when I already have the discs.

If I have to download the binaries and other files when I already have the disc, I'd be ticked off too.

jun_aka_pekto

No you don't have to. What the TC is apparently suffering is a variant of a known Steam issue that has some sort of connection problem when you try to install it. So Steam instead of trying to confirm why it had the error (was it the lack of a disc or a connection error?) just takes it as if you don't have the disk so it starts to download it. Dumbass Steam. :x

[QUOTE="Slashkice"]

You bought the disk version...but you're downloading it?

what

Mozelleple112

Yup, steam sure is a crappy service because you cant figure out how to install a game from teh disc, yup, what a bunch of ****s.

[QUOTE="jun_aka_pekto"]For those who have already done the same, were any of you prompted to download the Skyrim game files from Steam (aside from updates)?Stevo_the_gamer

Hmmm. Error message. Do you remember what the error message was or at least a general idea of what it said? But, yup. The way you described it has been the same way my retail Steam games have been. So this thing with Skyrim sounds new to me.

Seriously I think this is a BS myth. How the hell wouldn't he notice that the disk is empty after trying a lot of stuff to get it installed? I know some stores are know for sleazy maneuvers but come on, even if true it would be noticeable.

glez13

I'm guessing the TC doesn't want any help? Or was this all a ploy to stir something up against Steam?Stevo_the_gamer

[QUOTE="Stevo_the_gamer"][QUOTE="jun_aka_pekto"]For those who have already done the same, were any of you prompted to download the Skyrim game files from Steam (aside from updates)?jun_aka_pekto

Hmmm. Error message. Do you remember what the error message was or at least a general idea of what it said? But, yup. The way you described it has been the same way my retail Steam games have been. So this thing with Skyrim sounds new to me.

Just got Skyrim PC in the post today, FINALLY. Been waiting ages but things like driving lessons, $5000 home cinema projectors and etc has rendered be unable to buy video games this year, but finally I got Skyrim myself now. I open the box, ready to play the game.. but what thell???? "steam servers unable to handle this operation"????

Two hours later FINALLY Skyrim starts downloading, but it took 4 minutes before it got to 1%.

what the hell is this crap? just let me play my f***ng game!!!!!!

Lemmings go nuts for waiting for a PS3 game to install for 3-5 minutes, but jesus christ this is taking 3-5 hours.

Mozelleple112

[QUOTE="Stevo_the_gamer"]I'm guessing the TC doesn't want any help? Or was this all a ploy to stir something up against Steam?Mozelleple112

[QUOTE="Stevo_the_gamer"]I'm guessing the TC doesn't want any help? Or was this all a ploy to stir something up against Steam?Mozelleple112

Sometimes S*** happens and things don't work properly. If out of over 100 messages you can't find a solution to your problem then that probably means there is something wrong on your end.

Try uninstalling everything, including steam and then do what they suggest on the site. Sometimes you just need a clean install. try rebooting your router as well or check to see if you need to open up a port.

[QUOTE="Stevo_the_gamer"]I'm guessing the TC doesn't want any help? Or was this all a ploy to stir something up against Steam?Mozelleple112

[QUOTE="Harisemo"]

why is download required when you have the disc?

Am_Confucius

TC did this part wrong, so his argument is invalid.

If you have the disc in your DVD-drive when entering the code in Steam, you will be asked if you want to install it from the disc, and even if you failed to do this, you can chose to install a game from the disc at any time.

So please TC, stop spreading lies about Steam.

I knew before coming in here this was going to be an anger venting post.

Just bought The Witcher and LIMBO for $ 2.49 each. Sorry but Steam is alote of things but sucking isn't one of them.