Whats so great about Steam?

[QUOTE="bladeeagle"]

[QUOTE="Emaldon117"]

You get shafted if you buy Steam games at launch. Just wait a month and they'll be in bulk release packages for like $5

*This post is slightly exaggerated but the point still stands*

Emaldon117

So just wait?

Why? Its already tough enough waiting for worthwhile PC games to come out...

you realize that your critisizing steam for having....sales....

I mean you must realize how absurd and stupid you sound.

Steam is awesome, if you have a good internet connection. I tend to travel a lot so I still prefer to get my games in hard format, but when Im in the US for extended periods, steam is really great. I hear rumors though that some US ISPs wanna put download caps....if thats the case, then I might stop using steam :(II_Seraphim_II

I'm in Canada and have a download cap of 60gb, and whilst it's a pain, it doesn't pose too much of a problem with my DD. Sometimes I max it out though with all sorts of downloads.

Well, it is the vapor form of one of the most important chemicals on the plan-

Oh, you mean the game service.

Steam is awesome. Its easy to use, i havnt had any issues with it in 4 years, you can download/buy brand new full games, tons of mod support, great community, tracks the time you have played on each game,etc...

Steam pwns!

kozzy1234

[QUOTE="Emaldon117"]

[QUOTE="bladeeagle"]

So just wait?

cobrax75

Why? Its already tough enough waiting for worthwhile PC games to come out...

you realize that your critisizing steam for having....sales....

I mean you must realize how absurd and stupid you sound.

You must equally feel stupid for buying a game at luanch only to see it for $5 in the near future. Buts that what you get, shafted for buying nothing basically.

This is the DD future.

the fact that it's NOT A COMPETITOR! it's just a way of downloading games. people compare it to the xbox live arcade, which it whups on daily, and the psn store, not the actual online.... before anybody talks badly about anything on the pc, PLEASE try it first, don't just repeat the oppinion of others, nobody cares when people do that....

[QUOTE="cobrax75"]

[QUOTE="Emaldon117"]

Why? Its already tough enough waiting for worthwhile PC games to come out...

Emaldon117

you realize that your critisizing steam for having....sales....

I mean you must realize how absurd and stupid you sound.

You must equally feel stupid for buying a game at luanch only to see it for $5 in the near future. Buts that what you get, shafted for buying nothing basically.

This is the DD future.

Congradulations for being the first one to turn sales into a negative feature...you must feel proud of actually trying to justify something so moronic.

It's a great way to manage games, talk to friends, join friend's games, and buy stuff online. They usually have nice deals on weekends. I bought Bioshock on there for 4.99$ once.

[QUOTE="Emaldon117"]

[QUOTE="cobrax75"]

you realize that your critisizing steam for having....sales....

I mean you must realize how absurd and stupid you sound.

cobrax75

You must equally feel stupid for buying a game at luanch only to see it for $5 in the near future. Buts that what you get, shafted for buying nothing basically.

This is the DD future.

Congradulations for being the first one to turn sales into a negative feature...you must feel proud of actually trying to justify something so moronic.

If complaigning about sales if moronic, we should say Wii is the best game machine thanks to its sales of shovelware.

You shouldn't be proud of being shafted by Nintendo, Valve, or any other game company.

Think next time, fanboy.

[QUOTE="cobrax75"]

[QUOTE="Emaldon117"]

You must equally feel stupid for buying a game at luanch only to see it for $5 in the near future. Buts that what you get, shafted for buying nothing basically.

This is the DD future.

Emaldon117

Congradulations for being the first one to turn sales into a negative feature...you must feel proud of actually trying to justify something so moronic.

If complaigning about sales if moronic, we should say Wii is the best game machine thanks to its sales of shovelware.

You shouldn't be proud of being shafted by Nintendo, Valve, or any other game company.

Think next time, fanboy.

So Valve is shafting you by giving you cheaper games? :lol:

do you even think about what you post before you write it? I swear they need to give out IQ tests before they allow people on the internet.

[QUOTE="Emaldon117"]

[QUOTE="cobrax75"]

Congradulations for being the first one to turn sales into a negative feature...you must feel proud of actually trying to justify something so moronic.

cobrax75

If complaigning about sales if moronic, we should say Wii is the best game machine thanks to its sales of shovelware.

You shouldn't be proud of being shafted by Nintendo, Valve, or any other game company.

Think next time, fanboy.

So Valve is shafting you by giving you cheaper games? :lol:

do you even think about what you post before you write it? I swear they need to give out IQ tests before they allow people on the internet.

Are you purposely ignoring the fact that they shaft you with the greatly reduced price on the software just a month or two later?

Wow you're too far gone in fanboyism to save.

To end on a positive note, Steam is keeping PC Gaming alive.

[QUOTE="cobrax75"]

[QUOTE="Emaldon117"]

If complaigning about sales if moronic, we should say Wii is the best game machine thanks to its sales of shovelware.

You shouldn't be proud of being shafted by Nintendo, Valve, or any other game company.

Think next time, fanboy.

Emaldon117

So Valve is shafting you by giving you cheaper games? :lol:

do you even think about what you post before you write it? I swear they need to give out IQ tests before they allow people on the internet.

Are you purposely ignoring the fact that they shaft you with the greatly reduced price on the software just a month or two later?

Wow you're too far gone in fanboyism to save.

your still paying the same initial price whether or not they have a sale or not!!! :lol:

its like talking to a 5 year old. Im gonna need to condense some of these quotes to turn them into a new sig.

To end on a positive note, Steam is keeping PC Gaming alive.

Emaldon117

Nope. PC gaming is keeping PC gaming alive. It's going nowhere.

Are you purposely ignoring the fact that they shaft you with the greatly reduced price on the software just a month or two later?

Wow you're too far gone in fanboyism to save.

Emaldon117

[QUOTE="Emaldon117"]

[QUOTE="cobrax75"]

So Valve is shafting you by giving you cheaper games? :lol:

do you even think about what you post before you write it? I swear they need to give out IQ tests before they allow people on the internet.

cobrax75

Are you purposely ignoring the fact that they shaft you with the greatly reduced price on the software just a month or two later?

Wow you're too far gone in fanboyism to save.

your still paying the same initial price whether or not they have a sale or not!!! :lol:

its like talking to a 5 year old. Im gonna need to condense some of these quotes to turn them into a new sig.

$50 = $5 ???

Also DD was supposed to offer much cheaper prices from the start, sense you don't actually get anything physical...

[QUOTE="Emaldon117"]

Are you purposely ignoring the fact that they shaft you with the greatly reduced price on the software just a month or two later?

Wow you're too far gone in fanboyism to save.

BumFluff122

Does no one read posts? You get shafted for buying Steam games at launch.

Think people, Think!

[QUOTE="BumFluff122"]

[QUOTE="Emaldon117"]

Are you purposely ignoring the fact that they shaft you with the greatly reduced price on the software just a month or two later?

Wow you're too far gone in fanboyism to save.

Emaldon117

Does no one read posts? You get shafted for buying Steam games at launch.

Think people, Think!

You bought GTAIV for PC?

Wow, just, wow....

Does no one read posts? You get shafted for buying Steam games at launch.

Think people, Think!

Emaldon117

[QUOTE="BumFluff122"]

[QUOTE="Emaldon117"]

Are you purposely ignoring the fact that they shaft you with the greatly reduced price on the software just a month or two later?

Wow you're too far gone in fanboyism to save.

Emaldon117

Does no one read posts? You get shafted for buying Steam games at launch.

Think people, Think!

Going by your logic, you get shafted buying anything because at some point in the future the price will be lower than when you bought it.

You bought GTAIV for PC?

Wow, just, wow....

Emaldon117

With the latest patch and graphics card drivers GTAIV is much more stable than it used to be. If you have a high-end PC it's a step-up from the console versions, unless you want the 360 DLC.

You bought GTAIV for PC?

Wow, just, wow....

Emaldon117

[QUOTE="cobrax75"]

[QUOTE="Emaldon117"]

You must equally feel stupid for buying a game at luanch only to see it for $5 in the near future. Buts that what you get, shafted for buying nothing basically.

This is the DD future.

Emaldon117

Congradulations for being the first one to turn sales into a negative feature...you must feel proud of actually trying to justify something so moronic.

If complaigning about sales if moronic, we should say Wii is the best game machine thanks to its sales of shovelware.

You shouldn't be proud of being shafted by Nintendo, Valve, or any other game company.

Think next time, fanboy.

Do you REALLY want to start up this argument again??? THE SHOVELWARE DOESN'T SELL!

You bought GTAIV for PC?

Wow, just, wow....

Emaldon117

I did, what's the probleme with that?

[QUOTE="svetzenlether"]

[QUOTE="Sonic_on_crack"] so what exactly does it do ? Emaldon117

Pretty much everything that XBL does...but it's free.

For Steam you still have to do everything yourself like keeping up with high scores, voice chat, etc.

XBL does it all for you....

What I personally like:

- Community features: For e.g. I can go to Gamespot's Steam Group right now and see that nutcrackr, a guy I've seen in the forums but don't know, is playing L4D, and I can join the game from there.

- Indie publishing: I propably would have never discovered Audiosurf if it wasn't for Steam.

- Mod support: Really a new easy way to install mods that you know aren't crap, just click install and play.

- Auto patching: No hunting for patches or even installing, if steam is on it's done automatically on the background.

- Account based game storage: When visiting my folks I can just log in to steam and download audiosurf on their pc to pass the time without hauling game boxes around.

But other than that I don't really care about it, Xfire is sufficient community tool for me and if the game doesn't require Steam I'd rather get it the old fashion way. If I had a faster internet tho then it would be a whole another matter, their DD service really is first grade.

It's a good thing Steam is free, because I definitely wouldn't pay for Steam's annoying bugs that have prevented me from playing games through it.

[QUOTE="lundy86_4"]

- No physical media

lolfaqs

That's actually a disadvantage.

aside from the stuff already listed

-It's free
-You can browse the net while a game is loading