I wonder when it'll actually come out... Regardless, this is a good sign at least.
I'll be damned, HL2 is preloading!
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OH MY SPACE GOAT !!!<br><br>I for one welcome our steamed overlords!!! -- View image here: http://episteme.meincmagazine.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif -- -- View image here: http://episteme.meincmagazine.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif -- -- View image here: http://episteme.meincmagazine.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif -- -- View image here: http://episteme.meincmagazine.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif -- -- View image here: http://episteme.meincmagazine.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_eek.gif --<br><br>I never considered getting HL2 through steam, but I am now.
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<font size="-1">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Pangenitor:<br>AWESOME ! ! ! HERES TO MANY REDUNDANT THREADS FOR THE NEXT X MONTHS ! ! ! <hr>
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<font size="-1">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by Pangenitor:<br>AWESOME ! ! ! HERES TO MANY REDUNDANT THREADS FOR THE NEXT X MONTHS ! ! ! <hr>
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At least they're playing it smart, judging by the server status. Had they made the whole thing one giant download on release day and the servers instantly overloaded, TV movies would have been made about the carnage that ensued in the wake of the spastic "got to have it the second before the actual second it is released, enabled by some sort of time-dimensional shift" zombies.
Soon, instead of cd read lag time. We will have download lag time.<BR><BR>Cappaveli
Carioca_FL
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Betelgeuse:<BR>I wonder when it'll actually come out... Regardless, this is a good sign at least. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Besides having Steam loaded (on systray), did you have to click on anything to allow for the preload to begin, like "Click OK for preload to start"?
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Carioca_FL:<BR><BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Betelgeuse:<BR>I wonder when it'll actually come out... Regardless, this is a good sign at least. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Besides having Steam loaded (on systray), did you have to click on anything to allow for the preload to begin, like "Click OK for preload to start"? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Just restarted Steam and a window popped up with a preload button.
lost_packet
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Looking at the content server's use, one can see a significant increase in bandwidth usage at about the time it was released, so I guess they're getting hammered. Funny thing is, I wasn't even planning on preloading it just started Steam to play some CS:Source and there it was.<BR><BR>50% done after 1.5 hours... kinda slow too (averaging about 300kb/s.)
Carioca_FL
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Thanks.<BR>I'm having a read on the steampowered forums and the HL2fallout.com forums and, boy oh boy, are those some annoying pricks there?<BR><BR>I also wonder why the fuck is Gabe Newell posting on this relatively unknown site (HL2Fallout.com) instead of, oh I don't know, posting on his own Steampowered.com site?!?<BR><BR>Who cares...
Damn, servers full.<BR><BR>I would like this to start overnight, but I guess during work is ok too.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Carioca_FL:<BR>Thanks.<BR>I'm having a read on the steampowered forums and the HL2fallout.com forums and, boy oh boy, are those some annoying pricks there?<BR><BR>I also wonder why the fuck is Gabe Newell posting on this relatively unknown site (HL2Fallout.com) instead of, oh I don't know, posting on his own Steampowered.com site?!? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>B/c of the aforementioned pricks at steampowered.com clogging up all forum categories with shit like "OMG!!!1!!1111 CS:S roks!!" or "OMG!1!!!111 Velve bannded my acownt!!"<BR><BR>All of his posts are made at PHL, Halflife2.net, HL2Fallout.com, or other news sites b/c they get noticed and posted there.
Ok, just got it preloaded, what was preloaded and where can I find it? I looked thorugh my ValVe directory, but came up blank.
Perfect...just as my download cap is about to be taken off for the end of the month.<BR><BR>Is there any real advantage from downloading it though? I mean what's the difference between this 'download' version and the one that comes in a game box?
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by WinK:<BR>Perfect...just as my download cap is about to be taken off for the end of the month.<BR><BR>Is there any real advantage from downloading it though? I mean what's the difference between this 'download' version and the one that comes in a game box? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Good question. Any answers?
Instead of:<BR><BR>Dammit, they should have put it one one DVD instead of 3 CD's!<BR><BR>we'll have:<BR><BR>Dammit, they should have put it in one big torrent instead of three small ones!<BR><BR>...<BR><BR>It'll happen. <I>Mark my words.</I>
Carioca_FL
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From what I've read so far (and it makes sense seeing how the current CS/CZ/HL work) once you have the entire HL2 preloaded, you would simply enter you retail CD key into Steam and HL2 would be ready to play -no need to shuffle the x-amount of CDs that may ship with HL2.<BR><BR>This gives me an idea: why not, as a backup option, simply burn the HL2 file(s) onto a DVD/CD and use that, instead of reinstalling the whole game? If you look at your Steam directory, you'll notice that all the games you have installed are a single, large file in a proprietary format, which only Steam can access.<BR><BR>Sure beats reinstalling/downloading all that content again.
I got the HL2 preload, who wants to touch me? I said WHO WANTS TO TOUCH ME!! /cartman
Syrophenikan
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Demoulous:<BR>I got the HL2 preload, who wants to touch me? I said WHO WANTS TO TOUCH ME!! /cartman <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>So are you playing it?
I think it may be required that all HL2 threads contain the following quote, even AFTER it has been released:<BR><BR><BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Huma_22:<BR>Gabe's so fat...Duke Nukem Forever. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Carioca_FL:<BR><BR>This gives me an idea: why not, as a backup option, simply burn the HL2 file(s) onto a DVD/CD and use that, instead of reinstalling the whole game? If you look at your Steam directory, you'll notice that all the games you have installed are a single, large file in a proprietary format, which only Steam can access.<BR><BR>Sure beats reinstalling/downloading all that content again. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>That could work. It's totally feasible and I don't see why it wouldn't work unless there's some sort of file association/registry work that happens so that if you did do that, and then tried to 'reinstall' it by just moving it back it wouldn't work. Or maybe an anti-piracy deal that does something like that (I have no clue how it would work though).
So who thinks they'll charge the same as if they had to pay for CDs, manual, box, shipping, etc.? Sure, they have to pay for bandwidth, but I'd like to see the price reflecting the aforementioned things that they WON'T have to figure into the equation.<BR><BR>BTW..got mine preloaded last night after I hit the sack.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by prophet:<BR>So who thinks they'll charge the same as if they had to pay for CDs, manual, box, shipping, etc.? Sure, they have to pay for bandwidth, but I'd like to see the price reflecting the aforementioned things that they WON'T have to figure into the equation.<BR><BR>BTW..got mine preloaded last night after I hit the sack. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>IIRC, Condition Zero was ten bucks cheaper if you got it through Steam than off shelves when it was released... but that wasn't as highly anticipated as HL2, so who knows....
Syrophenikan
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<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by choda_boy:<BR>Why can't you guys just by the CD/DVD from the store when it comes out? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>Because Steam is giving customers the options to download it now and once they're able to buy a cd key, which I'm assuming they can buy online, they'll be able to buy it. Much better than going to the store to get it. And I'd also imagine they could do it at 12:01am on release day.<BR><BR>It's just another way to get the game, that's all.
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<font size="-1">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by choda_boy:<br>Why can't you guys just by the CD/DVD from the store when it comes out? <hr>
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<br><br>Why? I get the game for free thanks to my ATI coupon that's been gathering dust for a few months now... -- View image here: http://episteme.meincmagazine.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif --
<font size="-1">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by choda_boy:<br>Why can't you guys just by the CD/DVD from the store when it comes out? <hr>
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<br><br>Why? I get the game for free thanks to my ATI coupon that's been gathering dust for a few months now... -- View image here: http://episteme.meincmagazine.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif --
Carioca_FL
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I'll probably buy the game via Steam, as I'm sure the ONLY difference between the Steam version and the retail one is the retail packaging and media.<BR><BR>I personally don't keep the packaging for more than 30 days (and no, I am NOT handing over my geek card!) and it's much easier to deal with a single, large file (as is the case w/ Steam) than having to swap CDs to (re)install the game.<BR><BR>Plus, it's MUCH easier to back up this single file (in a format proprietary to Steam/Valve) than to backup multiple disks to DVD+R.
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I'm waffling. Not having the physical media makes me kinda nervous, but I never even looked at the Half-Life manual (maybe while waiting for it to install) and I haven't touched the CD since Steam came out, so I may give Steam a try.<br><br>The CD-Key is going on a piece of paper in my fire safe though, you bet your ass. -- View image here: http://episteme.meincmagazine.com/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif --
Plus, the other advantage of Steam is you don't have to worry about lame ass copy protection schemes that cause my computer to lock-up while searching for a freaking CD.
Carioca_FL
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It's funny; as early as a few weeks ago I was a bit afraid of triying Steam, what with their old bugs and whatnot.<BR><BR>But now, seeing Steam working fine even the CS:Source Beta, I believe more and more that I'll have no problem chosing Steam over a retail CD, especially with the single file advantage it has over the multiple retail CDs.
I will be buying Retail and tne plugging my code int Steam to unloack my preload.<BR><BR>The only reason being, I want the Collector's Edition release.
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