the worst part about Steam is easily...

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Board 8 » the worst part about Steam is easily...
Aecioo
04/30/2012
01:31 PM
#1
that whenever I get a new game it wanted me to install directx

stop making me wait to play I promise I have directx

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Ayuyu
04/30/2012
01:33 PM
#3
Installing Net. Framework...

Every time.

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masterplum
04/30/2012
01:33 PM
#4
What about hats. I hear people hate those

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KingButz
04/30/2012
01:36 PM
#5
Some games require an older version of directx than comes standard with newer versions of Windows, so they prompt you to install it just to make sure.

You should be able to click "cancel" and skip it.

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DeepsPraw
04/30/2012
01:36 PM
#6
The worst part is how it won't let me run games without having itself open as well.

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OctilIery
04/30/2012
02:17 PM
#7
UltimaterializerX posted...
Haven't liked it since my friend bought Portal 2. Forced a Steam install, then wouldn't work anyway and he had to hack into Steam to get his game to work. Any program that forces a game to not work out-of-box is a bad program.

Except this story is likely bogus and there's nothing wrong with needing steam to play a game.

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JDTAY
04/30/2012
02:32 PM
#8
Steam's been all right to me, but the only game I ever got for it was free. I don't have a way of purchasing from Steam. I wish they sold gift cards at retail like Amazon. Either that or I wish Amazon would get a decent download selection.

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Metal_DK
04/30/2012
02:33 PM
#9
Except this story is likely bogus and there's nothing wrong with needing steam to play a game.

its kinda dick to the consumer to force people to have steam to play it, but part of that is accepted due to how we've moved to a service based economy and because of the piracy aspect.

Steam to me is great for indie titles and older games, but until i see cheaper prices for brand new titles, id rather just take the physical copy.

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UItimaterializer
04/30/2012
02:46 PM
#10

From: OctilIery | #007
UltimaterializerX posted...
Haven't liked it since my friend bought Portal 2. Forced a Steam install, then wouldn't work anyway and he had to hack into Steam to get his game to work. Any program that forces a game to not work out-of-box is a bad program.

Except this story is likely bogus and there's nothing wrong with needing steam to play a game.


Given I bought him the game for Christmas, I was pretty mad when it wouldn't work. What he eventually did was literally hack into Steam, figure out whatever it was "doing" to Portal and then swapped the Portal registry with a different Steam game. I'm not great with computers so I don't know exactly what he did, but it seemed like a giant hassle. Then he switched them back after beating Portal. The whole thing was dumb and turned me off from Steam.

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Robazoid
04/30/2012
02:48 PM
#11
That story honestly sounds like the time my dad bragged to my friends about how I 'hacked into his email when he forgot his password' by answering his secret questions.

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shadosneko
04/30/2012
02:54 PM
#12
I believe you can just click the cancel button and it'll work.

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UItimaterializer
04/30/2012
03:14 PM
#13

From: Robazoid | #011
That story honestly sounds like the time my dad bragged to my friends about how I 'hacked into his email when he forgot his password' by answering his secret questions.


I just suck at telling it. He was a computer engineer major at Purdue, he really can legit do that stuff, though admittedly I wouldn't be able to tell the difference.

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Shoenin_Kakashi
04/30/2012
03:15 PM
#14
Steam is a **** platform. Ive been saying this for years.

Only thing that makes me tolerate it is the sales, which are awesome.

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Lopen
04/30/2012
03:18 PM
#15
The only reason this board doesn't crucify steam is because it's Valve and Valve does no wrong

If EA made Steam everyone would be constantly complaining about how it's the worst thing ever

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Ayuyu
04/30/2012
03:19 PM
#16
Origin is the worst thing ever!

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Shoenin_Kakashi
04/30/2012
03:20 PM
#17
Never touched Origin, because I dont like Steam as is. Certainly not gonna trust a copy one from EA.









I miss Bullfrog

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Phase
04/30/2012
03:27 PM
#18
Lopen posted...
The only reason this board doesn't crucify steam is because it's Valve and Valve does no wrong

If EA made Steam everyone would be constantly complaining about how it's the worst thing ever

Ayuyu posted...
Origin is the worst thing ever!

It's funny because it's true.

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Mik_Pick
04/30/2012
03:30 PM
#19
It always whines how it's community toolbar won't work with Safari, every day.

I don't use Safari and don't care about their toolbar or community.

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Paratroopa1
04/30/2012
03:33 PM
#20
People really don't like Steam? I've never had a problem with Steam at all. Like, seriously never. Steam's been great for me.

The one thing that pissed me off was when Dead Rising 2 on Steam ALSO required me to log into Microsoft Live, but that was not a Steam problem.

BlackMageJawa
04/30/2012
03:45 PM
#21
If EA made Steam everyone would be constantly complaining about how it's the worst thing ever

Do you not remember the HL2 release? Steam was the worst thing ever. Everybody hated it, and it took years for it to improve to a point where it's considered a good service.

Sure, some restrictions are annoying, and single-use registration codes are horrible and would probably be illegal if laws were made to protect customers from big businesses instead of the other way around, but it's worth putting up with for the chance to get 90% off a big bundle every Christmas.

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Articuno2001
04/30/2012
03:50 PM
#22
Never have had a problem with Steam, and I've bought tons of stuff from sales, free stuff, and Carpe Fulgur releases.

Though I really should play more of the games I download, I really like the service they provide.

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FartAstronaut69
04/30/2012
03:52 PM
#23
I also never have issues with Steam. I dunno what you guys' deal is, but any problems you're having are probably the fault of a mad deity and not Steam.

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Lopen
04/30/2012
04:21 PM
#24
I don't mind the service I just dislike when games that aren't even made by Valve like Civ V and Oblivion get forced into the Steam system even when you don't want to buy DLC or anything like that for them. I mean, it's still mostly ignorable because of offline mode but bleh. Unnecessary hassle attached to playing games is never good.

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The Real Truth
04/30/2012
04:25 PM
#25
I'm almost certain games don't say "requires Steam" on the box. Actually. I'll check out my Orange Box right now.

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The Real Truth
04/30/2012
04:27 PM
#26
Yeah, so I just checked my copy of The Orange Box and not only does it not say "requires Steam," Steam isn't even on the box at all. This is a problem.

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Icon Tang
04/30/2012
04:46 PM
#27
the back of the Civ V box says "Internet connection and acceptance of Steam Subscriber Agreement required for activation." As does Fallout: New Vegas. I don't really mind, because the service is incredibly convenient, but it's there.

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OctilIery
04/30/2012
04:56 PM
#28
The Real Truth posted...
Yeah, so I just checked my copy of The Orange Box and not only does it not say "requires Steam," Steam isn't even on the box at all. This is a problem.

First off, yes it is, second off, it wouldn't be a problem regardless.

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foolm0ron
04/30/2012
05:10 PM
#29
I almost responded to this topic, but then I saw ulti and joyrock were having an argument

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The Real Truth
04/30/2012
05:11 PM
#30

From: Icon Tang | #107
the back of the Civ V box says "Internet connection and acceptance of Steam Subscriber Agreement required for activation." As does Fallout: New Vegas. I don't really mind, because the service is incredibly convenient, but it's there.


But those are newer games, and not Valve games either. People probably complained about it.

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OctilIery
04/30/2012
05:12 PM
#31
foolm0ron posted...
I almost responded to this topic, but then I saw ulti and joyrock were having an argument

Nah, just me correcting Ulti.

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OctilIery
04/30/2012
05:13 PM
#32
The Real Truth posted...
From: Icon Tang | #107
the back of the Civ V box says "Internet connection and acceptance of Steam Subscriber Agreement required for activation." As does Fallout: New Vegas. I don't really mind, because the service is incredibly convenient, but it's there.
But those are newer games, and not Valve games either. People probably complained about it.

They actually likely different, and if you got stuck with it unable to play it(which would be a rare case) it's your own fault for not doing your damn research.

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GANON1025
04/30/2012
05:15 PM
#33

From: Paratroopa1 | #020
People really don't like Steam?


I don't think you can really call Ulti and Lopen "people".

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Pacmantis
04/30/2012
05:17 PM
#34
The Real Truth posted...
From: Icon Tang | #107
the back of the Civ V box says "Internet connection and acceptance of Steam Subscriber Agreement required for activation." As does Fallout: New Vegas. I don't really mind, because the service is incredibly convenient, but it's there.
But those are newer games, and not Valve games either. People probably complained about it.

Ok, so... problem solved. No more reason to complain.

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OctilIery
04/30/2012
05:19 PM
#35
Lopen posted...
I don't mind the service I just dislike when games that aren't even made by Valve like Civ V and Oblivion get forced into the Steam system even when you don't want to buy DLC or anything like that for them. I mean, it's still mostly ignorable because of offline mode but bleh. Unnecessary hassle attached to playing games is never good.

Except it's not a hassle and it does plenty of good while causing next to no harm.

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Sir Cobain
04/30/2012
05:24 PM
#36
how ulti's friend got portal 2 to work:


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