Half Life Preloading?
SmoodCroozn
Join Date: 2003-11-04 Member: 22310Members
<div class="IPBDescription">Anyone going to do this?</div> I just got the notice right now... I'm downloading it as we speak...
I'm guessing this is like they give you a box with a giant lock on it and later you will pay for the key?
EDIT: Should have said Half Life 2 Preloading... o well...
I'm guessing this is like they give you a box with a giant lock on it and later you will pay for the key?
EDIT: Should have said Half Life 2 Preloading... o well...
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Probably gonna be like CS:CZ where u dl and pay online.
Id rather buy it at a store, so i can have another HL CD Key ^_^
On a positive note, the whole thing didnt go down this time. ^__^
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omg, how long would pre-loading take on dial up?? lol
I am going to go to the store when it comes out, buy the box, and then enter the CD key in later. So i have PHYSICAL evidence that i bought the game.
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so true lol
maybe tomorro i guess
<a href='http://www.steampowered.com/status/content_servers.html' target='_blank'>http://www.steampowered.com/status/content_servers.html</a>
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Steam probably consumes 1/2 my hard drive <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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edit: also guspaz, those who don't buy it over steam will probably be able to convert their HL2 folder that is installed with their HL2 CD. At least, thats how it was done with HL1, so i don't see why it would change.
The only reason that hl1 had to be converted is because it was never designed to run on a platform like steam...
Anyways the preload is not a big deal... The game it's self is probably a few weeks away... at least... other wise we would have heard about the game being sent to the publisher... Probably will be released early Oct... For HL1's 6 year anniversary...
That is another reason they aren’t putting to much bandwidth up for the preload... There is no reason that the preload has to be done quickly, just before the game comes out... why put stress on a system when there is no need...