coilAmateur pirate. Professional monkey. All pance.Join Date: 2002-04-12Member: 424Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
I love Steam and have complete faith in it. I'll be buying the box, though, for the same reason others have stated: I want the manual, the disk, etc. I've already got the game via Steam, though, so I'll just activate it and hop in.
<!--QuoteBegin-ANeM+Sep 25 2004, 08:30 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (ANeM @ Sep 25 2004, 08:30 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> The box. Manuals, CDs and all that good stuff, are.. well.. GOOD. I mean, with CDs I can install and play it on any computer I come across (assuming the computer will run it and I have the CDs) Steam.. Well, Its on MY computer.. the problem here would be if I'm not currently at said computer... <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> You could download the tiny steam installer on anyone's computer, login as you, and download HL2 at their place.
I'm getting it through ATI Voucher, although if I wasn't already getting it for free I would definately go for the box, because I love the sexy box, and manuals, etc. Maybe I'll pick up the collectors edition for extra sexiness.
coilAmateur pirate. Professional monkey. All pance.Join Date: 2002-04-12Member: 424Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
I'm guessing that the largest percentage will be buying the box and installing through Steam. When you stop and think about it, though, that's pretty much the worst-case scenario for Valve. The whole point of Steam is skipping the publisher, getting the game directly to consumers and getting all the $$ back themselves. But buying retail means Vivendi still gets a cut, and activating through Steam means you're still using Valve's bandwidth unnecessarily. Bummer. ^^
If I haven't died of old age by the time the game is out, I'll most likely purchase it through Steam.
Not 100% certain yet (who knows). However, if this rumor that Vivendi may consider 'sitting on' Half-Life2, then I definitely will be going the Steam route as a form of boycott.
Buying box and installing from CD. I can wait 10 minutes, I (and most likely everyone on this forum) have already waited a year anyway, 10 minutes isn't going to be the end of the world.
QuaunautThe longest seven days in history...Join Date: 2003-03-21Member: 14759Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
<!--QuoteBegin-version91x+Sep 25 2004, 09:13 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (version91x @ Sep 25 2004, 09:13 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Buying box and installing from CD. I can wait 10 minutes, I (and most likely everyone on this forum) have already waited a year anyway, 10 minutes isn't going to be the end of the world. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> It'll be MUCH longer than 10 minutes.
I really hope the box will look great, if not you can see me on the news in my bloody berserk revenge. So yeah, i'm geting the box and installing from the cd's.
Does anyone actually knows if there is a final box art?
I'll be getting the box for the stated reasons and probably activate through steam since I've already been through the process of preloading. That's on my laptop though, I'll probably do the old-school installation on my desktop computer <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Definitely retail with a nice box. You'll miss out on actual paper copies of things if you get it over Steam. And plus there's supposed to be some special edition, so if it has what I want in it, I'll get that.
Haha. Loser. I have an EB a 5 min drive away. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
While youre out buying it for 20 minutes I'll be starting the campaign <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
20 minutes? It's the most unpopular EB in town (seems like there's no other gamers in range ofi t), fairly small, and still gets brand new games in shipment.
<!--QuoteBegin-BigMadSteve+Sep 25 2004, 03:04 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (BigMadSteve @ Sep 25 2004, 03:04 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> In the box. I plan on nuking my computer quite regularly now and I do not want have to re-download the game every single time I do that. Besides, I pre-ordered it on Amazon and got £15 off (including delivery). Same with The Sims 2. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> You're allowed to back-up the HL2 .gcfs, so technically you could buy it off Steam and then make back-up CDs for personal use.
Box. I mean you get to look at somehing while you install it. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> Id rather have the manual and jewel case and box and start playing the game 30 mins later than if I use Steam.
QuaunautThe longest seven days in history...Join Date: 2003-03-21Member: 14759Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
<!--QuoteBegin-Testament+Sep 25 2004, 12:57 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Testament @ Sep 25 2004, 12:57 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> 10 minutes HL2 which most likely can't be much bigger than 3 or 4 CD's? I doubt that. UT2004 takes 10 minutes to install and that's SIX.
(From Quanat, cuz I forgot to quote.)
" It'll be MUCH longer than 10 minutes.
...I'm guessing 20 minimum. Max of an hour." <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> It takes you only 10 minutes to install UT2k4? What processor you got, a friggin 9 ghz?! AMD 64? D: my P4 2.0 is behind...(but mah ram beets j00r r4m!- 1280mb DDRAM)
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I feel so special.
I mean, with CDs I can install and play it on any computer I come across (assuming the computer will run it and I have the CDs) Steam.. Well, Its on MY computer.. the problem here would be if I'm not currently at said computer... <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
You could download the tiny steam installer on anyone's computer, login as you, and download HL2 at their place.
I'm getting it through ATI Voucher, although if I wasn't already getting it for free I would definately go for the box, because I love the sexy box, and manuals, etc. Maybe I'll pick up the collectors edition for extra sexiness.
Not 100% certain yet (who knows). However, if this rumor that Vivendi may consider 'sitting on' Half-Life2, then I definitely will be going the Steam route as a form of boycott.
Feels more like "if HL2 goes retail" atm :/
It'll be MUCH longer than 10 minutes.
...I'm guessing 20 minimum. Max of an hour.
Does anyone actually knows if there is a final box art?
There may also be one of Alyx, and another of the G-Man.
I'm getting mine through Steam. ATi for the win.
Definitely picking it up at GameStop on preorder.
Preloading the full game will likely be possible before I can buy it in the local store, so I expect it will be faster than installing off the CDs.
(From Quanat, cuz I forgot to quote.)
" It'll be MUCH longer than 10 minutes.
...I'm guessing 20 minimum. Max of an hour."
Best. Store. Ever.
You're allowed to back-up the HL2 .gcfs, so technically you could buy it off Steam and then make back-up CDs for personal use.
(From Quanat, cuz I forgot to quote.)
" It'll be MUCH longer than 10 minutes.
...I'm guessing 20 minimum. Max of an hour." <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
It takes you only 10 minutes to install UT2k4? What processor you got, a friggin 9 ghz?! AMD 64? D: my P4 2.0 is behind...(but mah ram beets j00r r4m!- 1280mb DDRAM)