[SIZE=14]STEAM IS CRAP STEAM IS CRAP STEAM IS CRAP STEAM IS CRAP I HOPE SOMEONE SHUT THERE **** SERVICE DOWN PLEASE GOD SOMEONE SEND THEM A VIRUS AND PLEASE MAKE SURE IT DELETED THERE ENTIRE DATABASE !!! OMG I WOULD LOVE THAT OMGOMGOMGOM!!! FYOU STEAM FYOU VALVE AND MOST OF ALL FYOU GOOSEMAN FO RELEASING CS TO STEAM!!!! ROT IN HELL SCUMBAG RETARD!
My problem with steam is, first off, it's a hell of a lot more than I want, or was expecting.
As a whole, it does what? Ingame Browser, Messenger Service? Gee, thanks. I already have ASE and AIM, I don't need any more. When launched, steam uses 20MB of ram. I left it on all day today, and not only did it crash while I wasn't using my computer, it was sucking up 80MB of ram before I had to end task it.
Also, it had to do what? Add a bunch of files into some cache? I'm not even sure, it's **** annoying. I don't want auto patching, especially from Steam servers. I'm not going to pay $9.99 a month for HL2 when it comes out, and I may not buy it at all if I need to put up with steam even while playing single player. Some people mentioned it allows alt-tabbing now, without killing sound and annoying mouse pointer? Is it by some chance that steam magically did this, and your general patch couldn't?
I wouldn't mind if Steam were some small TSR program, kinda like C-D I guess. What I do mind, is when I need to launch some buggy memory eating POS app, that does nothing productive for half-life to play a game I've been playing for five years. They could have initiated it with HL2, whatever, I dont care. I do care however, that steam is being forced down my throat, and I don't want to touch it with a 10 foot pole.
I'm not so certain I'll even buy HL2 now, I may very well move to UT2K4.
For posterity: <a href='http://www.ews.uiuc.edu/~hunsley/img/steamrelease.JPG' target='_blank'>http://www.ews.uiuc.edu/~hunsley/img/steamrelease.JPG</a>
Why the hell does steam have ads when you already paid for half life? It's like ads showing on the tv guide channel on cable when you're already paying a monthly bill.
I had steam beta, and it was slow. I couldn't join any cs games, and steam crashed my computer too many time to count.
It seems it hasn't got much better. It's alarming that half life 2 may be avoided because of this steam powered crap that brings even powerful computers to their knees.
Theirs got to be a better way to stop piraters. Patches work fine as they are now, and I don't need auto patches, as I prefer bittorrent anyways.
<!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Why the hell does steam have ads when you already paid for half life? It's like ads showing on the tv guide channel on cable when you're already paying a monthly bill.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->Content servers. They're offering a heck of lot of bandwidth for Steam.
<!--QuoteBegin--Xentor+Sep 12 2003, 03:14 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Xentor @ Sep 12 2003, 03:14 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Ok, so I'm awake... Might as well see when the release will be.... Oh no, I missed it... It came out an hour after I went to sleep (Midnight PDT = 3am EDT), so I was too late to get a 4-digit SteamID... I download the client without any problems, let it go through its little update...
I make my new account, get my 5-digit ID that ends in 666, and it starts converting my installation over...
10 minutes later... Still going... No CPU usage, no network usage, no HD activity...
20 minutes later... Still going... No CPU usage, no network usage, no HD activity...
30 minutes later... Still going... No CPU usage, no network usage, no HD activity...
*END TASK* (Hey, my patience is limited)
I start Steam, and it works! Yay!
But wait... It never finished importing (Or started for that matter)...
I try to run Half-Life... It wants to download it... 420MB... Ok, I'm on cable, I can handle it...
I click yes. I wait ten minutes... Nothing...
End Task, repeat.
End Task, repeat.
Grrrrrr....
End Task, DO NOT REPEAT.
Final decision... I'll use WON. When Valve fixes their damn importer so I can use my existing installation, I'll switch to Steam. I refuse to waste another minute trying to use that horrible piece of software. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Exactly, and where can I see my SteamID?
<!--QuoteBegin--Supra_Soldier+Sep 13 2003, 05:16 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Supra_Soldier @ Sep 13 2003, 05:16 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> WTH IS THIS? I just Dled Steam and right before it crashed I read this above teh "Games Availbale" list. ::::With the CD-Key you entered you are entitled to one month subscription to the following games:::: WTH IS THAT? WE HAVE TO PAY 10 BUCKS A MONTH EVEN THOUGH WE ALREADY PAID FOR THE GAME?<!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused.gif'><!--endemo-->? The people at VALVe should be fearing for there lives right about now..... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> no. It said you get a FREE MONTHLY subscription. Opposed to the PAYING MONTHLY subsscription you'd get if you didn't have the game. (this isn't defending the program in any case)
Nomble: Go to town, watch a movie, or anything during that time. Should help <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--> (this isn't defending the program in any case)
got this addy off a friend <a href='http://files.teamttm.com/patches/steaminstall_cs.exe' target='_blank'>http://files.teamttm.com/patches/steaminstall_cs.exe</a>
I suggest we give Valve hell about this. A little digging through public records reveals a useful number to call Valve at and complain:
This is in the states (Washington, IIRC): <b>425-889-9642</b> To everybody who is torqued off at Valve, I suggest you call and file a formal complaint.
Note to moderators: This is publicly accessable information; they even list this number on their website.
The WON Servers (not your computer) are being shut down. Your computer won't be able to connect to them, thus you won't be able to validate your CD key, thus you won't be able to play on any servers. And if servers don't have players, they aren't going to stay up. This means you won't be able to play on the internet.
You DO need the Steam software installed, because it IS Half-Life now. Its not just a small client that's a plug-in or anything, it replaces your half-life installtion entirely (more than once actually). As others have pointed out, it may even delete your current half-life installation (or part of it).<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> Wasn't the plan to release a patch for Half-Life which makes it log in via Steam? I think the actual distribution client is optional.
<!--QuoteBegin--nightdragon+Sep 13 2003, 11:13 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (nightdragon @ Sep 13 2003, 11:13 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Neomatrix you link is noooot workin!
ND <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> its working for me, ive got 33% done <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> just use getright then when u get kicked off u can resume.
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Long loading times,downloads some useless crap on your PC,ads....and een worse is that NS won't run yeesh....
Im gonna wait until they patch this problem,then I'll reconsider using it....
O-T : GJ Talesin on Gen Discussion,too many Steam threads over there....I bet the first page is filled with locked topics already LOL
EDIT : OMG it has been spoken!!The first page is filled with locked Steam topics woohoo!!Where's my PrintScreen button???Wha?I pried it off?!WHA?!?!!
[SIZE=14]STEAM IS CRAP STEAM IS CRAP STEAM IS CRAP STEAM IS CRAP I HOPE SOMEONE SHUT THERE **** SERVICE DOWN PLEASE GOD SOMEONE SEND THEM A VIRUS AND PLEASE MAKE SURE IT DELETED THERE ENTIRE DATABASE !!! OMG I WOULD LOVE THAT OMGOMGOMGOM!!! FYOU STEAM FYOU VALVE AND MOST OF ALL FYOU GOOSEMAN FO RELEASING CS TO STEAM!!!! ROT IN HELL SCUMBAG RETARD!
<span style='font-size:13pt;line-height:100%'>On steam, no one can hear you scream...</span>
My problem with steam is, first off, it's a hell of a lot more than I want, or was expecting.
As a whole, it does what? Ingame Browser, Messenger Service? Gee, thanks. I already have ASE and AIM, I don't need any more. When launched, steam uses 20MB of ram. I left it on all day today, and not only did it crash while I wasn't using my computer, it was sucking up 80MB of ram before I had to end task it.
Also, it had to do what? Add a bunch of files into some cache? I'm not even sure, it's **** annoying. I don't want auto patching, especially from Steam servers. I'm not going to pay $9.99 a month for HL2 when it comes out, and I may not buy it at all if I need to put up with steam even while playing single player. Some people mentioned it allows alt-tabbing now, without killing sound and annoying mouse pointer? Is it by some chance that steam magically did this, and your general patch couldn't?
I wouldn't mind if Steam were some small TSR program, kinda like C-D I guess. What I do mind, is when I need to launch some buggy memory eating POS app, that does nothing productive for half-life to play a game I've been playing for five years. They could have initiated it with HL2, whatever, I dont care. I do care however, that steam is being forced down my throat, and I don't want to touch it with a 10 foot pole.
I'm not so certain I'll even buy HL2 now, I may very well move to UT2K4.
I had steam beta, and it was slow. I couldn't join any cs games, and steam crashed my computer too many time to count.
It seems it hasn't got much better. It's alarming that half life 2 may be avoided because of this steam powered crap that brings even powerful computers to their knees.
Theirs got to be a better way to stop piraters. Patches work fine as they are now, and I don't need auto patches, as I prefer bittorrent anyways.
I make my new account, get my 5-digit ID that ends in 666, and it starts converting my installation over...
10 minutes later... Still going... No CPU usage, no network usage, no HD activity...
20 minutes later... Still going... No CPU usage, no network usage, no HD activity...
30 minutes later... Still going... No CPU usage, no network usage, no HD activity...
*END TASK*
(Hey, my patience is limited)
I start Steam, and it works! Yay!
But wait... It never finished importing (Or started for that matter)...
I try to run Half-Life... It wants to download it... 420MB... Ok, I'm on cable, I can handle it...
I click yes. I wait ten minutes... Nothing...
End Task, repeat.
End Task, repeat.
Grrrrrr....
End Task, DO NOT REPEAT.
Final decision... I'll use WON. When Valve fixes their damn importer so I can use my existing installation, I'll switch to Steam. I refuse to waste another minute trying to use that horrible piece of software. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Exactly, and where can I see my SteamID?
the links in
<a href='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/index.php?act=ST&f=10&t=47076' target='_blank'>http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/in...ST&f=10&t=47076</a>
<span style='color:red'>*Bigotry-related remarks are not permitted.*</span>
The pwn!! I want this picture stickied, framed, and on the splash screen for NS 2.xx!
REJOICE!
IT WORKS!
OMG
IT WORKS!
IT STILL SUCKS BUT IT WORKS!!
no. It said you get a FREE MONTHLY subscription. Opposed to the PAYING MONTHLY subsscription you'd get if you didn't have the game. (this isn't defending the program in any case)
Nomble: Go to town, watch a movie, or anything during that time. Should help <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--> (this isn't defending the program in any case)
lyndak: what are you talking about?
<img src='http://www.angelfire.com/games5/nightdragon/megastupidsteam.JPG' border='0' alt='user posted image'>
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Credits goto NSR Jimbob from the Jolt forums where he got it from i dont know.
<img src='http://members.lycos.nl/jezpuh2/steam.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image'>
<img src='http://www.xs4all.nl/~thoorens/Steamright.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image'>
REALLY impressed with how valve can **** so many people in so short an amount of time and them just take it all.
I've been able to have 3 internet games with steam, 1 checkers game, 2 GO games. So. Damn. Cool.
<span style='color:red'>Swear filters are there for a reason. Do not evade them again.</span>
This is in the states (Washington, IIRC): <b>425-889-9642</b> To everybody who is torqued off at Valve, I suggest you call and file a formal complaint.
Note to moderators: This is publicly accessable information; they even list this number on their website.
<img src='http://members.lycos.nl/jezpuh2/steam.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image'> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
heh <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
edit: changed pic <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
ND
The WON Servers (not your computer) are being shut down. Your computer won't be able to connect to them, thus you won't be able to validate your CD key, thus you won't be able to play on any servers. And if servers don't have players, they aren't going to stay up. This means you won't be able to play on the internet.
You DO need the Steam software installed, because it IS Half-Life now. Its not just a small client that's a plug-in or anything, it replaces your half-life installtion entirely (more than once actually). As others have pointed out, it may even delete your current half-life installation (or part of it).<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Wasn't the plan to release a patch for Half-Life which makes it log in via Steam? I think the actual distribution client is optional.
RARGH
ND
ND <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
its working for me, ive got 33% done <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo--> just use getright then when u get kicked off u can resume.