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Gamer4liff
Caldari
Metalworks
THE INTERSTELLAR FOUNDRY
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Posted - 2008.05.12 04:12:00 -
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Seriously, It makes buying games very simple with no hustle. It helps indy developers like introversion get their name out there (uplink and defcon own). And it has such ludicrously good deals every weekend or so. This weekend's deal, Shadowgrounds Survivor was a great buy at $5.
It's community options are terrific, grouping and getting friends is easier than ever. Joining friends in their game servers is so very easy.
It has such an extensive library too, even the more obscure things like the new sam&max games.
So anyway what do you people think about steam?
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Surfin's PlunderBunny
Minmatar
Sebiestor tribe
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Posted - 2008.05.12 04:23:00 -
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Ah yes... good old steam 
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Chainsaw Plankton
IDLE GUNS
IDLE EMPIRE
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Posted - 2008.05.12 04:48:00 -
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 Originally by: Surfin's PlunderBunny
Ah yes... good old steam
heh fantastic
i remember steam being very frustrating when it first came out 
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pwnedgato
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Posted - 2008.05.12 05:46:00 -
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I never have any problems with Vista, yet Steam continues to hate me with an extreme passion (it just doesn't seem to like the GFX drivers I use that happen to be the best for FS2)
Originally by: Crumplecorn
These is a forum for this.
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Blane Xero
Amarr
The Firestorm Cartel
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Posted - 2008.05.12 06:26:00 -
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Great idea, Poor execution.
Think that sums it up.
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Leon Vetinarri
The Space Bastards
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Posted - 2008.05.12 06:34:00 -
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Originally by: Blane Xero
Great idea, Poor execution.
Think that sums it up.
Whats wrong with it??
Been using it since the day of the HL2 release with zero problems, currently playing the awesome audiosurf way too much
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NeoShocker
Caldari
Foundation
R0ADKILL
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Posted - 2008.05.12 06:57:00 -
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I dunno about you guys, but since steam came out, I never really get any problems from steam. Besides, other thing good about steam is not worrying about CDs or serial keys :)
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Blane Xero
Amarr
The Firestorm Cartel
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Posted - 2008.05.12 07:01:00 -
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Originally by: Leon Vetinarri
Originally by: Blane Xero
Great idea, Poor execution.
Think that sums it up.
Whats wrong with it??
Been using it since the day of the HL2 release with zero problems, currently playing the awesome audiosurf way too much
Basically the picture surfin linked desribed most of it, though there was that great "Cannot launch steam because your not connected to the internet and we won't let you use offline mode har-har" thing.
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Bomberos
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Posted - 2008.05.12 07:54:00 -
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Steam has 13 million users.. so it cant be that bad
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Blane Xero
Amarr
The Firestorm Cartel
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Posted - 2008.05.12 08:07:00 -
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Originally by: Bomberos
Steam has 13 million users.. so it cant be that bad
World of Warcraft has about 10mill too, numbers aint everything,
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MalVortex
Jericho Fraction
The Star Fraction
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Posted - 2008.05.12 08:18:00 -
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Steam is fail. Nowhere near as fail as it used to be, but still fail. The only thing it has I find useful are friendlists, and TBH, these are long overdue on the computer to begin with. Nothing steam does I can't do on my own just as fast, but without the annoyance of launching steam to begin with.
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The TX
Gallente
Earth Inc.
Zeta Tau Epsilon
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Posted - 2008.05.12 09:28:00 -
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Originally by: Blane Xero
Originally by: Bomberos
Steam has 13 million users.. so it cant be that bad
World of Warcraft has about 10mill too, numbers aint everything,
Aw, ****, you got there before I did....
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TimMc
Gallente
Genos Occidere
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Posted - 2008.05.12 09:54:00 -
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<3 Steam, except when it goes wrong.
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Benco97
Gallente
Exchangable Properties
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Posted - 2008.05.12 10:10:00 -
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Steam is ok most of the time but I imagine all you people saying it's fantastic have always-on Internet connections yes?
Try steam with dial-up, not because the downloads are so slow..nope, a dial-up user is used to that. No, it's because most of the time IT WON'T LET YOU PLAY ANY OF THE GAMES EVEN IF THEY ARE FULLY UP TO DATE.
Since I've had broadband it's not been bad for me but goddamn I remember it being a steaming pile of cack.
Originally by: Kirjava
This man speaks the truth, when he farts we count the length in seconds and make squillions buying winning lottery tickets.
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Zephyr Rengate
Prophets Of a Damned Universe
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Posted - 2008.05.12 11:05:00 -
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Steams great now, I used to lose all my CDs now I dont. 
Originally by: Jenny Spitfire
I habe no life. 
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Gaia Thorn
Crabbs
Arcane Alliance
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Posted - 2008.05.12 11:14:00 -
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Gotta love steam its a great idea tbh.
I can play my games ive payed for where ever i want, just goto a friend login on my account download it and play.
And automatic updates omg .. thats the best thing since sliced bread.
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Khadur
Minmatar
Spartan Industries
Cruel Intentions
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Posted - 2008.05.12 11:24:00 -
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Yeah wtf i am banned from my steam i wonder why
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Reven Cordelle
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Posted - 2008.05.12 11:40:00 -
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Love Steam, good way to tag people that sign out of MSN, but not Steam.
Suckas.
That and the sort of "all in one" deal with it. I love it when a game i want comes out on Steam. I can get it there and then. Plus Steam introduced me to Trackmania...
Possibly the best game to play during downtime, the time flies.
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Verone
Veto Corp
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Posted - 2008.05.12 11:43:00 -
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Yeah steam is ok, but they need to fix "offline" mode.
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Victor Ivanov
Minmatar
The Fated
Odyssey.
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Posted - 2008.05.12 12:03:00 -
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Steam used to be absolutely crap and horrible and other negative things when it first came out.
However, since then it has evolved into something very good, imo. I used to hate it with a passion, but lately it's quite user friendly and the option to buy games with paypal is awesome.
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Mtthias Clemi
Gallente
The Space Bastards
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Posted - 2008.05.12 13:14:00 -
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Steam rules , i should buy more on there.
If i didnt like having the boxes and such i prob would.. not sure why... like having something real for my money i suppose.
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Istvaan Shogaatsu
Caldari
Guiding Hand Social Club
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Posted - 2008.05.12 13:56:00 -
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Originally by: Gamer4liff
Seriously, It makes buying games very simple with no hustle. It helps indy developers like introversion get their name out there (uplink and defcon own). And it has such ludicrously good deals every weekend or so. This weekend's deal, Shadowgrounds Survivor was a great buy at $5.
It's community options are terrific, grouping and getting friends is easier than ever. Joining friends in their game servers is so very easy.
It has such an extensive library too, even the more obscure things like the new sam&max games.
So anyway what do you people think about steam?
I second your thoughts. Until I discovered Steam, I was an eyepatch wearing grog swilling unrepentant pirate, who firmly believed that paying for games was morally wrong. Steam ended that - it's so fast and easy, I don't even mind paying for games, knowing I can even re-download them to another PC with just my steam account. I've also recently started using Direct2Drive, which is similar to Steam, to fill the gaps in Steam's game library.
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Micheal Dietrich
Caldari
Terradyne Networks
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Posted - 2008.05.12 14:56:00 -
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It's great until you end up in some cheap hotel with your laptop staring at about 20 game icons realizing that you can't play a single one due to no internet connection.
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Haraldhardrade
Amarr
Pax Amarr
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Posted - 2008.05.12 15:48:00 -
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Steam is great. Only had one problem which was a game not uppdating itself. I read the FAQ and it solved the problem right away. Used it since HL2 with great sucess!
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LaVista Vista
Conservative Shenanigans Party
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Posted - 2008.05.12 16:03:00 -
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Ah, I remember when steam launched with Counterstrike 1.7.
It was hilarious watching all the geeks cry "BRING CS 1.6 BACK, STEAM SUX0R"
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Reiisha
Splint Eye Probabilities Inc.
Dawn of Transcendence
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Posted - 2008.05.12 16:35:00 -
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Steam rocks.
Although the prices could be a bit lower - Since there's no boxing or distribution anymore, the developers get all the money straight away, so why still charge the same amount of money as if you'd buy it in the shop? I understand that they need cash to keep the servers running, but i'm sur eit's not that much.
Still, it kills 2 birds with one stone. Games are slightly harder to distribute illegally (provided they're only available on Steam), and with all the money going to the developer rather than just 10-20% (usual royalties when distributed in stores i think) they can carry the costs of the portion that does get copied.
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Rawr Cristina
Caldari
Naqam
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Posted - 2008.05.12 16:40:00 -
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<3 Steam
I hated it at first, really really didn't like it all. Then HL2 came out and I wanted to play it and... well now I like Steam 
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Valan
The Fated
Odyssey.
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Posted - 2008.05.12 16:52:00 -
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I like the bit were you forget its there and suddenly it decides to eat bandwidth while you're on other games. System hog.
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Leon Vetinarri
The Space Bastards
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Posted - 2008.05.12 16:58:00 -
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Originally by: Micheal Dietrich
It's great until you end up in some cheap hotel with your laptop staring at about 20 game icons realizing that you can't play a single one due to no internet connection.
Again... never had a problem with steam offline.... was on the train back to uni about a month ago (Virgin trains with power slots ftw), loaded up Audiosurf and Defcon in offline mode with no problem what so ever, and no i didnt "switch to offline mode" when i was connected to the net earlier..... 
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GeekWarrior
Gallente
e X i l e
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Posted - 2008.05.12 17:10:00 -
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Back in the day, :P, when Steam was first released, it really did suck. The friends system when it was released was crap. That being said, Valve finally got it right. I've never been more impressed with an online distribution system. TBH I flat out refuse to use anything else (especially EALink).
Like the OP said, the indy game community growing up around Steam is awesome. It's the best place to find original games.
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