Comment Re:not Steam's fault (Score 1) 768
The cd's basically just copy over the exact same files as in the preload that you could get from Steam... which means that when you stick the cd's in your drive you have to do two install processes, at least. First you have to disc swap install the cds (5) which takes awhile. Then you have to register for Steam.
You've known for over a year that Steam would be required for HL2. Why didn't you have it pre-installed?
You've known about the preloads for at least as long as they've been available. Why didn't you already have the data on your hard drive, sparing yourself from the disc-juggling, time-consuming copy?
Then you have to wait while it decrypts everything, on top of unpacking the entire game just like a regular install does in a single step.
If you had preloaded, this would be the only step. Not counting the time spent preloading while I slept, my HL2 install process took a grand total of 15 minutes.
We payed for this game, we expect it to at least PLAY!
Every part of the install process you are complaining about was public knowledge long before the game was released. Caveat Emptor.
You've known for over a year that Steam would be required for HL2. Why didn't you have it pre-installed?
You've known about the preloads for at least as long as they've been available. Why didn't you already have the data on your hard drive, sparing yourself from the disc-juggling, time-consuming copy?
Then you have to wait while it decrypts everything, on top of unpacking the entire game just like a regular install does in a single step.
If you had preloaded, this would be the only step. Not counting the time spent preloading while I slept, my HL2 install process took a grand total of 15 minutes.
We payed for this game, we expect it to at least PLAY!
Every part of the install process you are complaining about was public knowledge long before the game was released. Caveat Emptor.
