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trashd
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@My local Gamestop here in Switzerland they where only selling censored German copies for 100Sfr!! Employee told me that uncut versions will arrive next week! Next week!!!! I sauntered over to this semi-lame dvd/cd chain store called City Disc and to my amazement, discovered they were selling the international version for 65 Sfr. ...but what is that in the corner gathering dust, maybe being used as a book stand by the not-so-bright 18 year old farmer girl at the check out? Bioshock Collectors Edition!! "How much is that?", I asked. "Oh, I thought this was a window display!", She sniffs. " Uhh...80 Francs, I think..". "Thank you, I'll take it." As I handed her my credit card she dreamily remarked that computer games are a boy-thing, aren't they?
Playing now. No problems whatsoever with installation/activation.
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chiv
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| Posted: Fri, 24th Aug 2007 15:30 Post subject: |
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well valve offers additional security a solid boxed copy doesnt, to be fair.
once youve bought a steam game, you have it for LIFE... doesnt mater if your pc craps out or whatever, its bound to your steam name so as long as you have that,you have the game
a bought pc game, you lose the dvd or it gets scratched too badly, your done.
but i agree, nothing beats a tangible game release.... i only deal with steam because of half life 2 and css (and tf2 soon hopefully  )
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DaLexy
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Location: Germany
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| Posted: Fri, 24th Aug 2007 15:32 Post subject: |
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| slash213 wrote: | | evilmonkey wrote: | | Jesus wasnt steam meant to make games cheaper? I mean since you get absolutly FUCK ALL, no box, no manual , bloody nothing. $60 dollard, including tax, jesus fucking wept. |
AFAIR, Valve releases always were cheaper on Steam. I guess the price is up to devs, Valve gets its money anyway.
And yeah, it sucks big time. I see absolutely no reason for a healthy man to use this FUCKING CRAP instead of getting nice box with CD inside. |
I can assure you that D2D Platforms are the future, not tomorrow and not in 2 Years. But in the near Future (10 and more years) this will be the most used thingy to get Games !
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Leishar
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| Posted: Fri, 24th Aug 2007 15:34 Post subject: |
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Bad luck for me.. major retailer El Corte Ingles said "we won't get anything new this week, we're going to make the inventory now."
Gotta go for FNAC or lame Mediamarkt...
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| Posted: Fri, 24th Aug 2007 15:37 Post subject: |
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DVD = 100 years I heard, far from forever. What if a cure for death comes out in 25 years?
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| Posted: Fri, 24th Aug 2007 15:42 Post subject: |
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| WalkerBoh wrote: |
Steam in five years can die who knows while a DVD is forever. |
I think steam has continued to grow and be a more viable platform for gamers to get their games from. It will probably continue to do healthily and expand its content offerings. It being around in 5 years is probably a pretty sure thing. While on the other hand PC games being sold in stores atleast in the United States, is doing not so well. You go to the gaming stores and they have huge sections for console games and one tiny shelf for PC games. Major retailers like Best Buy and Target do still carry large pc gaming sections. They are shrinking every year though. The PC gaming industry is becoming less and less attractive to these retailers. Don't be surprised if before long steam is a better option than your local game store.
But fuck I don't know where you live it might be different in your country. Here's hoping it is.
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slash213
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| Posted: Fri, 24th Aug 2007 15:43 Post subject: |
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I second WalkerBoh. The copy you've purchased on Steam stays with you not for your life, but for its server's life.
Everything can happen, including viruses and fire that will simply destroy all account information and - wow - you have no games, you have no money spent on them.
The only thing we shouldn't worry about is if Valve goes bankrupt - such a money sucking system as Steam will be picked up by some major company.
And, well. Palpable copy _always_ wins. I want to see my collection of games standing on shelf, I want to have printed manual and other useless shit like Bid Daddy's figure.
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$n@ke
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Cohen
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$n@ke
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headshot
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DaLexy
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| Posted: Fri, 24th Aug 2007 16:00 Post subject: |
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| WalkerBoh wrote: | | chiv wrote: | well valve offers additional security a solid boxed copy doesnt, to be fair.
once youve bought a steam game, you have it for LIFE... doesnt mater if your pc craps out or whatever, its bound to your steam name so as long as you have that,you have the game
a bought pc game, you lose the dvd or it gets scratched too badly, your done.
but i agree, nothing beats a tangible game release.... i only deal with steam because of half life 2 and css (and tf2 soon hopefully ) |
Steam in five years can die who knows while a DVD is forever. |
A dvd can be stored for like 50 years, if archived (i.e. no/little usage), so i think i'll place my bet on Steam outlasting it.
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| Posted: Fri, 24th Aug 2007 16:01 Post subject: |
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| Leishar wrote: | Bad luck for me.. major retailer El Corte Ingles said "we won't get anything new this week, we're going to make the inventory now."
Gotta go for FNAC or lame Mediamarkt... |
Hmm..you don't seem to be from here....
Hombre claro,tu eres español,como yo,y apuesto a ke vives en Barcelona como yo,por el diagonal,aunke yo vivo en sant just ;D
*Ahem*
Anyways,i'm thinking to get the game legally,via the DVD Box + Big Daddy figurine (i love figures...depending of what are they about..specially games n anime)
I hope the game's worth the buy...
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CaptainCox
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| Posted: Fri, 24th Aug 2007 16:05 Post subject: |
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Well another great Demo is up today, so I can wait for this baby 1-2 days more, no prob
The World in Conflict Demo will be available in less the 2 h from now! 
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Bart1983
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| Posted: Fri, 24th Aug 2007 16:09 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Fri, 24th Aug 2007 16:12 Post subject: |
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Having a great time with this game.
 Spoiler: | I just made it to the Farmer's Market. I am glued to this game. The story and everything else is just addicting. The only thing that really disappointed me was this:
Way back in the Medical area I found a door that had a furnace inside the room. There was a dead Splicer on the drawer. I pressed the button and the Splicer was taken in and cremated!! When the cremation drawer/table came back out there was Adam on the drawer!!! Anyway, I used the Telekinesis plasmid to carry other dead Splicers into the furnace area. I positioned a Splicer on the drawer and pressed the button. The Splicer was pulled into the furnace perfectly and the door closed!!! You could hear the awesome fire sound from the furnace. But when the furnace/cremation chamber opened and the drawer came out the Splicer was still there and not even burned!  That totally sucked! I know, I know, it would have been a game killer because I would have been able to get unlimited Adam. But who cares, let me make that decision. It was just a bummer to see such a realistic game show a flaw like that. That is the only thing, other than that the game has been absolutely perfect, a joy to play and experience. I am going through it on medium difficulty now. I will probably try hard after I beat it. |
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PS3 80GB
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| Posted: Fri, 24th Aug 2007 16:14 Post subject: |
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Just bought the f*ckung game and they guy behind the desk said u can use the dvd-rom only 2x.
I thought that if u uninstalled the game u could use it again and again etc as long as u uninstall right?
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| Posted: Fri, 24th Aug 2007 16:16 Post subject: |
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| Schumi2003 wrote: | Just bought the f*ckung game and they guy behind the desk said u can use the dvd-rom only 2x.
I thought that if u uninstalled the game u could use it again and again etc as long as u uninstall right? |
Yep you are right.
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CaptainCox
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| Posted: Fri, 24th Aug 2007 16:16 Post subject: |
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| SelfDistractor wrote: | | CaptainCox wrote: | Well another great Demo is up today, so I can wait for this baby 1-2 days more, no prob
The World in Conflict Demo will be available in less the 2 h from now! |
Yeah and maybe you have to wait another week or more Don't count on anything soon...might happen but thats not sure.... |
Na I am getting it Monday 100% its already shipped from Amazon. No worries mate  |
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| Posted: Fri, 24th Aug 2007 16:20 Post subject: |
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can you install the game on an unlimited amount of PCs as long as you keep uninstalling it everytime you want to install it on another PC and only have it installed on 1 PC at a time? Or will the game be somehow bound to the hardware of the PCs you install it to ? Because that whould suck if you upgrade your PC often
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| Posted: Fri, 24th Aug 2007 16:37 Post subject: |
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One thing I don't understand is this - Why don't they put a time stamp on this type of protection. Release it the way they did but after 3 months the protection disappears. They could do this by having the installer connect with their servers to see the date, not the desktops of course. If it's a certain date, like 3 months after the initial release then the game installs without copy protection. This would maximize sales and slow down piracy. After 3 months when the sales have dwindled it doesn't matter if it's pirated then. This is what they should do if they are going to try to fight piracy. I have always said, you cant beat piracy, you can only hope to contain it. The only problem is that the servers aren't around forever. So we have the same problem if the servers disappear. Geez, it's really a mess. Just like getting a Steam game. How long will you actually own it, really? Hopefully Steam doesn't die like HEAT or other online systems.
My 2 cents,
MD
Intel C2D E6600 @ 3gHZ - EVGA 680i (P24) - Sapphire HD4870 775/4200 - 2x1GB OCZ XTC Platinum @ 808mHZ - ASUS Xonar D2 PCI Ultra Fidelity - Logitec Z5500 - Windows 7 Ultimate RTM - Corsair TX750 PSU - Plextor SATA 16X 755SA - "Death is only the beginning"
PS3 80GB
X360 1.61 IXtreme Banned Edition
Wii Homebrewed!
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