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Posted On: 11/11/2010 2:12PM | View CrinkzPipe's Profile | # | ||||||
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i bought tf2 from a local retailer less than a month ago because it was both more convenient and cheaper than downloading from steam (i say more convenient because i didnt have to wait on a download nor weigh down the connection my boyfriend shares with me). if you sell it they will come |
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Posted On: 11/11/2010 2:39PM | View Peregrine's Profile | # | ||||||
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good maybe now everyone will shut the **** up about piratingLog in to see images! |
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Posted On: 11/11/2010 2:43PM | View CHALKONEUPTODALO...'s Profile | # | ||||||
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I bought the Orange Box because I couldn’t get Steam to work otherwise. Still don’t know why installing from a disk worked where installing from multiple downloads wouldn’t, but hey, Half-Life 2 and Portal. Fair deal, imo. |
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Posted On: 11/11/2010 2:43PM | View Count_Smurf's Profile | # | ||||||
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I honestly think that most game companies should go through steam, not just because of the security of it, but you can take it pretty much anywhere, and it’s easy to join the games your friends are playing. It’s a great system. |
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Posted On: 11/11/2010 2:48PM | View Chuck Diesel's Profile | # | ||||||
this is basically gamersgate, direct2drive, and impulse whining that steam is succesful. you know what guys? steam is a **** load better than your services. deal with it.
i gotta say i would like valve to just come back to them with a “y u mad bro?” |
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Posted On: 11/11/2010 2:55PM | View BLU spy's Profile | # | ||||||
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Log in to see images! TUBSWEETIE edited this message on 09/20/2011 2:16AM |
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Posted On: 11/11/2010 3:16PM | View TUBSWEETIE's Profile | # | ||||||
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TUBSWEETIE Posted:
A thousand times this! |
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Posted On: 11/11/2010 5:14PM | View Fran's Profile | # | ||||||
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im what |
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Posted On: 11/11/2010 5:26PM | View Adapt's Profile | # | ||||||
Most retail stores don’t even keep stock of PC games anymore. I had to go to a Fry’s Electronics to get TF2.
I think the big advantage for Steam is Valve can have special game promotions like Free Portal or $.25 Half-Life 2, but that hardly hurts retailers of other games.
Chuck Diesel Posted:
There’s a lot wrong with this post but I don’t really feel up to commenting on it. |
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Posted On: 11/11/2010 6:58PM | View mterek's Profile | # | ||||||
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mterek Posted: oh no please do cause i 100% agree with him. bobdisgea edited this message on 11/11/2010 7:13PM |
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Posted On: 11/11/2010 7:13PM | View bobdisgea's Profile | # | ||||||
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bobdisgea Posted:
Those things about steam are what make it a threat to similar retailers. The argument is backwards in relation to the topic.
Don’t get me wrong, though. I have nothing against Steam. They found a functioning, profitable business model and are using the **** out of it. Everyone else is just ****ed they didn’t think of it first. |
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Posted On: 11/11/2010 8:18PM | View Bacchus's Profile | # | ||||||
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retail outlets for games will become obsolete in the future anyways, i wish ALL new (and older) releases were downloadable on the PC or console. Corporate greed holding back what people actually WANT at its finest. |
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Posted On: 11/11/2010 8:23PM | View AAHZ's Profile | # | ||||||
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mterek Posted:
you didn’t read the article or this thread. you’re a ****ing retard. stop posting you complete and utter dip**** literally none of your posts are worth reading. SanDyk was banned for this post by Aldo_Anything |
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Posted On: 11/11/2010 8:29PM | View SanDyk's Profile | # | ||||||
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gog.com and steam should team up. |
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Posted On: 11/11/2010 9:55PM | View CrinkzPipe's Profile | # | ||||||
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CrinkzPipe Posted:
i would die happy. be even better if steam and battle.net merged though. |
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Posted On: 11/11/2010 10:34PM | View bobdisgea's Profile | # | ||||||
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bobdisgea Posted:
Log in to see images! |
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Posted On: 11/11/2010 11:03PM | View Bacchus's Profile | # | ||||||
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Monopolies are cool and an important part of capitalism AMIRITE GAIS Log in to see images! |
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Posted On: 11/12/2010 9:05AM | View Skyman747's Profile | # | ||||||
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bobdisgea Posted:
I really wouldn’t mind having my steam friends on my Battle.net Real ID stuff
Bob would be able to flood me with bull**** while I kill bosses in wow Log in to see images! |
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Posted On: 11/12/2010 10:03AM | View Fran's Profile | # | ||||||
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Posted On: 11/12/2010 11:19AM | View bobdisgea's Profile | # | ||||||