i'm really getting tired of people bitching about the internet connection requirement--to me it sounds very much like people bitching about CDROM-only versions of games when they're one of the very few people left around with no CDROM drives. you're bitching on an online forum, no less, which heightens the irony... but…
as i understand it, no a constant connection is not required. it's a one-time authorization and something about setting up steam in 'offline mode', and then no more online service is required. i understand that there are still computers that are not hooked up to the internet that might well be used to play HL2, but i stand…
Yeah Im with ya Scott. Hey on the subject of the games performance.....I would much appreciate anyones input here but I have a totally bizzare problem. I have by all accounts a pretty decent spec machine ( P4, nvidia 9800 Ultra, 1.5 gig ram ) cable internet ( although it is those fuckers comcast ) and heres the thing:…
Mojo, to make your analogy accurate, the burger I'd buy on Tuesday would NEVER CHANGE between Tuesday and Thursday. Therefore, it would still be hot and fresh even though I got it earlier. THAT would be an accurate analogy between burgers and HL2/Steam [edit] For a better analogy, see Vermilion's "cinema ticket" example…
Mojo, you don't have to connect to the server to play. Only to login and signup the first time, after that it should be ok if you're offline. back to the game: Just little touches like the wires on the telegraph poles blowing in the wind, the birds flying around that get scared at noises (and you can shoot them down!),…
So far it feels exactly like HL1. I'm glad I enabled subtitles, because of the scripted sequences I'm often too far away to understand much. The load times are REALLY bad. Doom 3 loads a bit faster but its seqments are like ten times as long, nothing interrupts your flow like sitting there for a minute waiting for the game…
And I'm saying I'm not giving personal data to a company as untrustworthy as Valve. Hell, these guys cannot even keep their sourcecode safe, how am I supposed to trust them keep my personal data away from hackers? With e.g. Doom 3 I can download the patches from any server I like and theoretically never connect to any…
"What about those people with out a internet connection" If Atari was Valve the answer would be, tough tacos, we have your cash and you have an opened box. Work it out with the store. At first I found the idea a bit extreme, but then after mulling it over. Really it is no different than having a CD key to play online. It…