Darth Reven 0 Report post Posted December 25, 2004 when i try to register it says my cd key is not valid, wtf? Please help. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roshan 0 Report post Posted December 25, 2004 did you buy a pirated version? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
213374U 1,789 Report post Posted December 25, 2004 [quote name='roshan' date='Dec 25 2004, 04:55 PM']did you buy a pirated version?[/quote] Ain't a pirated version supposed to be *free*? If that's not a contradiction, then nothing is. Hide 213374U's signature Hide all signatures - When he is best, he is a little worse than a man, and when he is worst, he is little better than a beast. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Darth Reven 0 Report post Posted December 25, 2004 Nope,not a pirated version bought it at target yesterday. Has gordon freeman on the cover. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
213374U 1,789 Report post Posted December 25, 2004 [quote name='Darth Reven' date='Dec 25 2004, 05:08 PM']Nope,not a pirated version bought it at target yesterday. Has gordon freeman on the cover.[/quote] You should email Valve telling them of your problem. It would be nice if you let them know the incredible amount of ass Steam sucks, too. Maybe next time they will think twice before trying to authenticate personally evey f*cking copy of HL2. Hide 213374U's signature Hide all signatures - When he is best, he is a little worse than a man, and when he is worst, he is little better than a beast. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kumquatq3 0 Report post Posted December 25, 2004 I hope they don't screw you over. They seem to be taking the "STEAM doesn't make mistakes" line of thought. ........do you think STEAM has become self-aware? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DesertHawk 0 Report post Posted December 25, 2004 Hmm. . .When I started up my game, I had no trouble. (Just installed it a while ago today and it took bloody [i]forever[/i].) Did you make sure it's correct, there are no spaces, and that you put the little dashes in? Hide DesertHawk's signature Hide all signatures Fnord. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cantousent 1,288 Report post Posted December 25, 2004 As I recall, I had some extra characters I eroneously thought I needed to include. I finally figured out what I was doing, but it was a pain. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pidesco 1,012 Report post Posted December 26, 2004 [quote name='kumquatq3' date='Dec 25 2004, 06:31 PM']........do you think STEAM has become self-aware? [right][post="231522"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post][/right][/quote] You mean like SHODAN? Now [i]that[/i] would be cool! Hide Pidesco's signature Hide all signatures "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian touristI am Dan Quayle of the Romans.I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands.Heja Sverige!!Everyone should cuffawkle more.The wrench is your friend. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zer"0" 0 Report post Posted December 26, 2004 [url="http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?forumid=17"]Go here ...[/url] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
howling1 0 Report post Posted December 26, 2004 I finally uninstalled that sorry peace of crap last week. I will *NEVER* purchase another game that requires you to have STEAM. I don't care how *good* the game supposedly is, it ain't worth the hassle of fighting with STEAM... Period. HL2, for me, has been nothing but a ripoff... Hide howling1's signature Hide all signatures "For The Love Of Carnage And Discord, I Bring Annihilation And Cheap Beer!" - Mad Dwarf  "Watch that howling1. His sig used to eat cities." - Synaesthesia  "Beat me with a wet noodle huh? " - Feargus Urquhart  "the term "Board Troll" ain't a thing ta be proud o', lads" - Sargallath Abraxium  "The line between comedy and tragedy is pretty thin in these parts." - Overseer  " Grrr... ...Argh." - Darque Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
213374U 1,789 Report post Posted December 26, 2004 [quote name='howling1' date='Dec 26 2004, 04:33 AM']I finally uninstalled that sorry peace of crap last week. I will *NEVER* purchase another game that requires you to have STEAM. I don't care how *good* the game supposedly is, it ain't worth the hassle of fighting with STEAM... Period.[/quote] Uh, did you actually manage to uninstall it? I had to delete it manually, because after uninstalling HL2, then Steam, the Valve folder would still be about 5 Gb. Neat stuff, this Steam, huh? Anyway, If some other developer ever thinks of something like Steam, I don't think they will be very forthcoming about it. [quote name='howling1' date='Dec 26 2004, 04:33 AM']HL2, for me, has been nothing but a ripoff...[/quote] That makes um... well, a whole lot of us. Hide 213374U's signature Hide all signatures - When he is best, he is a little worse than a man, and when he is worst, he is little better than a beast. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Llyranor 37 Report post Posted December 26, 2004 Steam works like a dream for me. Ultra-fast acquisition of Valve games, too. Steam is the way forward. Go digital distribution go! Hide Llyranor's signature Hide all signatures (Approved by Fio, so feel free to use it) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
213374U 1,789 Report post Posted December 26, 2004 [quote name='Llyranor' date='Dec 26 2004, 05:16 AM']Steam works like a dream for me. Ultra-fast acquisition of Valve games, too. Steam is the way forward. Go digital distribution go![/quote] Sure, ultra-fast acquisition of Valve games, at the same freaking price they are sold at the shop. Only you are forced to waste your bandwidth downloading it, and are subject to data losses, corruption, system malfunctions and other pleasantries. Greed above all things. On the other hand, the advantages are... um... eh, well there must be some, I'm sure. Yeah, digital distribution is the way to go. To hell, that is. Hide 213374U's signature Hide all signatures - When he is best, he is a little worse than a man, and when he is worst, he is little better than a beast. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
howling1 0 Report post Posted December 26, 2004 [quote name='213374U' date='Dec 25 2004, 11:44 PM'][quote name='howling1' date='Dec 26 2004, 04:33 AM']I finally uninstalled that sorry peace of crap last week. I will *NEVER* purchase another game that requires you to have STEAM. I don't care how *good* the game supposedly is, it ain't worth the hassle of fighting with STEAM... Period.[/quote] Uh, did you actually manage to uninstall it? I had to delete it manually, because after uninstalling HL2, then Steam, the Valve folder would still be about 5 Gb. Neat stuff, this Steam, huh? Anyway, If some other developer ever thinks of something like Steam, I don't think they will be very forthcoming about it. [quote name='howling1' date='Dec 26 2004, 04:33 AM']HL2, for me, has been nothing but a ripoff...[/quote] That makes um... well, a whole lot of us. [right][post="231740"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post][/right] [/quote] Yup, manually hunted that sucker down & *Slayed it*, folder by folder... Hide howling1's signature Hide all signatures "For The Love Of Carnage And Discord, I Bring Annihilation And Cheap Beer!" - Mad Dwarf  "Watch that howling1. His sig used to eat cities." - Synaesthesia  "Beat me with a wet noodle huh? " - Feargus Urquhart  "the term "Board Troll" ain't a thing ta be proud o', lads" - Sargallath Abraxium  "The line between comedy and tragedy is pretty thin in these parts." - Overseer  " Grrr... ...Argh." - Darque Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
howling1 0 Report post Posted December 26, 2004 [quote name='Llyranor' date='Dec 26 2004, 12:16 AM']Steam works like a dream for me. Ultra-fast acquisition of Valve games, too. Steam is the way forward. Go digital distribution go! [right][post="231758"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post][/right][/quote] Son, If you really truly believe that crap, I've got a bridge in Brooklyn that I'll sell you cheap... Hide howling1's signature Hide all signatures "For The Love Of Carnage And Discord, I Bring Annihilation And Cheap Beer!" - Mad Dwarf  "Watch that howling1. His sig used to eat cities." - Synaesthesia  "Beat me with a wet noodle huh? " - Feargus Urquhart  "the term "Board Troll" ain't a thing ta be proud o', lads" - Sargallath Abraxium  "The line between comedy and tragedy is pretty thin in these parts." - Overseer  " Grrr... ...Argh." - Darque Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Azazis 0 Report post Posted December 26, 2004 Hear the cries of the pirates =p Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ScottishMA 0 Report post Posted December 26, 2004 [quote name='howling1' date='Dec 26 2004, 01:05 AM'][quote name='Llyranor' date='Dec 26 2004, 12:16 AM']Steam works like a dream for me. Ultra-fast acquisition of Valve games, too. Steam is the way forward. Go digital distribution go! [right][post="231758"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post][/right][/quote] Son, If you really truly believe that crap, I've got a bridge in Brooklyn that I'll sell you cheap... [right][post="231848"]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/post][/right] [/quote] Steam has also worked great for me, maybe I'm just lucky but I haven't had a single problem with purchasing, authentication, patching and playing through steam. That I was able to start playing the game three minutes after it was activated for the world was pretty sweet. I also believe that digital distribution is the way to go. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zer"0" 0 Report post Posted December 26, 2004 I don't care for steam ... But I did not have any problems using steam at all. None. It worked OK for me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
howling1 0 Report post Posted December 26, 2004 I've had nothing but problems with HL2 & STEAM. I purchased my copy retail at Sam Goody on the day of release, waited 5 hours on my dialup to get confirmation. Then waited another 14 hours for verification so I could play the damned thing. As I don't have the connection for MP, all I want from it is offline mode. Every two weeks or so, I get a message that it's "not available in offline mode", then I have to go back up on STEAM, login & update ( about a five hour process ) just to play the damn thing offline. Selecting Properties & saving the game data onto disc doesn't work. Re-installing the game doesn't work. So I finally said to hell with Gabe Newell, Valve, & STEAM and uninstalled the damned thing. No Valve game will pollute my HD until such time as STEAM is no more & you can install it like a normal piece of software. Screw 'em... Hide howling1's signature Hide all signatures "For The Love Of Carnage And Discord, I Bring Annihilation And Cheap Beer!" - Mad Dwarf  "Watch that howling1. His sig used to eat cities." - Synaesthesia  "Beat me with a wet noodle huh? " - Feargus Urquhart  "the term "Board Troll" ain't a thing ta be proud o', lads" - Sargallath Abraxium  "The line between comedy and tragedy is pretty thin in these parts." - Overseer  " Grrr... ...Argh." - Darque Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EnderAndrew 0 Report post Posted December 27, 2004 I've had no problem with Steam. You also get different/better packages on Steam. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
213374U 1,789 Report post Posted December 27, 2004 [quote name='Azazis' date='Dec 26 2004, 08:53 PM']Hear the cries of the pirates =p[/quote] If you had the slightest idea what you are talking about you dumbass, you would know that it is actually *easier* to play a cracked/pirated copy of HL2 than a original one, if only because you don't depend on Steam to validate/decript/activate your game. With all their anti-piracy measures, an illegal working copy of HL2 was reported to be around about two days after release. So much for uber security measures. Next time you might consider growing some brains and getting a clue before you call someone a thief. [quote name='EnderWiggin' date='Dec 27 2004, 01:41 AM']I've had no problem with Steam. You also get different/better packages on Steam.[/quote] Different, yes. Better, not at all. The fees are the same. Unless you are interested in getting the craptacular Half-Life: Source or a special T-shirt, the packages offered through steam are worthless. Hide 213374U's signature Hide all signatures - When he is best, he is a little worse than a man, and when he is worst, he is little better than a beast. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EnderAndrew 0 Report post Posted December 27, 2004 I want to replay Half Life in Source. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
213374U 1,789 Report post Posted December 27, 2004 Well, don't say I didn't warn you. I would recommend you read some reviews about it first, before you waste your money. Hide 213374U's signature Hide all signatures - When he is best, he is a little worse than a man, and when he is worst, he is little better than a beast. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Llyranor 37 Report post Posted December 27, 2004 Day of Defeat: Source > u Hide Llyranor's signature Hide all signatures (Approved by Fio, so feel free to use it) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
