If I buy the game
a) I dont need to know how to use Steam
b) Dont need to sign up for a X-Box Live Account
c) Dont need to login to Steam evvery few days as I read at Steam to pay the game..
I'm not a Gamer...
I'm an old dumb guy that wanted to test out hhis new video cards without reading and joining stuff I'll never use..
While I'm not the best at explaining things. IMHO Copy and (access to play a game at a online gaming site) is what 95% of people using PCs in the USA would say is what these Sales People are twisting the meaning of the word COPY
I have 4 Dirt 3 AMD access codes and two bar codes from a video cards..
Can I sell these COPIES some place?
Please do not contact me here as I know thhe Mods would not like that..
Maybe you should stop being a dumb old guy and start being a smart old guy. Get with the times, digital copies is the thing now. You don't buy physical discs and boxes with useless manuals anymore. The planet is already not doing so hot in the resources department, the last thing we need is more video game boxes collecting dust on our shelves.
You got a free copy of the game to play when you see fit, that is what you got and that is what you have.
This whole thing where you have to scan the code and mail it to AMD is ONLY because this particular game had a ton of leaked CD Keys so they had to do this to protect their investment. It isn't that hard at all:
1. Take a picture of the code with your phone or digital camera
2. E-mail that picture to yourself on your PC
3. Send them the picture
4. One or two days later you will get a code
5. Enter that code into Steam
6. Download your free copy of Dirt 3
7. Play your free copy of Dirt 3
Done. It is a bit more than normal but that's ONLY because these keys were leaked, that is all.
It is YOUR digital copy, that you can install from ANY computer on the planet, at ANY point in time.
I regret going through all AMD's shenanigans to redeem my copy of the game, I should have just sold it. After a week and a half of back-and-forthing pics, access codes, and following instructions I find I don't even like the game, it feels like a horrible console port and requires registration with Xbox Live as well. Completely aside from the fact that I don't have a wheel, so the cars handle like crap. Sucks to be me, I guess.
You'd better get used to it, Steam and other distribution platforms are the way PC Gaming is going. And it's a good move, in my opinion. You don't have to worry about losing DVDs, you don't have to worry about degradation of said DVDs, you don't have to worry about annoying DRM, etc. The problem you have with XBox Live is a Dirt3 problem, not a Steam problem.
What are you using to play Dirt with? I used my Xbox 360 wired controller and it played like a dream and it looks fantastic as well. I don't understand your complaint I guess. And why did it take you WEEKS to get it set up, when it took me 2 days.
You dont' need a wheel to enjoy a racing title, XBOX 360 controller, every PC gamer should have one at this point as it integrates FLAWLESSLY with most of the new titles on the market today. It is literally PLUG and PLAY.
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