Half Life 1, CS 1.6, and Steam

[Ika]

Okay, this is a compilation of a bunch of little questions.

1. The original Half Life didn't come with Steam, but only with a product key, right?

2. This means that those who bought Half-Life before Steam came out and never registered their product on Steam means that it can still be done, right?

3. Now I get to my point (and I admit, I am begging). If someone has an unused, non-Steam-registered copy of Half-Life 1 laying around, could someone else (like me) use the product key to register for something like Counter-Strike 1.6 now?

 

[gorcorps]

Originally posted by: Aflac
Okay, this is a compilation of a bunch of little questions.

1. The original Half Life didn't come with Steam, but only with a product key, right?

2. This means that those who bought Half-Life before Steam came out and never registered their product on Steam means that it can still be done, right?

3. Now I get to my point (and I admit, I am begging). If someone has an unused, un-Steamed copy of Half-Life 1 laying around, could someone else (like me) use the product key to register for something like Counter-Strike 1.6 now?

yes to everything

 

[Kromis]

Originally posted by: gorcorps

Originally posted by: Aflac
Okay, this is a compilation of a bunch of little questions.

1. The original Half Life didn't come with Steam, but only with a product key, right?

2. This means that those who bought Half-Life before Steam came out and never registered their product on Steam means that it can still be done, right?

3. Now I get to my point (and I admit, I am begging). If someone has an unused, un-Steamed copy of Half-Life 1 laying around, could someone else (like me) use the product key to register for something like Counter-Strike 1.6 now?

yes to everything

And BTW, HL1 Anthology does not come with CS 1.6! Be wary of that!

 

[lupi]

3. Now I get to my point (and I admit, I am begging). If someone has an unused, un-Steamed copy of Half-Life 1 laying around, could someone else (like me) use the product key to register for something like Counter-Strike 1.6 now?

What is the question here, not a steam user so not sure (uninstalled my copy of HL/TF/CS/DOD after they started STEAMed)?

 

[Ika]

Originally posted by: lupi

3. Now I get to my point (and I admit, I am begging). If someone has an unused, un-Steamed copy of Half-Life 1 laying around, could someone else (like me) use the product key to register for something like Counter-Strike 1.6 now?

What is the question here, not a steam user so not sure (uninstalled my copy of HL/TF/CS/DOD after they started STEAMed)?

I am wondering if someone is willing to lend/give me a CS 1.6 CD key so I could register it on Steam and play. My reasoning here is that I don't want to pay $10 for an 8-year-old game that's going to get in-game advertising in the near future.

 

[lupi]

Ah.


Another reason I dislike it; whenever I've looked at their page I see several versions of the same game. How are you supposed to tell what's what. (Although seeing HL2 Collectors Editions sitting at WalMart on clearance many months after release did give me a chuckle)

its bad enough that eventually a bunch of the muliplayer games I have will crap out when the publisher decides to pull the plug on the authenticating server. Why the hell would I wat to experience the same for a single player game.


meh, I'm just venting now :beer:

 

[Inspector Jihad]

if i could i would, since i play source now. but unfortunately, you cant unlink a key after you use it for your account. sorry.

 

[Ika]

Originally posted by: Inspector Jihad
if i could i would, since i play source now. but unfortunately, you cant unlink a key after you use it for your account. sorry.

I know, that's why I was wondering if someone had a copy of HL1 which wasn't registered on Steam.

I guess an alternative would be someone who has 1.6 registered on Steam, but doesn't play it, and would be willing to let me use it. Depending on who it is, there would have to be some kind of trust thing going on there though.

 

[mulletgut]

Why not just install steam and buy CS:S. Its better than 1.6 and is $20.

I find it amusing that so many people complain about "in-game" advertising yet those same people will still watch TV, or go to movies which is all choc-a-block full of advertising. Do you not stand at a bus stop because there is advertising on the wall behind you?
How do you deal with the advertising here at AT?

I realise you're trying to score something for free, and there's nothing wrong with that (who doesn't like a freebie) but don't jump on the the "oh noes in-game advertising" bandwagon.

 

[Ika]

Originally posted by: mulletgut
Why not just install steam and buy CS:S. Its better than 1.6 and is $20.

I find it amusing that so many people complain about "in-game" advertising yet those same people will still watch TV, or go to movies which is all choc-a-block full of advertising. Do you not stand at a bus stop because there is advertising on the wall behind you?
How do you deal with the advertising here at AT?

I realise you're trying to score something for free, and there's nothing wrong with that (who doesn't like a freebie) but don't jump on the the "oh noes in-game advertising" bandwagon.

I already bought Half Life 2. CS Source is great and fun, and I prefer it. However, I found a group of people who play CS 1.6 competitively and I'd like to play with them a few times, for fun (and maybe for a long time).

Honestly, there's nothing wrong with in-game advertising, except that the whole point of in-game advertising is to make revenue. Buying an 8-year-old game for $10 (which is already far too much) and then getting hit with advertising just doesn't seem right to me. If they're going to include advertising, I think the game should at least be free. It's old enough anyway.

Funny you should mention advertising on AT, I actually use Adblock and besides, AT is free and television is free (we don't pay for cable TV, but we get it). I guess movies do count, but I don't go to the theatre, so that's a moot point.

 

[gorcorps]

Originally posted by: Aflac

Originally posted by: mulletgut
Why not just install steam and buy CS:S. Its better than 1.6 and is $20.

I find it amusing that so many people complain about "in-game" advertising yet those same people will still watch TV, or go to movies which is all choc-a-block full of advertising. Do you not stand at a bus stop because there is advertising on the wall behind you?
How do you deal with the advertising here at AT?

I realise you're trying to score something for free, and there's nothing wrong with that (who doesn't like a freebie) but don't jump on the the "oh noes in-game advertising" bandwagon.

I already bought Half Life 2. CS Source is great and fun, and I prefer it. However, I found a group of people who play CS 1.6 competitively and I'd like to play with them a few times, for fun (and maybe for a long time).

Honestly, there's nothing wrong with in-game advertising, except that the whole point of in-game advertising is to make revenue. Buying an 8-year-old game for $10 (which is already far too much) and then getting hit with advertising just doesn't seem right to me. If they're going to include advertising, I think the game should at least be free. It's old enough anyway.

Funny you should mention advertising on AT, I actually use Adblock and besides, AT is free and television is free (we don't pay for cable TV, but we get it). I guess movies do count, but I don't go to the theatre, so that's a moot point.

Cost and demand my friend... there's still enough demand for that game to warrant that price. You can't blame them for making money of the product long after you'd expect them to.

 

[PsharkJF]

PSA: I'm glad I don't play counterstrike. (Yay for TFC!)

 

[Ika]

Originally posted by: gorcorps
Cost and demand my friend... there's still enough demand for that game to warrant that price. You can't blame them for making money of the product long after you'd expect them to.

I suppose you're right... but if someone out there is willing to part with his/her unplayed copy of Half-Life, I would love to take it off their hands

 

[Ika]

Really, no one?