Steam sucks - unless you have FIOS, Steam really sucks

[MichaelD]

So I received FEAR2 in the mail today (I know, welcome to last year) and was very excited. Several days ago I had downloaded the 1.3 patch (330MB) so that I'd be all ready to patch it up and play.

As soon as it began installing, I saw the Steam installer popup and said "Oh shit."
Sure enough, 15 minutes later, after loading both DVDs, Steam starts updating the game...at 100KB/s download (my max download speed). I paused the DL and tried to patch manually: "FEAR2 is not installed. Installer will now exit." Didn't I just install it? Guess not.

I want to play the damn game now, not in "330MB/100KB/s = next frickn' week!!!"

That's all. I feel marginally better now. Thanks.

 

[Crono]

Thread by GodlessAstronmer in PC Gaming on this subject already.
http://forums.anandtech.com/me...=2306310&enterthread=y

And Steam does not suck, it does what it is supposed to and does it well. Steam can't be blamed if you don't have adequate download speeds (sorry, but that's not their fault).

 

[Ns1]

I love steam.

Got TF2 without ever leaving the house.

 

[MichaelD]

Originally posted by: Ns1
I love steam.

Got TF2 without ever leaving the house.

You must be one of those lucky 6MB/s download guys, right? /jealous

 

[KeithTalent]

Repost and wrong forum.

KT

 

[Nik]

You should have read the box. Your fault. Next time, unplug your ethernet cable so it can't check for updates.

 

[MichaelD]

Originally posted by: Nik
You should have read the box. Your fault. Next time, unplug your ethernet cable so it can't check for updates.

I bought it online; couldn't read the box. Paused the autoupdate and tried manually patching it; no go.

Woohoo. 11%. At this rate I should be playing in 90 minutes or so. :roll:

 

[Nik]

Originally posted by: MichaelD

Originally posted by: Nik
You should have read the box. Your fault. Next time, unplug your ethernet cable so it can't check for updates.

I bought it online; couldn't read the box. Paused the autoupdate and tried manually patching it; no go.

Woohoo. 11%. At this rate I should be playing in 90 minutes or so. :roll:

So I received FEAR2 in the mail today

What did you get, 2 CDs in paper sleeves and nothing else?

 

[MichaelD]

Originally posted by: Nik

Originally posted by: MichaelD

Originally posted by: Nik
You should have read the box. Your fault. Next time, unplug your ethernet cable so it can't check for updates.

I bought it online; couldn't read the box. Paused the autoupdate and tried manually patching it; no go.

Woohoo. 11%. At this rate I should be playing in 90 minutes or so. :roll:

So I received FEAR2 in the mail today

What did you get, 2 CDs in paper sleeves and nothing else?

Retail box. Bought from Amazon.

 

[OCGuy]

I :heart: steam

 

[zoiks]

Originally posted by: MichaelD

Originally posted by: Ns1
I love steam.

Got TF2 without ever leaving the house.

You must be one of those lucky 6MB/s download guys, right? /jealous

I've got Comcast at 12-15mb download speeds (9mb upload). They recently upgraded my connection.

 

[Nik]

Originally posted by: MichaelD

Originally posted by: Nik

Originally posted by: MichaelD

Originally posted by: Nik
You should have read the box. Your fault. Next time, unplug your ethernet cable so it can't check for updates.

I bought it online; couldn't read the box. Paused the autoupdate and tried manually patching it; no go.

Woohoo. 11%. At this rate I should be playing in 90 minutes or so. :roll:

So I received FEAR2 in the mail today

What did you get, 2 CDs in paper sleeves and nothing else?

Retail box. Bought from Amazon.

couldn't read the box

You can't read?



The box should say on the outside that it requires Steam or will install Steam.

Besides, what are you, on dialup?

 

[Ns1]

Originally posted by: MichaelD

Originally posted by: Ns1
I love steam.

Got TF2 without ever leaving the house.

You must be one of those lucky 6MB/s download guys, right? /jealous

it still took an hour to download ^_^

 

[Malak]

Originally posted by: Nik

You can't read?



The box should say on the outside that it requires Steam or will install Steam.

Besides, what are you, on dialup?

He bought it online, so he didn't have the box when he bought it.

I recently purchased a game from D2D that apparantly required Steam. Yeah, that's how ridiculous it is now. There aren't warnings for this stuff. There are some good points to Steam, sure, but I'd rather avoid getting most games on Steam. I don't want to rely on a third-party program to make sure the game runs at all, especially if the internet goes down. My games should only be dependant on my computer.

 

[Lean L]

steam rocks, but then again, i get 1.8MB/s down

 

[spaceman]

no steam duznt suck Mike.
why
becauz it has l4d and the only wtp l4d is on steam(legit)
and im here to tell u
l4d is so well worth the hassle of steam+ that it made me a believer
fear 2..whats that noise..u need to get l4d and forget about fear becuase once u do ull be on the rode to steam heaven

 

[slsmnaz]

never had an issue with Steam but I do have 20/5 fios

 

[Chiropteran]

Steam is great. Retail boxed games that require Steam are terrible.

 

[SunnyD]

1.1MB/sec average says it doesn't suck (for me).

 

[Molondo]

Originally posted by: spaceman
no steam duznt suck Mike.
why
becauz it has l4d and the only wtp l4d is on steam(legit)
and im here to tell u
l4d is so well worth the hassle of steam+ that it made me a believer
fear 2..whats that noise..u need to get l4d and forget about fear becuase once u do ull be on the rode to steam heaven

r u srsly sure aboot l5d? i hurd its not vary gud.

 

[MotF Bane]

FIOS wins.

 

[Nik]

Originally posted by: Malak

Originally posted by: Nik

You can't read?



The box should say on the outside that it requires Steam or will install Steam.

Besides, what are you, on dialup?

He bought it online, so he didn't have the box when he bought it.

No shit, you don't say? :roll:

1) Buy online
2) Receive physical retail box
3) Read box

Don't be a dumbass, Malak.

Besides, I'm giving MichaelD a hard time. Not you.

Now... back to MichaelD ribbing ...

 

[natto fire]

If Spaceman endorses steam then you know it's good.

Plus I am déjà vu. Is it 2004-5 all over again and are we going to be seeing a rash of these types of threads? When I used Steam I had zero problems with it. Sold my account though, because I don't have much use for it on my netbook.

 

[MichaelD]

Originally posted by: Malak

Originally posted by: Nik

You can't read?



The box should say on the outside that it requires Steam or will install Steam.

Besides, what are you, on dialup?

He bought it online, so he didn't have the box when he bought it.

I recently purchased a game from D2D that apparantly required Steam. Yeah, that's how ridiculous it is now. There aren't warnings for this stuff. There are some good points to Steam, sure, but I'd rather avoid getting most games on Steam. I don't want to rely on a third-party program to make sure the game runs at all, especially if the internet goes down. My games should only be dependant on my computer.

Thank you. Apparently, it's Nik that can't read; I only said I bought it online twice.

I agree with you; playing the game shouldn't be dependent on my internet connection. I own the software and a legal key; I should be able to load and play.

 

[Nik]

Wow, you both totally and absolutely fail. You bought it online, had it shipped to you. You can then read the box before installation. You can unplug your ethernet cable so it can't check for updates so you can play it.

Holy facepalm, batman. Am I talking to gradeschoolers?