To have Steam say "Your subscription to Half-Life 2 Retail Collectors has not been completed...However you can play Half-Life 2 Retail Collectors in the meantime..."
At which point I'm taken to a download dialouge!?
Ok... then it tells me I can't because the servers are busy.
I got this same message when I tried the first 2 times. On the third time I told it to install the SDK as well and it worked? Go figure.
LOL, that was the biggest slap in the face of all. Seems like you're done with this hassel, then whoops no, sorry, still can't play. Felt like someone at Valve/Vivendi wanted ppl to be able to play the retail version temporarily even if servers were down but at the last minute changed their mind.
Feeling really foolish for not buying it online. Much less BS to deal with. Can't wait till the no CD patch comes out. It's like having to play an MMORPG with the disc... makes no sense.
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WOW, 14 pages, 280 posts. Will we break 500? I think it's possible!
This comment was edited on Nov 16, 18:25.