Out of the Blue

Wow, I have to say, I am pretty damn blown away by how incredible Half-Life 2 is.... The only thing more impressive than turning out such an effort is doing so after managing to do so much to raise expectations in advance. Just.... wow.

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Re: HL2 in Toronto
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Re: HL2 in Toronto Nov 17, 2004, 13:52
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Im with you on this one #27 I will not buy this game nor will I buy off on Steam or being called a thief because thats exactly what valve has done is call us all a bunch of thieving pirates. I really dont care how good HL2 is I wont pay for some stupid ass service just to active the game.

Uh... ooookay. As the person who posted #27, I'd like to say that your reading comprehension is pretty fucking abysmal.

I was advocating buying from Steam. I bought boxed, but there was no reason to do so. And after having spent about a half hour shuffling CDs, I really wish I'd bought via Steam. (No, haven't played yet -- had to come back to work while it was decrypting).

As for the rest of your rant -- if you really feel that way, then quit buying games. Because they all "call us a bunch of thieving pirates" -- whether it's through an online activation or by a CD check. Frankly, I'd rather have the online authentication. At least then I don't have to swap CDs every time I want to play a different game.

And you're not paying for "some stupid ass service just to activate the game". Steam is free. You don't have to pay a freaking penny for it. Ok, technically, it's part of the game price. Deal with it. So is advertising, marketing, and all kinds of other crap. You don't get a say in them either.

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