Steam Update

Steam News has word of a new minor update to the content delivery system. According to the accompanying post, the program will be patched on a weekly basis now, with the scheduled updates to take place every Wednesday at 10:00 p.m. EST (7:00 p.m. PST). Thanks Frans.
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So then it's official.
Nov 6, 2003, 11:31
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So then it's official. Nov 6, 2003, 11:31
Nov 6, 2003, 11:31
 
100% confirmation that Steam is and always will be a buggy POS, no matter what they do.

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Re: So then it's official.
Nov 6, 2003, 11:45
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Re: So then it's official. Nov 6, 2003, 11:45
Nov 6, 2003, 11:45
 
I can't think of a single app that doesn't get patched and updated to fix things. A big paranoid are we?

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Re: So then it's official.
Nov 6, 2003, 12:00
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Re: So then it's official. Nov 6, 2003, 12:00
Nov 6, 2003, 12:00
 
i'd say this is confirmation that steam is a program that valve will not give up on, and that they are committed to making it work.

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Re: So then it's official.
Nov 6, 2003, 12:03
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Re: So then it's official. Nov 6, 2003, 12:03
Nov 6, 2003, 12:03
 
usually i'd worry if something doesnt get updated enough, but for some reason, steam's got me thinking that its a POS for having (or is it needing?) this weekly attention.

steam seems ok to me, what is this weekly update in aid of? coz its seriously flawed or is it to show valves dedication?
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Re: So then it's official.
Nov 6, 2003, 12:12
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Re: So then it's official. Nov 6, 2003, 12:12
Nov 6, 2003, 12:12
 
I wouldn't mind if my GAMES needed weekly updates (heck, I play Everquest and Dark Age of Camelot). But this is like the INSTALLER needing weekly updates. And that's worrisome.

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Re: So then it's official.
Nov 6, 2003, 12:13
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Re: So then it's official. Nov 6, 2003, 12:13
Nov 6, 2003, 12:13
 
I can't think of a single app that doesn't get patched and updated to fix things. A big paranoid are we?


Yes. A program that has its source-code stollen and requires WEEKLY updates gives me "big" paranoia.

Especially if it wants to know my credit card info and home address.

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Re: So then it's official.
Nov 6, 2003, 12:17
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Re: So then it's official. Nov 6, 2003, 12:17
Nov 6, 2003, 12:17
 
i'd say this is confirmation that steam is a program that valve will not give up on, and that they are committed to making it work.
Too bad it's only to serve their own interests, and not those of their customers.

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Re: So then it's official.
Nov 6, 2003, 12:33
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Re: So then it's official. Nov 6, 2003, 12:33
Nov 6, 2003, 12:33
 
maybe they'll be updating STEAM's cheat/hack protection with these weekly updates. though I disagree with being forced to use STEAM, it seems people are a tad pessimistic.

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Re: So then it's official.
Nov 6, 2003, 12:54
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Re: So then it's official. Nov 6, 2003, 12:54
Nov 6, 2003, 12:54
 
Steam ate my dog and killed my homework!

Personally, Steam doesn't bother me. I am a bit bothered by them issuing the update at 10pm on a weeknight. You would figure that they would take into account CS/DoD/TFC league play.

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Talk about free publicity
Nov 6, 2003, 13:33
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Talk about free publicity Nov 6, 2003, 13:33
Nov 6, 2003, 13:33
 
>> the program will be patched on a weekly basis now, with the scheduled updates to take place every Wednesday at 10:00 p.m. EST

Well since everytime theres even the smallest little change in this POS, it gets posted on Blues News. I guess Valve will get permanant free advertising for this, every Wednesday at 10:00 p.m EST.

In order to save time Blue, you might want to make a little script to post the same item ever Wednesday.

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Re: Talk about free publicity
Nov 6, 2003, 14:34
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Nov 6, 2003, 14:34
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This news on the heels of Valve announcing daily interum patches to the weekly patch. Every keystroke of Valve's programmers will be turned into gel-like urine and delivered via steamholes in their customers' asses.

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Re: So then it's official.
Nov 6, 2003, 15:53
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Re: So then it's official. Nov 6, 2003, 15:53
Nov 6, 2003, 15:53
 
i'd say this is confirmation that steam is a program that valve will not give up on, and that they are committed to making it work.

i'd say this is confirmation that Valve hates us all and wants to make us suffer for all eternity.

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Re: So then it's official.
Nov 6, 2003, 16:10
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Nov 6, 2003, 16:10
 
I concur with Wowbagger's assessment.

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Re: So then it's official.
Nov 6, 2003, 16:49
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Re: So then it's official. Nov 6, 2003, 16:49
Nov 6, 2003, 16:49
 
Having a weekly, predetermined patch schedule will greatly decrease the amount of threads like these when Blues post that there is, yet again, another patch for Steam. It will avoid everyone questioning why a program needs so much patching.

Now we will only have these head shaking, fist shaking threads when Valve releases patches in between their scheduled patches. And I believe there is no doubt that this will happen.

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Re: So then it's official.
Nov 6, 2003, 16:57
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Re: So then it's official. Nov 6, 2003, 16:57
Nov 6, 2003, 16:57
 
As I understand it it was intentional for steam to deliver frequent patches as part of the anti cheat functionality, but since theres no word that this is what these patches are for or not who knows.

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Re: So then it's official.
Nov 6, 2003, 17:02
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Re: So then it's official. Nov 6, 2003, 17:02
Nov 6, 2003, 17:02
 
The only reason they would scheadule regular patches would be copy/cheat protection.

This is a *good* thing.

If it was just bug patches (are there any more Steam bugs left?) there would be no need to patch regularly.

Also, I seriously doubt any anticheat updates will be documented. That just gives hackers a leg up.

Also, to the person who claimed this was like weekly advertisment: I ask, advertisment for what? Steam? Is someone really going to read Blues News, see that Steam was patched this week (like every week) and decide to buy a Valve game? Huh? Pretty much everyone who reads Blues News knows Steam exists. This won't change with weekly update posts.

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Re: GAH!!
Nov 6, 2003, 20:27
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Nov 6, 2003, 20:27
 
I just find it funny that a lot of people must have seen the movie "catch me if you can". I keep seeing people type out, "I concur", instead of I agree.

I guess it just shows the impressionable age of the kids around here. "I concur"... indeed.

It's really as pathetic as the people who quickly make their game name Aragorn or Legolas because they saw a movie. Those names have been around for half a century! But like I said, it just shows the impressionable age of the kids around here.

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Re: GAH!!
Nov 6, 2003, 20:38
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Re: GAH!! Nov 6, 2003, 20:38
Nov 6, 2003, 20:38
 
It's really as pathetic as the people who quickly make their game name Aragorn or Legolas because they saw a movie. Those names have been around for half a century!
And the word "concur" has been around a lot longer than "Catch Me If You Can".

I've never seen that movie, is it any good?

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Re: GAH!!
Nov 6, 2003, 20:51
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Re: GAH!! Nov 6, 2003, 20:51
Nov 6, 2003, 20:51
 
I was concuring long before that movie ever hit the silver screen... heh.

Seriously, it is not a very obsure word. For example, the online comic Cute Wendy, I recall, used it a lot.

As for you labeling it as "pathetic"... hrm...

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Re: GAH!!
Nov 6, 2003, 22:39
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Re: GAH!! Nov 6, 2003, 22:39
Nov 6, 2003, 22:39
 
OBVIOUSLY IT WAS AROUND BEFORE THAT MOVIE!!!@!!@!@!@!!

That's the point. Some people use less common words on a regular basis, but because that movie came out more people began saying "I concur" & "Do you concur?" than ever before. Why did this happen? BECAUSE CHILDREN ARE HIGHLY IMPRESSIONABLE & ARE LIKE APES WHO MIMIC TO MAKE UP FOR THEIR LACK OF EXPERIENCE.

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