Salka Posted November 21, 2004 Unlocking Half-Life 2 on Dial-Up. Fuck you. Fuck fucking you. Fuck you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Intrepid Homoludens Posted November 21, 2004 HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! That sucks. What's the problem exactly? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erkki Posted November 21, 2004 It takes 15 minutes or so even if you have a fast connection as far as I know. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salka Posted November 21, 2004 In the deepest, darkest corner of Ireland, I can assure you it takes no less than .... 8 FUCKING HOURS!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Intrepid Homoludens Posted November 21, 2004 That REALLY sucks. What are you gonna do? Is it possible to use a download manager? Damn, I suspect not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salka Posted November 21, 2004 You can't see me now, but I'm crying like a girl. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erkki Posted November 21, 2004 Wait so it needs to download a lot of data while unlocking? I didn't know that. I thought it was just decrypting something ... You have the retail version right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Huz Posted November 21, 2004 Man, I weep for you. The unlocking process was trouble-free for me and I was still pissed off by it. Valve have annoyed so many people with this one, it's insane. I reckon it won't happen again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
General Fuzzy McBitty Posted November 22, 2004 It took me an hour and a half on the first day because of the overload. But yes, it downloads files to unlock the game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erwin_Br Posted November 22, 2004 It took me five minutes. It's all about timing, I guess. --Erwin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wormsie Posted November 22, 2004 Bad Timing, you mean. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mailman Posted November 22, 2004 Like Erwin, it only took me about five minutes from when I started Steam to when I was able to play it. Then again, I was being nerdy and got up early so I could unlock it immediately at release. I probably got in before the salivating horde of gamers DoSed Steam. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
General Fuzzy McBitty Posted November 22, 2004 I did it at around 530 pm EST. For the first hour and 15 minutes it wouldn't accept my steam ID. I was pissed. This is why I rate steam Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ryam BaCo Posted November 22, 2004 it took me "only" 5-10 minutes to unlock hl2, but this sucks! steam was checking (!) its datas for around 15 minutes till i was able to play hl2 again. fuck you, steam! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marek Posted November 22, 2004 Before you jump onto the "fuck you, steam!" bandwagon you may want to actually check the Steam updates page. That hl2 data file check was a bug fix for those who had their games crash when you start them. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Salka Posted November 22, 2004 You have the retail version right? No, it's an illegal downloaded warez pirate illegal pirate copy!!!1 The eight and a half hours to unlock it is including the time it's taking me to DOWNLOAD0rz IT!!!1 I haven't tried it since, so maybe something was wrong. I gave it to my brother because he has broadband. It went the way of all the other good games I've ever had and have been dumb enough to 'lend' to my brother. Sigh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ryam BaCo Posted November 22, 2004 Before you jump onto the "fuck you, steam!" bandwagon you may want to actually check the Steam updates page. That hl2 data file check was a bug fix for those who had their games crash when you start them. i want to decide when i want to update my hl2. why can't they use an optional online-update-function like in bioware's nwn or kotor??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tanukitsune Posted November 22, 2004 Hmm, now I wonder if I will be able to play the US version in my PC... My sister is on her honeymoon and his husband is buying himself a copy of HL 2, and another for me... But all this checking and unlocking worries me... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Intrepid Homoludens Posted November 22, 2004 Only if you got a slow dialup connection. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fum Posted November 22, 2004 I'm being kicked out of house for a week for de-leding (or some stupid shit), so I'm forced to wait until the 30th to get this game. (Or get it now and play it for a day then be forced to not play it for a week...nah, I couldn't handle that.) Hopefully these problems will have been fixed or smoothed over by then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erkki Posted November 23, 2004 No, it's an illegal downloaded warez pirate illegal pirate copy!!!1 The eight and a half hours to unlock it is including the time it's taking me to DOWNLOAD0rz IT!!!1 Blabla. I thought maybe you had the Steam version and hadn't preloaded all, but of course I forgot you said you have Dialup... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mailman Posted November 24, 2004 i want to decide when i want to update my hl2. why can't they use an optional online-update-function like in bioware's nwn or kotor??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Metalmickey Posted November 24, 2004 Heh. Yeah, that option's always been there. Apart from the friends network thing being shite, Steam's always worked fine in the 5 months or so I've been using it, and I think it's a great idea... for online only games anyway. It's a nause forcing people to go online just to activate something that many people will only be interested in the offline single player for though, but I guess they're just doing what they can to encourage people to buy legit copies of it, so I expect we'll see a lot more of this kind of thing in the future... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Erkki Posted November 24, 2004 Umm... didn't feel like making a new thread... Valve released another update for the Steam client. This update doesn't fix the sound stuttering bug, because that is now expected to be fixed tomorrow. [Yay! - erkki] Steam Client Changes: No longer require "remember password" to be checked to play offline Restart Steam, and the changes will be set into effect after it updates. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
