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Game Forum / Action Games / Half Life / September 2005DOD:Source and Collectors Edition HL2
Well, it appears that you have to buy the HL2 Gold or Silver editions through Steam in order to have AND play DoD: Source. I used my HL1 original CD key and my HL2 Collectors Edition key with Steam. I pre-loaded DoD:Source and so now it is in the "Just Released" part of the games list with only Purchase and Update News available in my Options for that game. It is NOT unlocked as Valve said it would be a year ago, nor can I purchase it thru Steam. I'm fairly sure there is a law somewhere that covers issues like this. Valve wrote the game, Valve controls the game, Valve is responsible to all buyers of the game. Not Vivendi. I'm real sorry Valve didn't get much money from my purchase of the HL2 Collectors Edition. Valve is the one that stated that's the same as buying the Gold Edition through Steam. I want my DoD: Source game unlocked now, Valve. McG. For a reg at a.g.h-l I can't seriously believe you didn't realise that none of the initial retail versions of HL2 included DoD:S. It was clearly stated this was the case from the very beginning. That is the reason why I, and many other DoD fans bought Silver through Steam. DoD: S SHOULD be available for purchase through Steam at a cost of $20 US to any users who do not already own a licence (Silver/Gold). > For a reg at a.g.h-l I can't seriously believe you didn't realise that > none of the initial retail versions of HL2 included DoD:S. It was [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > DoD: S SHOULD be available for purchase through Steam at a cost of $20 > US to any users who do not already own a licence (Silver/Gold). Just out of curiousity, how much were/are the silver and gold packages? http://www.steampowered.com/?area=product_packageoffers Remember prices are $US. >From memory Silver cost me $50US which was $84AU at the time. > For a reg at a.g.h-l I can't seriously believe you didn't realise that > none of the initial retail versions of HL2 included DoD:S. It was [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > DoD: S SHOULD be available for purchase through Steam at a cost of $20 > US to any users who do not already own a licence (Silver/Gold). Yeah, I found last night after posting; THAT purchase option IS available to me :o\ Not like I really want to PLAY DoD any version, I just think it should be available to CE buyers the same as Gold ed buyers. McG. > I pre-loaded DoD:Source and so now it is in the "Just Released" part of the > games list with only Purchase and Update News available in my Options for that > game. It is NOT unlocked as Valve said it would be a year ago, nor can I > purchase it thru Steam. Why can't you purchase it through Steam? You said the option is there. Glad you are safe, BTW :) -- Paul >> I pre-loaded DoD:Source and so now it is in the "Just Released" part of >> the games list with only Purchase and Update News available in my Options [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > -- > Paul Thanks, yep, everyone made it thru this one. Happily it wasn't near as severe as it started out looking to be. I found last night that the option to buy DoD:Source IS available to me. I don't really like DoD, but just think that it SHOULD be free to CE buyers just like Gold buyers. McG. >>> I pre-loaded DoD:Source and so now it is in the "Just Released" part of the >>> games list with only Purchase and Update News available in my Options for [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > like Gold buyers. > McG. Yeah, I agree - although I paid for DoD:S last night anyway... hmm. Did Valve really say it would be free to CE owners? >>>> I pre-loaded DoD:Source and so now it is in the "Just Released" part of >>>> the games list with only Purchase and Update News available in my [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > Yeah, I agree - although I paid for DoD:S last night anyway... hmm. Did > Valve really say it would be free to CE owners? No, my mis-remembering (old codger, remember?). Valve never said we/I would get DoD:Source. I just thought they would. They gave us DoD, not the source version. DoD just isn't my cuppa. Neither was RTCW or any squad based action. That is a Valve entry into a realm I'm not interested in, and I'm sure there will be more to come. Some I will like and some I won't. I was simply miffed that it was not instantly available to us CE buyers. But if you buy the Gold or even lowly Silver thru Steam you get it free. This showcases a bit of a mess created by the Valve (Steam) vs Vivendi (retail hardcopy) dispute and settlement. Valve is (to ME) discretely thumbing their bird of paradise to all of us who did NOT purchase direct from them through Steam. I bet they resent having to support any copies of the game from which Vivendi made the profit. Thing is, it IS Valves game, there WERE two discrete chanels from which to purchase, and that's not the consumers fault and should not be a problem to the consumer. But I do resent being treated like the 'redheaded freckled stepkid'. Well, that's it then. I'll just get it off my hd. McG. > But if you buy the Gold or even lowly Silver thru Steam you get it free. > This showcases a bit of a mess created by the Valve (Steam) vs Vivendi > (retail hardcopy) dispute and settlement. Valve is (to ME) discretely > thumbing their bird of paradise to all of us who did NOT purchase direct > from them through Steam. This is precisely the case: Valve quite knowingly is pissing on retail CE buyers. All they had to do is offer a $10 discount for CE owners and I'd have bought it. As it is, instead of $10 of essentially pure profit, they will get nothing from me. In addition it has soured me to future Valve products. rms I'm certain, upon reading that, they are shattered.... Probably never make another game.. Tsk, Tsk..... On Tue, 27 Sep 2005 23:03:38 GMT, "rim jobber" <rsquires@flashREMOVE.net> wrote: >> But if you buy the Gold or even lowly Silver thru Steam you get it free. >> This showcases a bit of a mess created by the Valve (Steam) vs Vivendi [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >rms -- "I was wrong once when I thought I had made a mistake..." Jack Harney > I'm certain, upon reading that, they are shattered.... Probably never > make another game.. Tsk, Tsk..... Dropping all the sarcasm; no matter how they or anyone paint it up, at the end of the paragraph, they've still simply acted out with a little normal human sliminess. Great business practice with the public. They've shown me they're just as f.cked up as Ubisoft or Vivendi. It's the human thing. I can deal with that. McG. > On Tue, 27 Sep 2005 23:03:38 GMT, "rim jobber" > <rsquires@flashREMOVE.net> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Jack Harney |
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