drew
Reformation
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join:2002-07-10
Port Orchard, WA
clubs: | reply to fenix_jn
Re: Oh great!
Every time steam loads itself for me, it pops up with an ad. |
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fenix_jn
join:2006-12-28
Miami, FL | reply to beatsnpieces
Yep. True. I have Steam since theyreleased HL2. I never seen any ads either outside or in game (like certaim BF versions). As far as invasive, yes they require steam to be running in order to launch games but still you can use 'offline mode'. |
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bear73
Metnav... Fly The Unfriendly Skies
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join:2001-06-09
Grand Forks Afb, ND
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one word. GREED.
a profitable business plan can mean long-term profits and long- term wealth, OR you can sell for a butt-load of cash NOW and get rich quick.
then you can concentrate on the Next Big Thing...
not to mention everyone seems to want everything NOW instead of working hard, saving, and accumulating wealth oer time.
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Combat Chuck
Too Many Cannibals
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join:2001-11-29
Erie, PA
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Doesn't mean they wouldn't offer at a later point. Google and Valve don't seem to be a good fit.
Valve has a very different style of developing games that would likely conflict with the interests of management at a larger company. I seriously doubt that they will sell out until most of the founders are ready to retire/leave. |
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Tomek
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join:2002-01-30
Brooklyn, NY | reply to viperlmw
Best C&C Games came out when Westwood was developing them.
Good old days. C&C3 wasn't bad, but I didn't enjoy it as much as the original. |
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Cune
join:2005-06-02
West Des Moines, IA | reply to Combat Chuck
Microsoft had their chance and passed on them. So did Yahoo. |
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FiL
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join:2005-08-16
Silver Spring, MD | reply to viperlmw
most of the better C&C games came out when EA wasn't the franchise owner. |
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cornelius785
join:2006-10-26
Worcester, MA
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as long as the ads being added into games fit the theme and feel of the game and are not obtrusive (no ads should alter the game play to make it easier or harder and no gigantic ads that cover walls), i probably wouldn't mind too much. i think it would be pretty hard to add ads to the hl2 universe or tf2 without destroying the feel, but CS seems more plausible. instead of generic computers, why not a computer by a real brand? would gun manufactures pay to push their guns into CS? instead of generic bottles and cans, why not coke or bud or smirnoff?
could be pretty interesting if the ads get hacked or adult orientated ads get mixed in, could lead for some interesting reactions. |
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Combat Chuck
Too Many Cannibals
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join:2001-11-29
Erie, PA
| reply to anonnnnnn
EA has been playing relatively nicely recently. EA also doesn't have a record of your whole life down to what commercial you get up to drop a deuce while you watch Lost. I'd rather have EA.
Either way, I seriously doubt this is at all true at this point. It would be more believable if it were Microsoft. |
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biaachmonkie
join:2001-04-27 | reply to DaMaGeINC
Why does anyone have to buy them? If they are successful why can't they just continue on their own? |
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beatsnpieces
join:2007-12-17
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said by dnoyeB  :Plus I paid for my game and I still have to watch Steam adds for more games. Its offensive. I can't stand installers putting icons on my desktop without asking, I certainly can't stand the way Steam injects itself into my experience. What ads are you referring to?? I have Steam running on my system 24/7 for the last 4 years and not once have I ever seen an ad. There is the Steam Update News page that sometimes pops up when starting Steam that shows any newly added games or sales which can be turned off within the settings menu. A page that sometimes pops up to inform you of newly available games hardly counts as invasive advertising. Also you can set Steam to go directly to your games list when it starts instead of the store page, again in the settings menu.
Every time I have installed a game with Steam (that would be hundreds of times at this point) the last thing that happens at the end of every install, without a single exception, is it asks "Would you like Steam to place a shortcut on your desktop?" at which point you can say no. It's amazing how much better software works when you learn how to use it and pay attention to what it's doing and what it's asking you. |
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biaachmonkie
join:2001-04-27 | reply to inurenegade
Nope, your SCREWED. EA is polluting Red Alert 3 with the same DRM garbage BS that they put into Spore. I was in the beta, and as soon as I heard that, I uninstalled it. I'm done with EA's crap. |
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axus
join:2001-06-18
Washington, DC | reply to DaMaGeINC
Google isn't always good, and they can always get worse. Nobody starts out intending to be a monopoly that behaves badly. |
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inurenegade
join:2006-06-11
Wilmington, DE | reply to viperlmw
I like command and conquer also. Every game i have purchased so far has not had any drm. Hopefully Red Alert 3 will be the same way... And i don't think Google buying valve is a bad thing at all. |
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dnoyeB
Ferrous Phallus
join:2000-10-09
Southfield, MI
| reply to drew
Me too. I like Half-Life 2. I put up with Steam because I was forced too. I hate it, and it has kept me from following Half-Life into many of its subsequent additions and enhancements. I love the idea of something to prevent hacking so we can have a fair game. But I can't stand all the junk with Steam.
Plus I paid for my game and I still have to watch Steam adds for more games. Its offensive.
I can't stand installers putting icons on my desktop without asking, I certainly can't stand the way Steam injects itself into my experience.
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viperlmw
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join:2005-01-25 | reply to Paulg
I guess I like Command and Conquer to much. I also seem to remember some other EA games I liked (to old to remember). So I guess I disagree that EA sucks. |
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NightLinks
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join:2001-06-04
Bronx, NY | reply to rudnicke
I would also like to go with google.
I just hope that they don't change anything and keep everything the way it is.
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spewak
R.I.P Dadkins
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Elk Grove, CA
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said by rudnicke :Guess I better enjoy my games before Google starts injecting ads into them. Oh, Google will inject something into them alright! 
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dsldude08
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join:2008-01-03
La Crosse, WI | reply to DaMaGeINC
lol |
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DaMaGeINC
The Lan Man
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join:2002-06-08
Greenville, SC
clubs: | reply to anonnnnnn
Yahoo over Google?????? WHAT!!!!!!!!!! Please tell me you are not going to have any kids! |
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