drew
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join:2002-07-10
Port Orchard, WA
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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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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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dnoyeB
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join:2000-10-09
Southfield, MI
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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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dnoyeB
"Then said I, Wisdom [is] better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom [is] despised, and his words are not heard. " Ecclesiastes 9:16
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drew
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Port Orchard, WA
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interesting. the platform only took off due to the popularity of counterstrike back then. I used it. I hated it. I will likely never purchase another game from that system again. Too many problems with not being able to play in a LAN setting if there was no internet.
However, I do wonder why they didn't approach the Penny Arcade online distribution platform. It's named something with "green" in the title.
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