dynamitejim
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http://www.steampowered.com/index.php?area=news&id=325
BRONZE -- $49.95
SILVER -- $59.95
GOLD -- $89.95
BRONZE -- $49.95
SILVER -- $59.95
GOLD -- $89.95
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Half-Life 2 Steam Offers Ready Thursday
- Thread starter dynamitejim
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CrimsonSkies
Member
Piss on steam. I want my box / disc /manual.
Outdoor Miner
Member
So if I take this offer, I would be able to play CS:S tomorrow?
I've been dying for a new FPS lately. Dur dur, i know it's not new... you know what i mean.
I've been dying for a new FPS lately. Dur dur, i know it's not new... you know what i mean.
Misleading thread title:
So I'm giving Valve 60 bucks for Silver (Which is fucking ridiculous) for CZ: Source? Half Life 2 will be made available upon release (November). I'll wait for the box version then if they are gonna make you wait until game release to get it over Steam. At least I'll get extra stuff with it for nearly the same price.
So I'm giving Valve 60 bucks for Silver (Which is fucking ridiculous) for CZ: Source? Half Life 2 will be made available upon release (November). I'll wait for the box version then if they are gonna make you wait until game release to get it over Steam. At least I'll get extra stuff with it for nearly the same price.
WHOAguitarninja
Member
Whats the difference between silver and gold and bronze?
ravingloon
Member
I knew Steam wouldn't be giving any deals. So for the Bronze you save a whopping 5 dollars off the retail package that you actually own (Assuming no one has it on sale). What a rip.
dynamitejim
Member
Well I'm sure developing the software for Steam and buying/maintaining the hardware for it wasn't cheap. Plus, if you download all the games that come with the silver package you're probably looking at 6+ GB of bandwidth.
Crazymoogle
Member
I think the prices should be expected until Valve has broken free from Viviendi - at a $5 savings, they can test the waters and leave Viviendi concerned but not not immediately face charges of "trying to destroy our business" like they would with, say, a $20 savings. In the future, when their contract is over and they can dictate terms, publishers will go in knowing that Valve can cut them off at the knees on this sort of thing.
dynamitejim said:
Sure it costs money, but it doesn't excuse that there's almost no savings. I mean, at least sell the game for $10 less. They don't have to pay packaging costs, nor publisher royalties. They sure can do much better than just $5 off.
Steam's the other thing. I frankly could care less about it. It sure is a nice delivery service, but why the hell do we have to wait until VU ships the product? Sure, there's a legal issue at work, but wouldn't this be one of the main advantages of using Steam? If "I'm paying for it", I sure want to see the benefits. Even then, this doesn't excuse it. Why? Because everyone that buys the game can use Steam free of charge (regardless of whether it was a retail product or not.)
I guess I just don't see enough reasons why the game should only be $5 less than the retail version, when there's no retailers, publishers nor manufacturing costs involved in it.
dynamitejim
Member
It's most likely related to the problems with the contract they've fighting over. Vivendi doesn't like Valve bypassing them and getting all the money from Steam sales. I'm sure Valve offering incentives like HL:S/DOD:S, releasing it before retail, and undercutting them by a significant amount would bring some complications to the lawsuit.
Well, the game is done. It seems like Vivendi might be holding onto it to release it closer to the Thanksgiving shopping period.
Banjo Tango
Member
Is there any chance of a GAF CS game tomorrow?
Burger
Member
IJoel said:
Get a grip.
Valve deserve the money. The costs involved in running steam must be massive. By purchasing the game via Steam, you not only get it slightly cheaper, but you have the game the very second the game is released. Also, you are giving your money to the developers, who in turn have more money to make the games you like.
You sir have 2 options. Buy the game or don't buy the game. I suspect you'll choose the former.
Nester
Member
Banjo Tango said:
Thursday night is my weekly get together with my buddies for LAN, but we're all connected to the net so I'd be up for joining any games going on with GAF.
Edit: How were the ATi vouchers distributed? Anyone get one other then buying a card by itself? My parents sent me a brand new Dell with a Radeon 9800 Pro 128 meg card for my birthday earlier this year, and I didn't really ever go through the papers. Should I be searching for a voucher, or were they only given out when purchasing the card alone?
Oh man, this is SOOOO good for Euro people. With the Euro on 1.23 the Silver package only costs 48 Euros for us 
The gold one only 73 Euros
EDIT: One thing though; with the gold package, you get a collection box, t-shirt, hat, etc.. Are they going to ship that stuff to you?! And at what costs!?
And for the people physically wanting a copy, I believe Valve once said that at an additional fee you can have a hard copy send to you
The gold one only 73 Euros EDIT: One thing though; with the gold package, you get a collection box, t-shirt, hat, etc.. Are they going to ship that stuff to you?! And at what costs!?
And for the people physically wanting a copy, I believe Valve once said that at an additional fee you can have a hard copy send to you
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Vennt
Unconfirmed Member
$10 for DoD:Source... (I'm an ATI voucher holder)
Worth it to me, Silver it is
Worth it to me, Silver it is
Doom_Bringer
Banned
can I buy a cd key online from steam right now?
clipunderground
Member
Don't be a bunch of suckers guys. That shit is a ripoff!
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Vennt
Unconfirmed Member
I don't see how paying the same amount as 2 pints of beer for an upgrade that includes DoD:Source & HL:Source is a ripoff.
You can always just buy HL2 for $49 if you think the extras are not worth it.
Choice doesn't equal ripoff in my opinion, now if they'd ONLY made the Silver & Gold packages available I'd be inclined to agree, but they didn't. So I don't.
You can always just buy HL2 for $49 if you think the extras are not worth it.
Choice doesn't equal ripoff in my opinion, now if they'd ONLY made the Silver & Gold packages available I'd be inclined to agree, but they didn't. So I don't.
Banjo Tango
Member
What if we don't want a box / manual / disc?clipunderground said:
Hell, I pay my friends $10 to incinerate the packing of any new game I install, so this'll be saving me money.
Plus, CS:Source a month early... Plus, Vivendi sees little to none of this cash.
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Why is Vivendi the evil ones here? They signed a contract with Valve to distribute the game for them and Valve turns around and tries to stab them in the back by competing with Vivendi through steam!
Banjo Tango
Member
I have friends who worked at Dynamix and Sierra. But Dynamix in particular... so a lot of their hate brushed off on to me.open_mouth_ said:
There's also the ongoing IP lawsuit. I can't honestly say I'm informed enough to know who's legally in the right, but in most IP lawsuits, I find it very hard not to sympathize with the creator.
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Vennt
Unconfirmed Member
My opinion:
Vivendi = Killed Dynamix - Bad
Vivendi = Killed Papyrus - Very Baaaad
Vivendi = Trying to steal Half-Life IP *and* force Valve into a contract for future title(s) - EVIL
Vivendi = Killed Dynamix - Bad
Vivendi = Killed Papyrus - Very Baaaad
Vivendi = Trying to steal Half-Life IP *and* force Valve into a contract for future title(s) - EVIL
Banjo Tango
Member
2 hours from now.