evil solrac v3.0
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no, i just bought it at the thq store for 7.50. i didn't even see it on sale before.
nope, nothing.
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no, i just bought it at the thq store for 7.50. i didn't even see it on sale before.
nope, nothing.
Psy-Phi
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Are you sure the purchase went through? Check your CC/PayPal/Bank; there's a check box that says "confirm" on the final stage of the purchasing that I sometimes forget to check in my anticipation of downloading the game.evil solrac v3.0 said:
Maybe you did all that, just asking because I can't be sure unless you say it
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evil solrac v3.0 said:
Wha? THQ Store...Steam thread. Why posted here? I must have missed something on the previous page.
evil solrac v3.0
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Order Details
Order Number:******8011
Order Date: 7/17/2010
Order Status: Order Submitted
Billing Address:
Jose smith
123 anytown avenue
apt 4a
BRONX, NY
10***
US
that's what the page says now. so i guess i have to wait? lame......
names and info changed obviously.
Order Number:******8011
Order Date: 7/17/2010
Order Status: Order Submitted
Billing Address:
Jose smith
123 anytown avenue
apt 4a
BRONX, NY
10***
US
that's what the page says now. so i guess i have to wait? lame......
names and info changed obviously.
Psy-Phi
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I'm thinking they're having a problem that Valve runs into on games that suddenly hit a magical price point that makes everyone want to buy it. Like FUEL, they may have run out of keys (temporarily or for the duration of the sale -- I'll hope the latter, I'm interested in it as well at $12.50). Sucks, but even digital products have a limit when there are keys associated.evil solrac v3.0 said:
That or their money server is just getting slammed hard.
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evil solrac v3.0 said:
That's what you get for living in anytown avenue...
I've been trying to use a fake address but it keeps telling me its unable to process my request. I'm in Canada so I figured maybe they had some blocking this so I use ultrasurf and that didn't work. I guess it's because I'm trying to pay with a pre-paid mastercard gift card thats from Canada or something.
I want to buy metro2033, and Chaos Rising. If anyone wants to help a fellow gaffer out, I could pay you back with paypal. Or i could give you the info for the gift card I have (it has 25$ canadian on it)
I had surgery recently and am on painkillers and can't really do anything for the next couple days except sit here and play games.
I want to buy metro2033, and Chaos Rising. If anyone wants to help a fellow gaffer out, I could pay you back with paypal. Or i could give you the info for the gift card I have (it has 25$ canadian on it)
I had surgery recently and am on painkillers and can't really do anything for the next couple days except sit here and play games.
evil solrac v3.0
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now some files are corrupted!
Psy-Phi
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Probably your IP address actually.Dipper145 said:
But also, the address is for billing information; if it doesn't match the card you wouldn't get through (though I guess a pre-paid card wouldn't have to worry about that? But then there's the matter of where it was activated, that is tracked after all).
Nemesis121
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Free game is always great.... First Portal now Alien Storm....
speculawyer
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I think it is just a shitty e-tail site. Why doesn't it just give you the key instantly instead of emailing it?Psy-Phi said:
godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
Can Metro 2033 and DoW: Chaos Rising be added to Steam?
evil solrac v3.0
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well it finally works after re-downloading. THQ store better fix their shit if they want repeat business.
yes.
yes.
godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
Thank you. I purchased them. I don't know how long it will take. I am just hoping it went through.evil solrac v3.0 said:
Psy-Phi
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Firestorm said:
Just got finished playing, was just going to test it after I read your post, but then I decided to try out some of my new tunes
. What's it do? Just close immediately? Were you playing on a different screen from the last time you played? I had a problem with The Secret Of Monkey Island SE like that, where it would close instantly, and found out it was because the res was set too high.You did say you changed the res though so it sounds like you thought of that. Did you change an .ini file or can you launch the game but not start any music?
speculawyer said:
Well, it seems like the first people to buy got the key instantly (I didn't see any complaints anyway). But you are probably right, and I do agree; especially if you don't choose to have download guarantee.
I was actually on a different screen at first but switched it back and still no go. It crashes immediately. Didn't change any settings. Only change I can think of is my 360 controller is now synced to my PC =/ I wanted to play it on my TV instead of KB&M on monitor.Psy-Phi said:Just got finished playing, was just going to test it after I read your post, but then I decided to try out some of my new tunes
You did say you changed the res though so it sounds like you thought of that. Did you change an .ini file or can you launch the game but not start any music?
godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
Ehh... how long is this going to take? I already got charged. I want to get my code asap to start downloading and if possible play it before I go out tonight...
Psy-Phi
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Firestorm said:
Hmm. Didn't change any drivers or anything of the sort (new codec packs?). It's odd that it would just exit. You said you downloaded it again, did you also try "verify integrity of game cache", it should be good since you just downloaded it again but it's worth a shot.
Is your TV still connected? Disable it if so. Can't recall the game but one of the hundreds I have had an issue if two screens were spanned (it'd be fine if they were mirrored).
Found this thread at the Steam Forums, hope it helps you if you haven't seen it already.
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1234343 (it's about the same problem, crashes on launch).
godhandiscen said:
Patience is a virtue (that I don't have, but maybe I can impart my new wisdom to you).
I stayed up for a lot longer than I wanted to last night waiting for it. Had I just waited, I'd have woken up earlier and saw it waiting. (I ordered shortly after posing above at 3:09AM, and got it at about 6AM). Guess maybe 2 1/2 hours?
I get what you're saying though, it's kind of hard to trust a site you've never shopped at before, especially with one with such a shoddy system. Even though it is THQ (I began to get paranoid and thought that I had perhaps not ordered it from them since you get no confirmation at all -- go to the support link on their page and put in your e-mail addy and last 6 digits of the credit card number. That put that paranoia to rest).
I say don't wait up, the steam servers aren't slammed with a super sale this weekend, so your download speeds should be fantastic. (I also waited for it to finish downloading to try it out -- but couldn't stay awake after about an hour, and it only had like 20 more minutes to go).
godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
Ohh, its not a matter of patience. I just hadn't read the thread and I was thinking something went wrong and I had to call customer support. If 3.5hrs is what you experienced then I guess I shouldn't count on the codes arriving today. It's fine, thank's for the info.Psy-Phi said:
Yeah, I only ever have one monitor enabled at once =/ Tried verifying earlier as well along with some of the tips in that thread. I'm going to assume that Windows updated something and I didn't notice and that's the conflict. Maybe it'll be fixed in the future. I just finally got off my ass and synced my 360 controller and wanted to try it out.
Nemesis121
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evlcookie said:
Just happen to me......restarted steam and it was fine.
despite just owning a netbook, and knowing I'd have issues, I downloaded civ3. I messed with the .ini file to get it to load despite it requiring a higher resolution (1024x768) that the netbook runs at(1024x600), and that's fine however I'm trying to figure out if there is any way to be able to scroll around in-game so that I can see the bottom 168 pixels
Psy-Phi
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Javaman said:
You know you can back it up yourself, use a DVD, USB thumb drive or hard drive (preferably disc, in a nice case).
You pay for the convenience of them keeping a backup for you, or back it up yourself. If the 5 bucks is gonna break the deal for you, the sub 1/4 of a dollar dvd shouldn't.
I mean your other options, if you still want to play the game, is to buy a retail version or from a different DD service that operates a service allowing you "unlimited downloads*" (and charge premium prices for anything not on sale). Either way you go, you're gonna be paying more if you don't want to go this route and back it up yourself.
* = unlimited unless they go out of business
You should always back up everything you download and desire to keep around anyway. I've got all of my Steam, Impulse, D2D,& EA Store games backed up on an external HDD that also backs up all my media purchases from Zune, Amazon & iTunes. Once a month I make sure to stay current. The drive could fail though, so I really should put these on DVD's or a 2nd hard drive.
Speaking of media, I can't re-download my Amazon/iTunes media again. And they don't even offer a service I know about to let you.
godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
Just an update. The e-mail with the codes never arrived. Should I worry?
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I had to go to www.findmyorder.com and enter in my order number to get my code.godhandiscen said:
Psy-Phi
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Wasn't sure about that site until I saw that it was associated with Digital River (and since THQ's store is through Digital River it should be fine), but you should probably just use the tool built into their store front for that.SapientWolf said:
Support > What is my order status? > same inputs as what's on the URL you just posted.
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Diablohead
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I just noticed in the new release tab that the fallout 3 DLC is all there as seperate packages now £5.99 each. SOoeone here was on about wanting the DLC without buying the GOTY version.
Personally for the price of all that DLC you are best buying the GOTY in a sale.
Personally for the price of all that DLC you are best buying the GOTY in a sale.
crimsonheadGCN
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Direct2Drive has a special for preordering Civilization V right now and you get for $49.99:
http://www.direct2drive.com/0/9611/product/Buy-Sid-Meier’s-Civilization-V-Download
http://www.direct2drive.com/0/9611/product/Buy-Sid-Meier’s-Civilization-V-Download
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Diablohead said:
A lot of us bought the original Fallout 3 though, and don't want all of the DLC. It's about damn time they released it.
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crimsonheadGCN said:
I thought D2D refused to carry steamworks titles.
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