ROHOS on coming soon list.

[Toby]

Are those games ROHoS? I think not...

I was explaining that even though a game you bought at the store uses Steam. You still get a disc with the game. This is the case for all Steam games that are found on store shelves. At least all new titles.

The reason for your pointless response being?..

 

[u-s-e-r]

I was explaining that even though a game you bought at the store uses Steam. You still get a disc with the game. This is the case for all Steam games that are found on store shelves. At least all new titles.

The reason for your pointless response being?..

And what about all those games that only give you a 3MB install of Steam on the disc and force you to download the game through Steam?

 

[Flogger23m]

I was explaining that even though a game you bought at the store uses Steam. You still get a disc with the game. This is the case for all Steam games that are found on store shelves. At least all new titles.

The reason for your pointless response being?..

Depends on the game. Some games have a Steam version, but the DVD version does not use Steam.

Then there are games like HL2 and RO, and from what I understand RO2, where the DVD version will use Steam as well.

 

[Overholt]

I can handle updates I just dont want to download 5-8 Gigabyte's after I baught a disc, WHAT IS THE D*MN POINT OF A DISC WHEN YOU STILL HAVE TO DOWNLOAD THE GAME!$?!#!$%?#%

 

[Faneca]

I can handle updates I just dont want to download 5-8 Gigabyte's after I baught a disc, WHAT IS THE D*MN POINT OF A DISC WHEN YOU STILL HAVE TO DOWNLOAD THE GAME!$?!#!$%?#%

I highly doubt that any update will be that large.
Most of the game data will come with the disc, however there WILL be updates.

Update time varies on your Internet connection. I have a classic 13 Mb speed Internet modem and I can download stuff preety fast from Steam, most of the times at 1,2-ish Mb/s. Just get up and make a sandwich or something while it's updating.

 

[Dr.Phibes]

Just get up and make a sandwich or something while it's updating.

Or 100, depending on your connection. But I agree, it was the same with Shogun 2. Bought a disc, still needed to dl something like 6 gigs through Steam.

 

[Toby]

Or 100, depending on your connection. But I agree, it was the same with Shogun 2. Bought a disc, still needed to dl something like 6 gigs through Steam.

That is probably due to the way their games handles patches. I think everything is stored in gigantic rars so if something small changes. It all has to be replaced.

At least that's the case for Arma 2 and if I remember correctly, same with the TW games.

 

[u-s-e-r]

People want the game files on the disc if they buy a disc instead of needing to download the game. Simple as that.

 

[LATTEH]

the disc versions are the best. especially if you can install them on steam. it goes well with my collection

 

[-[SiN]-bswearer]

discs are pointless....games that use Steam get updated is updated via Steam. really the only reason worthy to get a boxed version is simply for the box. even the disc itself is useless for backups since you can do that on an external/flashdrive etc...

granted if Steam just stops, then sure having the files to run the game if there's a single player version would be kinda nice....but who are we kidding, Steam doesn't look as though it's going out of business any time soon

 

[jalex3]

discs are pointless....games that use Steam get updated is updated via Steam. really the only reason worthy to get a boxed version is simply for the box...

not everyone has good Internet...

but I will buy it for the box (if the art is nice).

 

[SCandChives]

not everyone has good Internet...

but I will buy it for the box (if the art is nice).

Me being one of those people, it's not horrible but could be better.
Thats why I want to just install it straight off of a disk, patch it and go.

 

[Das Bose]

I'm just grateful it won't be coming on 4000-5000 floppies

 

[jalex3]

I'm just grateful it won't be coming on 4000-5000 floppies

now theres an idea! each one could have part of an is2 on it, for a cool puzzle to do during patches.

 

[RAnDOOm]

I missed the old floppy disks. It was great changing floopys for 2 hours while installing a game.

 

[-[SiN]-bswearer]

if you don't have good enough internet to install the game in a reasonable timeframe, then you most likely don't have good enough internet connection to enjoy multiplayer.......so why even bother with buying the game?

plus, most new games will do pre-orders and pre-installs through Steam.

 

[fiftyone]

Windows 3.11 was a 21 floppy affair if I remember correctly, I could be wrong.
I sort of got fed up after N

 

[Colt .45 killer]

I've still got F 14 tomcat by activision, which comes on both the 3" and 5" floppies, that game was so much fun....

Although I think I played WingCommander for many more hours.

 

[Dr.Phibes]

Tie Fighter came on 5 disks I think, must have played it for a million hours at least

 

[I Faw Down]

Oh god, I remember having three different versions of Windows. The newer versions were upgrades, so I had to install all three versions to get the latest version of Windows installed. Lots of floppy discs...