watdocdude Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 (edited) I´m confused, if we have the dvd copy don´t we need only to activate the game via steam?When I installed my new vegas I only needed to activate it via steam, it didn´t download anything from it exept the update wich was easy.Are there games that require download even with a dvd?That is ridiculous and if it happened to me I would ask my money back since the dvd is worthless.I fear that skyrim will be like that and in that case imagine everyone trying to install at the same time, it will take days, weeks or months just to be installed, or not.I believe IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover required you to download it no matter what. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong. A lot of games install from the CD, but it's mandatory that you need to patch the game right afterward, and sometimes those patches get to be ridiculous sizes. Empire: Total War came with a 1.5 gig download when I got it. The game sat on my shelf for a long time until I used the LTE hotspot in my phone to download it. Any idea on what the size of the NV patch was? Edited August 9, 2011 by watdocdude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyMilla Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Steam has a FAQ that answers the question about installing your game from its original disc instead of downloading the whole thing and installing Steam (and the games) on a different drive. Installing from Disc instead of Steam How do I install games on a different hard drive or location? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nysba Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 (edited) And here I thought it was common knowledge that you can install through the disk even if it's a Steam-only game... Also, I fear that skyrim will be like that and in that case imagine everyone trying to install at the same time, it will take days, weeks or months just to be installed, or not.Why would it take any longer than usual? Even if it did put a huge load on Steam's servers I doubt they'd slow down at. Edited August 9, 2011 by Nysba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendo 2 Posted August 9, 2011 Share Posted August 9, 2011 Thanks for the links, Lady Milla. :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaroncox Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 steam is a bad internet connections worst nightmare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herculine Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 steam is a bad internet connections worst nightmare Time Warner Cable is notorious for exactly that sort of internet service. It's the only affordable service provider in my area, so guess where that leaves us here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kendo 2 Posted August 10, 2011 Share Posted August 10, 2011 Or you could have Hughes Net with limited usage. Go over your usage and you're on dial-up speed. Those meaningless 5mb Steam updates kill Hughes Net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hector530 Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 (edited) remember how i said you should get used to DRM. http://pc.ign.com/articles/118/1187538p1.html BF3 will require origin even retail copy's, now you have two DRMs to complain about!!!!! Edited August 12, 2011 by hector530 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeopoldCrank Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 remember how i said you should get used to DRM. http://pc.ign.com/articles/118/1187538p1.html BF3 will require origin even retail copy's, now you have two DRMs to complain about!!!!! Thank god I don't play the Battlefield series :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halororor Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 remember how i said you should get used to DRM. http://pc.ign.com/articles/118/1187538p1.html BF3 will require origin even retail copy's, now you have two DRMs to complain about!!!!! Yep, but that's been known for about a month now. Really a sad state of affairs, seeing as how EA is handling the entire Steam issue to push their own platform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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