Jameslwolf Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 (edited) I purchased a copy of “New Vegas” from Wal-Mart, I put the game disk that they gave me into my computer and clicked on the setup.exe expecting it to install the game on my computer—nope it seems I have to download the game through 4th- party Steam. The problem is that no matter what I try I can’t log into Steam to make that happen (the site keeps saying that my account is not valid even though they sent me an e-mail saying that it is). I've e-mailed the Steam support multiple times to get some help fixing the problem.- That was a week ago (Steam support never did get back to me)- I did finally get logged into Steam but since then it's been a total nightmare. I wasted $20.00 dollars on a game that thanks to "Steam" doesn't work without major problems. I problem is the "Steam" version of the New Vegas game launcher. If Bethesda had not sold the distribution rights to "Steam". I'd be playing with the original New Vegas game launcher and everything work fine. As it is now the game is playable but Sucks ASS!!!! because I can't activate mods. Yes I can install mods I just can't activate them. Edited January 12, 2013 by Jameslwolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werne Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 (edited) Did you try this? EDIT: Damn, where did half of my post go? http://forums.nexusmods.com/public/style_emoticons/dark/huh.gif Anyway, did you validate your account? I'm not sure but I think Steam sends a validation e-mail where you need to click the link and stuff, it's been a long time since I made my Steam account so I don't know. Edited January 6, 2013 by Werne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luthienanarion Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 /snicker Nice first post. Millions of people log into Steam without issue, so their login system and website are not as crappy as you claim. If there's a problem with your Steam account, complaining about it here won't do you or anyone else any good. After e-mailing Steam Support, try waiting for a response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted472477User Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 /snicker Nice first post. Millions of people log into Steam without issue, so their login system and website are not as crappy as you claim. If there's a problem with your Steam account, complaining about it here won't do you or anyone else any good. After e-mailing Steam Support, try waiting for a response. The fact that most people have no trouble with it meaning there's no issue (or that it's just the OP) is a little like saying "Most people aren't allergic to peanuts, so there's really no problem." OP is having a problem. The fact that nth users don't doesn't negate that. Sorry, I just get a bit wound up over this sort of thing. James, do make sure to do the validation. Steam is a bit different from most things requiring validation and it isn't as transparent in how things work. I also second the link about installing from disk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luthienanarion Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 /snicker Nice first post. Millions of people log into Steam without issue, so their login system and website are not as crappy as you claim. If there's a problem with your Steam account, complaining about it here won't do you or anyone else any good. After e-mailing Steam Support, try waiting for a response. The fact that most people have no trouble with it meaning there's no issue (or that it's just the OP) is a little like saying "Most people aren't allergic to peanuts, so there's really no problem." OP is having a problem. The fact that nth users don't doesn't negate that. Sorry, I just get a bit wound up over this sort of thing. Completely off-the-mark there. You must have missed the part where the OP stated:The problem is 100% Steam’s and their crappy log in system and web site.Millions of other users using the system does negate that statement, regardless of whatever issue one person has with it. I never questioned that the OP had an issue, only that they could reasonably extrapolate that issue in order to justify calling Steam's login system "crappy." The system is functional, as evidenced by the multitude of other users, so the OP will have to come up with some other tertiary entity to point his finger at.A problem with his network, a problem with his Steam account, or a sense of entitlement could all be problem factors in this situation, but the only thing we've heard from the OP is how Steam is horrid because they can't log into it for some unmentioned reason. They provided no details about the issue relating to their account other than steps taken to e-mail Steam Support and even Bethesda about it and no time-frame for such correspondence. In the absence of an explicit time-frame, I assume that there is none. It would be great to help get this guy's account sorted out and enable him to play this game that I deem worthy of countless hours of playing and modding, but for him to decry Steam and Bethesda in his first forum post makes its contents sound more like an excuse to rant than an appeal for assistance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboUK Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 This section is for people who want help, it's not somewhere to rant about something that is absolutely nothing to do with this site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jameslwolf Posted January 7, 2013 Author Share Posted January 7, 2013 Thanks to all of you for responding to this post! First off to all the “Steam” fans out there—calm down people! I made an off-handed comment about a web site. I did not burn down the Amazon rain-forest on my way to bludgeon a baby seal to death. On that note I do deeply apologize to all the good people over there at “Steam”. From the looks of it, your web site seems you have an awesome web site. What I find “crappy” is that millions of people around the world can log on without any problem and I can’t or that I can send you e-mails every day, day after day and get no response. As to why I posted here at Nexus. Well since I can’t log into Steam I can’t post to their forums can I? I could post to Bethesda but what good would that do? Too much criticism and they’re just going to take my post down and still not tap a key stroke to help me. As proof of that I just got a response from Bethesda: We are very sorry to hear about the issue that you are encountering with your game and Steam. Here at Bethesda Technical Support, we are not able to provide any support for Steam itself. Any issues with logging into Steam need to be handled by Steam. Unfortunately, using Steam is the only way to activate the game. We are very sorry for the inconvenience. Thank you and have a wonderful day! Best Regards, Stephani R. I'm not ranting for the sake of ranting, I would like to play this game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luthienanarion Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 Are you unable to login to Steam because it refuses your credentials, or is your account prevented from logging in for some reason? If you have not been able to activate the game because of an account issue, one option is to create another account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jameslwolf Posted January 8, 2013 Author Share Posted January 8, 2013 (edited) I’m not sure what the problem is on Steam’s end. If I try log in from the desk top icon or for Steam's web site I get “invalid account” however if I use the link in gmail I have no problem logging into Steam's support page. The support page confirms that I have a valid account and I even have options to make changes to my account. Now the moment I navigate from the support page to go to any other page on Steam’s web site I’m no longer logged in.` I have thought about opening another account but since I'm not in the process of buying a product from steam at this time I'm not sure I would get a different result. Edited January 8, 2013 by Jameslwolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jameslwolf Posted January 12, 2013 Author Share Posted January 12, 2013 Got problem fixed- not that it matters so far trying to play the game has been a freakish nightmare! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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