Retail vs. Steam - Page 4

**nekrosoft13** · 05-26-10, 03:58 PM

Kain, thats a mistake on Steam site

Crysis does not have activation, only Crisis Warhead does.

Crysis Maxium Edition does have activation because its a combination of Crysis and Warhead, but in Maxium Edition also, only the Crysis Warhead has activation, while the original Crysis doesn't.

here is a list of EA games that have activation.
http://activate.ea.com/deauthorize/gamesList.html

**Kain** · 05-26-10, 04:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nekrosoft13

Kain, thats a mistake on Steam site

Crysis does not have activation, only Crisis Warhead does.

Crysis Maxium Edition does have activation because its a combination of Crysis and Warhead, but in Maxium Edition also, only the Crysis Warhead has activation, while the original Crysis doesn't.

here is a list of EA games that have activation.
http://activate.ea.com/deauthorize/gamesList.html

Ah, ok.

Can you add patches or mods to games downloaded from Steam?

iron99 · 05-26-10, 04:47 PM

I did not read this thread, so I do not know if this has already been said, but the vote should be Digital vs Retail.

I prefer Digital over retail, so I voted Steam. But really prefer D2D over Steam.

Tygerwoody · 05-26-10, 04:48 PM

Steam fo sho

**mullet** · 05-26-10, 04:53 PM

Steam all the way!!!

wollyka · 05-26-10, 05:09 PM

retail.. since i will need a whole month to download a single game on my ****ty internet connection!!

Gaco · 05-26-10, 05:10 PM

Steam definitely.

Sure sometimes you can save a little on buying retail, but in the long run, I'm always most happy with Steam. Easy access, automatic patching, steam community build-in, steam cloud etc., Steam may cost more but does provide a service for the price. Did I mention that I love Steam?

**nekrosoft13** · 05-26-10, 05:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kain

Ah, ok.

Can you add patches or mods to games downloaded from Steam?

patches are applied automatically, and yes can be used.

Quote:

Originally Posted by iron99

I did not read this thread, so I do not know if this has already been said, but the vote should be Digital vs Retail.

I prefer Digital over retail, so I voted Steam. But really prefer D2D over Steam.

iron99 thats something i would not agree with, not all digital services are the same

some for example don't have a client, some don't allow you to download after 6 months, some need special patches that sometimes never get released.

**mullet** · 05-26-10, 05:41 PM

I wish Necro was my client.

Greg · 05-26-10, 06:34 PM

50 / 50 for me.

It is still often cheaper to import new release retail games than buy them on steam.
Also many retail games have more user friendly DRM than steam, allowing for instance, the ability to play the game on LAN without purchasing multiple copies, for the occasional family match, or sell a game when you've finished it.

ATi · 05-26-10, 06:41 PM

Steam

GIGARAM · 05-26-10, 06:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nekrosoft13

thats only for warhead, and same applies to retail version of game

before you uninstall you should run EA de-authorization tool, it will revoke the activation and you are back to 5.

but what do you do if your harddrive dies or you get a virus that whipes out windows,
mmm left royaly boned lol

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05-26-10, 03:58 PM	#37
nekrosoft13 I'm Geralt Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Chicagoland, once a year in Poland Posts: 24,364	Re: Retail vs. Steam Kain, thats a mistake on Steam site Crysis does not have activation, only Crisis Warhead does. Crysis Maxium Edition does have activation because its a combination of Crysis and Warhead, but in Maxium Edition also, only the Crysis Warhead has activation, while the original Crysis doesn't. here is a list of EA games that have activation. http://activate.ea.com/deauthorize/gamesList.html __________________ Windows 8 the next big failure, right after Windows ME

05-26-10, 04:47 PM	#39
iron99 GPL Is Still King Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 181	Re: Retail vs. Steam I did not read this thread, so I do not know if this has already been said, but the vote should be Digital vs Retail. I prefer Digital over retail, so I voted Steam. But really prefer D2D over Steam. __________________ AMD Phenom 1090T @ 3.8 On H2O\ Asus M4A89TD Pro/USB3.0\CORSAIR XMS3 8GB\RealSSD C300 128GB SataIII (OS)2xWD 600 GB(1 Apps. and Games/1 My Docs)WD 1.5TB for backup\ 480 GTX @825/2000/1.113V on H2O\Dell 2405\350Watt 5.1 Sound\1000watt single rail PSU\Logitech MX518 and G15 / ECCI Trackstar 6000 / Frex H-Shifter+\Windows 7 Professional 64-bit\My Favorite games - FallOut 3 with PFEE Mod

05-26-10, 04:53 PM	#41
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05-26-10, 05:09 PM	#42
wollyka From the Land of Cedars Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Beirut-Lebanon Posts: 449	Re: Retail vs. Steam retail.. since i will need a whole month to download a single game on my ****ty internet connection!! __________________ System: -Intel Core i7 2600 @4.2 Ghz -ASUS P8Z68-V PRO GEN3 -G.SKILL SNIPER SERIES / 1600MHz -evga Geforce 680GTX -X-fi Fat1ality FPS -Thermaltake Toughpower 1200W PSU -LG LED E2380

05-26-10, 05:10 PM	#43
Gaco L4D & DoW2 ftw! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Denmark Posts: 3,143	Re: Retail vs. Steam Steam definitely. Sure sometimes you can save a little on buying retail, but in the long run, I'm always most happy with Steam. Easy access, automatic patching, steam community build-in, steam cloud etc., Steam may cost more but does provide a service for the price. Did I mention that I love Steam? __________________ ---MAIN GAMING RIG from MID SEPTEMBER 2007, MOBO+CASE+FANS UPGRADED APRIL 2009, GRAPHICSCARD UPGRADED MARCH 2010--- Case: Antec P182 case + 3x 120mm Scythe Slipstream SY1225SL12M @ ~900 RPM Motherboard: Asus P5Q Deluxe CPU: Intel Core2 Q6600@3.3ghz w. Noctua NH-U12P RAM: 4Gb Crucial Tracer PC-8500 Graphics: XFX Radeon HD 5970 Black Edition Harddiscs: 2xRaptorX 150gb 10.000 RPM in RAID0 Soundcard: X-Fi Xtreme Gamer Sound: Sennheiser HD600 Headphones + headamp Keyboard: Logitech DiNovo Edge Mouse: Razor Orochi Monitor: Samsung 2232BW (22" 1680*1050) OS: Windows 7 Professional 64bit

05-26-10, 05:41 PM	#45
mullet Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 7,994	Re: Retail vs. Steam I wish Necro was my client. __________________ • LIAN-LI PC-A70B • ASUS MAXIMUS V FORMULA (0701) • i7-3770k + NOCTUA\|NH-D14 • Intel 520 240GB SSD • G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB DDR3 1600 • • EVGA GeForce GTX 680 • PCP&C 750 Quad • ASUS 12x BD-ROM • DELL U2412M E-IPS • Windows 7 Pro x64 SP1 • Logitech Z5500 5.1 •

05-26-10, 06:34 PM	#46
Greg Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 1,177	Re: Retail vs. Steam 50 / 50 for me. It is still often cheaper to import new release retail games than buy them on steam. Also many retail games have more user friendly DRM than steam, allowing for instance, the ability to play the game on LAN without purchasing multiple copies, for the occasional family match, or sell a game when you've finished it.

05-26-10, 06:41 PM	#47
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