HL2 & CS:S Steam offers available Thursday

[Robert]

Originally posted by Exorcist
i wont be playing it anytime soon if the current trend of the preload continues.

going soooo slow, and i have a very fast connection

Yes but having a fast connection doesn't matter if 2 million people are downloading from the back bone.

 

[Cal_G]

You should have installed steam months ago and just left it running, thats what i done, havnt noticed it downloading stuff at all and my folder is now at over 5 gig how am gonna back this up is yet to be seen

May have to split it in 2 with winrar and burn to 2 dvd's

Roll on tonight when i will use an ATI voucher i bought for 7 quid last year

Bet the lad who sold it to me is kicking himself now

Cal_G

 

[Exorcist]

its been on for 2 hours and its only 3.2%

 

[OtherSide]

I've had the preload on under an hour, and I'm at 4.4%.. I'm sure ive only had it on 30 mins!..

1.5mb Blueyonder here .

Daryl.

 

[DaveyD]

It's well over 2GB HL2 preload, I think they're sticking CS:S in with that too, so it may be even 3GB

 

[Dynix]

HL2 took not 2 hours to preload for me. I have it on auto-updates so then again, I probably wouldn't notice it as Steam runs in the background.

Can't wait for CS: S new maps Got tired of de_dust a long time ago!

 

[Exorcist]

i reckon its this **** of a uni network.

its aweful, constantly goes down.

 

[Thesnipergecko]

Well my preloads finished pats 3MB BY modem cant see the option in steam anywhere to buy HL2?

Im gonna be going for the Silver package

Paul ...

 

[Hencore]

erm why are all you guys downloading hl2 ?

why dont u just wait until the packages are released and download the source files then when the most likley will add more content servers ?no point in downloading the hl2 files now surley ?

 

[Exorcist]

at the current speed your probably right.

ill leave it on overnight and if it hasnt done the majority of it by the time i wake up i wont bother with it for at least a few weeks.

 

[Xtremepenguin]

i preloaded HL2 a while ago so does this mnean i just buy the silver package and CS:source will be unlocked for me to play now?


James

 

[Dynix]

If you download it now, you have more chance of completeing it BEFORE it's initial release than after it. Can you imagine the millions of millions of users downloading it once it's released?

It'll be 50 x worse when it's released. I'm not bothered, Got backups of all the preloads

 

[DaveyD]

Originally posted by Callousness
erm why are all you guys downloading hl2 ?

why dont u just wait until the packages are released and download the source files then when the most likley will add more content servers ?no point in downloading the hl2 files now surley ?

Well when the game is released, you'll be sitting pressing retry all of the time, trying to get onto steam and getting DLs of 1kb per second.

Or, have it downloaded ready for the minute it gets active on steam, without having to really worry about traffic problems.

 

[mrk]

Originally posted by Xtrm2Matt
If you download it now, you have more chance of completeing it BEFORE it's initial release than after it. Can you imagine the millions of millions of users downloading it once it's released?

It'll be 50 x worse when it's released. I'm not bothered, Got backups of all the preloads

no, the game will unlock itself ONLY when the full retail is released. if you preload it now and buy it now you will ONLY be able to play CS Source immediately. Check above for the package detailes properly.

Also the preload is well over 3GB.

Mine is 3.34GB

 

[VelvetAcid]

Originally posted by DaveyD
Or, have it downloaded ready for the minute it gets active on steam, without having to really worry about traffic problems.

But you just know that the activation will be part of a final download, might only be small but i bet it is, just to be annoying

I can see steam grinding to a hault when it comes to release day, but then again it might surprise me, value must know the demand there going to have.

 

[VelvetAcid]

Originally posted by mrk
no, the game will unlock itself ONLY when the full retail is released. if you preload it now and buy it now you will ONLY be able to play CS Source immediately. Check above for the package detailes properly.

Also the preload is well over 3GB.

Mine is 3.34GB

I think Xtrm2Matt was pointing at the fact it might take you a few days to download it due to the demand on release day.

 

[Exorcist]

there are traffic problems already.

i guess that the majority of steam customers will be ones that buy as soon as it outs.

i dont agree with the statement that it will be worse afterwards. An increase in content servers and or a decrease in uploaders will make it easier after all the MUST GET IT ASAP geeks have had their fill.

 

[mrk]

well the only people preloading it "now" are the people who have slow internet lines or non 24/7 lines or those who were unaware that CS Source will be made available to play right away. Everyone else has already got it preloaded and ready to roll as soon as steam gives you purchasing options.

don't lose your steam account details either, if you were to lose your data files you can redownload them as you've already paid and your steam account holds that info

 

[[TW]Fox]

Originally posted by scherzo
Bronze.

Nobody knows that for sure yet.

 

[CmdNeo]

87.6% complete preloading on Half Life 2 right now, that was done a HECK of a long time ago, a few weeks ago to be exact. quite a few indeed, and now thats 88%, anyway. My good ol 9800XT was defintly worth it, and i actually got 2 HL2 vouchers with it, so i can sell it off and get some money back on my 9800XT or just keep it and have 2 cdkeys. But what im actually doing is Donating it to a Tournement which will be held WITHIN my multi gaming unit as a prize, and who wouldn't want to win Half Life 2 for FREE!!!