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Lifer
- Jul 5, 2005
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Every game released by Valve since Half-Life 2 (November 2004) requires Steam to be installed. So regardless if you have the disk or not, you still have to have steam installed.
I had a difficult time overcoming the mindset that I "had" to have the disk, but times change, and so do the way games are delivered.
I still hold onto my cds, but like my Diablo II disk, one little scratch and its useless. I have had to rebuy Diablo II - 3 or 4 times over 6 or 7 years.
How many times have I had to rebuy half-life 2, counter-strike, counter-strike:source, left 4 dead, tf2, portal, left 4 dead 2, borderlands, stalker,,,,??? Zero times.
As long there is publishers delivering content in discs, I'll still keep buying them. I don't pay 'em at full price of course, it's silly to blow a wad of cash for 8hrs of content these days. It's unfortunate for you that you have to buy DII disk 3-4 times, but for me I just had to buy it once and that's about it. I heard stories people losing CD-keys, DVDs getting scratched, cracked, stomped, burned, left it under the sun, it's a bummer. But with proper storage and handling you can get your money's worth.
There's a risk for investing on something, but it's a risk i'm willing to take. Plus a majority of my games 99% out of the 180+ doesn't require steam.