Shame on you for using STEAM !

[JG53Frankyboy]

i have calmed down a bit

i still hope that this steam stuff is only a possibility for online play like in the past with UBI.
That you can still use tools like the Hyperlobby and are not forced to play via steam !

i guess some clarificationj is needed from official side here please !

[The Kraken]

Originally Posted by JG53Frankyboy

i have calmed down a bit

i still hope that this steam stuff is only a possibility for online play like in the past with UBI.
That you can still use tools like the Hyperlobby and are not forced to play via steam !

i guess some clarificationj is needed from official side here please !

Oleg commented some months ago that Steam would be included on the publisher's request, but 3rd party tools like hyperlobby would still be possible. Not sure if that info is till up to date though.

[JG52Uther]

Judging by the conflicting info about the release at UBI I doubt even they know whats going in...

I had a terrible time trying to get Half Life 2 to run on release day, and for the next week as well. Mind you that was 5/6 years ago and I have not had a single issue since then.

No matter what setup you use, there is always going to be some unlucky guy who gets a string of bad experiences.

[Avimimus]

Well, the big issues will appear if steam tries to mess with customised installs (patching etc.), has compatibility issues or hems in multiplayer modes.

IMHO, the issues Silent Hunter V had with DRM wouldn't have existed if it was a FPS. If your shooting ten bullets at an opponent and your saving game cause the two which are airborne to disappear - it is no big deal. But, if you've spent three hours setting up a torpedo run in a Type-II and saving game causes half of your torpedoes for that tour to vanish from the water...

A lot of these big companies don't understand our genre.

[zauii]

Nothing wrong with the service at all, been a happy customer since the beginning with minor issues. This should give the sim great publicity, besides most steam related issue can be traced back to the users, aka not steams fault.

Originally Posted by Vyper

Which does not work at all with Arma2/Arma2 OA whether you have those options selected or not. It forces you to patch. And you don't get a patch...you get the entire patched game re-downloaded to your HD. Fun for those guys that chose valve instead of hardcopy.

I don't care whether it is offered on steam for those who prefer it that way. I am hugely against FORCING EVERYONE to use steam to play multiplayer. I will not have it back on a system I own.

Bullshit, steam and mods work perfectly. Some good examples would be Counterstrike, Ro, Half Life , seriously half of the folks around here dissing steam havnt even tried it or doesn't know how to use it.. pathetic.

[Vyper]

Originally Posted by zauii

Bullshit, steam and mods work perfectly. Some good examples would be Counterstrike, Ro, Half Life , seriously half of the folks around here dissing steam havnt even tried it or doesn't know how to use it.. pathetic.

Nice.

[Heliocon]

Steam is the best platform for PC gaming around atm. Its also the most profitable.

Steam is fine and convienient , get off your high horse. I have about 20 games from steam.

[fearlessfrog]

I love steam - works great. Good MP choice 1C.

Bad thread title is bad tho.