I hate Steam at times

[Jonessie]

I hate Steam at times

Steam is a great idea but it can also be a pain in the butt when it comes to installing games, take for example COD MDW#2... I nearly had a fit of anger when it would not install and if there is one thing which really grinds my gears and that is being ripped off when it comes to putting out money for something which will not install. First of all I thought it was me but I found it a little comforting to know there are other people out there having the same issues as me.

I had to install the first CD 3 times before it would start to install the game, first of all Steam would not respond because it was busy? then it could not make a connection then it started to install and stopped 20% through so I cancelled installation and started again. Eventually after the third time round all of the sudden it installed great. What a pain in the butt Steam is, it's one of those things you either love or hate or even both I'm kind of in the middle where I hate it and love it at the same time. Time to get on with the game

[unreal]

I agree... I think Steam is the gaming canvas of the future for PC's if it hasn't already become one, and as much as I LOVE it, it likes to jump around here and there...

For example, the last couple of months I have been unable to launch any steam title from my games list. Tried solidly to repair it but no luck at all.

[Haiku32]

When I love steam I really love it, but when I hate it I really hate it. It either works perfectly and everything is great or it will be totally messed up and unable to do anything.

[Apex]

The price differences miff me a lot

[FirePhoenixCtk]

I hated it when i got fear 2 pre ordered and had to wait 20 Hours before i could play it cos steam hadn't released it yet. Other than that i like it especially the bargain at the weekends.

[Ferral]

Weekend deals on Steam are really good, Overlord last weekend was an awesome deal. On the flip side though is that top titles are priced the same as the boxed versions. Surely a title should be cheaper without its packaging.

[Phage]

Steam is a love hate thing.
I like the idea that it is an acceptable form of DRM, that may save PC Gaming.
I like the no-disc ability to play.
I like the international portability.
I like the driver reminders.

I dislike their non-intuitive interface
I dislike the complete lack of support/communications
I dislike being unable to sell my old games.
I dislike the low download speeds (hardly alone in this though)

[GheeTsar]

The vast majority of the time Steam is good for me - keeps my games up to date and avoids the need for a disc in the drive and has a good bargain on the weekends.

However, as my Steam games completely rely on Steam being up and running, it is completely crippling when it goes down. I also dislike the pricing of normal titles too - charging RRP is too much when you consider you don't get a hard copy manual, retail box, the opportunity to resell a game and a much slower install.

[Krakkenbus]

In the past few years steam has become incredibly good compared to what it used to be. Before HL2 was released it was the biggest pile of crap. The friends list was off-line for around a year at one point, randomly worked for a day or two then went away again for months!

[Apex]

Weekend deals on Steam are really good, Overlord last weekend was an awesome deal. On the flip side though is that top titles are priced the same as the boxed versions. Surely a title should be cheaper without its packaging.

Aye, 6 quid is a bonus, playing them now

[watforddude]

Never had any problems with steam before - but then again i have not used it before (untill MW2) and i had no problems with that, im waiting for the day it does bugger up and i cant play MW2

[hybry]

Steam does many things well, but it can be a major pain at times as well. I was at the friends when he tried to install MW2 and got it going on a second time round, first time it just hang up..

Best thing I love about it is the relatively non-intrusive DRM (except for the times when steam is busy or whatever so you can not connect to it or start a game)

[MrPink]

I got a free copy of Empire: Total War from Steam when I bought a new CPU. One day on a whim I bought Bioshock. After realising that I actually could have gotten it cheaper if I'd gotten a physical copy from Play.com, I'm completely reluctant to hand over money to them ever again.

[Loco]

steam is just terrible at times, its proper irritating, especially with its fail connection on cod

[HSK]

I've installed steam today, and the few games we have linked to it...the server lists always show up empty though (in games) which I don't know why at the moment. Thus my experience of it is bad.

[Spookie]

The price differences miff me a lot

Dictated by publishers unfortunately. I'd rather just buy off steam my self.