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    HL2 Demo Without Steam?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by vdawg, Dec 26, 2008.

  1. vdawg

    vdawg Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi, i was wondering if there was a way i could download the half life 2 demo with out having to use Steam. If you could post a link of a site where I could download it that would be great. Thanks in advance.
     
    vdawg, Dec 26, 2008
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  2. frostbit3

    frostbit3 Notebook Evangelist

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    I don't believe so because the Half Life files are in proprietary format that only steam can read (If i'm not mistaken).
     
    frostbit3, Dec 26, 2008
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  3. ARom

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    no, there is no way to run HL2 Demo Without Steam.
     
    ARom, Dec 26, 2008
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  4. vdawg

    vdawg Notebook Enthusiast

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    awww, because I've heard a lot of bad things about Steam , bit I'll give it a try I guess.
     
    vdawg, Dec 26, 2008
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  5. Jlbrightbill

    Jlbrightbill Notebook Deity

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    A lot of bad things from who? Steam is almost universally accepted and liked. Maybe 5 years ago you heard bad things.
     
    Jlbrightbill, Dec 26, 2008
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  6. klok99ah

    klok99ah Notebook Consultant

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    steam is going to be the future of pc gaming. I mean its gotten to the point where ea moved their catalog of games to steam.

    I love steam!
     
    klok99ah, Dec 26, 2008
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  7. frostbit3

    frostbit3 Notebook Evangelist

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    Yeah, Steam is the way to go. No more "Insert CD To play" crap :D

    Also, It's extremely nice to be able to download steam on any PC and log into my account, then double click on a game and it download it right then and there, no questions asked. It makes it possible to play the same game on 15 different computers (Not at the same time, obviously). Steam is definately the PC gaming of the future.
     
    frostbit3, Dec 26, 2008
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  8. Darth Bane

    Darth Bane Dark Lord of the Sith

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    i've heard stories where innocent people's accounts have been locked out, making any game bought through steam unplayable. Using steam means valve has total control over your game access. Not saying steam is a bad thing, i just don't use it.
     
    Darth Bane, Dec 26, 2008
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  9. frostbit3

    frostbit3 Notebook Evangelist

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    As far as I know (Been using Steam for 2+ years now) Steam has been very good about recovering steam accounts. Now there are people who will change their name to "STEAM" and send you a message saying some BS thing like "We need your password and username to verify who you are", just be smart about it. Hell even when you hack in a game all they do is VAC ban you, they don't actually take the account away from you.
     
    frostbit3, Dec 26, 2008
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  10. StormEffect

    StormEffect Lazer. *pew pew*

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    Back when I installed Half-Life 2, yeah, at that point Steam was a boob...the last 2 years have been a real treat though! Steam rocks my socks A+++++.

    EDIT (Haha, I reread that, makes me sound like I don't speak English and am trying to sell some sort of boob enhancement)
     
    StormEffect, Dec 26, 2008
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