Discussion: Bad move! What is fair?

**ArtillerySmoke** · 02-19-2009, 21:40

I just picked up Dawn of War 2 today and have to go through the same ridiculous Steam garbage.

Same thing with DoW2 - Different activation periods depending upon region. Just a mess. You wind up with the people who preordered the game waiting, hence rendering preorders now irrelevant.

Still, I have Empire reserved at my local Gamestop and it will arrive on the 4th. I'm glad it isn't showing up on the 3rd because as we know: Steam will lock the game until the 4th anyway.

Steam sucks.

**Fisherking** · 02-19-2009, 22:45

Didn’t the site say 1800 GMT March 3rd?

**KozaK13** · 02-19-2009, 23:14

Damn i was really hoping to get playing right away without bothering with stam until i went for MP...

Hopefully steam will make up for it someway or another in multiplayer.

**Sir Beane** · 02-19-2009, 23:57

Originally Posted by KozaK13

Damn i was really hoping to get playing right away without bothering with stam until i went for MP...

Hopefully steam will make up for it someway or another in multiplayer.

Steam has very reliable and stable MP servers, and a reasonable matchmaking service. It also allows you to earn Steam Achivements, thus allowing you to show off to friends

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**ArtillerySmoke** · 02-20-2009, 00:05

Originally Posted by Sir Beane

Steam has very reliable and stable MP servers, and a reasonable matchmaking service. It also allows you to earn Steam Achivements, thus allowing you to show off to friends

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I've never used Steam yet...so I'll take your word for it on it's reliability and features. I know that many here at the .org think alike and can identify quality as opposed to a heap.

That said, the business aspect of it is what bothered me with this. Paying for and physically possessing a product and not being able to use it (locked out of single player? wtf) for over 24 hours simply because Steam exists as a company, leads to anti-Steam sentiment.

I haven't installed DoW2 yet and probably won't until they fix the Day 1 game breaking MP bug (population bug) but I'll report back on how I like Steam after I use it.

At least it'll be all set up for me when Empire drops.

**Incongruous** · 02-20-2009, 02:17

How absurd this is, I will buy a proper, physical copy of Empire, yet CA have seen fit to deny me the right of using that which I have puchased and is now mine by forcing me to go through with some idiotic activation scheme, which due to traffic will probably take ages, what If I have no connection at the time?
Shows a complete disrespect of the consumer.

Oh well, they will all get their dues in the near fuure I suppose.

**ToeAndno** · 02-20-2009, 02:19

OK

Dont buy it. Don't play it.

**Lusitani** · 02-21-2009, 00:14

Originally Posted by Bopa the Magyar

How absurd this is, I will buy a proper, physical copy of Empire, yet CA have seen fit to deny me the right of using that which I have puchased and is now mine by forcing me to go through with some idiotic activation scheme, which due to traffic will probably take ages, what If I have no connection at the time?
Shows a complete disrespect of the consumer.

Oh well, they will all get their dues in the near fuure I suppose.

Exactly!!!

Noone should be "forced" to use steam or whatever for a product one already paid for. Its not even the possible connection issues that bother me, but the abuse and disrespect of a paying consumer. Its the same as saying that ETW isnt a finnished product.

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