What? I just told you that there was no store, no digital sale of games. You registered your games with the big ass bulky box of cancer that had your cd-keys in it.
They still work fine without steam.
>What? I just told you that there was no store, no digital sale of games. You registered your games with the big ass bulky box of cancer that had your cd-keys in it.
Do you know what DRM is? Do you remember how hard it was to convince people that Steam itself was a good idea? all those discussions 2003-2010 about what would happen to your games if the steam servers ever went down in some catastrophic way? The fact that you don't technically own those games should valve ever decide to close your account? These were all very valid concerns. People just don't talk about them anymore because everyone thinks Valve is too big to fail at this point.
2 years ago
Anonymous
>B-B-BUT IT'S NOT DRM BECAUSE IT HAD NO STORE BACK THEN
Lmao. Next you're going to try and convince me that the steam client was not a complete fricking piece of shit that chewed system resources and crashed all the fricking time up until about 2010.
Do you know that I could install those games from their CDs using the CD keys printed inside and play them without Steam?
Well, technically I haven't had an optical drive in like a decade but you get my point.
2 years ago
Anonymous
>Do you know that I could install those games from their CDs using the CD keys printed inside and play them without Steam?
What games? How am I going to play Counter-Strike if they shut down the fricking WON Servers you idiot.
2 years ago
Anonymous
Are you unironically braindead? Do you want me to get on a 1.6 pub right now and screenshot all the fake nonsteam IDs right now?
2 years ago
Anonymous
>Are you unironically braindead? Do you want me to get on a 1.6 pub right now and screenshot all the fake nonsteam IDs right now?
Do you know why the community had to make a WON replacement? because Valve deliberately shut down the original to move people to steam.
2 years ago
Anonymous
Why the frick would they run two separate services? Are you moronic?
Wow, I didn't know Steam was that old. What was it like back then?
Everyone said it was dogshit, I never had problems with it. Then again I mostly just used it to play 1.6.
2 years ago
Anonymous
>Why the frick would they run two separate services? Are you moronic?
They don't you fricking dumbass. WON 1.0 was the original online service for things like CS before steam came along. It was responsible for hosting the master servers for all those games among other things. Valve deliberately shut down the WON master servers so that they could move people to the DRM client that is steam when steam was fricking dogshit in those days. The client was legit awful and took years to be decent. People who were playing CS for years already before the steam cancer moved to WON replacement (unofficial) so they could keep playing those games without having to go near steam. There are still people playing on WON 2.0 probably. Mostly bots or third worlders though.
2 years ago
Anonymous
You seem to have brain problems so I'm going to ask you again. Why wouldn't they shut down a service they no longer want to support after they moved onto a new one?
Don't dodge the question this time with irrelevant information.
2 years ago
Anonymous
>Why wouldn't they shut down a service they no longer want to support after they moved onto a new one?
I literally told you this 3 times. Because steam was a fricking joke back then and people were right to refuse it as a "replacement" when it didn't do anything other than give you out-of-client server list and lock your game into a DRM platform.
2 years ago
Anonymous
Steam worked fine, people kept crying because NEW BAD like fricking morons do.
You are a worthless fricking wienersucker that didn't even play the game, like you fricking morons do.
You just feel the need to be upset about things that don't concern you.
Post your 1.6 played time b***hboy.
2 years ago
Anonymous
You seem to have brain problems so I'm going to ask you again. Why wouldn't they shut down a service they no longer want to support after they moved onto a new one?
Don't dodge the question this time with irrelevant information.
>Why the frick would they run two separate services? Are you moronic?
They don't you fricking dumbass. WON 1.0 was the original online service for things like CS before steam came along. It was responsible for hosting the master servers for all those games among other things. Valve deliberately shut down the WON master servers so that they could move people to the DRM client that is steam when steam was fricking dogshit in those days. The client was legit awful and took years to be decent. People who were playing CS for years already before the steam cancer moved to WON replacement (unofficial) so they could keep playing those games without having to go near steam. There are still people playing on WON 2.0 probably. Mostly bots or third worlders though.
Why the frick would they run two separate services? Are you moronic?
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Everyone said it was dogshit, I never had problems with it. Then again I mostly just used it to play 1.6.
>B-B-BUT IT'S NOT DRM BECAUSE IT HAD NO STORE BACK THEN
Lmao. Next you're going to try and convince me that the steam client was not a complete fricking piece of shit that chewed system resources and crashed all the fricking time up until about 2010.
>uhm uuuuh it didn't have a store back then, okay?
how is that an argument? you helped them create one and ruin gaming forever. pat yourself on the back over a big number though, I guess. Mr. veteran.
I bought the game before Steam was even an idea.
If you weren't around for the golden age of modding with Quake and Half-Life you missed out.
Is that why you are so butthurt, child?
Mine will turn 18 in november. I was a teen in high-school when HL2 released and I made my account.
It's depressing that a lot of Ganker users weren't even alive back then.
Mine will turn 18 in november. I was a teen in high-school when HL2 released and I made my account.
It's depressing that a lot of Ganker users weren't even alive back then.
>Lost old account password and email years ago >Had to make a new profile >Old friends went to lans with and everything think i'm gone >Valve won't give me the profile back
I literally am that "smoke break brb - last seen 14 years ago."
>he doesn't have a 16+ year badge
Underaged.
>he has a 16+ years badge
thank you for contributing to the fall of videogame industry forever
Didn't have a store back then you fricking monkey.
>drm where you technically don't own the games
lmao
What? I just told you that there was no store, no digital sale of games. You registered your games with the big ass bulky box of cancer that had your cd-keys in it.
They still work fine without steam.
Leave it man. There is no point on arguing with Zoomers
>What? I just told you that there was no store, no digital sale of games. You registered your games with the big ass bulky box of cancer that had your cd-keys in it.
Do you know what DRM is? Do you remember how hard it was to convince people that Steam itself was a good idea? all those discussions 2003-2010 about what would happen to your games if the steam servers ever went down in some catastrophic way? The fact that you don't technically own those games should valve ever decide to close your account? These were all very valid concerns. People just don't talk about them anymore because everyone thinks Valve is too big to fail at this point.
Do you know that I could install those games from their CDs using the CD keys printed inside and play them without Steam?
Well, technically I haven't had an optical drive in like a decade but you get my point.
>Do you know that I could install those games from their CDs using the CD keys printed inside and play them without Steam?
What games? How am I going to play Counter-Strike if they shut down the fricking WON Servers you idiot.
Are you unironically braindead? Do you want me to get on a 1.6 pub right now and screenshot all the fake nonsteam IDs right now?
>Are you unironically braindead? Do you want me to get on a 1.6 pub right now and screenshot all the fake nonsteam IDs right now?
Do you know why the community had to make a WON replacement? because Valve deliberately shut down the original to move people to steam.
Why the frick would they run two separate services? Are you moronic?
Everyone said it was dogshit, I never had problems with it. Then again I mostly just used it to play 1.6.
>Why the frick would they run two separate services? Are you moronic?
They don't you fricking dumbass. WON 1.0 was the original online service for things like CS before steam came along. It was responsible for hosting the master servers for all those games among other things. Valve deliberately shut down the WON master servers so that they could move people to the DRM client that is steam when steam was fricking dogshit in those days. The client was legit awful and took years to be decent. People who were playing CS for years already before the steam cancer moved to WON replacement (unofficial) so they could keep playing those games without having to go near steam. There are still people playing on WON 2.0 probably. Mostly bots or third worlders though.
You seem to have brain problems so I'm going to ask you again. Why wouldn't they shut down a service they no longer want to support after they moved onto a new one?
Don't dodge the question this time with irrelevant information.
>Why wouldn't they shut down a service they no longer want to support after they moved onto a new one?
I literally told you this 3 times. Because steam was a fricking joke back then and people were right to refuse it as a "replacement" when it didn't do anything other than give you out-of-client server list and lock your game into a DRM platform.
Steam worked fine, people kept crying because NEW BAD like fricking morons do.
You are a worthless fricking wienersucker that didn't even play the game, like you fricking morons do.
You just feel the need to be upset about things that don't concern you.
Post your 1.6 played time b***hboy.
SHUT THE FRICK UP
>B-B-BUT IT'S NOT DRM BECAUSE IT HAD NO STORE BACK THEN
Lmao. Next you're going to try and convince me that the steam client was not a complete fricking piece of shit that chewed system resources and crashed all the fricking time up until about 2010.
>uhm uuuuh it didn't have a store back then, okay?
how is that an argument? you helped them create one and ruin gaming forever. pat yourself on the back over a big number though, I guess. Mr. veteran.
I bought the game before Steam was even an idea.
If you weren't around for the golden age of modding with Quake and Half-Life you missed out.
Is that why you are so butthurt, child?
no i just was poor and didnt have a pc until i was like 11 (which i then used to type 'boobies' into google)
You are a sourcetoddler.
I wasn't even born then lmao
t. not underage
You're still subhuman for being raised during the social media age.
Go back to the nursing home gramps, bingo is at 3pm LOL
Mine will turn 18 in november. I was a teen in high-school when HL2 released and I made my account.
It's depressing that a lot of Ganker users weren't even alive back then.
sup oldgays
Wow, I didn't know Steam was that old. What was it like back then?
this account is almost too old for me
are you guys even trying
Nice, I was a bit late to the party. Steam sucked so I avoided it like the plague for a while.
I got this game for free from a magazine or something
I got it so I could watch Indie Game the Movie
Genuinely who cares
bruh mine will be only 16 on 6th of august
I think I didn't have internet in 2003
>mine is already at 8
I made it when I was 16 or so tho
you guys better be older than fricking 30 otherwise frick this board
My first steam game was arkham asylum for 5 or 10€
You know how you guys all hate Epic Game Store?
Thats what it was like with Steam back in the day
.t 18 year account boomer
>Lost old account password and email years ago
>Had to make a new profile
>Old friends went to lans with and everything think i'm gone
>Valve won't give me the profile back
I literally am that "smoke break brb - last seen 14 years ago."