I've always hated steam, ever since Counter strike 1.5 I have pretty much completely loathed what steam is and what it does. But now here I am almost 10 years later finally getting forced to use it for Dawn of War 2. And I tell you what, I am not impressed at all. Half of the time the game isn't available (it's on my fucking hard drive, eat a dick Steam), or the server is too busy to run my fucking game. I have a computer that runs games, we don't need steam. I shouldn't have to ask to play a game that I just payed for you cock sucking piece of shit. And then it decides to download some update and take 65 minutes to do it, and at about half way it points out that I should try again later because the servers are too busy. Piracy used to be a damn chore, but shit like this is just making purchasing games a damn chore because of the hoops needed to be jumped through that "cracked" versions lack. Steam is in fact the opposite of piracy protection. I have never felt more compelled to pirate something in my life after this incredibly weak encounter with an incredibly weak program made for incredibly weak people who like weak stuff. Like counter strike and half life. Fuck this noise.

I can honestly say that I have never had, or even met anyone else who has had those problems.

I don't know what you're talking about, sorry.

I'm having no problems with Dawn of War II, I'm even playing it offline on my laptop with no issues.  This sounds like user error to me.

It can be a bit bothersome at first but I now really appreciate my games being kept up to date without me having to go to any effort. I'm quite sure you can make your games available offline too and also change the properties for individual games to make sure they don't auto update.

Also, your displeasure with Steam is hardly a convincing reason to pirate games.

Your problems seem super weird. You may want to give Steam Technical Support or your ISP a call and see if something is up. Because it's some other part of the equation that is screwing up the experience.

wtf, steam is not like that

Seriously dude, what are you talking about?

I used to be like you. I hated Steam to no end when it first came out, but back then it was a mess and the most evil form of DRM on the market. Now it is widely regarded as one of the best. Sad isn't it? Steams DRM has not changed over the years, but Steam as a service has and it's really become something special. I love it now, and buy all my games through it, because I am tired of jumping through all the hoops and going through all the bull that comes with boxed PC games today. Honestly, would you rather have a boxed game with more problems that you can only install three to five times before you can't use it anymore, and puts a bunch of shady programs on your computer in the background, or would you rather have Steam, which only puts one shady program on your comptuer that also doubles as a legit well thought out, highly refined and highly polished service? You're the only person I have heard form in the last several years that has been having any issues with Steam. Like others have already said, you need to get in touch with their technical support, or check out their forums, because it shouldn't be behaving as it is.

Steam doesn't appeal to me that much because I'm not a huge PC gamer but sorry the service doesn't work too well with you.

Don't worry, it hurts a little the first time but after that it's tons more enjoyable. There's a little blood too, but that's normal, don't be freaked-out.

Hey. Exit steam, delete the clientregistry.blob file in the Steam folder, and then restart Steam. Whenever I've got issues, I do that. It usually works.

Never had a problem with steam mate.  Well, except the time I forgot my password, but I'm just an idiot.

Bulldog19892 said:

"I can honestly say that I have never had, or even met anyone else who has had those problems."

"I've always hated steam, ever since Counter strike 1.5 I have pretty much completely loathed what steam is and what it does. But now here I am almost 10 years later finally getting forced to use it for Dawn of War 2. And I tell you what, I am not impressed at all. Half of the time the game isn't available (it's on my fucking hard drive, eat a dick Steam), or the server is too busy to run my fucking game. I have a computer that runs games, we don't need steam. I shouldn't have to ask to play a game that I just payed for you cock sucking piece of shit. And then it decides to download some update and take 65 minutes to do it, and at about half way it points out that I should try again later because the servers are too busy. Piracy used to be a damn chore, but shit like this is just making purchasing games a damn chore because of the hoops needed to be jumped through that "cracked" versions lack. Steam is in fact the opposite of piracy protection. I have never felt more compelled to pirate something in my life after this incredibly weak encounter with an incredibly weak program made for incredibly weak people who like weak stuff. Like counter strike and half life. Fuck this noise."

I don't like Valves attitude with Steam a lot of the time, but the service itself works well enough generally. I remember having some trouble a few years back, but not recently.

There are other services that I like far better, but they don't usually have as many games. :(

weak.

I'm saying this guy's a plant from Gamestop.  Anyone wanna bet otherwise?

Steam is awesome, how anyone can HATE steam so much in beyond me.

Had steam 3 years and NOT ONE PROBLEM AT ALL.

"I can honestly say that I have never had, or even met anyone else who has had those problems."

Steam is an excellent service.  Think about the alternatives... EA download for example.  If you listen to the bombcast then you've certainly heard how much of a pain in the ass its been for vinny with his copy of spore.  Like it or not, digital distribution is the way things are going.  Eventually services like steam will be the only option for playing computer games.  Also, keep in mind that the PC is an open platform and can be difficult to develop for.  Its not like a 360 or a PS3 where the developers are garunteed that everyone is running on the same hardware and the same OS.  PC's will be prone to having more problems just by thier nature.  This is the price we pay for being able to pick and choose the hardware and software we play games on.  Sometimes you will be forced to do some troubleshooting to get things working.  We have a valuable resource with the internet. The answer to almost any technical problem can be found with some thoughtful searching using google.  If things like this are that troubling for you, maybe you should stick with an Xbox 360.

Definitely not having the same problems with Steam that you are.

I reinstalled steam when I got that error once, and I could install all my games. Steam>Your bitching.

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Bulldog19892 said:

"I can honestly say that I have never had, or even met anyone else who has had those problems."

 

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I never thought I'd find anybody who still hates Steam. Yeah, I hated it back when the first UT3 free weekend happened, but the second one was redeemed there.

Seriously, get in touch with Steam support and not bitch about it on a non-related website.

10 years later what? Steam setup shop in the fall of 2004 alongside Half-Life 2.

As for your problems, bad luck and the inability (or just lazyness) to look into what ails you are likely the problem. I've been using Steam since its inception and only had two Steam related network issues. Day one trying to authorize Half-Life 2 and the free UT3 weekend. The unavailable game problem is easy to fix, and if you actually did communicate with Steam about it they would have included a link to a Steam forum containing helpful solutions. I've had that particular problem twice and it takes 5 minutes to fix.

Stop fucking whining for the sake of whining before your stinky shit catches up with you.

But now here I am almost 10 years later finally getting forced to use it for Dawn of War 2.

"keyhunter said:

But now here I am almost 10 years later finally getting forced to use it for Dawn of War 2.

???"

"TooWalrus said:

"keyhunter said:

But now here I am almost 10 years later finally getting forced to use it for Dawn of War 2.

???"

The disc version of Dawn of War II still requires Steam and Games for Windows Live."

I rarely run into any problems with steam.