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JKHSawyer: Why you should fuck off

1. I'm an adult.
2. I make my own decisions.
Wow, really hit a serious nerve with you. Guess your one of those Steamy eyed Zealots subscribing to Gabe TV.

Just breath in .... hold ...... and breath out "woosaaaaaaaa"
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Niggles: who is the ****wit who negged my post???
I gave you a + to offset it :)
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Mr.Caine: Ah yes thank you for our weekly circlejerk thread OP.
wtf, you jerk to this ...... that's sick!
Post edited December 23, 2014 by Ebany
Can one of you too cool for school, three edgy for all, GOG Cool Cats Only Club members just go ahead and create a
"Steam Is Literally The Devil and Not In A Cool Metal Way Either" megathread and get it over with?
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xa_chan: But one thing is true, nevertheless: Enhanced Steam add-on for Firefow is a must have.
So very true. The Chrome one seems to run more smoothly but I still prefer Firefox. I couldn't live without it anymore :)
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NoNewTaleToTell: Can one of you too cool for school, three edgy for all, GOG Cool Cats Only Club members just go ahead and create a
"Steam Is Literally The Devil and Not In A Cool Metal Way Either" megathread and get it over with?
Nah we need to be preached this glorious truth everyweek.We're not smart like these guys so we need repetition to memorize things ya'know?
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Ebany: Obey these 12 commandments and you will always remain content when dealing with Steam.
Untrue.

Even if I followed all these commandments, I would have still been screwed over by Steam on the first (and only) game I've purchased for it.
What's up with the rise of anti-Steam threads lately? Just shut up,you're just like Steam fanboys. If I want to buy my games on Steam(which I did BTW) I will buy from there,same thing with GOG.
Honestly I don't see why we need to have this kind of discussion almost daily. People who like steam can buy there, people who like gog can buy here and people who have no problem with both can spend their money in both shops. Or spend money in whatever shop they prefer. So no need to always bash one side or the other. Everyone should just buy where they feel comfortable and that's it.
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Ebany: It's more about informing those who are unaware of programs like Enhanced Steam how they can purchase games (which may require Steam) from sites other than Valve's own, e.g. Humble Bundle, Bundle Stars, NuuVem, etc. I'm happy to see profit move away from Valve.
I don't much see the point. I mean, telling people how to save money is fine, but if you buy games to play on Steam, wanting Valve to lose money makes no sense. Either buy games on alternate sites like GOG where you won't need Steam, or play on Steam and know that your ability to play the games depends on Steam's continued success.
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xa_chan: I buy from Steam

I buy from GOG

I buy from GamersGate

I buy from wherever I want and I don't need all your rambles of pro- or anti-Steam fanboys.



Grow up, people.



But one thing is true, nevertheless: Enhanced Steam add-on for Firefow is a must have.
Also you want to know what the OP should have done, he should have made this Thread in the Steam Forums themselves convincing the established userbase to buy somewhere else like GOG.

I have no idea whats the point of making this thread to the GOG userbase who either buys anything from everywhere (including GOG/Steam/Origin/Retail/Delivery), or already hates Steam :P
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Ebany:
What I said.
Post edited December 23, 2014 by Elmofongo
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Ebany: ...... without knowing some important facts.

1.) Steam is not a religion, even if it's Fan-Boys hear the voice of Gabe .... ah, God.
2.) Steam support is only slightly better than EA's ........ in fact it could even be worse.
3.) Steam has recently (just before this big Xmas sale) disabled regional game activation, no more cheap Russian games :(
4.) Steam prices are inflated, never purchase from Steam if the game can be bought elsewhere ...... unless your 7 types of special and collect those virtual badges like a Bower Bird collects blue pegs.
5.) Avoiding game download/install by using Idle Master to get Steam Trading Cards is not cheating, it's optimisation of time by removing economical inefficiencies.
6.) NEVER use the Steam client to purchase games, only for account changes (wallet deposits, etc).
7.) NEVER purchase a game without using Firefox or Chrome & the Enhanced Steam add-on. This add-on provides additional information (e.g. Historical low prices, current low prices, links to those low prices, people in game, etc) inserted into the pages been loaded, seriously, you'd be 7 types of retard not to use this add-on.
8.) Always keep a copy of your receipt, always.
9.) Keep a back-up spreadsheet of your CD-Keys as some can be used on multiple clients. e.g. Crysis 2 CD-Keys from Steam can be activated on Origin, etc.
10.) Steam is a law unto themselves since (until recently) they've never faced prosecution for disregarding consumer rights. e.g. Recently the Government consumer body in my country is initiating court proceedings against Steam for it's failure to provide Aussies with Refunds.
11.) Always purchase wallet funds through a 3rd party, e.g. EB Games.
12.) Never use any CC other than a Prepaid with capacity for multiple currencies and $0 exchange rate fees.

Obey these 12 commandments and you will always remain content when dealing with Steam.

Edit: And if your an Aussie then join [Ozbargain](https://www.ozbargain.com.au/cat/gaming)
I'll buy from any service I'd like, so kindly fuck off and stop telling people what to do
6.) NEVER use the Steam client to purchase games, only for account changes (wallet deposits, etc).

Why?
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moonshineshadow: Honestly I don't see why we need to have this kind of discussion almost daily. People who like steam can buy there, people who like gog can buy here and people who have no problem with both can spend their money in both shops. Or spend money in whatever shop they prefer. So no need to always bash one side or the other. Everyone should just buy where they feel comfortable and that's it.
I guess the recent region locking announcement has something to do with it.
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Ebany: Obey these 12 commandments
Ebany, are you DRM
The OP lacks proper reasoning, therefore it's nothing more than a list of shallow commandments.

While I welcome a constructive discussion about DRM I understand why someone might be offended by this post.
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moonshineshadow: So no need to always bash one side or the other. Everyone should just buy where they feel comfortable and that's it.
Oh, you mean SpinTires, Tropico 5, Guns of Icarus Online, Civilisation 5 etc. aren't actually exclusive to Steam and I can buy them where I feel comfortable?! Amazing, thank you for the great news! Buying SpinTires immediately!

No more Steam kicking me out of GOIO because it thinks I've lost connection to the internet when I haven't?! Hoorah!

The fact that the above isn't true is why people complain about Steam so vocally and "everyone should just buy where they feel comfortable" doesn't work.

It's like having all your favourite foods (and the ingredients to make them) exclusively sold by Comcast.

Two notes:
1) Developers/publishers get some blame for exclusive releases.
2) Despite hating Steam (and my hate only grew when I started using it) and wish it would stop existing, I was happy when it came to Linux. Why? More choice for everyone, even if I think it is a bad choice :)