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| Author: | Linux_User [ Fri Aug 21, 2009 12:43 am ] |
| Post subject: | Bioshock....worst install process EVER!? |
OK, so I've just bought Bioshock for £8 (yes yes, when you're done pointing and laughing at how late I am in buying it I will continue). Anyways, so I goes to installs it and what's this? I *HAVE* to download the latest patch to complete the install process!? WTF!? And to make matters worse, it took no less than 7 attempts, yes, SEVEN, before it completed the process without failing. I am NOT looking forward to having to reinstall this game when Windows 7 is released and I wipe my drive(s). Mind you, I'm not looking forward to re-installing all my Steam stuff either. I think I might back it up for once. |
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| Author: | gavomatic57 [ Fri Aug 21, 2009 10:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bioshock....worst install process EVER!? |
Bought Bioshock on Steam when it first came out - installation was painless, thankfully, but I understand changes were made to the copy protection post-release to make it less draconian. Put your Steam folder on a separate drive if you get chance. You only have to reinstall the client then. |
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| Author: | Linux_User [ Fri Aug 21, 2009 11:29 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bioshock....worst install process EVER!? |
This isn't Steam, this is DVD. I'm trying to get a few games on DVD, because at least I have something to play then when I have no/crap internets. |
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| Author: | saspro [ Fri Aug 21, 2009 11:34 am ] | |||||||||
| Post subject: | Re: Bioshock....worst install process EVER!? | |||||||||
Damnit, I was going to install it again on my new gaming machine. Cheers for the warning |
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| Author: | F_A_F [ Fri Aug 21, 2009 12:53 pm ] | |||||||||
| Post subject: | Re: Bioshock....worst install process EVER!? | |||||||||
When you mention Steam, it should always end in "ftw"  I too installed over Steam when it was cheap last Christmas. I'm now waiting for Anno1404 to reduce on Steam, as it's currently £34 compared to £24 on Play  Incidentally, it's worth pointing out here that Valve have no control over the third party stuff for sale.....basically about 95% of their inventory....as it is priced by the original distrubtor, not Valve. I have always agreed that Steam is waaaaay to expensive, especially as bad as it was before prices in GBP; £55 for COD4 anyone? Didn't think so 
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| Author: | gavomatic57 [ Fri Aug 21, 2009 1:50 pm ] | |||||||||
| Post subject: | Re: Bioshock....worst install process EVER!? | |||||||||
I know, but the last line of your original post was about Steam. Also, you can still access your Steam games without an internet connection - it's called Offline mode! Was a godsend last time I moved and BT thought it was acceptable to leave us without phone and broadband for nearly a month, despite giving them a month's notice that we were moving. |
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| Author: | bally199 [ Fri Aug 21, 2009 6:09 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bioshock....worst install process EVER!? |
Yeah, it takes ages but its well worth it. Bioshock is awesome, up until the ending which has to be the worst ending in all history. 
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| Author: | Linux_User [ Fri Aug 21, 2009 8:49 pm ] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Yeah, but that doesn't help me when I don't have them installed! Also, offline mode was ruined for me once when Steam decided it needed to update the client, so when I started Steam and it couldn't update (after sitting on 0% for an eternity) it would just quit! |
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| Author: | gavomatic57 [ Fri Aug 21, 2009 9:25 pm ] | |||||||||
| Post subject: | Re: Bioshock....worst install process EVER!? | |||||||||
Cheesy 80's Sega arcade endings! Not an inspired move that one! |
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| Author: | finlay666 [ Fri Aug 21, 2009 10:27 pm ] | |||||||||
| Post subject: | Re: Bioshock....worst install process EVER!? | |||||||||
Games..Activate a product on steam Worth a shot to see if it will work |
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| Author: | gavomatic57 [ Sat Aug 22, 2009 8:10 am ] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Post subject: | Re: Bioshock....worst install process EVER!? | ||||||||||||||||||
Bioshock isn't on the list unfortunately. Unreal tournament 3 is to my surprise, but Bioshock isn't. |
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| Author: | finlay666 [ Sat Aug 22, 2009 11:36 am ] | |||||||||
| Post subject: | Re: Bioshock....worst install process EVER!? | |||||||||
Might try it on my UT3 disc then as it's a US disc (limited edition tin was $10 when I was over last year) and see if it works |
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