CA or steam who do you hate the most

[Von Kickyourass]

Just wondering?
Personally i say steam, i still have a lot of respect for CA but almost none for steam!

[Timefool]

I love CA, its the publisher, Sega, that is bad.

Steam is the most revolutionary thing to come to computer gaming since 3D graphics! Chat with friends, download demos, play games without the CD that you lost, what is the downside? Auto patching, its fine, but I don't hate ETW because of it.

[ViaBestiae]

I love CA, its the publisher, Sega, that is bad.

Lol, i love it when people say this ... CA is as much fubar as Sega, they are to blame too you know ... they knew their timeframe and they could have chosen their publisher more wisely.

CA is to blame.

[Timefool]

Lol, i love it when people say this ... CA is as much fubar as Sega, they are to blame too you know ... they knew their timeframe and they could have chosen their publisher more wisely.

CA is to blame.

You can't have a game that requires two years be done in one without shortfalls. CA may not have been able to find another publisher, so their only option was Sega. They put out ETW because of financial reasons along with many others. I am not saying CA is not totally to blame, just that they messed up, and in this instance alot. They also lied. But everyone makes mistakes. Sega, what they did is really, not nice.

And for those complaining about installing ETW through Steam, be happy it is Steam and not Games4Windows which is really killing the Dawn of War II multiplayer population.

[Aradius]

Sega owns CA, so their options are somewhat limited.

The only thing bugging me about Steam is that I can't sell, lend or give away my game. That should be tried in court someday, if Valve doesn't change it.

Generally, while esp. the naval invasions bug makes the campaign rather pointless for now, I do not "hate" anyone. The game could have been great; it's decent, still.

absolute loser: I did buy a DVD in a store and installed it like any other game. Or what did you mean?

[Von Kickyourass]

Sega owns CA, so their options are somewhat limited.

The only thing bugging me about Steam is that I can't sell, lend or give away my game. That should be tried in court someday, if Valve doesn't change it.

Generally, while esp. the naval invasions bug makes the campaign rather pointless for now, I do not "hate" anyone. The game could have been great; it's decent, still.

absolute loser: I did buy a DVD in a store and installed it like any other game. Or what did you mean?

I meant why do you have to have a steam account! It would be better if we did not have to use steam

[the_mango55]

they knew their timeframe and they could have chosen their publisher more wisely.

Uhhh, no. They could not have chosen their publisher more wisely.

http://pc.ign.com/articles/594/594649p1.html

Welcome to 4 years ago

I said steam I hate the fact that the software I paid for is only rented by me and not mine to install and play as I see fit.
If steam goes under so does ETW and any other games that utilize it.

This has always been the case. Ever actually read an EULA?

[tw2obsessive]

I love CA, its the publisher, Sega, that is bad.

Steam is the most revolutionary thing to come to computer gaming since 3D graphics! Chat with friends, download demos, play games without the CD that you lost, what is the downside? Auto patching, its fine, but I don't hate ETW because of it.

Erm the downside is that steam is immensely buggy at simply putting up a game and keeping it up. Flashy lights aside (i.e. TS immitation), it should at least be able to provide a multiplayer experience nevermind a "stable and improved" one.

[magpie]

I like CA they gave us some good games, Sega, well a publisher is a publisher.
Steam! It will become omnipitant and rule the gaming world.
Anyone who dared to moan at it, will be banned from games for life

[Von Kickyourass]

The thing i hate about steam is that we have to install it through steam, why not just use the disc and install normally like other games!

[MrOsterman]

The thing i hate about steam is that we have to install it through steam, why not just use the disc and install normally like other games!

I installed just fine using the disks.

Dunno what your problem was....

All Steam did was apply the patch.

[Frost, colonel]

Where is the option for Sega on your poll?

[Von Kickyourass]

Where is the option for Sega on your poll?

It's as much Sega's fault as it is CA's so i didn't include them

[Bacon!]

Neither, there only human

[Ascarona]

The only problem that I got with steam is that it doesn't always update on start, I blame CA for putting out a freaking unfinished game and they got the guts to ask 50$ for it while the game your supposed to get won't be finished for a whole year with all the patches and stuff.

[sage2]

My vote for both is a vote against Sega and Steam, not CA, but it was closest to my opinion.

[PlacidDragon]

That was a rather harsh poll

I dont hate either. I do dislike Steam, but see it as a superior alternative to DRM ala Securom and its ilk.

[Von Kickyourass]

Sorry people hate is a pretty strong word, i should have used dislike instead

[Sardonicus]

I said steam I hate the fact that the software I paid for is only rented by me and not mine to install and play as I see fit.
If steam goes under so does ETW and any other games that utilize it.

[Von Kickyourass]

I said steam I hate the fact that the software I paid for is only rented by me and not mine to install and play as I see fit.
If steam goes under so does ETW and any other games that utilize it.

Exactly!!!! +rep to you