HL2 -Which One Will You Get?

[Huntkillaz]

Half-Life 2 Offers

RETAIL BOX:

1. Standard Edition:

* Half-Life 2
* Counter-Strike: Source

Note: Ships on six CDs. Three different box designs will be made available at launch (cover characters change on the different designs: one is Gordon, one is Alyx, and the third is the Gman).

2. Collector's Edition:

* Half-Life 2
* Counter-Strike: Source
* Half-Life 1: Source
* Half-Life 2 T-shirt
* Prima book sampler

Note: This version will contain the games on a DVD.

STEAM OFFERINGS

1. "Bronze"

* Half-Life 2*
* Counter-Strike: Source

* (To be made available upon product's release.)

2. "Silver"

* Half-Life 2*
* Counter-Strike: Source
* Half-Life 1: Source*
* Day of Defeat: Source*
* Valve's back catalog currently available on Steam

*(To be made available upon products' release.)

3. "Gold"

* Half-Life 2*
* Counter-Strike: Source
* Half-Life 1: Source*
* Day of Defeat: Source*
* Valve's back catalog currently available on Steam
* Complete Strategy Guide from Prima Games
* 3 different Half-Life 2 posters
* Half-Life 2 hat
* Half-Life 2 postcard
* Half-Life 2 stickers
* Half-Life 2 Soundtrack CD
* Chance to win a trip to Valve! (1 trip offered for every 5000 Gold packages purchased).

*(To be made available upon products' release.)

as above

[TruB]

1. Standard Edition:

i think.. depends alittle on price.. i could get it trhough steam.. and if i get my dvd to work the collectors edition with one dvd insteed of 6 cds.. feels alot better.. but then again.. my dvd is out..

[Pierre-Marie Baty]

I'm interested in HL1:Source... just to see

[HangFire]

I'm not going to pay for it until after a couple of years when the price drops. The "Collector's" edition costs about $120 CDN. Ridiculous.

Gaming has become waaay to expensive for me.

[>BKA< T Wrecks]

Word! If Hl2 is a good game, it will survive the test of time. I just don't spend 40 or 50 Euros (50-60 US-$ atm) for a friggin' computer game, no way. Besides, I don't need no stupid HL2 hat (it might as well be labeled: "Hello, I'm a computer geek, don't take me seriously") or other paraphernalia. And last but not least, I won't install Steam again - never ever. If the choice comes down to "no steam - no HL2" or "HL2 plus Steam", I'm gonna skip HL2 completely.

[stefanhendriks]

you cant have hl2 without steam.

[>BKA< T Wrecks]

Ok, then no HL2.

[HangFire]

Yeah of course it'll have Steam, but that doesn't mean that you'll have to let Steam access the net and go through all the usual bull. Valve couldn't be stupid enough to make the game online only. Well, actually, knowing Valve I wouldn't put it past them.


Launching a game through Steam is allright, but when you have to log in, update things, etc etc then it fast becomes a headache.

[>BKA< T Wrecks]

Well, you know, in the end my PC was at a point where it refused to boot normally while Steam was installed. I had frequent crashes and shutdowns even without running Steam. All those problems disappeared when I finally uninstalled and deleted all Steam-related stuff, and my PC has been back to normal since then.
You guys do whatever you want, but I won't install Steam ever again. It's had its chance (many, many chances, in fact), but no... thanks.

[TruB]

first i think they fixed most bugs..

second.. if you buy retail.. you shouldnt need steam at all.. unless you want to upgrade..