Comments on: Bioshock’s eventful retail release http://steamreview.org/posts/bioshockretail/ Comment and discussion on Valve Software's digital communications platform. Mon, 08 Sep 2008 06:04:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: toto952 http://steamreview.org/posts/bioshockretail/#comment-3592 toto952 Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:49:29 +0000 http://steamreview.org/posts/bioshockretail/#comment-3592 Actually, when you uninstall the game, at least on the DVD version, you do not get one "activation credit" back. It is unclear what happens when you clear the Steam cache of this game. Moreover, at least on the DVD version, if you use the game on a machine with multiple accounts, it will consume one activation credit per user. A few days after release, Take 2 has promised to release a "revoke tool", but nobody now when it will be available, and it's not clear how it will work and it will really solve all problems. The lead dev also promise that the online activation may be removed at some points in the future but he also admitted at the same time that he has no decision power on those kind of issue. At least, Valve had the decency to had a (small) notice on the product page about the install limit, but it somehow ruins the credibility of the "one account, play anywhere" promise which is the foundation of Steam (and which has never been guaranteed in the Steam Subscriber Agreement by the way). Actually, when you uninstall the game, at least on the DVD version, you do not get one “activation credit” back. It is unclear what happens when you clear the Steam cache of this game.

Moreover, at least on the DVD version, if you use the game on a machine with multiple accounts, it will consume one activation credit per user.

A few days after release, Take 2 has promised to release a “revoke tool”, but nobody now when it will be available, and it’s not clear how it will work and it will really solve all problems. The lead dev also promise that the online activation may be removed at some points in the future but he also admitted at the same time that he has no decision power on those kind of issue.

At least, Valve had the decency to had a (small) notice on the product page about the install limit, but it somehow ruins the credibility of the “one account, play anywhere” promise which is the foundation of Steam (and which has never been guaranteed in the Steam Subscriber Agreement by the way).

]]> By: Kapitein Iglo http://steamreview.org/posts/bioshockretail/#comment-3569 Kapitein Iglo Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:04:05 +0000 http://steamreview.org/posts/bioshockretail/#comment-3569 www.steamgames.com www.steamcommunity.com www.steammovies.com ?! Same placeholder as the one for steamcommunity.com. http://whois.domaintools.com/steammovies.com Anyway, when can we expect the steamreview group? I've been waiting for it :) http://www.steamgames.com
http://www.steamcommunity.com
http://www.steammovies.com ?! Same placeholder as the one for steamcommunity.com. http://whois.domaintools.com/steammovies.com

Anyway, when can we expect the steamreview group? I’ve been waiting for it :)

]]> By: Andy http://steamreview.org/posts/bioshockretail/#comment-3501 Andy Wed, 29 Aug 2007 22:34:52 +0000 http://steamreview.org/posts/bioshockretail/#comment-3501 Great game, last night when I went to play AVG called Bioshock a virus and deleted the main .exe file. I had to uninstall AVG, install Avast and reinstall the game. I guess the latest AVG update makes it think that Bioshock is a virus. Otherwise, great game. Great game, last night when I went to play AVG called Bioshock a virus and deleted the main .exe file.

I had to uninstall AVG, install Avast and reinstall the game. I guess the latest AVG update makes it think that Bioshock is a virus.

Otherwise, great game.

]]> By: Tom Edwards http://steamreview.org/posts/bioshockretail/#comment-3500 Tom Edwards Wed, 29 Aug 2007 20:35:16 +0000 http://steamreview.org/posts/bioshockretail/#comment-3500 Finished! A truly excellent twenty-four hours of game. :-) Finished! A truly excellent twenty-four hours of game. :-)

]]> By: demm http://steamreview.org/posts/bioshockretail/#comment-3479 demm Sun, 26 Aug 2007 18:05:26 +0000 http://steamreview.org/posts/bioshockretail/#comment-3479 [quote comment="3476"] It must be really crappy, because you did get it but you didn't notice. ;-)[/quote] A little thing called sarcasm... I guess I should be more careful with what I type. ;)

It must be really crappy, because you did get it but you didn’t notice. ;-)

A little thing called sarcasm… I guess I should be more careful with what I type. ;)

]]> By: ATimson http://steamreview.org/posts/bioshockretail/#comment-3478 ATimson Sun, 26 Aug 2007 16:47:43 +0000 http://steamreview.org/posts/bioshockretail/#comment-3478 [quote comment="3475"]A friend and I both got the second pre-load part, but we both had to verify the game cache and it set us back to about 85%. Honestly I can't understand how this could happen. Neither Steam nor the game cares if data is missing... wth?[/quote] The game is doing the smart thing, and continuing as best it can (though it's probably throwing errors to the console and log files). Steam, on the other hand, <i>should</i> have noticed. That's, well, not good that it didn't.

A friend and I both got the second pre-load part, but we both had to verify the game cache and it set us back to about 85%.
Honestly I can’t understand how this could happen. Neither Steam nor the game cares if data is missing… wth?

The game is doing the smart thing, and continuing as best it can (though it’s probably throwing errors to the console and log files).

Steam, on the other hand, should have noticed. That’s, well, not good that it didn’t.

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