Comments on: Steam Snag: Digital Retailers Boycott Modern Warfare 2

By: Hatesteam

Hatesteam — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:37:07 +0000

I do steam and i am disgusted!! This really does happen! I was looking forward to a great game to play offline and instead i have to do this. You wait 10 hours to play your game and you don't even use the discs!!

By: PCfun

PCfun — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:35:55 +0000

I bought the PC version and it stinks. All I want to do is play and after the update yesterday I cannot even log onto Steam. I used my user name and password and it does not work now. I even asked for an email reply to help reset my password two times and nothing. If this is happening to everyone else then I suppose it will take a few weeks for them to help everyone. I only had the game for a week paid 60 bucks for it and now it is useless. Logging onto Steam really sucks. I am not happy, I wasted 60 bucks on a game I cannot even play now. I see now why many retailers will not sell the game, I want my money back. I bought 2 PS3 and separate COD MW2 for each and I cannot even play multi player against them on the same LAN network. What a waste of money, don’t buy the PC game, nothing but troubles.

By: Akira

Akira — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:34:07 +0000

Dan,
Your only other option is add another DVD drive that would read disk 1. Perhaps from a spare computer.

Fortunenately, i have decent internet speed and finally did install using the download.

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:49:43 +0000

I just bought the game also and cannot get my drive to read DVD 1. It will recognize the 2nd though. I was hoping to play the game offline, and maybe in the future play online, but now I cant do either. The only option i have is to “add a new steam game”, enter the pass code, and download the whole game. So, with this connection, i’ll be playing MW2 offline around the year 2013.

Does anyone have a solution for this or any suggestions?

By: Akira

Akira — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:51:25 +0000

Just got my game in today. As mentioned and well noted, the 2nd DVD does not read in most DVD drives. However I did get the 2nd DVD to read on an older drive but yet the old drive does not read DVD1. So to do a complete install…i had to backup the 1st DVD and transfer it over the network to the computer to be installed. This Steam crap just cripples a user’s options. You have to log into ur Steam just to install this crap. So if you dont have internet, ur shit out of luck. Also, im guessing both DVD’s have to install from same location? Because my DVD1 is installing from the HD and my DVD2 is in DVD drive, but when it gets to the part when it asks for DVD2, Steam won’t recognize it or give any options to pick location. Sucks. This is just another form of control.

For the record, you dont have to wait for the game to download if you have the DVD’s. It installs from the DVD’s.

I always thought it was normal progression to better our last projects/games and not the other way around and put out a worse product. Im confused.

By: Damian

Damian — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:44:58 +0000

I was pumped up to buy modern warfare two, but when I learned that it was being released on steam, I knew I wouldn’t buy it. Sux really, was looking forward to the tittle, but steam ruins everything they touch, and I’m personally boycotting any release on steam. In fact not only do I boycott, I go and torrent any game released on steam. Fux steam.

By: Zontar42

Zontar42 — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:27:41 +0000

What a ripoff – using Steam means you can only have ONE PROFILE for both single player and multiplayer. So, 2 people in a family can’t play SP with their own profile or level up their own character in MP! Other than subscription MMO’s I don’t know any PC game that only allowed a single user for a game! The lack of dedicated servers is one thing but this is beyond the pale.

By: yoghibubu

yoghibubu — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:24:57 +0000

Same here i just bought the game 2 cd’s installed and still have to wait to play, what the hell i just spent €59.90 and can’t play that is not right!!!

By: Skelebob124156

Skelebob124156 — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:51:10 +0000

The game is crippled by steam drm you should not need steam to play if bought on a disc the game should be on the disc not steam and a code to download it from steam.

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Modern Warfare 3 in the work? - AllDeaf.com — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:32:31 +0000

[...] it’ll be a neutered experience, and one that hurts the free spirit of PC gaming as a whole. http://technologizer.com/2009/11/06/…ern-warfare-2/ I would want Activision to issue an patch to remove the Steam DRM, along with add dedicated [...]