How do I purchase Day Of Defeat : Source?

Woo Elephant Yeah · Post by **Woo Elephant Yeah** » July 15th, 2005, 10:12

I bought my copy of Half-Life 2 on DVD, and not through Steam.

My question is however, how the fuck do I order a copy of Day Of Defeat : Source online through Steam???

I've been trawling through the Valve/Steam sites, and can't for the life of me find out how to order the bloody thing!

Once more, why haven't Valve made a website for Day Of Defeat : Source yet, so that gamers know what's going on???

It seems that Valve/Steam seem to be incapable of doing things in a straight forward and simple way, as I only wanna find out when it's likely to be released, and how to buy the fucking thing.

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » July 15th, 2005, 10:16

you'll be able to buy it through steam when it's available to order/preorder

until then, you can't, they're also putting stuff in place so people can upgrade their HL2 packages

Jinxx · Post by **Jinxx** » July 15th, 2005, 10:20

Berk's right. Also, it's good to remember that Steam is still young and still being worked on heavily - It's a good little app at what it currently does, but it's far from finished.

mrbobbins · Post by **mrbobbins** » July 15th, 2005, 10:24

I got the silver package (or whatever it was) with DOD included, didn't expect to wait this long though!!

Jinxx · Post by **Jinxx** » July 15th, 2005, 10:28

mrbobbins wrote:I got the silver package (or whatever it was) with DOD included, didn't expect to wait this long though!!

Valve are their own boss, they have the luxury of releasing something when they feel that it's ready to be released. Apparently, one of the largest waits is down to them rebuilding every single DoD map from the original version as a straight port would have pissed everyone off (See also: Half Life: Source).

Would you rather them rush the release and have a knackered and virtually unplayable DoD now (See also: Battlefield 2) or work on it some more and have a mostly un-knackered and mostly playable one a little later (See also: Half Life 2)?

mrbobbins · Post by **mrbobbins** » July 15th, 2005, 10:31

Jinxx wrote:Would you rather them rush the release and have a knackered and virtually unplayable DoD now (See also: Battlefield 2) or work on it some more and have a mostly un-knackered and mostly playable one a little later (See also: Half Life 2)?

No, I just expected it to be out by now

Jinxx · Post by **Jinxx** » July 15th, 2005, 10:35

mrbobbins wrote:No, I just expected it to be out by now

And would you like the moon on a stick with that, sir?

mrbobbins · Post by **mrbobbins** » July 15th, 2005, 10:39

Jinxx wrote:
mrbobbins wrote:No, I just expected it to be out by now
And would you like the moon on a stick with that, sir?

AAAAAARGH the titmarsh!!!!!

come back vorderman all is forgiven

Woo Elephant Yeah · Post by **Woo Elephant Yeah** » July 15th, 2005, 11:39

Let me get this right.

Day Of Defeat : Source is a reworked version of the original Day Of Defeat game using the source engine???

Isn't it a brand new game with new levels, maps, modes?

I played DOD just to see what the orginal was like, and I thought I liked it a bit, but when it uses the Source engine and it's reworked with new stuff, then I'll get the game.

If however it's just a source version of the original game with nothing new about it, I will avoid it with a barge pole.

/confused

Jinxx · Post by **Jinxx** » July 15th, 2005, 11:42

It would appear to be a reworking at first, just like Counter-Strike: Source, but there are mumblings about new stuff being added down the line.

Woo Elephant Yeah · Post by **Woo Elephant Yeah** » July 15th, 2005, 11:45

Cool, thanks for clearing it up a bit.

Out of interest, what site do you get all this info from???

Jinxx · Post by **Jinxx** » July 15th, 2005, 11:47

Bit and pieces from all over the place, really... A lot of it was from reading PC Gamer at the supermarket while waiting for people to buy a kettle.

mrbobbins · Post by **mrbobbins** » July 15th, 2005, 12:59

As i'm getting it anyway i'll let you know what it's like compared to the original which i played a bit, not a lot, just a bit.

cashy · Post by **cashy** » July 15th, 2005, 16:46

... so your saying i bought halflife2.... and now im going to have to buy a game which runs on the exact same engine and is also a game that i already own on its original engine?! WTF! :crash:

Post by **Dr. kitteny berk** » July 15th, 2005, 16:49

if you bought HL2 bronze (or the retail addddition) yup, you'll probably pay $10-15 upgrade, if you bought silver, you'll get it for free.

if you bought gold, i'll sell you DoD:S for only £120

Jinxx · Post by **Jinxx** » July 15th, 2005, 16:51

Dr. kitteny berk wrote:if you bought gold, i'll sell you DoD:S for only £120

*snort*
I never knew you could shoot pizza out of your nose before now.

cashy · Post by **cashy** » July 15th, 2005, 17:04

that is so fucking lame. saying that i only paid like 10quid or somthing for it from taiiwan off ebay.

STEAM! NOW 90% LESS FREE

Post by **deject** » July 15th, 2005, 18:05

Dr. kitteny berk wrote:if you bought HL2 bronze (or the retail addddition) yup, you'll probably pay $10-15 upgrade, if you bought silver, you'll get it for free.

if you bought gold, i'll sell you DoD:S for only £120

I belive you just need to pay the difference between the bronze and silver package.

what's £120 in yen, like 3,000,000,000?

cashy · Post by **cashy** » July 15th, 2005, 19:10

is the gold pack 120quid?? what do you get with it? film rights?

shot2bits · Post by **shot2bits** » July 15th, 2005, 19:31

cashy wrote:is the gold pack 120quid?? what do you get with it? film rights?

pffft
with gold pack i think u get some glossed pictures and a t-shirt aswell as the games, so your wasting 80 quid unless your sum half life fanatic