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bmrbob · 05-22-2005, 12:43 AM

Does anyone know how you get the games that you buy from steampowered.com? Do they just download to your harddrive or do they send you the disks through the mail?

Trizoy · 05-22-2005, 01:50 AM

You download the steam client, and put in the account name you created.. You click on the games and download them. Nothing over mail. Rather easy.

[-0MEGA-] · 05-22-2005, 04:54 AM

well, what i've done is buy the games from a store or online (Half life 2, cz) and then once there installed, they go on your steam account. Meaning that if you lost the original disks, or want to play it at a friends house, you just login to steam and download your games. But if you buy it thru steam, i would think that you just right click and press "purchase" and then it gets downloaded into your account.

Trizoy · 05-22-2005, 05:28 AM

Yes, you are correct... You can download the game anywhere with your account name logged in. I think the downloading is a better method. But I would save your credit card receipt saying you purchased online. Many people get hacked and a hacker changes their password, takes their account. The only way to get back is to show receipt...

Trizoy · 05-22-2005, 05:30 AM

Just download the steam client, make an account and buy a package deal.. fairly simple.

[-0MEGA-] · 05-22-2005, 05:47 AM

although, if you have dial-up or a low speed broadband connection, downloading the games can be quite long. (HL2 is about 4Gb, and CS:S is about 3-4GB)

05-22-2005, 12:43 AM	#1 (permalink)
bmrbob New Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13	steampowered Does anyone know how you get the games that you buy from steampowered.com? Do they just download to your harddrive or do they send you the disks through the mail?

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[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 27,082	well, what i've done is buy the games from a store or online (Half life 2, cz) and then once there installed, they go on your steam account. Meaning that if you lost the original disks, or want to play it at a friends house, you just login to steam and download your games. But if you buy it thru steam, i would think that you just right click and press "purchase" and then it gets downloaded into your account. __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM45 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // 512MB GDDR3 9800M GTS 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 4GB DDR3 800 750GB SATAII w/32MB // 200GB SATAII 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21391 // 9179

05-22-2005, 05:47 AM	#6 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 27,082	although, if you have dial-up or a low speed broadband connection, downloading the games can be quite long. (HL2 is about 4Gb, and CS:S is about 3-4GB) __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM45 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // 512MB GDDR3 9800M GTS 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 4GB DDR3 800 750GB SATAII w/32MB // 200GB SATAII 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21391 // 9179

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05-22-2005, 01:50 AM	#2 (permalink)
Trizoy VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mountain View, Ca Posts: 4,664	You download the steam client, and put in the account name you created.. You click on the games and download them. Nothing over mail. Rather easy.

05-22-2005, 05:28 AM	#4 (permalink)
Trizoy VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mountain View, Ca Posts: 4,664	Yes, you are correct... You can download the game anywhere with your account name logged in. I think the downloading is a better method. But I would save your credit card receipt saying you purchased online. Many people get hacked and a hacker changes their password, takes their account. The only way to get back is to show receipt...

05-22-2005, 05:30 AM	#5 (permalink)
Trizoy VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mountain View, Ca Posts: 4,664	Just download the steam client, make an account and buy a package deal.. fairly simple.