PC Doom on disc

[Ping Pong Lee]

Is it possible to get Doom on disc somewhere? Not the collectors edition but just the disc?

[Spi0895]

Yes its here in the US at game stop but it still requires a fairly large download form Steam to play

[CreepyCanuck]

The disc is basically fluff for those who like to collect physical boxes. The disc has 10% of the game, if that; you'll still need to download the majority of files from Steam.

[The Hench© NO GRFX CARD ATM!]

I have a physical copy of it but I am in the UK and got it from GAME, but to be honest there is only about 8 gig of files on the disc ( which ANNOYED me big time). The rest is download only from Steam. And boy is it slow. So you end up DL most of it anyway. I bought it cheaper in the UAC edition than on Steam but you are in Denmark. Can a quick Google search sort you out for a hard copy?

[Alien Identity]

DOOM UAC Pack contains:

DOOM game
A Union Aerospace Corporation (UAC) Handbook – Featuring exclusive visuals and content surrounding the setting of the game
Two UAC Fabric Patches
An exclusive UAC Corporate Poster
Two Lithograph Prints

I bought this for $89 Aust = $65 US.

[CreepyCanuck]

Originally posted by The Hench© m4573r 0f ?:

I have a physical copy of it but I am in the UK and got it from GAME, but to be honest there is only about 8 gig of files on the disc ( which ANNOYED me big time). The rest is download only from Steam. And boy is it slow. So you end up DL most of it anyway. I bought it cheaper in the UAC edition than on Steam but you are in Denmark. Can a quick Google search sort you out for a hard copy?

Why did it annoy you? Did you not read the back of the case? It's pretty common knowledge now that most major PC games sold at retail will require most of it to be downloaded. Even if you didn't know that, which is fine, the back of the case tells you something to that effect.

[The Hench© NO GRFX CARD ATM!]

Originally posted by CrazyCanuck:

Originally posted by The Hench© m4573r 0f ?:

I have a physical copy of it but I am in the UK and got it from GAME, but to be honest there is only about 8 gig of files on the disc ( which ANNOYED me big time). The rest is download only from Steam. And boy is it slow. So you end up DL most of it anyway. I bought it cheaper in the UAC edition than on Steam but you are in Denmark. Can a quick Google search sort you out for a hard copy?

Why did it annoy you? Did you not read the back of the case? It's pretty common knowledge now that most major PC games sold at retail will require most of it to be downloaded. Even if you didn't know that, which is fine, the back of the case tells you something to that effect.

Put it this way. I know very well it is common practice now. It was the same with the 2 recent Wolfenstein games (same publisher) and a few other games I have. I do believe however that if I buy the disc, then the content should be there to install faster rather than DL. If I wanted digital then I would buy a keycode or from Steam. But I can't read a pre-order box warning until I get it through my door. I was more than expecting it to be this way. It's just a silly way of annoying people that need not be. If you want digital then fine. I do not always want it this way. With the size of modern game files and Steam having a low stream speed, it makes more sense to buy a physical copy for my needs. I can download a 10 gig file in minutes off Chrome. Can't on Steam!

[CreepyCanuck]

Originally posted by The Hench© m4573r 0f ?:

Originally posted by CrazyCanuck:

Why did it annoy you? Did you not read the back of the case? It's pretty common knowledge now that most major PC games sold at retail will require most of it to be downloaded. Even if you didn't know that, which is fine, the back of the case tells you something to that effect.

Put it this way. I know very well it is common practice now. It was the same with the 2 recent Wolfenstein games (same publisher) and a few other games I have. I do believe however that if I buy the disc, then the content should be there to install faster rather than DL. If I wanted digital then I would buy a keycode or from Steam. But I can't read a pre-order box warning until I get it through my door. I was more than expecting it to be this way. It's just a silly way of annoying people that need not be. If you want digital then fine. I do not always want it this way. With the size of modern game files and Steam having a low stream speed, it makes more sense to buy a physical copy for my needs. I can download a 10 gig file in minutes off Chrome. Can't on Steam!

Not sure what your connection issue is with Steam. Doom downloaded via Steam for me in about thirty minutes, which is pretty damn quick. I'm not in the UK, does Valve not have servers hosted over there somewhere?

As for physical, you'd need several DVDs to install, which would likely drive up the price, which would likely result in people complaining about how physical games are more expensive. It's kind of a lose lose that way.

[The Happy Friar]

DVD's cost pennies, Beth could of added all the discs for less then $1 US. Just lazy imho. They didn't change less for the steam direct version, so let's not pretend they're spending extra $$ here. They didn't annouce the lack of actual discs until the week before it came out & console users got to get everything on disc.

I could of went to the store, bought a XBox One & DOOM, set it all up & had it sooner then getting a preorder from Gamestop. That's Beth's fault, not GS's or mine.

Wolf:TNO had several DVD's & it just downloaded patches & whatnot.

[The Hench© NO GRFX CARD ATM!]

Most people on my friends list get naff speeds through Steam so no idea on that one. Tried all sorts of workarounds and different zones yet that does sod all too. And yes DVDs are cheap. It would be better just to switch to a blu-ray and even they are cheap too.

[Jonny Sparta]

i really hate the no data game discs. not everyone has unlimited internet

[CreepyCanuck]

Originally posted by The Happy Friar:

DVD's cost pennies, Beth could of added all the discs for less then $1 US. Just lazy imho. They didn't change less for the steam direct version, so let's not pretend they're spending extra $$ here. They didn't annouce the lack of actual discs until the week before it came out & console users got to get everything on disc.

I could of went to the store, bought a XBox One & DOOM, set it all up & had it sooner then getting a preorder from Gamestop. That's Beth's fault, not GS's or mine.

Wolf:TNO had several DVD's & it just downloaded patches & whatnot.

You realize there's more to publishing and releasing physical games than just the cost of the plastic discs, right?

[HCC]

Can we have a blue ray edition for PC? don't be cheap

[The Hench© NO GRFX CARD ATM!]

Originally posted by HappySOB:

Can we have a blue ray edition for PC? don't be cheap

With the size capacity on DVD roms not being that adequate anymore I think it will be the norm at some point (and it makes sense) to move on to Blu ray media for certain games.

[CreepyCanuck]

Originally posted by The Hench© m4573r 0f ?:

Originally posted by HappySOB:

Can we have a blue ray edition for PC? don't be cheap

With the size capacity on DVD roms not being that adequate anymore I think it will be the norm at some point (and it makes sense) to move on to Blu ray media for certain games.

How many people have a blu-ray drive, though? I imagine most people have only DVD-RW drives, as blu-ray hasn't really become commonplace for PC, has it?

I mean, I don't even have a DVD drive as I've no need for it. Been years!

[The Hench© NO GRFX CARD ATM!]

Always an answer. I do as I'm a snob who can afford one is the answer and they are cheaper than they used to be. Progress is what PC is all about and at the rate game files grow it will need an answer if there is still retail. Until retail is done away with then a higher capacity device will be needed.