Why cant we download games we dont own?

[Flowernose]

Free weekends and extremely slow internet

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by Flowernose:

Why cant we download games we dont own?

Free weekends and extremely slow internet

Elaborate. You say free weekends but you also say games you don't own.

For the latter, to prevent piracy.

[Theblaze]

Any reason why you need to use their server traffic for something you don't own and can't use anyways?.

[Flowernose]

Originally posted by Theblaze:

Any reason why you need to use their server traffic for something you don't own and can't use anyways?.

Slow internet.Expensive game.Waiting for sale
You might have slow internet and heard l4d2 goes f2p sometimes.But it has not done so since you got steam.Alot of the f2p time will be burnt downloading the game

[Flowernose]

"For the latter, to prevent piracy."

Providing 99% of the files.Not enough to run the game
Does not prevent it?

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by Flowernose:

Originally posted by Theblaze:

Any reason why you need to use their server traffic for something you don't own and can't use anyways?.

Slow internet.Expensive game.Waiting for sale
You might have slow internet and heard l4d2 goes f2p sometimes.But it has not done so since you got steam.Alot of the f2p time will be burnt downloading the game

It was just on sale for $1.99 a whole 2 weeks.

[Theblaze]

Well, that's not how it works. And since there is a very high chance of people abusing this to piracy, it will not happen.

You can buy the game, use a USB drive and download the game from your friends internet/neighbor.

[Flowernose]

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Originally posted by Flowernose:

Slow internet.Expensive game.Waiting for sale
You might have slow internet and heard l4d2 goes f2p sometimes.But it has not done so since you got steam.Alot of the f2p time will be burnt downloading the game

It was just on sale for $1.99 a whole 2 weeks.

:qr:

Replace l4d2 with another game that isnt on sale for 2$ and has incentive to go f2p for a limited time
L4d2 comes to mind because i dont play it during f2p weekends

[Irene ❤]

Err.. obviously you can't. If you have not paid for access, you can't get anything.

It's like asking "why can't I enter the cinema without a ticket? I need to buy popcorn and stuff and the queue is long". That inconvenience has nothing to do with the cinema. : x

[Zekiran]

Piracy is literally "99% of the game" and a crack that makes it playable.

So, no, you cannot download games you do not pay for or have the legal right to download.

If it's your internet, fix your internet or make arrangements, reminders to yourself to download early, or just.. you know: live with crap internet holding you back.

This isn't on Steam or any other provider to give you basically a game for free without you *absolutely and totally proving to them with the use of payment up front* that you will buy it.

[Flowernose]

Originally posted by Irene ♡:

Err obviously you can't. If you have not paid for access, you get anything.
It's like asking "why can't I enter the cinema without a ticket? I need to buy popcorn and stuff and the queue is long". That inconvenience has nothing to do with the cinema. : x

The equivalent of that would be the option to go in only during the ads.Getting kicked out during the movie.And being invited back in when the credits roll

[Zekiran]

Steam's download queue is not a movie with ads.

Your internet being slow, once more, is not their problem to fix, that's your problem to deal with or improve. I understand that it can be frustrating, but... you know you don't HAVE to download every game you buy immediately, right?

You can buy games and then at a slow point in Steam's day or week, or at a decent location for you to connect to on your end with better service, you can download them at your leisure. It's not a race.

[The Blue Men]

The replies are very funny, especially the first one that needs elaboration for such an easy to understand OP.
Entire reply section is just "♥♥♥♥ off peasant" if they were blunt.
You also miss the point of a free weekend when your solution is to buy the game. They are so that you can test them BEFORE you buy, Jesus.
It is not about l4d2, it is about free weekend.
Piracy already exists and so that argument is moronic. Wouldn't be very useful anyway since it may be faster to download a repack, decrompress it and treat that like a free weekend.
Valve could offer compressed installations or pre-loading days or weeks before planned free weekends. Former is not a good solution but still better than regular.
Even better if you combine the two.
"Not on Valve" yeah, nothing is. Stick your "nothing should be improved" attitude up yours.
I am stupid and I feel dumber for having read the replies.
Do not care about necro.
Valve may do it in 20 years, so I replied more for fun. Replies were useless and funny.
An actual, violent solution is to either overthrow your government with a plan of improving infrastructure OR Valve and demand change.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by The Blue Men:

The replies are very funny, especially the first one that needs elaboration for such an easy to understand OP.
Entire reply section is just "♥♥♥♥ off peasant" if they were blunt.
You also miss the point of a free weekend when your solution is to buy the game. They are so that you can test them BEFORE you buy, Jesus.
It is not about l4d2, it is about free weekend.
Piracy already exists and so that argument is moronic. Wouldn't be very useful anyway since it may be faster to download a repack, decrompress it and treat that like a free weekend.
Valve could offer compressed installations or pre-loading days or weeks before planned free weekends. Former is not a good solution but still better than regular.
Even better if you combine the two.
"Not on Valve" yeah, nothing is. Stick your "nothing should be improved" attitude up yours.
I am stupid and I feel dumber for having read the replies.
Do not care about necro.

Valve can not give away game downloads without consent (transaction) between all parties.

[The Blue Men]

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Originally posted by The Blue Men:

The replies are very funny, especially the first one that needs elaboration for such an easy to understand OP.
Entire reply section is just "♥♥♥♥ off peasant" if they were blunt.
You also miss the point of a free weekend when your solution is to buy the game. They are so that you can test them BEFORE you buy, Jesus.
It is not about l4d2, it is about free weekend.
Piracy already exists and so that argument is moronic. Wouldn't be very useful anyway since it may be faster to download a repack, decrompress it and treat that like a free weekend.
Valve could offer compressed installations or pre-loading days or weeks before planned free weekends. Former is not a good solution but still better than regular.
Even better if you combine the two.
"Not on Valve" yeah, nothing is. Stick your "nothing should be improved" attitude up yours.
I am stupid and I feel dumber for having read the replies.
Do not care about necro.

Valve can not give away game downloads without consent (transaction) between all parties.

:qr:

They would have to bother first, Valve takes like 10 years to change something so heehee.
Compression does not require any consent.
The type that slow-internet people get illegally. Proper compression. Optional downloading could also be introduced.
I don't need anything but English and I imagine it goes for everyone else(one language) This may already be in the background, but then they should be transparent about it.
I probably won't reply again, editing again to make it clear. Poking some fun at non-solutions and offering real but not great solution too :)
It is not going to change with Valve without a big movement if even that. They will have to hope Valve cares about low-internet places beyond regional pricing. Maybe they do? But it will not change soon I bet.

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by The Blue Men:

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Valve can not give away game downloads without consent (transaction) between all parties.

They would have to bother first, Valve takes like 10 years to change something so heehee.
Compression does not require any consent.
The type that slow-internet people get illegally. Proper compression. Optional downloading could also be introduced.
I don't need anything but English and I imagine it goes for everyone else(one language) This may already be in the background, but then they should be transparent about it.

What requires consent IS the game files. Compression is irrelevant.