Steam Launch of Patch...When is this going to happen? (A. Now!)

[palm911]

I now have multiple games that are awaiting a steam patch. Not just this one. I also had _no choice_ at all but to buy those _all_ game through steam.

So, I blame the developers of those games for forcing me to purchase through steam. That _is_ thier fault. They just needed to find a publisher who would release here and not worry about the discount cost of no box. I am sure they all lost more money by not putting it on the shelf than they saved with thier steam contracts.

Yea, I coulda bought this through the online store for 4x as much at the time. I think it was the equiv of $90 american at the time.

Had I the option, I would have without a doubt purcahsed a boxed version off all my games at the local shop. Instead, I get to sit here and wait for weeks for patches that other people are already enjoying.

A couple of my games won't even run at all until steam gets thier patches sorted. Thankfully, I can at least play this one at 1.4.

Of course, you could have just bought a UK copy of X:TC through Gogamer.com, for like $46, about three days after it came out. You didn't HAVE to go through Steam. There were about a dozen threads here in the forum linking to Gogamer's sale.

For those people who loudly proclaim that they are through with Steam and will never buy from there again, thank you. One fewer person on the content servers hogging up my bandwith.

dont worry. if they keep going that way you will be with a few remaining people to be threated as a second class customer, it is your choise (and i respect your opinion) , you can keep all the bandwith you want. with a DVD noone needs the bandwith. do they?

i am glad that there is a lot of people opening the eyes with steam. i will get drunk if they bankrupt. probably another service ( a good one might show up)

[Lancefighter]

i actually took the time to backup a fresh install of x3tc through steam onto my drive... takes up two dvds (annoying) if you put it onto disks... But you dont need to waste your bandwidth again, and its faster too!
Gotta patch it still though

[Yuri909]

i am glad that there is a lot of people opening the eyes with steam. i will get drunk if they bankrupt. probably another service ( a good one might show up)

I refuse to touch alcohol in my lifetime. But if this happens lets share a pint?

[brekehan]

Of course, you could have just bought a UK copy of X:TC through Gogamer.com, for like $46, about three days after it came out.

Umm no. I checked Gogamer when the game came out, and like I said, it was the equiv of $90 US dollars at the time.

It wasn't $46 anywhere. Maybe 46 euros at _your_ local shop....

Prove me wrong with one of those links, complete with the appropriate date if you like. Make sure you count s/h and currency conversion.

Enjoy your bandwidth, I won't need it. I'll have my apps on DVD for now on and use my bandwidth for the things it was meant for.

[Targ Collective]

Steam are pumping out patches again - 3 today at a rate of ~ one every two hours. Here's hoping X3 is upcoming somewhere, I'm beginning to get a little tired of waiting. At time of posting it's 2.27pm Valve time so for those of us thinking about bed now it could be waiting for us in the morning...!

['Airstrike' Ivanov]

They said "No later then Monday" and here it is. Surprise surprise. Steam is a great idea, but it needs to be executed properly - And that includes applying patches when they actually come out, and not bumping them back for two weeks.

I myself am a large supporter of the platform, just not the update handling system.

[zenbuda]

For all of the complaining about the patch and how bad people think steam is here is a list of things that could make it even worst (maybe it will make you feel better while you wait)

1. Microsoft could buy steam and start charging a monthly fee
2. EA could buy it and try to trade your soul for access
3. They could go down and not come back causing a service interruption and no play X3TC for ever
4. They could get hacked by a pirate group and steel all of our information.
5. They could stop supporting windows and only support MAC and Linux.
6. They could start being the only distributor of games becoming a monopoly causing games to cost >$200 dollars.
7. Evil money stealing aliens could own it.
8. You could get a patch the wrecks all of your saved games.
9. You could get a patch that wrecks your HDD
10. You could get a patch that's better than 2.0

Hope that helps...

[deathshead420]

Steam

[palm911]

They said "No later then Monday" and here it is. Surprise surprise. Steam is a great idea, but it needs to be executed properly - And that includes applying patches when they actually come out, and not bumping them back for two weeks.

I myself am a large supporter of the platform, just not the update handling system.

AFAIK. noone has said that, what egosoft said was : the patch cannot be delivered before next monday (something like that)

correct me if i am wrong.

[PegasusJF]

It's disappointing to have a monday off and not being able to enjoy X3:TC 2.0. Maybe tomorrow....I got that day off too ( work is slow...), but unless something happens in the next 1:15, well, I guess I can make some more major moola with the station defense missions.

>sigh<

[Zloth]

It said he was out for a week, no patch monday looks like the idea they have one guy is true. 1+1=2

One person goes out of town for Easter, another has a parent die and goes on leave. I don't think Valve is a big company so I wouldn't be at all surprised if they only had two folks versed on prepping patches for other companies. Heck, even if they are a big company, too much redundancy is a waste of money.

That said, this is getting a tad sad.

[SirMerlin860]

what if the guy that can patch the game asks for more money?

then there's the whole alien abduction thing too

[markdb92]

I do know the patch guy is back from vacation cause one of my steam games updated

[palm911]

what if the guy that can patch the game asks for more money?

then there's the whole alien abduction thing too

lets blame the X UFO for abducting the patch guy.

i think we need to light a candle, pray to the X gods, ask their favors we might be able to get the enhancements presented in 2.0 before the week ends.

[eladan]

They said "No later then Monday" and here it is. Surprise surprise. Steam is a great idea, but it needs to be executed properly - And that includes applying patches when they actually come out, and not bumping them back for two weeks.

I myself am a large supporter of the platform, just not the update handling system.

AFAIK. noone has said that, what egosoft said was : the patch cannot be delivered before next monday (something like that)

You are correct. So they actually said "No earlier than Monday".

As Carlo said - there is no definitive proof that there is only one person looking after patches. Maybe it's true, but you simply cannot state it as fact from the information given. That information being a short statement from a third party relating to a completely different game, and not stating the nature of the work required on that game.

[ScytheBlade1]

All of this complaining about a patch taking a week or two longer than initially expected, when the game is meant to be played over a period of months if not years...

... is immensely entertaining.

Not pointed at anyone in specific. Just saying, all of this whine over a week delay is funny coming from a crowd who invests 100x that in a single game save... totally not something I expected.

[brekehan]

All of this complaining about a patch taking a week or two longer than initially expected, when the game is meant to be played over a period of months if not years...

... is immensely entertaining.

Not pointed at anyone in specific. Just saying, all of this whine over a week delay is funny coming from a crowd who invests 100x that in a single game save... totally not something I expected.

Maybe some of already been playing for months or years and are eagerly waiting for something new to do?.....

[palm911]

They said "No later then Monday" and here it is. Surprise surprise. Steam is a great idea, but it needs to be executed properly - And that includes applying patches when they actually come out, and not bumping them back for two weeks.

I myself am a large supporter of the platform, just not the update handling system.

AFAIK. noone has said that, what egosoft said was : the patch cannot be delivered before next monday (something like that)

You are correct. So they actually said "No earlier than Monday".

As Carlo said - there is no definitive proof that there is only one person looking after patches. Maybe it's true, but you simply cannot state it as fact from the information given. That information being a short statement from a third party relating to a completely different game, and not stating the nature of the work required on that game.

well eledan, there might not be a conclusive proof, of that. BUT. or the statement is true. or they are absolutely STUPID and ......... (use your imagination)

and let me go further. anyone want to make a bet?
the same thing will happen with 2.1 .... and subsequent patches.

hopefully i will buy a retail copy before that happens again

see you tomorrow guys and gals, when a new day of steam complaints starts. bacause , steam will not have the patch ready tomorrow.

[th3flyboy]

is there any way in heck you guys can release a manual updater for the steam version for L3 users if they don't get their butts in gear soon...

(I say L3 because then you know we have registered the game, and thus you know we didn't pirate it...)

[RMSe17]