Your most regrettable purchase on Steam?

satac168 · 11-02-2009, 12:29 AM

What games do you regret purchasing on Steam?

For me, it would be...

Counter Strike : Condition Zero

Reason: At the time, i thought it was a new expanded version of the old 1.6 and a must have in addition to CSS I already owned. Turns out its just better graphics and a single player campaign, and there aren't many servers for CZ, the multilayer side of it has pretty much died

What about you?

StingingVelvet · 11-02-2009, 12:34 AM

Probably some of the <$5 games I get just because they're cheap, but then never play. Sniper Elite springs to mind.

Per Parker · 11-02-2009, 12:49 AM

Section 8.
Game itself its not bad, but there is no players on the eu servers.. i seen max 2 servers with over 6 players since release with decent ping..

Hyplex · 11-02-2009, 01:50 AM

Apparently Condition Zero is still live and kicking being the 9th most played game on Steam.

I dont really regret any Steam purchases I have made on Steam to be honest.

satac168 · 11-02-2009, 02:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hyplex

Apparently Condition Zero is still live and kicking being the 9th most played game on Steam.

I dont really regret any Steam purchases I have made on Steam to be honest.

Really? There's a best 10 servers here, with a lot of overseas in the 250+ ping range.

Suomis · 11-02-2009, 02:03 AM

Well there are games I havnt played alot, but I dont regret any... The ones that come into mind are the unreal deal pack, id superpack and sniper elite.

hahnchen · 11-02-2009, 02:08 AM

Outrun 2.

The game is good, but the Steam version is broken. It doesn't save your ghosts or your lap times. Totally pathetic.

I had to source it from elsewhere. In the end, it turned out to be a lazy port, but at least the retail version manages to save ghosts.

----

Every other game, I'm happy with. Either they're classics, or I picked them up dirt cheap.

Hyplex · 11-02-2009, 02:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by satac168

Really? There's a best 10 servers here, with a lot of overseas in the 250+ ping range.

Apparently it is:
http://store.steampowered.com/stats/

Maybe its not so popular in your region. I haven't played CZ for a pretty long time so I cant look it up myself.

PurSpyk!! · 11-02-2009, 02:16 AM

Company of Heroes, with each patch you have to download the entire game. The latest patch was 26MB, but Steam users had to download between 5-8GB.

Rumina · 11-02-2009, 02:30 AM

Hands down, FEAR 2. It was a very big disappointment for me.

11-02-2009, 02:33 AM

Definitely the worst purchase ever was Quake. Immediately after installing, I joined a server and found myself kicked for "speed hacking". I tried a different server, same result. The game was truly unplayable as I could not use the multiplayer whatsoever.

11-02-2009, 03:33 AM

Street fighter IV, I usually read user reviews and opinions but I thought I would trust the metascore this time, at least it was 50% off.

Could have been FEAR2, good thing I was expecting disappointment so I don't really regret it.

Bloodweave · 11-02-2009, 03:38 AM

Red Orchestra.

jabato · 11-02-2009, 03:46 AM

l4D, at least i could save some money not buying l4d2

pizzahut · 11-02-2009, 04:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by satac168

Really? There's a best 10 servers here, with a lot of overseas in the 250+ ping range.

I checked, seems like most servers are in "US - East" and "Europe".

Maybe you get more servers if you optimise the filter settings. Try this:

- Do not filter for: latency, location, anti-cheat, server not full.
- Filter for: Has users playing (optional), Is not password protected.

Click Refresh all, wait till the "Refreshing server list" at the bottom disappears. Then add the latency filter, but don't hit "Refresh all" again when this filter is active.

11-02-2009, 12:29 AM	#1
satac168 Join Date: Jun 2009 Reputation: 7 Posts: 81	Your most regrettable purchase on Steam? What games do you regret purchasing on Steam? For me, it would be... Counter Strike : Condition Zero Reason: At the time, i thought it was a new expanded version of the old 1.6 and a must have in addition to CSS I already owned. Turns out its just better graphics and a single player campaign, and there aren't many servers for CZ, the multilayer side of it has pretty much died What about you?

11-02-2009, 12:49 AM	#3
Per Parker Join Date: Oct 2009 Reputation: 12 Posts: 239	Section 8. Game itself its not bad, but there is no players on the eu servers.. i seen max 2 servers with over 6 players since release with decent ping.. Last edited by Per Parker: 11-02-2009 at 02:37 AM.

11-02-2009, 02:08 AM	#7
hahnchen Join Date: Sep 2003 Reputation: 279 Posts: 1,313	Outrun 2. The game is good, but the Steam version is broken. It doesn't save your ghosts or your lap times. Totally pathetic. I had to source it from elsewhere. In the end, it turned out to be a lazy port, but at least the retail version manages to save ghosts. ---- Every other game, I'm happy with. Either they're classics, or I picked them up dirt cheap. Last edited by hahnchen: 11-02-2009 at 02:10 AM.

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11-02-2009, 12:34 AM	#2
StingingVelvet Join Date: Apr 2008 Reputation: 264 Posts: 4,798	Probably some of the <$5 games I get just because they're cheap, but then never play. Sniper Elite springs to mind.

11-02-2009, 01:50 AM	#4
Hyplex Join Date: Dec 2007 Reputation: 11 Posts: 1,034	Apparently Condition Zero is still live and kicking being the 9th most played game on Steam. I dont really regret any Steam purchases I have made on Steam to be honest.

11-02-2009, 02:03 AM	#6
Suomis Join Date: Oct 2007 Reputation: 6802 Posts: 7,517	Well there are games I havnt played alot, but I dont regret any... The ones that come into mind are the unreal deal pack, id superpack and sniper elite.

11-02-2009, 02:16 AM	#9
PurSpyk!! Join Date: Feb 2007 Reputation: 125 Posts: 3,292	Company of Heroes, with each patch you have to download the entire game. The latest patch was 26MB, but Steam users had to download between 5-8GB.

11-02-2009, 02:30 AM	#10
Rumina Join Date: Feb 2008 Reputation: 1295 Posts: 1,574	Hands down, FEAR 2. It was a very big disappointment for me.

11-02-2009, 02:33 AM	#11
j883376 Guest Posts: n/a	Definitely the worst purchase ever was Quake. Immediately after installing, I joined a server and found myself kicked for "speed hacking". I tried a different server, same result. The game was truly unplayable as I could not use the multiplayer whatsoever.

11-02-2009, 03:33 AM	#12
Kloza Guest Posts: n/a	Street fighter IV, I usually read user reviews and opinions but I thought I would trust the metascore this time, at least it was 50% off. Could have been FEAR2, good thing I was expecting disappointment so I don't really regret it.

11-02-2009, 03:38 AM	#13
Bloodweave Join Date: Apr 2009 Reputation: 6 Posts: 113	Red Orchestra.

11-02-2009, 03:46 AM	#14
jabato Join Date: Dec 2008 Reputation: 3 Posts: 129	l4D, at least i could save some money not buying l4d2