Regarding Civ 5 and Steamworks

StupidWeasel · 05-07-2010, 12:34 AM

Does steamworks being built into Civ5 mean there is a possibility that it will appear on the Retail CD Key list? I share this household with 4 other heavy internet users - so buying a physical retail copy (and still getting all the steamworks features!) would be excellent and save me quite a headache.

With that said, it does not normally stop me buying steam games on special offer and sapping up more then my "fair share" of bandwidth. I only get away with it because I pay the bills

Edward To · 05-07-2010, 04:56 AM

I'm pretty sure Civ 5 will be on that list, as using Steamworks means that is how its DRM and game registration is managed.

StupidWeasel · 05-07-2010, 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Edward To

I'm pretty sure Civ 5 will be on that list, as using Steamworks means that is how its DRM and game registration is managed.

Excellent, I hope I can avoid a massive download then. Games are just so BIG these days (and gosh, that sentence makes me feel old). What happened to the days of swapping cassettes or floppies to play a game... well actually I'm glad I don't have to do that any more

. 60gb/month between 5 people though is rather painful - especially with all the lovely things to waste bandwidth on

spyrochaete · 05-07-2010, 01:32 PM

It's pretty much guaranteed that Civ 5 will require Steam, but buying it on disk will save you the download.

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StupidWeasel Join Date: Nov 2009 Reputation: 0 Posts: 34	Regarding Civ 5 and Steamworks Does steamworks being built into Civ5 mean there is a possibility that it will appear on the Retail CD Key list? I share this household with 4 other heavy internet users - so buying a physical retail copy (and still getting all the steamworks features!) would be excellent and save me quite a headache. With that said, it does not normally stop me buying steam games on special offer and sapping up more then my "fair share" of bandwidth. I only get away with it because I pay the bills

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05-07-2010, 04:56 AM	#2
Edward To Join Date: Oct 2008 Reputation: 0 Posts: 227	I'm pretty sure Civ 5 will be on that list, as using Steamworks means that is how its DRM and game registration is managed.

05-07-2010, 01:32 PM	#4
spyrochaete Join Date: Feb 2007 Reputation: 362 Posts: 3,814	It's pretty much guaranteed that Civ 5 will require Steam, but buying it on disk will save you the download.