Don't give your money to Direct2Drive!

[Goombaz]

I just noticed a post where someone bought the game on Direct2Drive. This is a bad mistake, as they have slow patches and an install limit. Buy the game on steam.

Just to preempt the general F.U.D. about steam, it has an offline mode, so you can play installed games without an Internet connection.

http://www.steampowered.com/v/index.php?area=game&AppId=8800&cc=US

 

[hotstuffjsn]

I concur, to hell with Direct2Drive!!!

Hello Steam, woot

 

[Egnarts]

I only bought NWN2 from d2d and i've had no problems with it, when the installation limit was reached I just send them a email about it and I installed it the same day...

 

[Goombaz]

I only bought NWN2 from d2d and i've had no problems with it, when the installation limit was reached I just send them a email about it and I installed it the same day...

Yes, but in the case of a game being available on steam, what is the ADVANTAGE of Direct2Drive? It seems to me "I don't like steam even though I don't know why" is usually the *advantage* to D2D.

 

[MrsH234]

Direct2Drive has no limit of installs and has patches when the game developer makes patches. That's been my experience.


And you don't have to install anything (READ: Steam) except the game.

 

[Civmatrix]

Oh. I had bought several GAMES.on D2D. I had run into and install limit once with NWN2 cuz i had it on two machines (up and basement) and 6 months later when I went to reinstall windows and the game It wouldn't let me activate. I emailed and they just upped my activations by a bunch and I had no troubles. One thing I don't like about steam is installing the software, but I do like the idea of off line mode...If I didnt have internet..but if that would be the case I could not buy it online..