Silvestris
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I have no problem with buying Civ 5 when we later can buy the extra stuff per DLC..
If what I think is going to happen (which is that they just have a key for you), this is what you do:
1. Download and install Steam
2. Click on Games in the toolbar and select "Activate a product on Steam..."
3. Enter the key provided
4. Download and play the game
5. Eat Cake
It's very easy. This is how I purchased Modern Warfare 2 for cheap. The game has been perpetually priced at 59.99 on Steam so I bought a North American retail Steam key from eBay for 30 bucks, no difference.
Yes but if there gonna be emailing you a activation key and forget about you, no refunds, no customer support, didn't receive your key to bad. Doesn't sound like somewhere i want to shop.
Civilization 5: Gotta Catch 'Em All!
Just to clear this up for me, the .eu sites the most expensive, and the .com is the cheapest? Or is the .uk site the cheapest? I want to get the best deal I can, and as long as the game will play regardless what site I buy, I will buy it at the cheap price.
Where are you getting this stuff from? I mean it's easy to assume a store is somewhere you don't want to shop when you just make stuff up.
D2D has been a reputable digital distribution service for years now.
They have no refund written on the Civ V pages (on D2D), which makes me suspect that if things go tits up, your basically screwed, no?
This is schuesseled posting by the way on bro's comp
Okay you have allieviated my concerns somewhat but can you download the game before release like steam offers (maybe).
I'm not sure what you mean exactly.
Are you asking if the game can be downloaded BEFORE the release date? Then no, it can't be. You might be able to get your hands on a retail box before the release, but you won't be able to play it because Steam won't unlock it until the release date.
If you pre-order from Steam you can start pre-loading it probably, but you still won't be able to play.
Actually I believe the price of the Deluxe for D2D has gone up to £50.00, not such a good deal anymore.Deluxe consisting of:
- Civilization V Deluxe (download)
- Bonus Babylon Civilization with leader "Nebuchadnezzar II"
- Behind the Scenes at Firaxis with Civilization V video feature
- Game Soundtrack
- Civilization III Complete (download)
- Free First Pack consisting of a Civilization and a Scenario (available late 2010)
- Pricing: USD 59.95 or EUR 59.95 or GBP 39.95
Hes asking if you can pre-load Civ5 so you can play it as soon as the release unlock comes. I don't think we know yet.
I'm still not clear what exactly we're purchasing from D2D. Is it literally only a serial number for a Steam product? We won't be subject to any other limitations of interference from D2D?
Also someone said all the prices were going down and amazon has fallen too £25, this is not true, it has always been £25 for pre-order
Actually this isn't true. When the game first appeared on Amazon.co.uk it was GBP 29.99 and on May 18 it was observed that it had lowered to GBP 24.99, most likely in response to other companies offering it for £25 or even less (see the link in my signature for cheaper UK options).Actually I believe the price of the Deluxe for D2D has gone up to £50.00, not such a good deal anymore.
Also someone said all the prices were going down and amazon has fallen too £25, this is not true, it has always been £25 for pre-order
Never mind, I see it is actually still £40, not sure why I read it as £50.
This isn't a Steam issue.
This is 2k or Firaxis structuring the game in such a way that they withhold content and gradually trickle them out to extract the most they can out of gamers.
It's like they went through a checklist to match previous Civ games feature-wise and took the remaining good ideas to use as future DLC, including assets they obviously have already constructed (Babylon/cradle of civilization map).
so they are indeed worse than Steam - since the Steam part of the DRM will be active as wellhttp://www.direct2drive.co.uk/staticpage.aspx?topic=about said:All licensing has a limit to the number of simultaneous activation to protect the product. However our customer service will see to it that should you encounter a need for more licenses that you are accommodated.