Bionic Commando Rearmed PC Not Hitting Steam

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• Yeah, pretty annoying not having it on steam. Hopefully it gets there eventually, I want to try the PC ve... : pyide
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  Yeah I've grown to trust Steam alot. I dont want to install and learn to use another system. They lose my... : nofxsux
  • and my sale aswell : Zzap
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  Wait for one month after Capcom blames pirates over sales and denies it's all about their own stupid deci... : paranos
  • ...then proceed to write something like 'piracy hurts industry' while getting this game fresh off of torr... : paranos
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    Sigh. Why do so many of us find it so hard to understand that piracy is only one issue? Nobody ever... : nudel
    • tell that to capcom and tell them to try not to act like retarded 5 year olds, imposing meaningless DRM a... : paranos
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  lol, this is a classic (if not quite contradictory) post given your recent comments in the PC piracy thre : NoCopy
  • no need to be sorry, it's exactly what I'm pointing out to lol : paranos
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    It's not contradictory at all. My previous post dealt entirely with specific arguments regarding piracy,... : Chris Remo
    • (And I understand what you mean about me appearing smug in this thread--that's probably true to an extent... : Chris Remo
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  Steam Fan boys, another plague for PC gaming. Somehow I've survived happily 100% without using Steam but... : samduhman
  • I'll give you the short answer: everywhere else has Securom, that's why. : Mystery0000
  • Why, because we want the right to properly play the games we buy without additional hassles that haven't ... : zehh
• http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=17675091#itemanchor_17675091 : David Craddock
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  http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=17676579#itemanchor_17676579 The service is like downloading an IS... : valcan_s
  • No, it's not. Unless you're saying that ISOs are DRM-laden you're outright lying. : fffortune
• Same. Made 360 an easy choice. : spazzium
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  Don't cheat yourself out like that, I just "lost my virginity" to D2D, I'll gladly buy from them again. : ElArabDeMagnifico
  • YOU have to wait after you lose your virginity for bad things to happen lawl : paranos

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• way to not follow along : vertdang
• FAIL. : abovedefault
• troll or just illiterate? : Nighteyes

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• let it go. : nofxsux
• Do you remember all the years of Steam getting better? : Chris Remo
• That's because Steam did suck. It still has issues but it's probably the best thing to happen to PC ga... : crummynz
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  Get with the times, rasputin. You're late like 5 years for this kind of comments. I know you wanna... : paranos
  • That's 'cause you're not, just to give you a hint there.. : paranos

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• yeah I would have picked it up for PC but I really can not be bothered registering all my details with an... : aeg1x
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  Great game that should be played with gamepad. XBLA all the way! : rasputinreborn
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    Who doesn't have a gamepad for their PC by now? : zipperface
    • rasputinreborn, apparently... : fffortune
    • Add me to the list. : dblagent
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      An ultrashock adapter costs what, $5? I have one and use my Playstation 2 controllers on my PC. It's awes... : zehh
      • I mean dualshock. Duh. : zehh
      • Well yeah. If you don't have a gamepad for your computer, the problem is not availability, nor is it p... : fffortune
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    PC gets extra levels. : Quaunaut
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      doubt they'll be exclusive... : dedgecko
      • That's the definition of PC getting extra levels. But, yeah sure, whether they remain exclusive remains t... : fffortune

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  "I installed it three times on different comps " And you've confirmed you can play it on all three sys... : Prospero424
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    100% yes : valcan_s
    • Sweet : Prospero424
• Sorry, if there's even the slightest chance that Capcom will release the game on Steam, getting it from a... : Mystery0000
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  Thanks for the update! : Prospero424
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    NP. Man I have to say looking at all these posts its pretty insane/scary that it looks like any game c... : valcan_s
    • From reading the posts here and elsewhere (and even from their FAQs), it looks like the problems with D2D... : zehh
• I'm still skeptical about this as I have found out that the download from Capcom's store has SecuROM and ... : Mystery0000
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  You sound like an advertisement more than a gamer fan. What's with point 3? No one here was even asking... : deathofrats
  • You know I wasted two freeking Key activations and some of my own time to put this info up to help the ga... : valcan_s
• Thanks a lot. Still thinking on whether I'll try it out but this helps. : zehh
• You've renewed my faith in D2D, thank you. : MisterAtaxia
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  1. Does BCR have DRM and checks your specific hardware etc: Answer = NO Test: I installed it on three... : paranos
  • That said, it seems Capcom''s own store is the worst solution - ironically. Or not, seeing how they condu... : paranos
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    "[1. Does BCR have DRM and checks your specific hardware etc: Answer = NO Test: I installed it on thr... : valcan_s
    • You don't know how to read or are dislexic? I never said you couldn't install it on more than 1 computer,... : paranos
    • >You know I wasted two freeking Key activations notice the word 'wasted' there, you used that word 'ca... : paranos
• I believe the release on D2D is the same as the one Capcom's own store, as well as Gamersgate carries. In... : fffortune

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• Nevermind, I just found my answers -_- : Mystery0000

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  Exactly, if there was a service similar to Steam with the same features I wouldn't mind, but there isn't.... : Mystery0000
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    "The guy who created Audiosurf could negotiate with Valve and Capcom, one of the biggest game businesses ... : Prospero424
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      After all this and all that DRM ordeal they pulled, I'm not getting it even if it drops to $9 and is on S... : paranos
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        Meh, I sympathize with the frustration, but it's not a deal breaker for me. I understand how bad mista... : Prospero424
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          I also feel sorry for the developers who obviously put huge amounts of effort into making this game happe... : Mystery0000
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            Me too. I've watched the "making of" videos, and these guys obviously put their hearts and considerable ... : Prospero424
            • /shakes head at the stupidity too :) : paranos
          • That's correct, poor Grin dudes, they made quite an effort there, only to see it ruined by suits making s... : paranos
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          It should be - since they treat you like a second-grade possible pirate and not their valued customer wit... : paranos
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            Although in the interest of balance, I should point out that XBLA and the PS3 store aren't exactly DRM-fr... : Prospero424
            • Yeah, but those DRMs work much like Steam does and you don't worry much about it since you got one consol... : paranos

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  I think this is a pretty good theory. This, right here is the exact reason why piracy is such an issue... : Mystery0000
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    well, lemme just think outside the box here for a minute. I could purchase it online from GamersGate (... : vertdang
    • Sounds good to me. : idolminds
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      They won't care so much that you downloaded a copy after you paid for it, but rather they will be concern... : fyrie
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        true. but as they would have downloaded it anyhow, whether I was there or not... I can't see why there wo... : vertdang
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          You could say that about a lot of things, like say, selling heroin. Those junkies would definitly have bo... : lapskaus
          • I lol'd : vertdang
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  I think that it's just valve wanted to charge 9.99 for the game and capcom refused to lower the price so ... : nientiendo
  • nope.. : paranos
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    Nah. IIRC, they were selling "Eternity's Child" for 14.99 before it got such bad reviews. They've alway... : Prospero424
    • Whatever the case I hope someone there realises what a huge screw up this is. Without Steam they're just ... : Mystery0000
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  If that is the case, Valve should just come right out and say it, even it means making Capcom look bad. T... : NoCopy
  • Just read your linked post, and although I love Steam, you're absolutely right. Valve really does need... : Mystery0000

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  shackers are overwhelmingly gay for the steam platform. : -Panther-
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    with good reason, I can put it on any of my computers and play my games (laptop, 2nd pc etc) and I don't ... : vertdang
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      The number of installs still apply to the steam version of Bioshock. Steam is definitely not DRM free. : razlebol
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        Yeah, but at least you don't have to use some kind of weird tool to revoke the license. Let's see, one... : l0s7man
        • Oblivion didn't have DRM and I don't think I've seen anything about Bethesda implementing any kind of DRM... : ErikTehRed
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          btw how do you revoke the Bioshock license, if let's say I should want to..? Just the regular uninstall? : verminer
          • just so you know, the activation limits were completely lifted for BioShock. you can now install and unin... : dahanese
    • Steam has DRM that forces you to wait 40 seconds before the game even starts loading. (If Steam wasn't... : nudel
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    Ya I'm pretty sure Valve boys visit here so there's a whole shack/valve love fest going on behind the sce... : samduhman
    • I love the steam games i bought years ago. I just find it on my list and click "install game", and it's r... : lapskaus
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  Most gamers don't know how D2D works nowadays. At one point in time it was a buggy process, with a DRM-la... : Schnapple
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    I thought you could only play on one computer? : OmegaRed59
    • still is far as I've heard. and the capcom store is even worse it's done by digital river... they only L... : vertdang
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    So I assume you will be buying the D2D BCR? If you do please tell us. I'm not hating on D2D - I just want... : avatar_58
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      Once I get home from work what do you want me to check? I take it you want me to check if you can inst... : valcan_s
      • Thats no problem. I wouldn't even do more than one, I just worry about changing my hardware. : avatar_58
  • NICE! At least someone has their facts straight. The DRM is old legacy process that is long gone, it i... : valcan_s
  • pretty much why I haven't bought anything on direct2drive...it's the horrible experiences that I've heard... : Bumpmapped
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  The problem is people already know how Steam works and what's the limitations with it. With D2D, GamersGa... : zehh
  • zehh: Plus, many of us don't like the idea of installing yet another service which they may only use for ... : vertdang
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  D2D is gamespy, fuck me if I will ever give those dicks any money. : Beady
  • agreed : vertdang
  • It's gamespy? Well that's enough to keep me away. : Mystery0000
  • wow, thank God for letting me know. I'll make sure to avoid it. : Mad Brahmin Disease

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  Avatar, vote with your wallet. Don't reward them for their stupidity, refuse to purchase the game. : deathofrats
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    That's like avoiding DNF because it doesn't come in a metal box. It's really not Grin's fault that Capcom... : avatar_58
    • Yeah, I'll get it too : paranos
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  Are you sure D2D has limited activations? Evil Dolemite keeps saying here it doesn't. I've only ever u... : Bull
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    Well I sure as hell don't feel like finding out. I want to know 100% before I touch it. : avatar_58
    • I'm with you on this. I have posted in the thread on the BC site and all. Right now, I either want it f... : OmegaRed59
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  Purchased through Capcom's store. Will try to post again to this thread to let you guys know the results.... : three-d
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    Great! Let us know. I'd really like to find out if it can be installed on more than one PC. : fyrie
    • I will let you guys know weather the D2D can do that as well, I will install it on my Laptop as my second... : valcan_s
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    Is River-whatever US only? I'm in Europe, and I'm not able to find Rearmed on their website... : fffortune
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      shop.capcom.com, search for "Bionic", it'll show up in the results. Purchase there goes through Digital R... : three-d
      • Yeah, i've got friends w/ digital river horror stories... pass. : vertdang
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        I don't see it. I just see the next gen one. :( : avatar_58
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          Anyone? I'm far more trusting of their website than the other two but I can't find the link :( : avatar_58
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            O...k now it just appeared. : avatar_58
            • Yeah, same here. If you buy it through Digital River, will you tell us how it went? : fffortune
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    Installed and started game. It asks to be activated as a SecuROM game. Thanks Capcom, that just killed my... : three-d
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      Gamersgate is apparently the same way. I bet D2D is too. I think they are ALL securom : avatar_58
      • Meh, they've already got my money, but they're going to get a complaint e-mail to ignore and delete too. : three-d
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        Correct me if I am wrong, but would Steam's version have had Securom? Did Capcom make a deal with Securo... : deathofrats
        • Not so sure, bioshock had securom until recently on steam. It wasn't an issue then. : avatar_58
        • capcom got greedy and thought about maximizing profits by cutting distribution channels and were probably... : paranos
    • Well, I'm going with the XBLA version for sure now : ErikTehRed
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    I'm getting the same issue I had with the GRID demo on my home system. I run Sysinternals Disk Monitor so... : three-d
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      omg :) I'm not getting it then.. all of my posts on blaming poor sales on piracy for other reasons, ... : paranos
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        to add to that: hiking price due to piracy 'issues' they imagined based on that crappy dmc4 game they whi... : paranos
        • to finish: they treat their customers like shit - they deserve only the worst .. if there wasn't an outcr... : paranos
• Yeah, this is a real headache. I'm not sure what to do now... This will cost Capcom for sure, it's a s... : fffortune
• I've used D2D for some time now, and I've never experienced any problems with limited downloads. I think... : majinpsyduck
• I think this is quite annoying too, so late announcement. I guess they were planning to get around the "p... : nutcrackr

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• yeah i got it on XBLA because of this. : adsriordan

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  I'm pretty sure those 15 million people can buy this game through something other than steam... : walker270
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    I for one don't want to. It was steam or a retail box... that's it. D2D and Digital River are crap. I do... : vertdang
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      gamersgate is cool, dood. have a look around-- http://www.gamersgate.com it's run by paradox interacti... : verminer
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        paradox is a plus.. I'm gonna go over that site w/ a fine toothed comb first though. : vertdang
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          Ok, after reviewing the site, it doesn't look like too bad a service... one question though, after I've i... : vertdang
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            No, the game only needs to be activated the first time you boot it up. I just purchased it off of Game... : fffortune
            • Ouch, just found this: http://www.capcom-unity.com/ask_capcom/go/thread/view/7371/4797779/Is_Capcom_sa... : fffortune
  • I'm equally sure that a lot of that user-base won't look for it elsewhere, as opposed to had it been on S... : fffortune

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• Same here. I checked out that Direct 2 Drive website and...I don't know if I'm getting older or just ... : genocidalrobot

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• It's completely their choice, but also the consumer's choice to not buy it. : Link.
• They announced it would be on Steam so people were expecting it. When the release day arrived, it wasn't ... : zehh

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• GAMEPAD. Preferably one with a decent d-pad. : Frank_Mackey

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  Yeah. If they said "ok guys, it's not on steam, but it's on <x>, and this is how <x> works, it's the SAME... : zehh
  • I like Impulse from Stardock, but then again they don't have a ton of games so I haven't used it a ton. : ErikTehRed

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  Man allot of people hate D2D, I get everything from them, there is nothing wrong what so ever. You get... : valcan_s
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    I seem to remember people's complaints stemming around patches - D2D would always need separate patches t... : crummynz
    • So did Steam. COD4 took its time in getting its second patch on Steam. : majinpsyduck
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    Yes but explain the DRM. Surely you didn't buy without looking into it? Does it use hardware fingerprints... : avatar_58
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      http://support.direct2drive.com/ics/support/default.asp?deptID=3091 ? : crummynz
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        "Limit of License EXCEEDED message If you need to obtain more activations due to LIMIT OF LICENSE ... : avatar_58
        • Going by other posts here, apparently that's for old games on D2D. The newer ones don't have the license ... : crummynz
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        Yeah, that shit's a maze. : fffortune
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          purposefully, I'm sure. : vertdang
          • Probably. It's not like it would be difficult to do a small page with a brief overview as to what we c... : fffortune

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  Why do you care? D2D downloads a nice installer (which you can burn on a dvd) and all you have to do i... : valcan_s
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    achievements would be cool : Bumpmapped
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      I guess if that is important to the customer, I only care about the game. It just sounds like people t... : valcan_s
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        Have you ever had problems with multiple activations or anything? : paranos
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          You mean like installing it on say 5 different PC's? Or installing on the same computer a bunch of tim... : valcan_s
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            I guess it has 3 or so licenses before contacting the support for renewal, just read at their site, eh.. : paranos
            • Yes, it is designed on a CD Key activation basis. : valcan_s
            • I read that there's up to five allowed activations through their Trymedia activation program. Not sure... : fffortune
      • the thing I hate about d2d is how patches have to be specifically made for their version, causing delays.... : sharpie
  • Can D2D games be installed on more than one PC? With steam I was hoping to run this on both my desktop an... : fyrie
  • BURN ON A DVD??? Excuse me, but I thought the whole point of the digital distribution is to skip the D... : l0s7man
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    Why do YOU care? You seem to be D2D's spokesperson. Can't it be reasonable that people do not want to u... : deathofrats
    • This man took the words right out of my mouth. I want to use Steam for all digital downloads, whenever po... : Link.

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• I agree with you, this is disaster what they're doing with this game and PC crowds. : paranos
• Yep, now watch them blame poor sales on piracy. : Steamed Pork Bun

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• It won't. Suck it up or move on. : avatar_58
• Ya, they lost my sale. Call it stubborn, lazy, whatever, but i have no interest in trying another downloa... : flasher 907

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  Capcom just shot themselves in the face by not releasing on steam. I'm gonna pass on this title now unle... : vertdang
  • I'm getting it regardless - as long as I can find it somewhere where there's no activating included. If n... : paranos