champagne supernova
01-18-2011, 10:48 PM
So I just want to download a demo of Portal so I can see what the fuss is about. However, this is no longer allowed. Instead I have to download something called Steam. I have heard about Steam and apparently it is the evolution of gaming.
So I download it. Great. It then has to download updates before I use it. Okay, fair enough, go ahead. Except for the part where it keeps losing the connection with the server and just stops. Thanks for that. Eventually I get it up and running.
I eventually find the Portal demo and start downloading it. Finally, Portal is downloaded and I start it up. Steam then manages to crash my entire Mac (which is not an easy thing to do). Now, I try start it and every time I try play it, it tries to verify the game files and then cuts out because the servers are busy.
So, either I am doing something terribly wrong, Mac OSX + Steam just doesn't work, or the future of gaming is going to be really horrible. Please let me know which it is.
So I download it. Great. It then has to download updates before I use it. Okay, fair enough, go ahead. Except for the part where it keeps losing the connection with the server and just stops. Thanks for that. Eventually I get it up and running.
I eventually find the Portal demo and start downloading it. Finally, Portal is downloaded and I start it up. Steam then manages to crash my entire Mac (which is not an easy thing to do). Now, I try start it and every time I try play it, it tries to verify the game files and then cuts out because the servers are busy.
So, either I am doing something terribly wrong, Mac OSX + Steam just doesn't work, or the future of gaming is going to be really horrible. Please let me know which it is.