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  • Mikau243

    #106
    i don't know if it's steam, or the msn mail server, but my confirmation email still hasn't been received after about an hour of wait. anyone else having a similar problem?

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    • Helkite

      #107
      Yep.... I haven't recieved mine either... I think the Steam network is probably overloaded and so I think the best thing to do is just wait.

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      • ^.j()$h.^

        #108
        street wrote..

        Unlikely. Whether you realise it or not, you are all very lucky to be able to play CS for free. I think a bit of patience is the least you can give to Valve.
        I disagree that we are not lucky to be playing Counter-Strike for free. We all paid for Counter-Strike, therefore, we should never have to pay another fee or what not. Although, I do agree with having patience with Valve. Valve has done a lot of great things for the community, cut them some slack.

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        • xlokix

          #109
          works for me now



          http://www.steampowered.com/status/survey.html



          hl2 survey^

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          • -:Nighthawk:-

            #110
            Honestly, the best way to resolve these issues would be to release updates over the course of several days, but not activate them until a certain amount of time has passed. That way, everyone's game would still work while updates were being downloaded in the background. When enough people were updated, VALVe could "flip the switch" and activate the updates, bringing the bulk majority of the community up to date instantly.



            As for now, though, I'm content to wait. My life doesn't revolve around CS, unlike some of the less social members of our community.

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            • EL17E

              #111
              yay mine works now, its a shame i didnt get my updated pc back yet. I didn't get to put my good specs into the survey. oh well.



              2.8 gig p4 extreme edition w/ hyperthreading, 800 mhz fsb

              msi 865pe neo series motherboard

              1 gig dual ddr 400 ram

              ATI Radeon 9800 XT



              will be ready by friday



              /me puts alcohol-soaked cotton balls up my ass and lights them in anticipation

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              • pinkassmonkey

                #112
                how do i get this validation email...it says it has sent it to me but still nothing

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                • Farmer Jimbo

                  #113
                  Tell me why I should forgive Valve when they screw up. Tell me why I shouldn't expect them to provide the game I paid for. Tell me why I should not judge them like I judge real-world software in the real-world.

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                  • GrimmyD

                    #114
                    Farmer Jimbo wrote..

                    Tell me why I should not judge them like I judge real-world software in the real-world.
                    because real-world software rarely, if ever, provides free updates?

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                    • Farmer Jimbo

                      #115
                      Edited by [user="69550"] @ [time="1078372436"]

                      You imply that the updates to CS are free. They are not. In order to receive the updates you must have purchased the game.



                      Edit



                      Oh, and to forstall the obvious argument, software updates are provided free of charge for most consumer level software. Only at the enterprise level do companies charge for a version update. Obviously, CS does not fall into that category, yet.

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                      • Bigun

                        #116
                        farmer jimbo u must be a farmer .... ur use of logic is appalling.



                        what he means is..in real world business software you pay your licence fee for each machine you wihs to run the software on, and then you pay a monthly fee to keep it updated - things that need regular updating such as AV software use this often.



                        and how eactly do you judge your version of MS winblows that costs you 100 pounds or so for each update....the same software that doesnt let u install it on more than 1 machine. at least valve lets u use steam anywhere any time....

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                        • Farmer Jimbo

                          #117
                          I'd ask you to clarify but I'm pretty sure you dont have a point.

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                          • marc___1

                            #118
                            the survey told me ive got 98 but ive got xp

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                            • Helkite

                              #119
                              -:Nighthawk:- wrote..

                              Honestly, the best way to resolve these issues would be to release updates over the course of several days, but not activate them until a certain amount of time has passed. That way, everyone's game would still work while updates were being downloaded in the background. When enough people were updated, VALVe could "flip the switch" and activate the updates, bringing the bulk majority of the community up to date instantly.
                              Not to sound like some sort of Nighthawk fanboy, but that's a brilliant idea. You should try emailing VALVe with that idea...

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                              • Bigun

                                #120
                                by the way is anyone else having problems rceiving this so called confirmation email?

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