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[MrGOH]

According to   this thread in the main forum, Steam will be offering a pre-load, though the time hasn't been determined yet. This is according to a poster's correspondence with Valve. He did provide a screenshot confirming Valve's response. Don't switch to D2D just yet!

Modifié par MrGOH, 29 octobre 2009 - 12:23 .

[doriscrockford]

Thank the Maker!

Modifié par doriscrockford, 29 octobre 2009 - 12:22 .

[xioth]

Well... negates the response for anyone to post the "SS or it didn't happen!"



This makes me happy!

[PhogoX]

xioth wrote...

Well... negates the response for anyone to post the "SS or it didn't happen!"

This makes me happy!

Hey I asked him and he delivered!  I just asked Steam myself.  Fingers crossed.

[Naelven]

I can't imagine D2D getting preload and Steam not. That would be a coup of litigious proportions... If ya know what I mean.

[MrGOH]

Naelven wrote...

I can't imagine D2D getting preload and Steam not. That would be a coup of litigious proportions... If ya know what I mean.

Only if it breaks any contractual agreements, and my feeling is that EA doesn't mind pre-loading so long as it doesn't compromise security. I suspect that the timing is up to teh digital retailers - it's an involved process setting up a big digital download like DA:O across multiple regions.

[Nazo]

Hey, thanks for pointing out that post. Easy to get lost in that thread. I had assumed steam would do it if D2D was doing it, but it's nice to see more confirmation than my assumptions.

[Lancelot]

Really great news!

[Tarufuin]

BioWare replied in that thread that they are currently negotiating pre-load arrangements with Valve and EA.

[MrGOH]

I'm not sure it's negotiations. I think it's more of a dealing with technical hurdles. I hope they let us know either way before the weekend.  

[DeviantJoker]

Hope is good. Thanks for this update, MrGOH!

[sadromeo1]

With or without the pre-load, does the game unlock at midnight on November 3 or at 12 noon on November 3 on either D2D or Steam?

[Taritu]

10 am PST on D2D. Steam /seems/ to be either noon or 1pm PST. Not sure why steam keeps lagging on such things.

[Vylan Antagonist]

doriscrockford wrote...

Thank the Maker!

Am I the only one that can't help but hear that in Anthony Daniels' voice?

"Oh, thank the maker!" C3PO gushed as the warm oil flooded his sand-scoured joints.

It happens every time I hear it in the novels as well.

[Some Dude On The Internet]

Steam sometimes pushes content quietly on pre-ordered stuff - I noticed that when I ordered Tropico 3 and it had already populated the directory on my hard drive before the actual release date. I don't think they do it for all games, but it was interesting to see that it does sometimes happen...

[Lord Clocks]

Vylan Antagonist wrote...

doriscrockford wrote...

Thank the Maker!

Am I the only one that can't help but hear that in Anthony Daniels' voice?

"Oh, thank the maker!" C3PO gushed as the warm oil flooded his sand-scoured joints.

It happens every time I hear it in the novels as well.

+1

This would also be a ripe time for an "I told you so".  It takes time.  And this is a large game.

Modifié par Lord Clocks, 29 octobre 2009 - 01:44 .

[kevlarcardhouse]

Taritu wrote...

10 am PST on D2D. Steam /seems/ to be either noon or 1pm PST. Not sure why steam keeps lagging on such things.

Seeing as how I have to work during the day anyways, if Steam lets me pre-load, that won't be a problem.

[ZackusMaximus1]

Great. I would still like to see some official statement. Still seems sketchy.

[Freesight]

that is awesome news. I'd like to warn people using "PST" though, in canada, we're changing to Daylight saving time this week-end... so it may be "PDT"

[doriscrockford]

@ Vylan

Ha! Me too. Poor Threepio... if only he knew the truth. Bioware might have chosen a more creative name for the game's deity, IMO.

[Zzyn]

That thread won't respond. I can't read the source at all. daforums is all borked.. :-( I wish I could see what it says...

[Zzyn]

Wow, that link you provided won't work AT ALL. I was able to enter the forums directly and browse to the thread, then read the dev tracker from it.. Wow.. odd..

[JamesX]

Same here. The link did not work for me.

[Edit]
On a plus side, seeing the old forum made me realize how much I missed its format >.<;;;

Modifié par JamesX, 29 octobre 2009 - 05:33 .

[MrGOH]

Link works just fine for me...

[amrose2]

Link works again I guess, and agree about the old format. Especially how easy it is to navigate to dev posts.