Half Life 2 Package Details!

[Jonbo298]

Originally Posted by Bube

And Steam, IMO, is the tool of the devil. The endless updates are a total pain. Why not put the updates into an optional installation package, manually downloaded? Do I have to wait hours for the stupid program to find an empty slot to connect to?

Usually you don't have to wait for a slot to open. The only time you may have to wait is if there is a very large update that takes alot of bandwidth. The only times i've seen Steam make you wait was when they started pre-loads for HL2. Each person wanting about 900megs of stuff off the server can make you wait. But typically updates are far less then it and typically causes no waits because their servers are very large and can handle alot. I think Gabe mentioned that with an expensive call, he can get bandwidth to like 14 or 16 gbps (thats gigabytes (or gigabits?) per second). But it hasn't had ot happen yet but they can at the flip of a switch.