drew
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| Steam(ing) pile of...
that's what I thought when I was trying to download it and get it running with everyone else.
I was one of those who got an early client (leaked) via IRC and got my game installed/downloaded incredibly smoothly.
The system was buggy and I was having other problems (not Steam/VAVLe's fault) so I ended up deciding to re-install Steam. Big mistake. By this time, everyone was trying to update their clients and download the newest edition of CS.
After I got a link to a .torrent of the 354(I think)mb installer, I've had smooth sailing ever since.
Steam has a lot of potential as a broadband release platform. They just need to have the bandwidth to back it up.
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LogicET
| I wonder why they don't use bit torrent themselves. Why pay 20k/month for that 700Mb pipe when you can torrent it? I doubt users would even know the difference. |
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Jaime
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| said by LogicET:
I wonder why they don't use bit torrent themselves. Why pay 20k/month for that 700Mb pipe when you can torrent it? I doubt users would even know the difference.
Because Valve wants to control what content each person gets, that's the whole point of Steam distribution. Your client, and only your client can get updates/new games if you pay for them over the internet and such. If they go the way of BT than they don't control the content.
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LogicET
| I don't see how that is so, unless the content they are serving is dynamic to each customer? there is no difference between bit torrent and ftp download except the way in which it is delivered. They can still require authentication to access the file. |
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dvd536
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| reply to Jaime
said by Jaime  :
said by LogicET:
I wonder why they don't use bit torrent themselves. Why pay 20k/month for that 700Mb pipe when you can torrent it? I doubt users would even know the difference.
Because Valve wants to control what content each person gets, that's the whole point of Steam distribution. Your client, and only your client can get updates/new games if you pay for them over the internet and such. If they go the way of BT than they don't control the content.
Not to mention getting more than 8k/s on downloads. bit torrent SUCKS!
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Jaime
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It will be if they make it so you can buy games off steam, thus dynamic content. |
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Topmounter
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Re: Steam(ing) pile of... TIERS
Odd that they didn't go with a tiered distribution architecture.
They can still maintain control by co-locating cache servers at some number of regional data centers.
Trying to centralize distribution is antithetical to how the Internet was designed. |
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