hey what is the differents of buying crysis on steam or in a store so a get a boxed version

can steam and non steam buyers play torgether ?
i heard something that crysis 2 on steam runs on steam servers and the boxed runs on gamespy. if yes what the different?
and what is DRM ?
and can you register your boxed game on ea games downloader?

hey what is the differents of buying crysis on steam or in a store so a get a boxed version

can steam and non steam buyers play torgether ?
i heard something that crysis 2 on steam runs on steam servers and the boxed runs on gamespy. if yes what the different?
and what is DRM ?
and can you register your boxed game on ea games downloader?
I think the non-steam and steam versions are the same.. only difference:
The Steam version needs an internet-connection everytime... the non-steam not.
I recommend you to buy the non-steam version since Steam games need forever to install (4+ hours), need i-net connection everytime, forces you to install updates you may or may not like/want and often Steam doesn't work because of technical problems (so you can't play)
(my experiences with Steam)

agreed, avoid steam at all costs..

What are you talking about?
Steam is just so nice and convenient. You don't have to worry about carrying stupid plastic discs around everytime you want to install it, or worry about if your disc will break and you will lose your whole game. Steam and all of your games WILL work without an internet connection! You can always just start it in offline mode, and play all your installed games even without an Internet connection.
I've been using steam for all of my games (more than 50) for several years and never encountered any "technical problems so you can't play".

Everything combined with the great community, friend lists, and everything should make steam the obvious choice.
I guess it all depends on personal preference, but I would prefer steam over physical discs or any other distribution platform any day.

well i couldt always just run boxed crysis with steam interface

well i couldt always just run boxed crysis with steam interface

I second this suggestion.

In my opinion, just dont buy this game at all, it's a total flop.

can i ask what D2D is like.... and does it work in any country?!

The only bad thing about steam is if you get caught trying to install a pirated game on it or something that violates the end user agreement they will ban your steam account and you will lose every game you own.

But if you don't steal ****, well you're good to go. Steam is a fantastic program, I can completely build a new computer and turn it on then just dl steam and have it redownload and install all my games over night while I sleep instead of trying to find all my cds and worrying about losing stuff.

Dont know what are you guys talking about.
Steam allways worked for me, and everytime i need to use it offline, there's an option to do so.

Steam has gotten a lot better than people give it credit for. When it started off it was just an obnoxious DRM.

But now I won't buy an EA game that isn't the steam version. The EA DRM is notoriously atrocious. I tried to install the Battlefield 2 complete pack with all of the expansions, I could not get a single expansion to work. I went to every website it said to and it was absolute hogwash. I've had many issues with EA games and they end up encouraging pirating more than stopping it. The pirated versions of the game will actually allow you to play them! (not that I would admit to pirating a game and I firmly condemn piracy at this point in time)

Steam turned itself into something useful, making itself a social networking hub and they offer many amazing deals on a lot of new and popular games.

The other issue that steam resolves is disc cracking. I've had several discs develop large cracks and become unplayable. I've also had one explode in my CD-rom drive, costing me additional money to fix my computer. Again, some of the DRMs from many games can actually cause your CD-rom drive to spin up to very fast speeds for no legitimate reason.

can i ask what D2D is like.... and does it work in any country?!

D2D Means Direct to Drive. Which is basically what the name says. Download direct to your harddrive instead of a DVD or Steam.

Pre-ordered on Steam already, usually they let pre-download the game before launch. Reduces strain on the download server and it unlocks it when it switches to the next day.

Steam keeps games organized, you can also backup your games onto disks if you really want a hard copy somewhere
- You're required to have a steam account, but you don't have to be logged into the internet to play your games. That's what "offline mode" is for.
- It keeps track of your stats (i.e. time played, achievement, etc.)
- Screenshots can be taken in game, and immediately uploaded to your steam account for your friends to see. Or to keep a record of interesting in game moments.

If you like Steam's feature then it's okay to bought Crysis 2 on Steam. Such as you don't have to carry Crysis 2 disk all the time inorder to install and play your game. Because Steam allow you to install and play your game in anywhere with networking by just loggin in to your Steam account. If you are not a mobile player then I suggest you bought the general retail version. But there is are some sort of risk like losing the disk.

Get the retail version and put the key into EA Download Manager. Then you have a disc and a downloadable version!

Steam is a great and very convenient plattform. I can strongly recommend it. Better than the EA Online Store.

Steam is Awesome!

BUT I have a problem maybe someone can help me?

when I try to run Crysis 2 from Steam, a messege pop's up:"This Game is currently unavailable. please try again at another time."

And I tried at other times but still no good (The same messege).

I am really really worried because I spent 70 bucks on that game and I'm dying to play it please try to help me!!!

Steam works fine but buy it in store and resell it after u had enough of it....