A question about playing Games on Steam

[LLJKBeefeater]

I was just curious how one goes about getting the game they want on Steam. I understand that you can purchase and download games through Steam, but heres what I don't get: I bought Half-Life 2, and saw that "Half-Life: Source" was under Just Released. All it will let me do is check purchase options. When I do so, it tells me I can't purchase it because I already have Half-Life 2.

Is this how its going to be with DOD: Source and TFC: Source? If you don't purchase the correct HL2 package that includes it are you screwed for playing it? Or is this just in the case of Half-Life: Source? If all of the mods Valve releases must be bought in some package instead of simply downloaded, that would be pretty stupid.

 

[giant384]

the game is prob. not done so they wont let u preload it yet intil release most likeley

 

[LLJKBeefeater]

I can understand if HL:Source comes with the Gold package only, but what about DOD:Source and TFC:Source? When they come out, must you buy them in some HL2 package like you seemingly must do with HL:Source? Or will simply having HL2 be enough? Because attempting to purchase DOD:Source on Steam doesn't work, saying that you have already purchased HL2.

 

[giant384]

well they havent really released any news on the dod:s so idk