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Mudflappus
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Please forgive me if this is old business or in the wrong place, I have to get it off my chest or I'm going to throw my machine through a window. I thought it might be nice to replay HL2 and episode 1 before getting the next installment. I had forgotten what an absolute pain in the butt Steam is. I remember jumping through hoops to satisfy their assumption that I'm nothing but a slime ball hell bent on pirating their precious software the first time I played these titles. (Nothing has changed I see.) My PC just crashed after a three hour installation/download of Episode 1. It has corrupted that great and holy, all seeing oracle of all that is righteous "Steam" and now it will not load. Of course none of the games will either. I poked around in the mini dump files Steam left scattered in it's directory and realized that after so many hours of being frustrated and pissed off, it just isn't worth it. I have removed Steam and all Valve associated applications from my computer and even manually cleaned out the Windows registry of anything Steam or Valve related. I swear as God is my witness that I will never purchase or download another piece of software that is offered by either of these two companies. It really does break my heart because I still feel that Half Life series is one of the greatest stories ever created in this genre. I lost myself for hours down the corridors of Black Mesa, the caves of Zen and even the ex Soviet era style streets of City 17. Still, thanks to Steam, it just ain't worth the frustration. Steam, I'm leaving you forever (not that you care). This has been a very abusive relationship. I give you money, sing the praises of your games and still you treat me like a thief. I know you won't wait up for me as I am just one stupid guy that had a few too many problems with the premise of your existence. No doubt I'll get flamed as a whiner who is blaming Steam for all of his problems. If this is the case, so be it. I understand O' Great God of Anti piracy and content delivery.
