Skyrim physical copies have no data on the discs

[SteewpidZombie]

So...technically I SHOULD just download it from STEAM unless I get a console copy like I originally planned (not sarcasm, I seriously just wanted to know if getting a physical copy for computer was worth it...obviously not)

 

[William Dickbringer]

Console gaming for da win! BAD FORUMITE!

OT: But seriously, that sucks. The Steam servers are going to be very busy come 11/11/11.

No, the servers are busy right now because people can start pre-loading Skyrim as of about an hour ago.

wait...WHAT!?! *checks steam* well holy shit it is I know what is gonna be going on all day tomorrow while away

 

[ACman]

I wonder how long until somebody has a working crack for the GCFs and this will have been a waste of time.

 

[DRes82]

Its just not true. All the copies at gamestop have many gigabytes of data on the disks.

Your friend is lying to you.

 

[dessertmonkeyjk]

Did you double-check it? Actually, how did you get one ahead of time? Review copy? Pre-order?

Why are you hogging all the dragon kills? Leave some for us. :3

 

[zehydra]

Not that big of a deal for me, since I buy most of my games off steam anyway.

 

[Rodrigo Girao]

If it were true, I'd return the discs immediately. Any form of online activation is unacceptable, but this is just a sick joke.

 

[BLAHwhatever]

This is not true, I've got the Skyrim DVD as well, and it has data on it, it just won't let you install it untill 11-11-11 (it checks with Steam though, but you won't have to download it, well, maybe you'll have to download a patch ).

Please god, let that be the truth!
My internet access also has a downloadlimit (connected via University network)
This would be the sole reason for me not to buy skyrim, of all the reasons that could have kept me from buying it only this one would be it.
Can't spend a week without internet after downloading the ame, just cant

 

[skullduggery]

Holy shit people, don't believe everything you read.

They got a physical copy *before* game release. How? What does your "friend" do to get this? How could you download it before release, even if that was true? Why would Bethsoft send you a completely worthless DVD?

I call shenanigans on this.

 

[LookingGlass]

If that's true it's absolutely disgraceful.

Cynical as I am though, I can't imagine it being true. It would suck for both Valve (so much more bandwidth being used that necessary) and the users, and they have to produce a disc anyway... so it doesn't even save Bethesda that much effort.

 

[SpAc3man]

Its likely your friend is just stupid and tried to run the setup from the disk and got redirected to Steam with a message that the game will be available to download on 11/11/11. You will still install the game from the disk. People have already been replying saying they have the disk with data on it.

 

[Mr Thin]

Damnation, Escapists are a bunch of ninnies.

I admit I was worried after reading the OP... then I read the rest of the thread, like you're bloody supposed to, found the several people pointing out that it was bullshit, and relaxed. About five other people who posted have done this; the rest have clearly not read past the OP.

Makes me mad that I even bothered to read their stupid posts, when they clearly have no interest in reciprocating. Wankers.

 

[Aethren]

This thread: Proof that members of The Escapist are the easiest group on the internet to troll, as they're too damn lazy to read the entire thread, reading only the first post and believing it as fact.

10/10 OP, it's like stealing candy from a fetus.

 

[ExiledPaladin13]

I'm pretty sure it we wont be DLing the WHOLE game from steam, it might just be like Battlefield 3's installation where it "Downloads" aka installs from steam with the data from the disk.

If what I said will be true then some people will be surprised seeing their DL going at 11MBs per second =]

 

[12GaugeLobotomy]

Well fuck that for a joke. Here in New Zealand, where the internet is third world and outrageously overpriced, I pay $50 a month for 15gb. That's $90 odd for the game, then another $50 to download the fucking thing. Not impressed. Plus we don't get any of that megabit fancyness over here, oh no, it's cause for celebration if steam goes faster than 300kbps over here >_>

 

[Escapefromwhatever]

That's how every Valve game works, yet everyone seems fine with them.

Um... no. I've installed Portal 2 using the disk. As well as Left 4 Dead, Left 4 Dead 2, Team Fortress 2, Half Life 2 and its Episodes, Portal, Day of Defeat Source, and Counter-Strike Source.

OT: Chances are your friend made the same mistake I made with Civilization V. Chances are it just auto-defaulted to installing by downloading from Steam. To fix it you have to manually run the setup.exe. Pain in the ass, yes, but there it is.

Wouldn't matter anyway. Skyrim doesn't unlock for a few days, so even if he did install it, he couldn't play it until the 11th.

Now that I think about it, you're right. I mistook installing from the disc but to a Steam library as downloading from Steam as well. Oops. Guess I shouldn't post when I'm starving.

 

[Frozen Donkey Wheel2]

Console gaming for da win!

OT: But seriously, that sucks. The Steam servers are going to be very busy come 11/11/11.

Exactly what I was gonna say. Feels pretty damn good to be a console gamer right about now.

Although after all the disdain for consoles (and, more importantly, console gamers) around here, I have very little sympathy.

 

[OManoghue]

Well, good thing I'm going super early. And honestly, I'm only getting a physical copy to save money when I trade in RAGE. I'd activate it on Steam anyway cuz using discs to run your games is for people in 2003.

 

[Blind Sight]

Sorry man, your story is just too vague for me to believe. I'll have to see some actual evidence before I 'unleash my fury'.

 

[OManoghue]

The Steam Servers are always busy on release days. The pre-load is today anyway. So everyone who pre-ordered will be long done fighting for bandwidth come Friday.