Thread: What do you guys think of Direct 2 Drive?

Ok great. Thanks guys!

That sounds good because there Faq was saying something about limited activations or something. If that is the case I am going to pick up NWN2 + Expansion

zomglolcats wrote: I have a question. If I have a game I bought on retail CD, and I want the expansion off of D2D, does that work? Or not? For instance, I have the original NWN2 on disc, and was thinking about the expansion, but I'm not sure that would work. Oftentimes expansions on D2D will say that they work the retail copy. (It might be nearly always for all I know.) For example, the product description of the Neverwinter Nights 2...

zomglolcats wrote: I have a question. If I have a game I bought on retail CD, and I want the expansion off of D2D, does that work? Or not? For instance, I have the original NWN2 on disc, and was thinking about the expansion, but I'm not sure that would work. I just purchased Storm of Zehir, and had the retail NWN2 game (box, cd's, ect)...it works perfectly.

D2D is really a good choice to go for. I never had problem with it so far. I prefer it over Steam also. X3 Terran Conflict was **** terrible with Steam. Could not get my update before they decide to send them. It took a hell of a time for some of them. While people with the physical copy had them right from the internet. I think no matter what that it could have been the same if it was on D2D, since the digital copy would have probably be the...

hmm, i think as much as you want. ive redownloaded my games, like 20 times

It's nice and clean, you download your file and have your game. I personally hate all the BS that comes with steam when all I want is a game, they really try to shove it down your throat as much as possible.

This is just a copy paste from another thread on the activation limit issue. You've got an unlimited amount of installs in reality, it's just every 5 they want you to contact them. It's how they prevent people from buying it once and giving it to 1,000 people instead forcing you to use a 3rd-party program like Steam or Impulse. It's not a problem unless you burn through your limit in a week, as I've had to goto them...

MadCat46 wrote: This is just a copy paste from another thread on the activation limit issue. You've got an unlimited amount of installs in reality, it's just every 5 they want you to contact them. It's how they prevent people from buying it once and giving it to 1,000 people instead forcing you to use a 3rd-party program like Steam or Impulse. It's not a problem unless you burn through your limit in a week, as I've...

Their worldwide catalogue is extremely crippled in comparison to Steam.