Also there have been complaints that Steam versions of games don't work and customer support just tells you to bug the game developer when the problem lies with Steam.
My Steam version works flawlessly. Their computers are broken, they need new ones.
Since there is a known compatibility issue with OpenGL and several common video cards (and they have OpenGL support), I wouldn't be surprised if most of the Steam-version-doesn't-work complaints relate to this. If you have to blame someone though, I suppose Steam is the problem here since I believe it only comes with the OpenGL version of the game. One nice thing about getting a game directly from Spiderweb is there is no hassle in using the Directx version instead.
On a similar note, I'm certain Steam determines sales for their site (both when they happen and how much price is reduced) and probably has enormous influence over what the the normal price is for a game on Steam. There is no conspiracy.
I feel ripped off...
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Since there is a known compatibility issue with OpenGL and several common video cards (and they have OpenGL support), I wouldn't be surprised if most of the Steam-version-doesn't-work complaints relate to this. If you have to blame someone though, I suppose Steam is the problem here since I believe it only comes with the OpenGL version of the game. One nice thing about getting a game directly from Spiderweb is there is no hassle in using the Directx version instead.
On a similar note, I'm certain Steam determines sales for their site (both when they happen and how much price is reduced) and probably has enormous influence over what the the normal price is for a game on Steam. There is no conspiracy.