I'm looking to buy left 4 dead from cdwow.com.au but the only version they seem to have in stock is the EU one.
http://www.cdwow.com.au/Left-4-Dead-EU/product/view/3846225

Ive noticed some Ausgamers/QGL users have bought from cdwow so maybe somebody knows, Will this work with my steam or will i need a non EU one.

i got it and it worked.

Thanks for the quick reply. Good to know

yesyes
at first I thought it was censored or something cos everything wasn't exploding, then I turned the graphics up and BAM limbs everywhere

yep it will work fine for you.

does steam really care what version of the game you install? Because you buy in USD and download from their servers.

I really don't think they care.

well if you are in germany and buy the game off steam you get the german version which is censored. well thats what ive heard anyway.

be careful though, people who bought the orange box off of playasia found out that the Thailand keys used for it, only worked in Thailand, so there was a lot of stink when valve deactivated these purchases, if they can do that play asia, it is technically possible for them to do it for cd wow.

i downloaded mine after telling them i was in NL .. plenty of gore here

I don't get it. It's 49.99 AUD on Steam and 55.95 AUD on cdwow. Why would you buy from cdwow?

its 49.99 US on steam

I thought Steam was in local currency, my bad. Oh well, still yet to buy anything on Steam although I have had it installed for ages.

Anyway, I checked with my mate who bought L4D from cdwow, he has no probs.

yer everything on steam is in US dollars, however i think they have just added a european currency option.

Sure would be nice if they displayed AUD :(

I haven't been able to successfully buy from Steam using my new credit card, it always rejects my address details (they have to be string exact) despite copy and pasting exactly from my netbanking account.

So I went the JB-Hifi approach. Roughly same price ($80) but less hassle to install, being a quick DVD install rather than a lengthy 4.8GB download (where you may also have to monitor the connection to make sure it's free traffic, etc).

If I had known I could get it for under $60, I may have done that. $80 is quite a lot for a multiplayer game, especially with so few campaigns.

$80 is quite a lot for a multiplayer game, especially with so few campaigns.

I try to take solace in the fact that I just made a greedy publishing company CEO that bit fatter and a games programmer/designer that bit poorer. Thinking like that can work for you too, perhaps.

I always look at how many hours I've played a game for. I have knocked up probably 45-55hours on left 4 dead and payed 68 bucks for it on steam. Good value.

Then on the other hand I played deadspace for about 1-2 hours before getting bored and payed 80-90 bucks for it. fail.

Im all for boxed copy's these days. easier installation, etc.

I just wait a couple of months for the price to drop, or wait for EB to have a sale.

How is a boxed copy easier installation?

step 1: buy on steam
step 2: preload on 3fl/node/ga content servers (no quota charge)
step 3: have a wank
step 4: play game as soon as it is released

If you can't get the correct steam server you must be doing it wrong, hell I even downloaded peggle and some other random game and got the 3FL server.

Also you don't have annoying empty boxes laying around everywhere like a console noob.

im pretty sure articuz hates the environement

I always look at how many hours I've played a game for. I have knocked up probably 45-55hours on left 4 dead and payed 68 bucks for it on steam. Good value.

Me too. I played FEAR for a grand total of one hour according to Xfire. That game should have paid ME to play it.

steam is actually pretty handy - log in and all my games are there ready for download.. i would imagine it would be sucky if you had a really s***ty net connection

i bought cod4 and left 4 dead and and it was alot faster then going to the shops then installing from cd

How is a boxed copy easier installation?

What's with all the retarded comments from you lately?

Boxed copy in my situation:

1. 10 mins to walk to shops, buy game and return.
2. Put DVD in, installed in under 15 mins.

= Total of 25 mins.

Steam purchase in my situation:

0. Firstly I can't even buy it on Steam due to the CC issue mentioned (all other online stores are fine), but assuming I could:
1. Browse online store, enter CC/address details: 3 mins.
2. Download 4GB+ of content on 1.5Mbps connection: ~8 hours

= Total of ~8 hours.

Like I said, quicker.

If you can't get the correct steam server you must be doing it wrong

90% of the time I get Aussie content servers which 'Node doesn't count towards quota. For some f***ed up reason sometimes it picks overseas servers too (keep in mind Steam now grabs content from multiple servers simultaneously). Not a big issue either way for small updates, but for a ~5GB download it can be important to monitor and make sure you get local content.

Also you don't have annoying empty boxes laying around

Having a DVD means I don't have to make my own game backup when I format or want to install the game on another PC/laptop (which I do with my laptop).

And so what if you have a box lying around? You really like making a big fuss out of nothing.

last edited by parabol at 17:09:54 16/Dec/08

heard there are zombies in this game

Ok so you have normal adsl and a diners club card for a credit card. No worries, retail is probably better for you.

Ok so you have normal adsl and a diners club card for a credit card

Behind a minimux in an estate = only reasonable choices are either:

1. high-quota 1.5Mbps or
2. much more expensive lower-quota 8Mbps.

Higher speeds not possible, thank Telstra or more justifiably the bastards who built this estate :( Luckily I'm moving out to a better house soon, with a proper copper path.

Also CC is Visa with $5K+ limit, never had any online store dramas prior to this. Steam support are useless: "we don't have a record of your purchase attempt".