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Steam version worth playing?

treemonkeystreemonkeys Member Posts: 7
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I had been looking forward to this since I first heard about it, and then immediately purchased it when I saw that it was on Steam.

I was upset to later find out that I do not have the latest version of the game, with no word of when it will be updated?

I'm curious if it would be worth it to start playing the Steam version now, I don't want to just end up frustrating myself, and I don't want to have to start a new game whenever the updates are finally released. ...but is the Steam version worth playing at all right now?

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  • moopymoopy Member Posts: 938
    edited January 2013
    Beamdog already sent the update to Atari a while back.

    Atari would have to get those updates to Steam, and then Steam would have to upload them.

    Why on earth would you pick:

    Beamdog -> Atari -> Steam -> You for distribution over Beamdog -> You

    Even if Steam gets updated to 2012 we may be on 2013 by the time that happens. So, personally, I think the Steam version will never be worth playing when you can play the Beamdog direct version that is always updated the moment Beamdog decides it is ready.

    Others who enjoy having to wait on a lot of red tape to get bug fixes may disagree with me.

    Edit:

    To answer your first question on no word of when it will be updated, there is no way ANYONE here could know. Atari already has the updated version, you should contact them and ask them when they are going to release 2012 to Steam.
  • TJ_HookerTJ_Hooker Member Posts: 2,438
    edited January 2013
    From what I remember, most of the serious bugs were solved in the first few patches, with the fixes becoming more cosmetic with the last couple (the ones missing from the Steam version), such as your journal not updating properly and things like that. So my vote would be that yes, it would be worthwhile to start playing, especially if you are unable to get any word on how long it will be till the latest patches arrive on Steam.

    Edit: you can look to see what's been fixed in the latest patches here. So you can see for yourself if any fixes look major enough to make it worth the wait for the patches to come to Steam.
    https://forum.baldursgate.com/discussion/12848/bgee-the-patch-change-log-archives
  • treemonkeystreemonkeys Member Posts: 7
    If I had known ahead of time I would have just got the Beamdog version...now I'm stuck with the Steam version.
  • styggastygga Member Posts: 467
    Seriously, it's the exact same game... why get it anywhere other than Beamdog? Well, apparently it isn't the exact same, ours is better.
  • RazorRazor Member Posts: 436
    @treemonkeys I think its worth it yes. See when the patch is available you can continue your saves and only some details wont change anymore due to the fact you are playing already (not a new game) I can't remember one reason or bug in version 2011 that would make "not worth it". But yes buying with beamdog is much better in terms of updates.
    Maybe one day Overhaul could take over updating on steam, or not, but it would be the best option imo.
  • TJ_HookerTJ_Hooker Member Posts: 2,438
    edited January 2013
    Look guys, there's something to be said for supporting indie relatively small outfits like Beamdog, but is flaming this guy's thread really the best way to do it?
    Post edited by TJ_Hooker on
  • moopymoopy Member Posts: 938
    @treemonkeys

    Ah, I apologize, I had just come from a thread where a guy bought it from Beamdog and demanded a refund and then went and bought it from Steam and was upset that it was behind on versions.

    I jumped the gun there. My bad.
  • JalilyJalily Member Posts: 4,681
    TJ_Hooker said:

    indie developers like Beamdog

    Beamdog is not indie...
  • TJ_HookerTJ_Hooker Member Posts: 2,438
    edited January 2013
    Jalily said:

    TJ_Hooker said:

    indie developers like Beamdog

    Beamdog is not indie...
    Sorry, I wondered if that was the correct word. I thought I had heard other people refer to them as that. I was gonna go with something like 'small-time', but was worried it'd sound insulting.

    Edit: I just remembered that Beamdog is the name of the publisher, while Overhaul is the development team. And calling a publisher 'indie' makes zero sense. My bad.
  • SilverstarSilverstar Member Posts: 2,207
    Does the steam overlay work in the steam version of BG:EE?
  • deltagodeltago Member Posts: 7,811
    It is definitely still worth playing. I suggest playing through the black pits and then hopefully when finished, you can enjoy this new patch that much more.
  • moopymoopy Member Posts: 938
    @Silverstar

    I think someone said it works if you disable hardware mouse or some option like that.
  • treemonkeystreemonkeys Member Posts: 7
    Why are the npcs slower in the EE? Is that something that happens in all versions or was it fixed in the patches Steam doesn't have?

    For example, when you start a new game, go into the room where you are attacked by an assassin, come out - an NPC immediately rushes up to you to ask what happened, in the EE this npc is greatly delayed, so much that you can go do another quest before he shows up.
  • MadhaxMadhax Member Posts: 1,416
    treemonkeys said:

    Why are the npcs slower in the EE? Is that something that happens in all versions or was it fixed in the patches Steam doesn't have?

    For example, when you start a new game, go into the room where you are attacked by an assassin, come out - an NPC immediately rushes up to you to ask what happened, in the EE this npc is greatly delayed, so much that you can go do another quest before he shows up.

    That's probably addressed in the newest version of the game, I seem to recall something similar happening in my first BGEE run.
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