Dowload HL 2 from Steam. Took several hours to log on due to the heavy volume of trafffic they must have had on Tuesday when it was released. Took HOURS to download it but expected that too since thousands of people were trying to acquire it at the same time. Slow seems to be the rule with this game. Gameplay was straightforward and easy to learn for anyone familiar with HL 1 and Team Fortress. One interesting problem- if this game has been designed to be user friendly- system requirements for processor and video card are minimal- why does it take twice the time to load levels as Far Cry, which is takes much more resources to run than HL2? Makes the game fragmented as level changes take between 30 seconds and 1 minuter to complete- and these are the small changes! Am running a AMD 64 3200 w/ an ATI 9800 pro and have a fast cable connection to interface with steam. Am considering buying a retail copy to determine if it is steam or the game itself which drags.
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