Half Life 2 with any new Radeon!

Vengeance · Oct 24, 2003, 05:10 AM

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Offer available only to customers purchasing ATI’s RADEON™ 9800, RADEON™ 9800 PRO, RADEON™ 9600 PRO, ALL-IN-WONDER® 9800 PRO 3D graphics after October 1, 2003

Gotta love ATI

shuki · Oct 24, 2003, 07:55 AM

what a crock!! I bought my r9800 pro new mid August

Sharkims · Oct 24, 2003, 08:17 AM

Two things:

1) That is really cool of ATI to include
2) It really sucks for us who already have bought our 9800's!

TonyMonTana · Oct 24, 2003, 08:27 AM

From what i have read, the offer is only for the 9800xt and you get a voucher which when the game is released you can use to buy the game.
I dont think the 9800pro is included.If it is, i want mine

lol

Tony.

P.s save 1pound a week and by the time it does come out you will have the money for it!

Mazuko · Oct 24, 2003, 09:58 AM

"Offer available only to customers purchasing ATI’s RADEON™ 9800, RADEON™ 9800 PRO, RADEON™ 9600 PRO, ALL-IN-WONDER® 9800 PRO 3D graphics after October 1, 2003. This offer does not apply to bulk OEM (White box) versions of the foregoing products and does not apply to any other ATI products or partner products. "

Sure looks like it works with the 9800 and 9800 Pro etc. etc. purchased after oct 1 to me....

***Veridian3*** · Oct 24, 2003, 10:02 AM

Sell your cards on ebay now and buy new ones, then you can take up the offer :P

TonyMonTana · Oct 24, 2003, 10:41 AM

im contacting the shop my pc builder got the card from, i have the box and proof of purchase, mine was bought on the 2nd october.
I want my voucher

Mazuko · Oct 24, 2003, 12:01 PM

Running the 9800XT now, returned my 9800 and picked it up, man...this baby flies.

Just benched it on 3dmark2001:
13694!

3dmark2003:

5995

TonyMonTana · Oct 24, 2003, 01:10 PM

Im happy with 9800pro at the moment, in 6 weeks im getting the amd64 Fx, im sure it will boost my card alot more than my current 2.4 P4b and only 2700memory.
I wont be upgrading card for at least a year.

projectHUMAN · Oct 24, 2003, 02:45 PM

The bad thing about it is that I think it comes with only the single player game. If you want the multiplayer you a.)buy the full game also or b.)buy & download the mutiplayer part through Steam. I'm really not sure but remember seeing this somewhere.

Bicka · Oct 24, 2003, 02:50 PM

Yeah its single player only I'm afraid

Theres a picture of the coupon going around the web. I'll try and spot it

edit::
www.bickabic.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/coupon.jpg

Maybe I was wrong :/

TonyMonTana · Oct 24, 2003, 03:07 PM

Im already using steam to play CS 1.6 and team fortress.
I dont know how much truth is in this but i have read in various forums that Hl2 multiplayer will be via steam and you have to pay a monthly charge to use it, i must stress this is only hear say on forums and as far as i know valve have not commented on it.
I dont think they will charge as many under 18's wont be able to play unless there parents pay using credit card each month, not only that but even people with the money might feel once they pay for the game, thats it, no more money Valve!

Tony.

Bicka · Oct 24, 2003, 03:27 PM

The monthly charge will only apply to the people that have opted to subscribe to steam instead of buying the game from a shop. So those ppl can download and play the single player and multiplayer at a cost of whatever per month.
Nothings stopping anyone from buying the retail game and playing it like that. With the introduction of the lan version of steam soon its said that the only need for steam will be for updating patches. So eventually its gonna be closely back to the way it was with won only with a few ppl not actually having a copy of a game to hold in their hands.
Its quite clever really. When you think of all the people who havent heard of halflife or couldnt find it in a shop to buy, it'll be easier this time for someone to turn around and say 'well get steam and there u go'.
Has Valve seen the future and does it still include cd's?

Mazuko · Oct 24, 2003, 04:44 PM

Well to clear some things up first:

According to the coupon that came w/ my 9800XT you get a free FULL Version of HL2.

Steam is going to have monthly pay accounts, as was mentioned in the above post. However this only applies to people that do not want to go out and purchase the games at their local retailer. The monthly subscription cost will be substantially lower then the purchase price of all of the games to be offered via the Steam delivery system.

For those people, college kids, that can't afford to buy the whole game, but CAN afford a small amount of cash a month this is a steal.

BWX · Oct 24, 2003, 05:07 PM

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Originally posted by TonyMonTana
im contacting the shop my pc builder got the card from, i have the box and proof of purchase, mine was bought on the 2nd october.
I want my voucher

That's hilarious- I'd be pissed. I bet that if you call ATI or write them a ltter/e-mail, they will give you the voucher if you show them the proof.

TonyMonTana · Oct 25, 2003, 06:56 AM

I have just phoned my card vendor, i told them i got card on 2nd of october and i have reciept.They told me they will be sending voucher in the post once they recieve a fax of reciept!!!! Woo! hoo!.

Now i'll have to wait till its out

Tony.

Thanks for the post, if i never read this i would of always thought it was only 9800xt cards that came with the offer.

Bicka · Oct 25, 2003, 07:29 AM

well played that man ^

Vehicon · Oct 25, 2003, 08:03 AM

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Originally posted by Mazuko
"Offer available only to customers purchasing ATI’s RADEON™ 9800, RADEON™ 9800 PRO, RADEON™ 9600 PRO, ALL-IN-WONDER® 9800 PRO 3D graphics after October 1, 2003. This offer does not apply to bulk OEM (White box) versions of the foregoing products and does not apply to any other ATI products or partner products. "

Sure looks like it works with the 9800 and 9800 Pro etc. etc. purchased after oct 1 to me....

On there site, i dont see nothing about the non-XT cards.And the link from the first post is dead.

Quote:

I have just phoned my card vendor, i told them i got card on 2nd of october and i have reciept.They told me they will be sending voucher in the post once they recieve a fax of reciept!!!! Woo! hoo!.

I bought my 9600 Pro about 2 weeks ago, who do i need to call??

Spyro124 · Oct 25, 2003, 08:18 AM

Hmm gonne send ATI an email in that case I got proof of purchase, that I bought my 9800 non-pro only a day ago, but don't have the voucher and it aint an oem version.

Mazuko · Oct 25, 2003, 11:10 AM

They changed the URL.

The original coupon that you had to fill out etc. etc. doesn't seem to be linked. Originally at the bottom of that coupon under terms and conditions it said what I posted there. It looks like they changed their terms and conditions a bit.
This is from the FAQ:

Q4: Who is eligible for this offer?

Customers who purchased a qualifying RADEON™ Technology Graphics Card with the Half-Life® 2 promotional offer (i.e. Customers who received a Half-Life® 2 coupon included with their purchase –or- Customers who received instructions on their cash register receipt to obtain their coupon) and create their STEAM account prior to Half-Life 2 ships qualify for the offer.

Q5: Which products are bundled with the Half-Life® 2 promotional offer?

ATI is offering the Half-Life 2 promotion with the following products:

Built By ATI qualifying products (available in North American Retail, only)
RADEON™ 9800XT
RADEON™ 9600XT
ALL-IN-WONDER® 9600 PRO
RADEON™ 9600 SE
Or

Graphics By ATI qualifying products (available worldwide)
RADEON™ 9800XT
RADEON™ 9800 PRO
RADEON™ 9800
RADEON™ 9600XT

ATI is also working with our North American retail partners to offer the Half-Life® 2 bundle through limited time promotions at their stores. (You can obtain details directly from retail locations)

projectHUMAN · Oct 26, 2003, 12:12 AM

Just saw this @ http://csnation.counter-strike.net/
Big Steam News
Nathan D. @ 6:09 pm - cstrike pc - 68 comments - hot topic (new comments!)
Numerous things are coming up fast pertaining to Steam.

First off, the Steam Network will be optimized and performance will be improved greatly soon. The Steam Network is guaranteed to perform at an optimum level for the Counter-Strike: Condition Zero rollout. New content servers and plenty of bandwidth will be added to handle the load in the next couple of weeks. Also (new): Before the release of CS:CZ, VALVe will need to test these changes to see how they hold up under lots of stress. Stay tuned for details of how you can help us test the network (and get some free stuff in the process).

Secondly, offline/LAN play is nearing completion. This means that you will be able to play any Steam game while not connected to the Internet. It will only be necessary for you to be connected to let Steam download content.

Thirdly, about 50% of the community has migrated to using Steam as the way to play Steam games. The WON authentication system won't go away until Steam is ready for the entire user base. There isn't an exact date at this time.

Forthly, the banning system that bans duplicate or bad CD-Keys has now caught up. For a while, it was behind. Cheaters in CS are dissappearing more and more everyday.

And last but not least, VALVe is getting ready to ship out CS:CZ and make the game available through Steam. The in-store date and the Steam release date will be the same day. Watch your Steam Games Menu for details.

Keep monitoring CS-Nation as we will keep you posted.

For all of those worried about using Steam to play HL2 SP/LAN have nothing to fear now.

WildChild · Oct 26, 2003, 07:36 AM

Mine came with the voucher ...full version downloadable version

cmac · Oct 26, 2003, 10:50 AM

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Originally posted by Veridian3
Sell your cards on ebay now and buy new ones, then you can take up the offer :P

Thats what I'm doing. I bought a 9800 xt and will sell my 9800 pro

Dyre Straits · Oct 31, 2003, 08:37 PM

Why would they be including the voucher in the 9600 SE, but not the 9600 Pro? And why have the terms changed so much since the original post?

p0rChM0nK3y · Nov 1, 2003, 08:54 PM

Because the 9600 pros production will be haulted because of the 9600 XT.

Dyre Straits · Nov 1, 2003, 09:04 PM

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Originally posted by p0rChM0nK3y
Because the 9600 pros production will be haulted because of the 9600 XT.

But, they ARE including the voucher in the 9600 SE....which is a lower-end card that the Pro.

Bicka · Nov 2, 2003, 07:30 AM

But the SE addition is new isnt it? So they'll be replacing the pro with the SE and XT...