Benefits of Steam platform?

bobellis75 · 01-21-2021, 05:42 PM

I haven't bought OOTP in a while...and when I did, it was local/downloaded to my home desktop...as I'm more attached now to a work laptop in addition to home computer...wondering if Steam is worthwhile...so I can play anywhere/from either device.

I was going to buy 21 at the current discount...but debating local vs Steam.

I guess I should ask - any DOWNSIDE(S) to Steam????

Thanks in advance.

mitchkenn · 01-22-2021, 06:17 AM

a plus is updates are smaller and if you check the correct box - automatic. Another plus is the steam workshop, when some very nice mods are available.

i used to use the stand alone, but i am on a metered internet and the updates were just too big and the whole game gets redone. With steam the updates are smaller and that works for my set-up.

you can play the game without being on line. that was one of my concerns at first, but i seldom do it that way. really i can't see any major negative issues with either platform. i just use steam now because of update size. (and there is no license issues with steam!) if there are any major negatives, i haven't hit them yet.

bobellis75 · 01-22-2021, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by mitchkenn

a plus is updates are smaller and if you check the correct box - automatic. Another plus is the steam workshop, when some very nice mods are available.

i used to use the stand alone, but i am on a metered internet and the updates were just too big and the whole game gets redone. With steam the updates are smaller and that works for my set-up.

you can play the game without being on line. that was one of my concerns at first, but i seldom do it that way. really i can't see any major negative issues with either platform. i just use steam now because of update size. (and there is no license issues with steam!) if there are any major negatives, i haven't hit them yet.

Hmm...sounds like that may be the way to go, moving forward. I just find myself on multiple devices so the main thing for me is convenience of not being tied to one computer with it. But the updates you mentioned, the ease of updating/smaller sizes, etc, sound nice as well.

Wrathchild · 01-22-2021, 11:18 AM

Is there any way to change a standalone license to a Steam license?

WyattGOAT · 01-22-2021, 03:49 PM

I prefer local because it supports the developers more since Steam takes a certain % of the purchase. But if you want to play on multiple devices Steam is probably the way to go

bobellis75 · 01-22-2021, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by WyattGOAT

I prefer local because it supports the developers more since Steam takes a certain % of the purchase. But if you want to play on multiple devices Steam is probably the way to go

good point on supporting the developers.

It's never been an issue before but I find myself more and more on my work laptop. But would want to be able to play it on my Mac as well. So Steam would allow me to bounce between Windows/Mac, as well, if I'm on their cloud platform

mitchkenn · 01-22-2021, 08:11 PM

the games aren't on a cloud with steam. they are still on your computer. But you can put the saves/backups etc on a flash drive or a cloud manually, and access them from different computers that way.

darkcloud4579 · 01-23-2021, 12:54 AM

One good example of why Steam is great...I had a non-Steam version of OOTP and when my computer crashed, I couldn't immediately retreive that license. It's easy to do, you just login and unlicense it but it's an extra step. With Steam, I just login to a new computer and the old one isn't as relevant an issue.

The nice thing about having games outside of Steam is that network ever goes away, you don't have to worry about losing access to your games if they're all on a particular machine but...that's about it. I think it's hardly necessary if you only play OOTP

Javaslinger · 01-24-2021, 11:00 AM

I really wish they would get cloud saves working. I'm sure it can happen. I'd even be happy with some limited settings like no facegen or baseball cards, etc to get the save file size down.

It would be great to see some pre-defined settings that would be based on file size to make it easier to backup your saves to play from muliple PC's.

jpeters1734 · 01-26-2021, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Javaslinger

I really wish they would get cloud saves working. I'm sure it can happen. I'd even be happy with some limited settings like no facegen or baseball cards, etc to get the save file size down.

It would be great to see some pre-defined settings that would be based on file size to make it easier to backup your saves to play from muliple PC's.

You could have baseball cards for every player in your game and it wouldn’t make a dent in the number of files that an ootp save has. That’s the real issue with saving to the cloud

Javaslinger · 01-27-2021, 02:48 PM

Yep, that's why I eliminate all of the box scores, replays, etc. for anything but human teams... I 'hope' that cuts down on the files. There has got to be a way to streamline the bloat...

01-21-2021, 05:42 PM	#1
bobellis75 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 33	Benefits of Steam platform? I haven't bought OOTP in a while...and when I did, it was local/downloaded to my home desktop...as I'm more attached now to a work laptop in addition to home computer...wondering if Steam is worthwhile...so I can play anywhere/from either device. I was going to buy 21 at the current discount...but debating local vs Steam. I guess I should ask - any DOWNSIDE(S) to Steam???? Thanks in advance.

01-22-2021, 06:17 AM	#2
mitchkenn Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Oregon, not by design Posts: 2,853	a plus is updates are smaller and if you check the correct box - automatic. Another plus is the steam workshop, when some very nice mods are available. i used to use the stand alone, but i am on a metered internet and the updates were just too big and the whole game gets redone. With steam the updates are smaller and that works for my set-up. you can play the game without being on line. that was one of my concerns at first, but i seldom do it that way. really i can't see any major negative issues with either platform. i just use steam now because of update size. (and there is no license issues with steam!) if there are any major negatives, i haven't hit them yet. __________________ "This is my opening farewell " - Jackson Browne “They make a desolation and call it peace.” ― Agha Shahid Ali "Maybe she just has to sing, for the sake of the song - And who do I think that I am to decide that she's wrong." - Townes Van Zandt "I saw a young man leaning on his wooden crutch - He called out to me, 'Don't ask for so much' And a young woman leaning in her darkened door She cried out to me, 'Why not ask for more?' " - Leonard Cohen "Hello darkness, my old Friend ...." - Paul Simon Before Mays, before DiMaggio, there was Oscar Charleston. "All the lies about Babe Ruth are true." - Waite Hoyt Avatar is the late great Townes Van Zandt. rip.

01-22-2021, 08:11 PM	#7
mitchkenn Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Oregon, not by design Posts: 2,853	the games aren't on a cloud with steam. they are still on your computer. But you can put the saves/backups etc on a flash drive or a cloud manually, and access them from different computers that way. __________________ "This is my opening farewell " - Jackson Browne “They make a desolation and call it peace.” ― Agha Shahid Ali "Maybe she just has to sing, for the sake of the song - And who do I think that I am to decide that she's wrong." - Townes Van Zandt "I saw a young man leaning on his wooden crutch - He called out to me, 'Don't ask for so much' And a young woman leaning in her darkened door She cried out to me, 'Why not ask for more?' " - Leonard Cohen "Hello darkness, my old Friend ...." - Paul Simon Before Mays, before DiMaggio, there was Oscar Charleston. "All the lies about Babe Ruth are true." - Waite Hoyt Avatar is the late great Townes Van Zandt. rip.

01-22-2021, 11:18 AM	#4
Wrathchild Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 421 Infractions: 0/3 (3)	Is there any way to change a standalone license to a Steam license?

01-22-2021, 03:49 PM	#5
WyattGOAT Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jul 2016 Posts: 159	I prefer local because it supports the developers more since Steam takes a certain % of the purchase. But if you want to play on multiple devices Steam is probably the way to go

01-23-2021, 12:54 AM	#8
darkcloud4579 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 8,308 Blog Entries: 32	One good example of why Steam is great...I had a non-Steam version of OOTP and when my computer crashed, I couldn't immediately retreive that license. It's easy to do, you just login and unlicense it but it's an extra step. With Steam, I just login to a new computer and the old one isn't as relevant an issue. The nice thing about having games outside of Steam is that network ever goes away, you don't have to worry about losing access to your games if they're all on a particular machine but...that's about it. I think it's hardly necessary if you only play OOTP

01-24-2021, 11:00 AM	#9
Javaslinger Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 16	I really wish they would get cloud saves working. I'm sure it can happen. I'd even be happy with some limited settings like no facegen or baseball cards, etc to get the save file size down. It would be great to see some pre-defined settings that would be based on file size to make it easier to backup your saves to play from muliple PC's.

01-27-2021, 02:48 PM	#11
Javaslinger Bat Boy Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 16	Yep, that's why I eliminate all of the box scores, replays, etc. for anything but human teams... I 'hope' that cuts down on the files. There has got to be a way to streamline the bloat...