When HL2 first came out, tons of users couldn't play even single player since servers were overloaded. Then if you have to buy a new PC to handle the bloatware, you have to pay $10 to transfer your CD key. Valve is full of morons. They try to protect against piracy and there are still hacked versions out there.
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Didn't work on my machine this way. Install kept insisting 'this cd key has already been registered to another machine.' You try it.
When HL2 first came out, tons of users couldn't play even single player since servers were overloaded. Then if you have to buy a new PC to handle the bloatware, you have to pay $10 to transfer your CD key. Valve is full of morons. They try to protect against piracy and there are still hacked versions out there.