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[SteamPowered.com] Your Mac Questions Answered

#1 User is offline   Mr. Green 

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Posted 09 March 2010 - 23:08





Yesterday, we announced that Steam and all our Source engine games will be coming to the Mac. Sound too good to be true? Well, guess what: It is true! There are no catches! Sometimes life actually works like that. The bad news is that we've just truth bombed your hard-earned lie detector back to the stone age, and you'll probably lose all your money to the next international lottery scam that sneaks through your spam filter. Still, Steam on the Mac!



Since we're getting a lot of email asking the same basic questions, we figured we'd just answer them here:



Q: I own TF2 on the PC. Do I have to buy it again on the Mac?

A: No. If you own TF2 on the PC, you own TF2 on the Mac (and vice versa). You don't have to buy the game twice. In addition, the Steam Cloud will automatically propagate your configuration settings and custom sprays to your Mac for you.



Q: Is it just some crappy emulated version of TF2?

A: No! Also: How dare you! Mac users aren't getting a crappy emulated version of the game. TF2 will run natively on OSX, like an actual big boy game for adults.



Q: Hmm, that all sounds pretty good. But I'll bet I can't play with my friends who own Macs if I'm on my PC.

A: Mac and PC users will all play together, on the same servers. We're not creating two separate universes. We're all going to be one big, happy family with guns locked in a bloody, never-ending struggle for cap points.



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Posted 09 March 2010 - 23:10

Interesting.
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Posted 09 March 2010 - 23:10

The main problem I have with this is, is that...

Its Mac.
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Posted 09 March 2010 - 23:13

View PostERROR 401, on 09 March 2010 - 23:10, said:

The main problem I have with this is, is that...

Its Mac.

I think Windows Steam users will drop dramatically after this update.
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Posted 09 March 2010 - 23:15

View PostAxon, on 09 March 2010 - 23:13, said:

View PostERROR 401, on 09 March 2010 - 23:10, said:

The main problem I have with this is, is that...

Its Mac.

I think Windows Steam users will drop dramatically after this update.

You better be kidding. Most gamers know buying an overpriced Mac with half the capabilities of a normal PC that price isn't exactly worth it.
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Posted 09 March 2010 - 23:16

I got a mac. But I like the PC more.
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View PostERROR 401, on 09 March 2010 - 23:10, said:

The main problem I have with this is, is that...

Its Mac.

Get the fuck out. I don't see why people are against this just 'because it's Mac'. Mac-users aren't allowed to game then? I think it's good, now Windows won't be the only OS you need to game on a PC anymore.
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Posted 09 March 2010 - 23:21

"Make every mac player in TF2 have some kind of mark showing they're mac users, so I can kill those first"

Or something similar a guy said on FP thread
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#9 User is offline   Mayco 

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Posted 09 March 2010 - 23:26

I wonder how they apply alt-fire to the Mac, though.
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View PostMayco, on 09 March 2010 - 23:26, said:

I wonder how they apply alt-fire to the Mac, though.

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Posted 09 March 2010 - 23:36

Damn the dozen Mac gamers!
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Posted 09 March 2010 - 23:42

Even with this change most gamers will stay with Windows. For the same reason Mayco said (with the overpriced stuff). It's good for people who already got a Mac and can run Source games native now. However, the other 99% of the Steam games still only work on Windows.
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#13 User is online   Clavus 

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Posted 09 March 2010 - 23:54

I think that Steam isn't coming to the Mac so all the PC users can start using a Mac, but it's to allow the current Mac users to explore hardcore gaming beyond WoW.

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View PostERROR 401, on 09 March 2010 - 23:10, said:

The main problem I have with this is, is that...

Its Mac.

Get the fuck out. I don't see why people are against this just 'because it's Mac'. Mac-users aren't allowed to game then? I think it's good, now Windows won't be the only OS you need to game on a PC anymore.

Mac user rage. :P
We're just making fun of you guys while we can. Don't get all worked up.
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Posted 09 March 2010 - 23:55

sounds good since I also have a mac laptop
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View PostMayco, on 09 March 2010 - 23:26, said:

I wonder how they apply alt-fire to the Mac, though.

You can use a normal mouse on a Mac too, you know.


View PostClavus, on 09 March 2010 - 23:54, said:

Mac user rage. :P
We're just making fun of you guys while we can. Don't get all worked up.

Yes, I own a Macbook, but still use Windows on my desktop (I don't game on laptops). I just don't get why people make such a big deal about this. What's the difference? The only difference is that they make their games even more accessable for more people. I don't see what's so bad about that.

So, you (I mean everyone that hates Macs) don't like Macs and others do, boo fucking hoo. Just stop whining about it like that. You won't notice anything in-game! Your game will remain the same! You don't have to buy your game twice if you change platform! I only see positive things about this. Please, please tell me what's negative about this.
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Posted 10 March 2010 - 02:13

View PostVforV, on 10 March 2010 - 01:35, said:

View PostMayco, on 09 March 2010 - 23:26, said:

I wonder how they apply alt-fire to the Mac, though.

You can use a normal mouse on a Mac too, you know.


View PostClavus, on 09 March 2010 - 23:54, said:

Mac user rage. :P
We're just making fun of you guys while we can. Don't get all worked up.

Yes, I own a Macbook, but still use Windows on my desktop (I don't game on laptops). I just don't get why people make such a big deal about this. What's the difference? The only difference is that they make their games even more accessable for more people. I don't see what's so bad about that.

So, you (I mean everyone that hates Macs) don't like Macs and others do, boo fucking hoo. Just stop whining about it like that. You won't notice anything in-game! Your game will remain the same! You don't have to buy your game twice if you change platform! I only see positive things about this. Please, please tell me what's negative about this.


I said not to get worked up :(

We just don't care about Macs, but that doesn't prevent us from poking fun at em with jokes that were funny 10 years ago. In the end, Steam coming to Macs is purely positive news. The community gets bigger and we can troll Mac users through ingame chat!
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Posted 10 March 2010 - 08:52

Who dropped the M-Bomb?


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View PostRedgord, on 09 March 2010 - 23:21, said:

"Make every mac player in TF2 have some kind of mark showing they're mac users, so I can kill those first"

Or something similar a guy said on FP thread


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Posted 10 March 2010 - 10:18

View PostClavus, on 10 March 2010 - 02:13, said:

The community gets bigger and we can troll Mac users through ingame chat!


Yay for trolls!
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Posted 10 March 2010 - 12:50

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Posted 10 March 2010 - 13:35

what's so bad about the mac?
the pinguin on the other hand, lol jk
Why would the windows player rate drop? that doesn't make sense at all
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