Much against my principles

I've just purchased the game through the spyware that is Steam. Where is the game actually installed to, as it doesn't seem to have created a Football Manager 2011 directory in program files or program files (64).

Can I now turn off Steam and uninstall it?

If you've bought it through Steam, then you're stuck with Steam as long as you want to play the game.

P.S. It's not spyware

you can uninstall steam if you want, but football manager goes with it

There isn't nothing wrong with Steam imo. Some people do have problems with Steam but that will happen. You will be stuck with it now if you have bought it through Steam. If you have a look at games heading on Steam it should be in there. However, you can't play it until 12am.

You what? So I have to have spyware installed just to play a game downloaded and purchased in good faith??????

And it is spyware, the amount of caching of data that Steam seems to do is ridiculous. Where is this data going? Oh, the answer is Valve Software!

You what? So I have to have spyware installed just to play a game downloaded and purchased in good faith??????

Just play offline if it bothers you that much.

You what? So I have to have spyware installed just to play a game downloaded and purchased in good faith??????

If you didn't want to play it through Steam, maybe you shouldn't have bought it through Steam?

Also, you won't be able to play the game or install it until the game unlocks at midnight in your timezone. When the release time is reached, Steam will finish installing the game and you can then find it in your Library in your Steam Browser. You can create a shortcut to your desktop for it from there too

You what? So I have to have spyware installed just to play a game downloaded and purchased in good faith??????

I think you are getting steam and spyware muddled up.

I have had steam for years and have never had any issue with spyware. If you don't want to use steam don't use steam, buy it from the shop

I think the OP is just a WUM...

Is it too late for a refund then? Given that the game isn't actually operational yet?

Do you also hate iPhones and Inception/Avatar?

You what? So I have to have spyware installed just to play a game downloaded and purchased in good faith??????

No, you don't. A nicely prepared CD-ROM is another option.

You what? So I have to have spyware installed just to play a game downloaded and purchased in good faith??????

And it is spyware, the amount of caching of data that Steam seems to do is ridiculous. Where is this data going? Oh, the answer is Valve Software!

Grow up, you paranoid fairy.

You what? So I have to have spyware installed just to play a game downloaded and purchased in good faith??????

And it is spyware, the amount of caching of data that Steam seems to do is ridiculous. Where is this data going? Oh, the answer is Valve Software!

That's not "good faith", that's plain old stupidity.

Read up a bit on what you are paying for the next time.

This thread needs locking...second time today he's just trying to get people into arguing about Steam and spyware.

I've just purchased the game through the spyware that is Steam. Where is the game actually installed to, as it doesn't seem to have created a Football Manager 2011 directory in program files or program files (64).

Can I now turn off Steam and uninstall it?

if everything is downloaded and installed you can then set steam to offline mode (which means you never have to connect to steam to play the game (until the patches are out then you need to just for a few minutes to patch up!)

spyware

Nothing wrong with steam and no you can't get a refund.

Man up.

Do you also hate iPhones and Inception/Avatar?

Hate Apple with a passion and never seen a James Cameron film in my life.

Well arent you the life and soul of the party....

Hate Apple with a passion and never seen a James Cameron film in my life.

sadly mate you are heading into a future you will not like

i suggest building a time machine out of a Delorean

How do you buy something that you don't even know how it works?

Copy/license control is done by steam, and that's why you always need opened the games you purchased there, in order to authenticate the game, check for updates, etc...

How do you buy something that you don't even know how it works?

Copy/license control is done by steam, and that's why you always need opened the games you purchased there, in order to authenticate the game, check for updates, etc...

Is there a phone number for Steam or is their email support always filed under bin?

This thread needs locking.

I agree. Locked.