OK. I just got the orange box today. It has two discs. Can someone please explain to me why I "installed" with disc one, but then I go to play the games it has to download the rest?
Wtf is on disc two?

I just picked up the orange box today. I've yet to play Episode one and two, but after that, I'm up for TF2!

It's just like Stardock - one time only, just like buying the game, except without the CD. The servers can be slow as hell when a game is released, but a day AFTER Orange Box came out, speeds shot up super-high.

Top tip: when setting up Steam, choose the highest download speed, (10Mbps) instead of 2Mbps - it'll throttle you up to the fastest speed.

And going back to the original proposal - great idea. You can create groups on Steam ... is a Videosift group in existence? pm with details on who to add as a friend on there!

Very cool. Just bought Orange Box yesterday, but won't be able to play until I receive my new RAM in the mail next week. (My PC's a little long in the tooth.)

Hope to see some of you Sifters there (and kick your butts ). I'm also trying to get Charms into her first gaming experience. If you see her playing, you'd better watch out! (Because she's going to bleed all over you.) But seriously, take it easy on her.

Awesome, I'll sign up! Going to get the Orange Box soon, although I already have HL2.

I have Orange Box, but I haven't installed it yet.

am actually playing both Peggle and the Orange Box these days, both jolly good fun!

And I just spent the weekend playing Peggle while waiting for the Orange Box to start and finish downloading (still waiting)... so it really made me chuckle.

when you get the "orange box" if you already have Half life 2 and Ep 1 you give them to a friend for free not bad i guess. Anyway preordered god i love steam so easy to use its flawless unlike EA Link.

Pre-order the Orange box via Steam and you can play the beta this Monday (the 17th).

For those that want to play it early, you can pre-order the orange box via Steam and play the Beta this Moday (the 17th)!

i guess it's *viral because it's an ad for the orange box

heh the "how old was your first computer" theme.

bbc electron, vic 20, and C64 were the first ones i had.

edit:actually that's not true, we had an orange box that had pong on it in the hardware, no idea what it was called. - thats the first i remember.