won not wonid
Steam Replaces WON
MikeJ @ 12:45 pm pdt - half-life, hl2 & tf2 - 121 comments - hot topic
Remember that Steam thread Erik Johnson posted a couple days ago? Well rest assured we weren't the only ones who overlooked the most important part of it. Planet Half-Life takes note that not only is the Steam beta coming to an end, the entire Half-Life user base is going to be converted over to Steam as well. The WON authentication method currently used will be replaced by Steam and you will need a valid VALVe product key, such as a Half-Life CD key or a Counter-Strike Retail CD key, to access games via Steam. Here are the most important bits of info Erik posted in the thread:
When we convert the user base to Steam, a single WonID will be valid for all of the products.
If you have purchased a product from us at retail, you're going to have access to all of our products via Steam.
No, you do not have to pay for Steam.
Planet Half-Life also went ahead and confirmed with Erik that you will need Steam to play the latest version of Half-Life and, subsequently, Counter-Strike.
Last but not least the single most important piece of information you need to know:
This would be a good opportunity to grab a really low SteamID number, as it will be the one you'll be assigned forever. They will be handed out in sequential order.