Originally Posted by Thrasher 
I got Disciples II Gold. But couldn't download it becasue of high server volume.
So they seem plenty willing and able to take our few bucks now, but don't count on being able to actually play anything new off Steam 'til the rush ends… Maybe next week?
I noticed that clicking the "Play" button after the first aborted attempt seems to force a download. At least this worked for Overlord for me

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