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[Mono124]

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*Foams in mouth*

You got a little... uh... yeah... I'm going to inch away over h- Oh... you... ok... well... here have some TF:2... OH CRAP STEAM ERROR FUCK HES BITING M-

[Heavy Flak]

Tip: If you know you won't have internet switch it into ofline mode.

You need to connect to the steam servers just to start steam, if you can't do that you can't even switch it to offline mode, and there is no way(as far as I know) to start it in offline mode.

This is just a straight-up fallacy.  If you have no internet connection at all, Steam prompts you to start in Offline Mode.  If it can't make the connection after a few minutes, it gives you the same prompt. 

There are rumblings that after X number of days Steam is REQUIRED to phone-home, but you can just go to the game install directory and run the exe's straight from there if that's the case.

[Itnetlolor]

Tip: If you know you won't have internet switch it into ofline mode.

You need to connect to the steam servers just to start steam, if you can't do that you can't even switch it to offline mode, and there is no way(as far as I know) to start it in offline mode.

This is just a straight-up fallacy.  If you have no internet connection at all, Steam prompts you to start in Offline Mode.  If it can't make the connection after a few minutes, it gives you the same prompt. 

There are rumblings that after X number of days Steam is REQUIRED to phone-home, but you can just go to the game install directory and run the exe's straight from there if that's the case.

It doesn't always work. Take it from someone that has a disabled account. Some games need Steam to run in order to work; and as far as I know, they have it configured in such a way that there is no proper workaround to make Steam not required, even for DOS games.

I think it's also to connect to their servers to collect CD-keys and such too.

[Soulwynd]

It doesn't always work. Take it from someone that has a disabled account. Some games need Steam to run in order to work; and as far as I know, they have it configured in such a way that there is no proper workaround to make Steam not required, even for DOS games.

I think it's also to connect to their servers to collect CD-keys and such too.

Sure there is, all it takes is a certain DLL and some cracking knowledge. Or if you're cheap, you can search online for the steam cracks.

As for the CD-keys, not really. They're usually in the registry, in a .ini, or in a file in the game's folder somewhere. Steam already creates the proper cdkey settings for you for some games, but for others (like games for windows live) you need to input them manually, but that only happens once.

[Rilder]

Meh fuck steam, for a 1.5mb hotfix for X3 Terran conflict, it has to redownload the entire 7gb game... I hadn't even modded the game at all so there was no reason for it to delete everything and download the entire thing over...

[Heavy Flak]

It doesn't always work. Take it from someone that has a disabled account. Some games need Steam to run in order to work; and as far as I know, they have it configured in such a way that there is no proper workaround to make Steam not required, even for DOS games.

I think it's also to connect to their servers to collect CD-keys and such too.

If I may ask, why is your account disabled? 

I will say that is the one thing I really, REALLY dislike about steam, that there is potential to lose a huge collection of games in the name of security.

[Soulwynd]

And in the name of asshattery.

[Sir Pseudonymous]

3. Offline mode works fine for about three weeks, but after that Steam seems to must phone home, or die.

This is just outright untrue. I left Steam in offline mode for five months (which included starting it up, in offline mode, after restarting my laptop), and it continued to work perfectly throughout it.

[vonduus]

3. Offline mode works fine for about three weeks, but after that Steam seems to must phone home, or die.

This is just outright untrue. I left Steam in offline mode for five months (which included starting it up, in offline mode, after restarting my laptop), and it continued to work perfectly throughout it.

Always nice to be called a liar, thank you, sir.

I repeat: After three-four weeks off-line, Steam wanted to phone home, and refused to open any game, period. This happened last summer and again around X-mas last year, and then again in early march this year. I have witnesses!!!!

[Soulwynd]

Now added to my signature image list:


Made it while waiting for a game to boot up.