Whatever, dude.ShadowRed said:So if I don't get the game authorized then can't play it? If that's the case then screw it I'm going to DL it. I don't need to get permission to play a game I've just spent my freaking hard earned money on.
ShadowRed said:So if I don't get the game authorized then can't play it? If that's the case then screw it I'm going to DL it. I don't need to get permission to play a game I've just spent my freaking hard earned money on.
tedtropy said:Like it or not, systems like Steam are where alot of games are heading. It's not hard, and it's not like it take long to authenticate it. It certainly doesn't require so much effort as to justify piracy.
How is it any different than requiring the CD in the drive to play? Or an authorization key? The only difference is the MECHANISM required to authenticate the game.ShadowRed said:What other games are these? This doesn't stop pirates I'm sure there os an authentication crack somewhere already online. Why should I jumo through hoops to play something I bought when the people the protection is ment for don't have to. I didn't like it when MS announced that I would have to call them inorder for my Xp to work and I don't like it now that I cave to log into somebody elses server to play my game solo at home.
ShadowRed said:What other games are these? This doesn't stop pirates I'm sure there os an authentication crack somewhere already online. Why should I jumo through hoops to play something I bought when the people the protection is ment for don't have to. I didn't like it when MS announced that I would have to call them inorder for my Xp to work and I don't like it now that I cave to log into somebody elses server to play my game solo at home.
trippingmartian said:Except that's a complete lie. You have to be online every time you run a Steam app. I guess this means no more LAN.
trippingmartian said:Except that's a complete lie. You have to be online every time you run a Steam app. I guess this means no more LAN.
border said:You're averaging over 5 posts a day at Gaming-Age. Exactly how is getting online a problem for you?
ShadowRed said:Not a problem I just don't want anyone able to get into my computer, and before you say, "Hey they can't it's just an outward connection." Any outward connnection can carry a signal inward. Now it's just this, next year they are scanning your HD to make sure you don't have any MP3s, and then after that they are scanning to see if you visit suspect websites. I have a very basic problem with being forced to connect to play a game I paid for, outside of multiplayer, obviously.
quite a few games do that, but not half-life 2.LakeEarth said:Wasn't there a popular program or game or something that wouldn't run if you had certain programs on your computer, eg. a fake disk drive or something. I can't remember what the program was exactly, but I remember these boards had a big fuss over it.
God's Hand said:The industry loses BILLIONS on piracy every year, and you're bitching about having to sign into Steam? I hate people like you who just need to bitch. Just... bitch. No one's forcing you to buy the game.