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Posted September 08, 2009
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Darling_Jimmy: There are easy fixes for that.

Fixes that violate the terms of service of Steam and will get your account banned, if caught.
I don't understand the rationale behind paying for a service that requires you to jailbreak it. Why not use a competing service that doesn't restrict you in such a way?
Posted September 08, 2009
In fear of getting hit by a random banhammer on steam, I always keep an offline mirror of all my offline-playable games and the steam client, as well as registry files on my computers allowing me to use it.
At any time I can plug in that external hdd, start the offline steam in offline mode, and play the remaining games.
I have quite a few games on that service. Suddenly losing them all would hurt bad.
GOG really contrasts that fear by letting you keep what you buy.
That might sound like gog advertisement, but I honestly love how I, for example, still can download, install and play TOCA even though it's "gone" from the store.
Relaxing really.
At least when you compare to the time I had an unstable online connection causing a small bug in steam. Trying to launch a new game I bought gave the me message "Sorry, but this game is no longer available". It doesn't matter if I bought the game only half an hour ago, according to the steam EULA there's nothing keeping Valve from doing just that.
What turned out to be a bug gave me a genuine scare. Ew.
Posted September 08, 2009
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Rubbercookie: In fear of getting hit by a random banhammer on steam, I always keep an offline mirror of all my offline-playable games and the steam client, as well as registry files on my computers allowing me to use it.
At any time I can plug in that external hdd, start the offline steam in offline mode, and play the remaining games.
I have quite a few games on that service. Suddenly losing them all would hurt bad.
GOG really contrasts that fear by letting you keep what you buy.
That might sound like gog advertisement, but I honestly love how I, for example, still can download, install and play TOCA even though it's "gone" from the store.
Relaxing really.
At least when you compare to the time I had an unstable online connection causing a small bug in steam. Trying to launch a new game I bought gave the me message "Sorry, but this game is no longer available". It doesn't matter if I bought the game only half an hour ago, according to the steam EULA there's nothing keeping Valve from doing just that.
What turned out to be a bug gave me a genuine scare. Ew.

And that is why you don't use Steam, friend. ;)
Posted September 08, 2009
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melchiz: What? You must run Steam in order to play any game purchased on Steam. You cannot open Steam-purchased games with the Steam client closed (it will start itself when you attempt to launch said games).
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Darling_Jimmy: There are easy fixes for that.
Yeah, you're pretty much wrong.
unless by fixes you mean "not buying through steam." which would work perfectly.
Posted September 08, 2009
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Weclock: Yeah, you're pretty much wrong.
unless by fixes you mean "not buying through steam." which would work perfectly.

He means 3rd-party tools that violate the Steam EULA. Still, the REAL solution is to not use Steam, as you said.
Posted September 08, 2009
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Weclock: unless by fixes you mean "not buying through steam." which would work perfectly.

quoted for truth.
Posted September 08, 2009
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Darling_Jimmy: There are easy fixes for that.
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Weclock: Yeah, you're pretty much wrong.
unless by fixes you mean "not buying through steam." which would work perfectly.

Well, that's not what I was suggesting but I like your idea better. Don't use Steam. Problem solved.
Posted September 08, 2009
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melchiz: And that is why you don't use Steam, friend. ;)

I've experienced certain in-store bought games forcing you to use steam, though.
Also, steam aside, there are really few retailers that sell new games.
Actual stores have two major disadvantages.
- Selection/Stock
- You need to visit them.
Currently I've got as much GOG entertainment as I have free time to spare, but sooner or later I'm gonna want GNG.
By the way, you know how GOG lets you keep the games you buy, "just like retailers do"?
I've noticed retailers are doing the whole "you keep it" deal less and less nowadays, (as in the case of forced steam usage, multiplayer games and subscription games) so that might just become a novelty deal for GOG eventually.
Posted September 08, 2009
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melchiz: And that is why you don't use Steam, friend. ;)
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Rubbercookie: I've experienced certain in-store bought games forcing you to use steam, though.
Also, steam aside, there are really few retailers that sell new games.
Actual stores have two major disadvantages.
- Selection/Stock
- You need to visit them.
Currently I've got as much GOG entertainment as I have free time to spare, but sooner or later I'm gonna want GNG.
By the way, you know how GOG lets you keep the games you buy, "just like retailers do"?
I've noticed retailers are doing the whole "you keep it" deal less and less nowadays, (as in the case of forced steam usage, multiplayer games and subscription games) so that might just become a novelty deal for GOG eventually.

The games that force you to use Steam are particularly nasty. If you visit the page for any Steamworks game on Amazon.com, you will see a lot of 1-star reviews and general outcry over forcing a nasty DRM platform (Steam) on all buyers.
Some Steamworks (Valve's developer tools for Steam distribution) games that force you to use Steam include:
Dawn of War II
Empire: Total War
Zeno Clash
Some Steamworks games are Steam-optional (such as Plants vs. Zombies, which has certain Steamworks features available for the Steam version), but it is best to be careful. AVOID Steam-forced games!
Posted September 08, 2009
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Rubbercookie: Actual stores have two major disadvantages.
- Selection/Stock
- You need to visit them.

Yeah but counter that with the disadvantages of digital distribution
-no fresh air and exercise
-no perving on cute people on the way TO the shop
-no perving on cute staff IN the shop
-no perving on cute people on the way home FROM the shop
I think you see the cornerstone of my problem here...
Posted September 08, 2009
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Rubbercookie: Actual stores have two major disadvantages.
- Selection/Stock
- You need to visit them.
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Aliasalpha: Yeah but counter that with the disadvantages of digital distribution
-no fresh air and exercise
-no perving on cute people on the way TO the shop
-no perving on cute staff IN the shop
-no perving on cute people on the way home FROM the shop
I think you see the cornerstone of my problem here...

What is this exercise thing you speak of? Where am I? Where are my pants?
Posted September 08, 2009
Its what you do when you don't want to be a middle aged fat bastard which is not as fun as it sounds
Posted September 08, 2009
There has only been one element of SteamWorks that has pissed me off. The ability to enforce regional restrictions. As was seen by THQ when they released Saints Row 2 -- they were able to lock out games in your region regardless of whether you'd purchased them overseas or had them gifted to you.
And the game remained locked out until you either had someone, in country where the game was released, log on to your Steam account and launch the game, or until THQ actually released it in your region.
That level of anal rententative DRM is just pathetic.
Posted September 08, 2009
Yeah thats pretty damn stupid and tends to be quite arbitrary. I get the sensation that publishers have a dart and a spinning globe of the world to determine distribution exclusion
"Right, we're about to release Killdeath Awesome Super Soldier Psycho Warrior 6 and everyone will get it except the filthy... *THUNK* Belgians!"
Posted September 08, 2009
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Aliasalpha: Yeah thats pretty damn stupid and tends to be quite arbitrary. I get the sensation that publishers have a dart and a spinning globe of the world to determine distribution exclusion
"Right, we're about to release Killdeath Awesome Super Soldier Psycho Warrior 6 and everyone will get it except the filthy... *THUNK* Belgians!"

Cue evil laugh.
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