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Except the offline mode in Steam is very finicky about when it works and when it doesn't, even IF you go through all the hoops and backdoors. Otherwise, I've g

by iamdave 16y ago

Except the offline mode in Steam is very finicky about when it works and when it doesn't, even IF you go through all the hoops and backdoors. Otherwise, I've got nothing but good things to say about Steam (despite the fact that I still hold a special place in my heart where I HATE Steam for replacing WON) Source: http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=steam+offline+mode http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&#3...

GrandMasterBirt 16y ago
I still am hating on steam for: a) steam startup is the biggest contributor to starting up any game I got on steam. b) attempting to sell a steam account results in a ban. Well actually why the hell can't one sell their steam account in the first place. Benefits: No CDs. Yay. Instant buying. Sales. Cloud Sync so I can uninstall games to conserve space until I want to play them again. Does not inject rootkits for DRM. (EA games still do, but thats ok I pirate those)
- nnash 16y ago
  Praise steam all you want but WON was still superior for mp half life mods. I still play an hl mod that has been around for years and 90% of the times a user is dropped is because of steam.
  - GrandMasterBirt 16y ago
    I never used WON. The thing is I like Stardock's Impulse. All the benefits none of the crap. The problem with impulse is that steam has the nice steam APIs for matchmaking and such that require steam. Can't use it if you sell on another store. Its the vendor-lock-in. I bought a game only later to realize I can't play with anyone I know (steam vs impulse online) and thus... well... can't win vs that.
  - pflats 16y ago
    Yeah, but that's a specific edge case. Half-Life was written years before Steam was probably even conceived. WON was built-in from the start, while ValveGUI/Steam was retrofitted into an existing architecture.

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Except the offline mode in Steam is very finicky about when it works and when it doesn't, even IF you go through all the hoops and backdoors. Otherwise, I've g

by iamdave 16y ago

GrandMasterBirt 16y ago
I still am hating on steam for: a) steam startup is the biggest contributor to starting up any game I got on steam. b) attempting to sell a steam account results in a ban. Well actually why the hell can't one sell their steam account in the first place. Benefits: No CDs. Yay. Instant buying. Sales. Cloud Sync so I can uninstall games to conserve space until I want to play them again. Does not inject rootkits for DRM. (EA games still do, but thats ok I pirate those)
- nnash 16y ago
  Praise steam all you want but WON was still superior for mp half life mods. I still play an hl mod that has been around for years and 90% of the times a user is dropped is because of steam.
  - GrandMasterBirt 16y ago
    I never used WON. The thing is I like Stardock's Impulse. All the benefits none of the crap. The problem with impulse is that steam has the nice steam APIs for matchmaking and such that require steam. Can't use it if you sell on another store. Its the vendor-lock-in. I bought a game only later to realize I can't play with anyone I know (steam vs impulse online) and thus... well... can't win vs that.
  - pflats 16y ago
    Yeah, but that's a specific edge case. Half-Life was written years before Steam was probably even conceived. WON was built-in from the start, while ValveGUI/Steam was retrofitted into an existing architecture.