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geekhack Community => Off Topic => Topic started by: noisyturtle on Sat, 28 September 2019, 15:57:22

Title: Dammit Valve
Post by: noisyturtle on Sat, 28 September 2019, 15:57:22
Steam is down, and not only that but the client cannot even launch so no one can even play in offline mode right now. That is completely unacceptable I cannot play a game I paid for and own that is installed on my hd and requires no internet connection because I cannot launch a client.

That is NOT OK Valve.
Title: Re: Dammit Valve
Post by: tp4tissue on Sat, 28 September 2019, 16:05:33
pretty sure there's a way to launch offline

Title: Re: Dammit Valve
Post by: noisyturtle on Sat, 28 September 2019, 16:18:20
pretty sure there's a way to launch offline



It's back up now, but they actually now require you to log in online to access the client and go into offline mode. Brilliant design.

Your only choices are physically disconnecting your Ethernet to play, or launching the applications directly through their .exe files.
Title: Re: Dammit Valve
Post by: Findecanor on Sat, 28 September 2019, 18:08:42
PC gaming is dying thanks to online DRM sh**.

I buy only old, discounted games on GoG now. I hate Steam.
Plus, the race for the latest games to always require high-end hardware is getting old.
Title: Re: Dammit Valve
Post by: _rubik on Sat, 28 September 2019, 19:02:02
pretty sure there's a way to launch offline



It's back up now, but they actually now require you to log in online to access the client and go into offline mode. Brilliant design.

Your only choices are physically disconnecting your Ethernet to play, or launching the applications directly through their .exe files.

That.... doesn't sound right. Not questioning you, but I've always been able to launch offline when the internet was down.
Title: Re: Dammit Valve
Post by: Sintpinty on Sat, 28 September 2019, 19:12:28
Steam is down, and not only that but the client cannot even launch so no one can even play in offline mode right now. That is completely unacceptable I cannot play a game I paid for and own that is installed on my hd and requires no internet connection because I cannot launch a client.

That is NOT OK Valve.

Oh $&!*& ! I will need to re-install pc building simulator again
Title: Re: Dammit Valve
Post by: phinix on Mon, 30 September 2019, 04:24:44
Steam is down, and not only that but the client cannot even launch so no one can even play in offline mode right now. That is completely unacceptable I cannot play a game I paid for and own that is installed on my hd and requires no internet connection because I cannot launch a client.

That is NOT OK Valve.

I don't remember where I read it, but I don't think you own your steam games...