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adjl posted...

DPsx7 posted...

Why? My experience didn't change and Valve should quit because of it.

Because your experience is no longer in any way reflective of Steam's impact on PC's. A decade is a long time. Things have changed.

DPsx7 posted...

Wrong. They may install from the disc but that copy is mine. It can't be taken away if a license expires.

Wrong. Even with a physical copy, you are only licensing the game. You do not own the game in any way, and if the publisher had legal cause to do so, your license could legally be revoked, leaving you with a useless piece of plastic.

Now, the actual logistics of making that happen? It's not exactly practical. In practice, they're more likely to respond to you misusing the license by fining you. Legally, however, you have absolutely no right to the ownership of that game. Given your absurd paranoia regarding Steam, I'm surprised you haven't read more EULA's for the games you buy.

dedbus posted...

Don't you have to be online to turn on offline mode?

Not usually. You do have to go online every two weeks or something like that to maintain it, but if you, say, open your laptop in a place that doesn't have wifi and want to play a Steam game, you can activate it then.

Nobody has proven otherwise. They just claim you're offline and your games won't work. They won't improve anything.

I don't own the game in a sense that I can edit and resell. What I DO own is that specific copy to play when and where I want. License be damned, it's my copy on a read-only format. They can't do anything about it.

The ironic thing is you're preaching like you know anything about discs while also pretending Steam isn't trash. HL2 was the ONLY game I purchased that straight up told me I couldn't use it. Any other disc or cart, toss it in and it works. Because I was offline Steam was like 'go F yourself' when trying to load HL2. If this is what you're defending then you're a lunatic.

Online every 2 weeks huh? Funny 'cause I remember M$ trying to push 'always online' a few E3's ago. They got what they deserved and never recovered. If PC users were smart they'd dump the platform just the same.