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In article <tfc799t32m5447gem...@4ax.com>, 
ladysarah@theresnohole.inmyhead says...
> Thank you very much, Spalls.  I am, indeed, not a troll.  I just have
> not played computer games lately.  I really miss the days when you got
> a large book with each game.  I guess I'll go ahead and try Steam, I
> thought it was going to put me in an on-line game.
> 
> 


Sarah, what I didn't see Spalls mention is this: After the initial 
account creation and verification/activation of your game via Steam, you 
can run Steam in "offline mode". That is its one redeeming feature: you 
don't have to be online to run your game once the initial handshaking 
has been done. 

I was VERY much put out when I purchased Civilization V, specifically on 
DVD because I want to buy the media and install the game and run it 
instead of all this extra online account stuff ... and it would not run 
without installing and then logging into Steam. 
Funny, because occasionally I actually do buy games from Steam when they 
are severely discounted, but to force me to go through this avenue when 
I explicitly paid more to get the media - well that went down like a 
lead balloon with me. Things weren't helped, as far as my mood was 
concerned, by the fact that installation was held up by over an hour 
because there was some steam-related problem.

Be aware: if you run Steam in online mode, it will check, and often try 
to update your game if an update has been published, without even 
asking. That is one reason why I run it in offline mode for months at a 
stretch, where it is very unobtrusive.

-P.

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