That is precisely why I refuse to buy games that require Steam or other online DRM services to play. The last game I purchased was Oblivion; love it, but you don't have to have a service to play it. Unreal Tournament is pretty good also but anyone with a fast connection can host that game without requiring a special service to play.
Why do we have to have Steam anyway? I hate having to have an account just to play games that don't even need to be played through the internet. I don't mind a onetime registration, but to have an account to play a game you paid for it is crazy. I would love to have some of the new games out there but I refuse to purchase them because of Steam. If Steam so decides they can shut off any of your games so that you cannot play them anymore. http://slashdot.org/index2.pl?fhfilter=Steam+locked+accounthttp://games.slashdot.org/submission/565157/steam-accounts-use-ownership-of-games and there are other examples which I am unable to find now. I love the Elder Scrolls series and the Fallout series but I will not buy the new versions because on Steam.
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That is precisely why I refuse to buy games that require Steam or other online DRM services to play. The last game I purchased was Oblivion; love it, but you don't have to have a service to play it. Unreal Tournament is pretty good also but anyone with a fast connection can host that game without requiring a special service to play.
Why do we have to have Steam anyway? I hate having to have an account just to play games that don't even need to be played through the internet. I don't mind a onetime registration, but to have an account to play a game you paid for it is crazy. I would love to have some of the new games out there but I refuse to purchase them because of Steam. If Steam so decides they can shut off any of your games so that you cannot play them anymore. http://slashdot.org/index2.pl?fhfilter=Steam+locked+account http://games.slashdot.org/submission/565157/steam-accounts-use-ownership-of-games and there are other examples which I am unable to find now. I love the Elder Scrolls series and the Fallout series but I will not buy the new versions because on Steam.
I like that... Good one.
Just don't buy Apple products anymore. End of story.
My mechanical arm stopped working, now I have to type with my nose, and I have a cold!
We are going to have sharks and other sea creatures turn up on the shore dead from intestinal blockage.