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Originally Posted by JamesT73J
Trust me, as someone who has actually used the product that:
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- I never said otherwise, I only stated that mods to be delivered by Steam have to be approved by Valve.
The updating of games and that includes mods have to carried through Steam because you can't install patches, mods outside of Steam and thereforce require previous approval by Valve.
Did you even read the terms of service of Steam ?
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Originally Posted by JamesT73J
-You can play offline.
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Never said otherwise, I only said that to play your games you have to be authenticated online, then you can play offline if you want.
But after n days if you want to continue to play offline you have to reauthenticate online again.
And if during that moment the Valves authentication servers are offline you're out of luck because you won't be able to play.
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Originally Posted by JamesT73J
-Steam is no more invasive than any other executable.
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Not true, just read the terms of service.
I now a lot of people just install software without reading eula, licences, terms of service etc... but you should just to see how much control you are giving away.
I don't like a software to be tied remotely to some server on the other side of the planet and whose software decides when, how, what updates I can and can't install.
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Originally Posted by JamesT73J
Please don't state opinion as fact, when you quite clearly don't know what you're talking about. Steam is a very positive step forward for this title, and the community as a whole. Rather than rambling on about sticking it to the man by not using the system (which is the future, whether you like it or not) you should be supporting it.
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I know perfectly well what I'm talking about, using a system doesn't mean you know how the system works or how it impacts on your privacy.
Steam as of now is not a positive system, if it were only an online delivery system then I would agree with you but it is not.
It still is a beta service, has a miriad of problems and I don't appreciate to be a beta customer for Valve.
I won't support Steam at the same level as I don't support publishers who use starforce protection systems.
Online delivery systems are the future (maybe), but Valve's system is not the future.