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Originally Posted by Platapus
Not so much enjoying it, just that I still have problems with my Steam account and all the Steam help desk can do is tell me that my problem can't happen and that all I need to do reinstall the game.
Really Steam? Wow, I never would have thought about that. Guess what, it does not work.. hence what I call "a problem". 
Which according to Steam, simply can't happen. 
Glad others are happy with Steam. I only hope that before long, there is another company to replace Steam (I am resigned to the fact that in the future all single player games will require internet accounts. ) but will do it better and with better customer service.
Or perhaps soon they will release a patch that allows people to play Skyrim without a Steam account. That would be nice.
Skyrim sounds like a very nice game. Would like to play it, but can't take the risk of paying for another game that Steam won't allow me to play. |
What'S the problem? I had unsolvable problems when trying to run Shogun 2 oin the system of an old gentleman for whom I do the maintenance. I never got it running reliably, and then these endless download after installation, and the inability to have steam in offline mode. It did not run on my system either. However, Skyrim runs reliably. But due to the Shogun experience I have quite some experience in trying and attempting solutions and workarounds. If you describe precisely what the problem is and what you have done, maybe I or somebody else can help you out. Skyrim has no more updates and patches, and after installation and adding mods you want, you should be able to switch Steam to offline mode and not going oiline anymore when launching th egame.
I agree however, that Steam is #&§&*. I hate the business smodel. It also leads to games released on Steam only needing to be downloaded. Downloading a 10 or more GB game on a 3000er DSL cable is not funny, but takes all day. Finally, you cannot sell the game second hand (which is the driving idea behind Steam: to destroy the market for second hand trading). In the end it has installed a destructive market policy, from a customer's point of view - and has succeeded in making customers tolerating it.
I perosnally would noit mind if somebody hacks steam and destroy the account database beyond repair or replacement. Shoulöd serve as a wonderful wakeuzp call for many people who lose all their payed-for games then. Online accounts cannot replace the solid possession rights you have by having an autonomous copy on CD. Or a printed book.
Skyrim is one of the very best games I have ever witnessed - and I play computer games since they rose on home computers in the mid-80s. It's worth to try getting it to run - or to make an exception regarding general Steam antipathy like mine. I'm about entering my third straight year of playing, although I probably have seen almost all places now.