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General discussionHas anyone else become disillusioned with Steam?(95 posts)(95 posts)
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Posted February 02, 2019
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StingingVelvet: Glad to see that when I'm not around threads like this are still posted on a constant basis. Next week's thread: "Starting to Dislike Steam, How About You???"
You shouldn't have come back. It's getting worse every day.
Posted February 02, 2019
Some of the best PC games made by man will never come on gog.com. And that's why I buy them on steam.
However, if the game has additional Denuvo DRM or any other DRM, I simply boycott.
Posted February 02, 2019
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tinyE: You shouldn't have come back. It's getting worse every day.
Probably won't be posting much, just randomly checking in. I am playing games recently though... Mass Effect Andromeda at the moment. Hope you are well.
Posted February 02, 2019
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PookaMustard: While the backup mechanism works offline, the restore mechanism requires you to be online. So if you're offline for an extended period of time, they simply won't work, so don't bother. I have never found a way to restore them offline, and having left the service for a while, I'm not going to bother researching if it can be restored offline.
Sure, but who goes offline unless there's an outage? The last time I went offline (other than a rare outage, which also shut down power, so I couldn't use my computer anyway) was with dial-up back in the 90s.
Posted February 02, 2019
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PookaMustard: While the backup mechanism works offline, the restore mechanism requires you to be online. So if you're offline for an extended period of time, they simply won't work, so don't bother. I have never found a way to restore them offline, and having left the service for a while, I'm not going to bother researching if it can be restored offline.
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DeadPoolX: Sure, but who goes offline unless there's an outage?
ME!

ALL THE TIME! :D

Satellite sucks, but in the middle of nowhere it's the only option.
Post edited February 02, 2019 by tinyE
Posted February 02, 2019
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tinyE: You shouldn't have come back. It's getting worse every day.
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StingingVelvet: Probably won't be posting much, just randomly checking in. I am playing games recently though... Mass Effect Andromeda at the moment. Hope you are well.
for games like ME: Andromeda I have PS4. retail version without any crappy DRMs
Posted February 02, 2019
Disillusioned is too strong a word. Steam is good in my opinion, but isn't as good as GOG.
Posted February 02, 2019
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PookaMustard: Not to mentuon that devs can update a game with additional DRM in place.
Not to mention forced updates where devs can change features of the game like Paradox Interactive with Europa Universalis 4.
Posted February 02, 2019
I still play my old games i have on Steam now and then but i haven't bought from them in years and don't plan to begin again anytime soon either but i have noticed that they also have tons of issues and personally i hate their newest layout, i can't scroll down with my mouse wheel anymore either, steam requires authentication several times a day nowadays if have security enabled and when you are about to write your password the servers gives an error message every time so i have truly given up on that platofrm.

I have never really cared about Valves own games tbh.

For all design issues GOG have, steam is not really any better in my experience.
Posted February 02, 2019
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PookaMustard: Not to mentuon that devs can update a game with additional DRM in place.
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lumengloriosum: Not to mention forced updates where devs can change features of the game like Paradox Interactive with Europa Universalis 4.
It's not true.You can revert your version or even copy the game elsewhere because EU4 and other Paradox Games use Steamworks only for multiplayer.You can play solo without Steam running.I do it myself all the time.Every Paradox Development Studio Game is drm-free.
Cordially.
Post edited February 02, 2019 by Dylan2
Posted February 02, 2019
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DeadPoolX: You do know you can make backups of your downloaded Steam games, right? I do that all the time instead of re-downloading. It's very useful on exceptionally large games, like GTA5 (which is over 80GB or so). The only downside is it can take a few minutes for Steam to compress and backup a game, but once it's done you can just store it on an external hard drive.
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Telika: Ah no, I didn't know that. I've checked it out, and it would have been handy (too late). At the condition that I take the habit of making "backups" of the installed games, just as I do with gog, but with half the reasons to (it facilitates reinstallation yet without making the game an "acquired copy stored offline"). It's a thing to consider, thanks.
Steam backups have surprised me so far , they work excellent for games that dont get any more updates , for example a ton of lucasarts games that came out in 2009 i took backups with the old windows xp machine back then now just restored fine now in 2019 on windows 10 , given that the steam client has changed so much . Also steam backups in such a way that the files are split into exact cd / dvd parts so you can burn them easily.

The best part is games with cloud support enabled so when you restore or redownload your game, the saves are back as well.
Posted February 02, 2019
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PookaMustard: While the backup mechanism works offline, the restore mechanism requires you to be online. So if you're offline for an extended period of time, they simply won't work, so don't bother. I have never found a way to restore them offline, and having left the service for a while, I'm not going to bother researching if it can be restored offline.
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DeadPoolX: Sure, but who goes offline unless there's an outage? The last time I went offline (other than a rare outage, which also shut down power, so I couldn't use my computer anyway) was with dial-up back in the 90s.
I do, both intentionally and beyond my control.

I also expect my backups to work without authentication that I own the stuff, so I can have my games shared across the two PCs in this household and perfectly playable at any time of the day without limits. Finally, if I have all the game data already available locally, there is no excuse not to make them work offline.
Posted February 02, 2019
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lumengloriosum: Not to mention forced updates where devs can change features of the game like Paradox Interactive with Europa Universalis 4.
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Dylan2: It's not true.You can revert your version or even copy the game elsewhere because EU4 and other Paradox Games use Steamworks only for multiplayer.You can play solo without Steam running.I do it myself all the time.Every Paradox Development Studio Game is drm-free.
Cordially.
Fair enough, I retract that statement.
Posted February 02, 2019
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PookaMustard: While the backup mechanism works offline, the restore mechanism requires you to be online. So if you're offline for an extended period of time, they simply won't work, so don't bother. I have never found a way to restore them offline, and having left the service for a while, I'm not going to bother researching if it can be restored offline.
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DeadPoolX: Sure, but who goes offline unless there's an outage? The last time I went offline (other than a rare outage, which also shut down power, so I couldn't use my computer anyway) was with dial-up back in the 90s.
People should be able to go offline when and for how long they want to. Why do you feel the need to project your personal situation onto others?
Posted February 03, 2019
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DeadPoolX: Sure, but who goes offline unless there's an outage?
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tinyE: ME!

ALL THE TIME! :D

Satellite sucks, but in the middle of nowhere it's the only option.
Aww... you poor f#cking baby I'd KILL to have satellite all I have is ASBESTOS FILLED PITS

This pic below is my JUST LIKE my Internet connection.

https://s11217.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/15.jpg

This Thing below is what powers Australia's internet

https://s11217.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/8.jpg

https://s11217.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/9.jpg

https://s11217.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/10.jpg

https://s11217.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/11.jpg

https://s11217.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/12.jpg

Yeah That ^ is fun isn't it

Oh Look more images of Australia's GREAT phone and internet network

https://s11217.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/51.jpg

This one looks similar to what is out the front of my house and you think you have it bad Australia has it WAY WORSE!

https://s11217.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/can8.jpg

You think your satellite is bad!

My speeds = Download @ 470 kbps or 59 kB/s Upload @ 312 kbps or 39 kB/s

You have the balls to complain that "Waaah my satellite is bad" Like I said I'D KILL for your quick as lightening satellite connection, Oh and by the way tinyE maybe get someone from your council to CUT all the branches from the tree(s) or chop the tree(s) down that are impeding ( *are in front of or next to* ) your satellite dish or are you that addled in the mind you didn't think of that?

Even though this is a UK article it applies to ANYONE that has a problem with their satellite dishes!

https://www.actionaerials.co.uk/action-aerials-blog/common-satellite-dish-problems

Here this might help you TinyE https://www.toptenreviews.com/services/internet/best-satellite-internet-providers/
Post edited February 03, 2019 by fr33kSh0w2012
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