PussEKatt Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 I bought the boxed version of Football Manager 2012 and it needs steam to activate it.I dont like steam, and I dont mind playing against the PC.I will go on steam to activate if I have to but does anyone know of any workaround or crack or whatever for steam games so that you can activate without going online. :?: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colhint Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 wont steam bugger the electrics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussEKatt Posted March 21, 2012 Author Share Posted March 21, 2012 wont steam bugger the electrics? Could do,that's why I dont want to go on it :shock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Once you have activated it then you can play to your hearts content in offline mode. I can't really see why this would be a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phumfeinz Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 I can't see why anyone wouldn't like Steam. It's secure and unobtrusive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laivasse Posted March 22, 2012 Share Posted March 22, 2012 As mentioned, Steam has an Offline Mode which you can switch to if you mainly play single player games and your connectivity is often interrupted. If you own the game then finding a cracked version is unlikely to be worth the effort, since illegitimate copies of FM lack automatic updates and are known for having persistent glitches. I can see why people would dislike Steam, but it's a much more useful, less obtrusive program than it was back in 2004. Just use Offline Mode and you'll barely notice it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted March 22, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted March 22, 2012 Is it really worth finding a work around? You'd probably be playing FM by now if you just used Steam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussEKatt Posted March 23, 2012 Author Share Posted March 23, 2012 Is it really worth finding a work around? You'd probably be playing FM by now if you just used Steam I am playing FM 2011 now. I just dont like the idear that I paid for the game,I owne the game,its my game.BUT before I play single player I have to D/L updates, then I have to do other stuff just to play offline. I bought the boxed version from the shop,why cant I just go home,install it and play it......Is that asking too much ? :evil: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted March 23, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted March 23, 2012 No. But it's either use Steam, and play FM12 tonight, Or spend aaaages trying to find, and implement, a workaround. it's your choice, obviously, but it really doesn't seem worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussEKatt Posted March 23, 2012 Author Share Posted March 23, 2012 Its just that,like I said its my game so I dont want steam telling me what to do with MY GAME.I mean if they give me say 20% of what I paid for it then they are intitled to ASK me to do this or that. Put it this way.If I borrow a book from you, then you can tell me to look after it,cause its your book. But if I buy my owne book then you have no right to tell me what to do with it. Agree ? Can you see where I am comming from or not ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Risso Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 I bet it says on the box though that to play you need to use Steam. So in buying the game with that information in place, you've agreed to it in principle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted March 23, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted March 23, 2012 Personally I think Steam is fanfuckingtastic. But there you go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted March 23, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted March 23, 2012 Its just that,like I said its my game so I dont want steam telling me what to do with MY GAME.I mean if they give me say 20% of what I paid for it then they are intitled to ASK me to do this or that. Put it this way.If I borrow a book from you, then you can tell me to look after it,cause its your book. But if I buy my owne book then you have no right to tell me what to do with it. Agree ? Can you see where I am comming from or not ? Yeah I can see where you're coming from, I can tell why people have a problem. but my point is, it's just a mild inconvenience. Is it worth spending all this time trying to get round it when you could just suck it up, activate it using Steam, and then play it in offline mode forever? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laivasse Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Agreed with Stevo. I can see where you're coming from, Puss, because I too have gripes with Steam from a consumer rights angle. There are some interesting horror stories about the terms of the license agreement with Steam, and how people have lost entire game catalogues, worth hundreds, due to glitches and misunderstandings, because Valve reserve the right to shut down accounts at their own discretion. If you ask yourself what recourse you would have if Valve one day decide that you're not allowed to access your games, the answer currently is 'not much'. Steam games obviously also have no resale value and it's very tough to ever get a refund. However - and I say this as someone who is principled to the point of fanaticism when it comes to companies taking liberties against consumers - these are the times we are living in. Out of all the forms of DRM and all the digital distribution platforms, Steam is among the least offensive, certainly the least offensive 'big name'. Valve are one of the few companies who seem to understand that when you take something away from the customer, you need to give a lot back in exchange - therefore Steam has become a very useful entity in several other ways, like chat (available in-game, even for non-Steam games), voice communication, auto-updates, finding bargains, promotion of indie titles, easy taking of screenshots, etc... It's no real kind of burden on system resources either. Like I say, back when HL2 was released it was a monstrosity but now it gives a lot back. Steam probably rejuvenated the PC games market almost on its own, also. For their own games, too, Valve appear to recognise the value of customer good will. TF2 got free, huge updates for ages and is now free to play. The add-on campaign for co-op play in Portal 2 was free and my understanding is there will be more where that came from. So I can see you're approaching this from a point of principle, but what does it accomplish if boycotting/bypassing Steam screws up your enjoyment of a game you want to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussEKatt Posted March 26, 2012 Author Share Posted March 26, 2012 Ok ok, you all have convinced me to at least give it a go.I will join steam and try F.M 2012 on it ( just when I found a workaround for steam as well ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Its just that,like I said its my game so I dont want steam telling me what to do with MY GAME. If you read the EULA, technically, its probably not your game at all. The software is probably just licensed to you, not sold. So as its their game then its legal for them to tell you what to do with it, i.e. install steam and use that to play the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 One of the best things about Steam is it is like a much better version of Xbox Live. The social aspect is great, and one of the best features of that aspect is you can join groups so you can be a part of a game and talk to other people playing it without having to have to clog up your friends list with people you dont really know. For example, Villatalk.com could have its own Steam group, and separate to that it could have its own FM group so everybody playing the game who uses this site (and judging by how active the tread is it is quite a few of you) has another way of staying in contact if needed. I would be absolutely stunned if this feature wasnt in the versions of Xbox Live and PSN which come with the new consoles from Microsoft and Sony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PussEKatt Posted March 28, 2012 Author Share Posted March 28, 2012 As I was going to try steam for the first time I bought "Order Of War " on special from E.B.Games.I installed Order Of War and activated it on steam,I played it for a while then I put it in offline mode and switched the PC off.The next time I switched the PC on I went to play Order Of War ( which was already in offline mode ) but when I clicked on play, the PC goes online to verify something on steam then I can start playing the game offline.I thought that offline meant that the PC does not have to go online at all ?! So what the hell is going on ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted July 13, 2012 Share Posted July 13, 2012 http://www.steamgamesales.com/?cc=uk Bump for the Steam Sale I guess. Just spent a whopping £1.40 on Pixeljunk Eden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Designer1 Posted July 14, 2012 VT Supporter Share Posted July 14, 2012 FM 2012 is on there at the moment for £4.99. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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