Steam is down
Tuesday, November 16th, 2004 - 6:37pm
I can't unlock my purchased copy of the game (Steam HL2 Sliver) as the authentication servers are down.
Khaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan!
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I can't unlock my purchased copy of the game (Steam HL2 Sliver) as the authentication servers are down.
Khaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan!
Should have stayed up with the rest of us, I just knew this would happen on launch day!
*edit*
So you can login but not unlock it? Cause I can login fine.
Certis beat me to it. - Elysium
That''s Canadian for ""he''s very sorry to hear about your misfortune, Swampy.""
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*wince*
Here is the official annoucement from Valve:
No hay banda!
I did buy it on Steam. WTF are you using Evil One, Canadian Steam?
No, I can''t log on. I WAS logged on but Jr. logged out and went to HIS profile and can''t login (yes, he could before, he''s been playing DoD for a week now).
LOL, Propa.
XBox Live: SwampYankee68
STEAM: SwampYankee
All jesting aside, sorry to hear that Swampy. When I got up early and had HL2 ready to play on released day I thought ""Nice, I don''t even have to wait for the mall to open and hope the game shop has a copy. It''s 8 am, release day and I''m playing!"" So, for us steam gets a big thumbs up. But, if I was like you and couldn''t play a game I just paid money for I''d be very pissed.
So, the steam merit debates thickens.
[edit:] Oh, you did say steam silver package. I reed reel gud.
Still sucks, though, hope you get it worked out.
If that was a real quote, I would poop my pants...
<whispers> it isn''t real, is it?
XBox Live Gamertag: Warlockbert
I F''ing KNEW I should have booted up the game before work.
XBox Live: SwampYankee68
STEAM: SwampYankee
I can practically feel the upsurge of goodwill towards Valve steam is engendering amongst Half-Life 2 purchasers.
Requiring an online login in order to ""unlock"" a retail cd version of a game has got to be one of the biggest f*** you''s ever sent out by a developer to their fans. Do they at least have a phone service to unlock the software like MS does, or are you out of luck if you don''t have an internet connection or Steam is down?
Here''s what they should have put on a paper insert in the box.
""Greetings from Valve. Thank you for purchasing Half-Life 2, the best game ever. You are free to install the software, but you can''t play it unless you connect to the internet. The internet is not required to play, and there is no value added to the single player game by connecting to the internet, but it makes us feel all warm and gooey inside to know you have to do what we say. In the likely event Steam is down and you can''t unlock your copy of Half-Life 2, please enjoy your new coasters.
Look for Team Fortress 2 coming soon to Steam users everywhere!""
Graktar, Orc Hunter
I was playing about 10 minutes ago. Then I got a memory dump/blue screen of death because apparantly the game doesn''t want me to use any weapons but the crowbar and pistol with my current display drivers.
MMMMMMM BS. I was having fun, and it was suddenly ruined and in an odd turn I almost want to play enough to justify the ""new video driver hunt"" it''s going to require.
XBLive: Thin J
PSN: Thin_J
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Ok I may be missing something here but how do I play my already validated HL2 without logging into steam? I didn''t buy the retail version I have the one I downloaded off steam but I can''t seem to start the game.
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Spoiler Fanatic!
I can''t even log into steam...I get the ""Could not connect to Steam network. This could be a problem with your internet connection or the steam network. Visit www.steampowered.com for info"". I got to that site, it loads *really* slow, click ""Status"", and in big bold letters I get ""Steam is ONLINE"". Try to log in again...no dice.
Thanks, Valve:)
Fan
Oh..btw, I bought the retail version...When I opened the box, the contents looked...um....used. I''m concerned that someone may have stolen the key and returned the box, so I''m attempting to associated the key with my steam acct before I leave work (to prevent anyone else from doing so). Fun times:)
See?! SEE?!? ""It''s a Cluuuuunker!""
XBox Live: SwampYankee68
STEAM: SwampYankee
Perhaps Valve should have released HL2 normally and waited for a slightly less high profile title to test out Steam Authentication..
At least thats what hindsight is saying to me...
Aint nothing new about the world order..it's been playing since the day they put George Washington on a quarter
85's face the truth you're too dumb.
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I think you can kick steam into offline mode by disabling your network connection, then starting it, then reenabling your network connection. If your game is already unlocked you should be able to play with steam offline.
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I''m having the same problem Swampy. Just fecking great...
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According to what I''ve read, versions bought from Steam can be played without logging into Steam (just check some box in the log-in screen), but the retail version needs to check with Steam every time you play. Sounds like somebody''s idea of a cruel joke.
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I''m still waiting for the ''See, I told you so!'' gloating from the Steam-haters. If I go home tonight and can''t play HL2, I must admit that I''ll be cheering them on.
I never minded piracy. Anyone who minds about piracy is full of sh*t. Anyone who pirates your game wasn't going to buy it anyway! -Warren Spector
Heh. No kidding. It''d be funny in an ironic way, excepting the fact that there''s no *good* reason why you should have to authenticate to their servers to play a pure single player game.
Joedeth
Ironjoe
I think you only have to authenticate once to play the single player game.
Anyway all this is to be expected on launch day and with a new way of doing things.
Stuffing the money hat and keeping the bad casual copiers at bay isn''t a *good* reason?
Do you ever walk alone like a drifter in the dark?
45 % unlocked and moving as I type! w00t!!
In your FACE Up-All-Night-Canadian-Steam-Bastage!
XBox Live: SwampYankee68
STEAM: SwampYankee
Swampy Jr. is playing it. Looks great!
XBox Live: SwampYankee68
STEAM: SwampYankee
Now the steam login takes my pasword and just hangs there...doesn''t progress. One ot the things that really gets me upset here is this message when I try to visit their forums:
vBulletin Message
The Steam Forums are temporarily offline. See www.steampowered.com for news and support. Thanks!
Great. Thanks. Take the forums down on the one day they are needed most:)
I''m having no problems. Steam is golden as far as I can tell. Sorry to hear other folks are having problems.
Xbox Live: hubbinsd
Steam is working fine for me. But if you caught my ""first impressions"" rant posting, I tried putting steam in Offline mode *after* saving a game in HL2, and it would not let me play HL2 in offline mode.
This may get fixed soon, so I''ll hold my ranting for now, since for me, Steam is up.
I played HalfLife 2 fine in offline mode just a bit ago.
PSN ID: Stric9
HOW do you play it offline?
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