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How am i supposed to play hl2 single player without the internet? i can hook it up at my friends house, but then how do i play it at my house? what about cs:s in lan without the internet?
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You need internet access for installation? That's stupid...kick@ss said:Once you install it you can run Steam in offline mode. You need internet access for installation.
You need to make a Steam account.Pendragon said:You need internet access for installation? That's stupid...
Ah...is it absolutely necessary to do it on the machine on which HL2 is installed? Still working on getting wireless set up...kick@ss said:You need to make a Steam account.
HardD99 said:this really sux, i am on dialup and steam is taking forever to DL!! ARGH! y did they do this? they couldnt put everyone on 1 DVD!!
Or you can buy the retail version.Xilikon said:I think you can download it from a computer with a highspeed connection, do a backup on CD or DVD, carry it to your house to install it. Use the internet connection temporarily to activate it after installing it from the media then you can play it without having a net connection.
Shane said:Well I agree kinda silly to require a internet connection but if by this age and time you dont have one with a computer then your stuck in the 80s. The other fact is if you were not so ... hmmm how can I say this.... ignorant you can download a crack off many of the sites on the internet to bypass it. Wake up
[LG]BLaRG said:Is there anything on the HL2 box that says you MUST HAVE INTERNET ACCESS? Like SWG or EQ2? If not, I would say that you could probably return it. If we all return our copies it might send a message to Valve to not be so stupid. After all, your game is already installed....
no shit! and you bitch after the fact? read what you buy consumer! ...how typical!!! no sympathy here!Dark_Eternal said:Did you not even read this thread? It's specifically stated on the box that it requires an internet connection.
Sir-Fragalot said:Well I agree that you should read the requirements on the box. But REQUIRING something such as internet access for single player play is CRAP. I know it's a copy protection thing. But to go through the hassel of dealing with Steam and then you still have to type in the CDKey That's asstastic.
Personally I'd be fine with activating it online if I didn't have to enter the damn CD-Key.
Of course it's stupid. But people will still buy. (Me)Pendragon said:I'll say it again: requiring an internet connection to install is stupid.
Dark_Eternal said:What does it freaking matter? You have to enter a CD-key either way. What's the difference between entering it during installation, or entering it on Steam? Does it really piss you off that much?
jonneymendoza said:how do u play in offline mode? yea i can deffinetly see loads of people cmplaining abut this game, cuz there will b noobs dat wont bther reading the part that says "requires internet connectin" and they will b dissapointed, i realy do hope som1 comes out wid a crack for dis bull shit...
btw how do u play offline mode?
WickedAngel said:You can't play in offline mode without logging in online.
I know it sounds ludicrous, but it's true.
WickedAngel said:You can't play in offline mode without logging in online.
I know it sounds ludicrous, but it's true.
GoCanes said:How about my situation... Starting the 27th of theis month, I'll be on active duty for 18 months in Iraq ... [EDIT]
GoCanes said:How about my situation... Starting the 27th of theis month, I'll be on active duty for 18 months in Iraq where we will have tents allowing 30 minutes of surfing, emailing, posting, etc... from dummy terminals... I plan on buying a nice laptop after I get in Iraq and would like to take a retail copy of HL2 with me to play, but I'm pretty sure I will have a hard time getting internet connectivity just for the brief activation period, plus the fact that I would like to play CS:S with a few team members in our off time...
I'll probably wait to get a retail copy until after I get in Iraq, just to see exactly what my situation will be... I have a handful of phone numbers for Valve but if one person can post here and PM me with a phone number from the game box so I can contact them ahead of purchase... Thanks... ^_^