…get to tell us that Grim Dawn is unable to be played “Offline” unless we update?
I have left the game in Offline mode for months at a go, and never encountered this nonsense.
And yes, I was set to Offline mode, and had been for a couple of days.
So now Steam gets to force updates on us, even if we play offline?
I guess it is back to my Yea Ole GoG version for good, then.
Screw that noise.
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You mean this?
I could have sworn it was different before too. Not sure when the change happened.
Since you agreed to use their client I am sure. They already have your credit card and access to all of your emails and media collection, so I am guessing it was just a very important security update. People seem to not realize they have never “owned” a game or software in the history of games and software. You have a limited license to use it and that necessarily comes with a set of quid pro quos. Sometimes it is in the interest of the developer for the software to be up to date. Welcome to 2017.
Maybe Gabe IS morbidly obese Satan, after all.
I was running it offline.
Steam was offline.
Had been for a day or two.
I logged on, offline, and nonetheless was forced to update.
That is pure bullshit.
There is no reason they ought to be able to lock-down my machine’s capacity to run a game offline. It’s probably illegal too, strictly speaking.
And your spiel about software and licensing is undiluted corporate drivel that wouldn’t even hold up in court, if pressed. It is semantic nonsense. I own a copy of the game. Of course I don’t own the code. But any and everyone who would tell me that I don’t own the discs in my house, and the copies on my private PC, can fuck right off. Corporate apologists can keep their Valtrex breathing mouths away from my junk, thank you nada mas.
So have you contacted the steam support on that?
since forever ? The options in the screenshot have been like that for years…