Steam is crap

tekkaman

tekkaman

So this is a rant post:

Basically I haven't used steam for years. Because I can't log in to it. I lost access to the email that was used to open the account. But I do know the username and password for Steam. Then I type I want to change the email address. Then they send me an email to the new address, saying that they sent me a message. But to see the message I have to sign. So I can't see the stupid message. I tried this week to see if the problem was solved because I wanted to play a game with a friend. The problem still persist. This is why I don't support DRM in games. I only buy DRM free games and pirate the hell out of the game makers that only put their games in Steam. Sure I can't play online using a pirate version. But at least I don't have to deal the aggravation that is Steam. I despise it with a passion.
 
tekkaman said:
So this is a rant post:

Basically I haven't used steam for years. Because I can't log in to it. I lost access to the email that was used to open the account. But I do know the username and password for Steam. Then I type I want to change the email address. Then they send me an email to the new address, saying that they sent me a message. But to see the message I have to sign. So I can't see the stupid message. I tried this week to see if the problem was solved because I wanted to play a game with a friend. The problem still persist. This is why I don't support DRM in games. I only buy DRM free games and pirate the hell out of the game makers that only put their games in Steam. Sure I can't play online using a pirate version. But at least I don't have to deal the aggravation that is Steam. I despise it with a passion.
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If you want to play CS 1.6 without Steam (as many people do), download from cswarzone.net. If you like privacy, they have torrent version available. Though I have to warn, I installed it and got malware two days later, not sure if interconnected though.
 
I wanted to play Marvel Snap with a friend. But online games can't be pirated. My issue with steam runs deep. I have a retail version of a game called Last Remnant. I had to pirate a game that I bought to be able to play it. -_-
 
tekkaman said:
I wanted to play Marvel Snap with a friend. But online games can't be pirated. My issue with steam runs deep. I have a retail version of a game called Last Remnant. I had to pirate a game that I bought to be able to play it. -_-
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Technically, you were getting back something that you had payed for, but the law isn't that smart.
 
The Fair Use clause of the DMCA does allow you to circumvent copy-protection for something you legally own. I would argue that applies for pirating his game that he owns:)

I was paranoid when Steam was advertising they would delete your account and ALL paid games if their "cheat detection" software decided you were cheating in Counter Strike Source. As such, I never used an existing account for purchasing games, always a new one. (I didn't cheat, but I did experiment, as renting a server allowed one such privileges)
This policy was easy since I only ever bought 2 Steam games, haha!
 
cleverscreenname said:
The Fair Use clause of the DMCA does allow you to circumvent copy-protection for something you legally own. I would argue that applies for pirating his game that he owns:)

I was paranoid when Steam was advertising they would delete your account and ALL paid games if their "cheat detection" software decided you were cheating in Counter Strike Source. As such, I never used an existing account for purchasing games, always a new one. (I didn't cheat, but I did experiment, as renting a server allowed one such privileges)
This policy was easy since I only ever bought 2 Steam games, haha!
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They would DELETE YOUR ACCOUNT for cheating in COUNTER STRIKE: SOURCE, a 30 year old game that most people nowadays pirate? Also coding cheats for the game can be just a simple script. Seems a bit harsh for a mostly singleplayer game
 
Oh, you could do anything in CSS single player, but only against bots so gameplay isn't nearly as immersive. Perhaps predecessor CS1.6 had an actual story-line?
This was advertised as Valve Anti-Cheat on multiplayer servers and turned on by default. It was a supposedly omniscient policeman, just like Cloudfare. *rolls eyes* I got to watch a trusted friend prove he could cheat with it on, without it noticing. It's probably like anti-virus, a cat and mouse game always playing catch-up.

One day I turned VAC off on our clan server that I paid for, with advance notice, and scores of players enjoyed experimenting without threat of bans.
 
cleverscreenname said:
Oh, you could do anything in CSS single player, but only against bots so gameplay isn't nearly as immersive. Perhaps predecessor CS1.6 had an actual story-line?
This was advertised as Valve Anti-Cheat on multiplayer servers and turned on by default. It was a supposedly omniscient policeman, just like Cloudfare. *rolls eyes* I got to watch a trusted friend prove he could cheat with it on, without it noticing. It's probably like anti-virus, a cat and mouse game always playing catch-up.

One day I turned VAC off on our clan server that I paid for, with advance notice, and scores of players enjoyed experimenting without threat of bans.
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There used to be massive Hacker vs Hacker (HvH) servers back in the day. Is your server one of them? If so, what is the IP (if I can join of course)?
 
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