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Poll Result
  Money is tight, you've got a reasonably good computer, what are you going to get to show it off?  
 
world of warcraft BC
10%
 10%  [ 2 ]
oblivion
30%
 30%  [ 6 ]
fear
15%
 15%  [ 3 ]
prey
5%
 5%  [ 1 ]
Command & Conquer 3
20%
 20%  [ 4 ]
supreme commander
10%
 10%  [ 2 ]
guild wars
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
stalker
10%
 10%  [ 2 ]
Doom 3
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Splinter Cell: Vegas
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Quake 4
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
 
  Total Votes : 20  

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icarus
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 7:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well I never seem to be able to play my games when I go somewhere without WiFi.
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 12:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think the trick is to put steam into offline mode. If it was in the middle of downloading a patch, then it won't help any, but if the game is up to date for when you lost internet connection, offline mode should let you play.

That's my vague memory from a year or two ago, anyway.
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 3:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Tied that. Didn't work. It even told me "This game can not be played in offline mode".
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 8:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I suppose different games must be able to set different policies. Which game is it you're talking about?
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 9:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Half life2 and its expansions/mods.
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 9:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Is it fully downloaded? It's possible to play games without downloading the whole lot, because it will download the later stuff while you're playing. It's a while since I used Steam, but I think there's an option to set on each game to say whether you want it to make the game available for offline play, and a percentage indicator of how much is downloaded.
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 10:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I don't really think this is the problem. Its been up to date (since 2006 Shocked) and I downloaded it several months ago.

It just won't allow me to play if it can't verify who I am. You don't have to keep chucking suggestions at me. *hides*
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 09, 2007 11:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well, I can throw suggestions or dictionaries, but you seem to be on best behaviour with regard to spelling. (Cue Konedima correcting "Its been" to "It's been".) So, it'll have to be suggestions then:

R U SURE ITS PLUGD IN?
HAEV U TRIED TURNING IT OF AND ON AGENN??
TRI REEINSTALING EVRETHING
Etc., etc....
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 1:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I hate it when people do this. "DO YOU **** THINK I WOULD ASK FOR **** HELP IF I HAVEN'T ALREADY TRIED!" Is what it makes me want to scream every time I call customer support.
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 2:45 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

icarus wrote:
I hate it when people do this. "DO YOU **** THINK I WOULD ASK FOR **** HELP IF I HAVEN'T ALREADY TRIED!" I Doesn't need capitalisation as it is part of the same sentence as the quote s what it makes me want to scream every time I call customer support.

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Cue Konedima correcting "Its been" to "It's been".
Actually, neither are correct in this instance. "It's" is a contraction for it is, which is present tense. The sentence
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Its been up to date (since 2006 Shocked) and I downloaded it several months ago.
is in the past tense. The correct use would be it has.
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 11:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Konedima wrote:

Weeble wrote:
Cue Konedima correcting "Its been" to "It's been".
Actually, neither are correct in this instance. "It's" is a contraction for it is, which is present tense. The sentence
icarus wrote:
Its been up to date (since 2006 Shocked) and I downloaded it several months ago.
is in the past tense. The correct use would be it has.



Actually, "it's" is correct here; it's an acceptable contraction for both "it is" and "it has" in both UK and US English. I'm not aware of Aussie English being different in this respect, but I don't think I've ever had to deal with that professionally, so I couldn't swear to it.
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 11:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I agree. I've never seen a style guide that disallowed "it's" for "it has".
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 11:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dam it Weeble don't feed the troll!
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 2:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

icarus wrote:
Dam it Weeble don't feed the troll!

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PostPosted: Sun Jun 10, 2007 3:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

moonpod message board wrote:
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