TwilightDB Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 I'm just curious about needing to log onto Steam just to play Skyrim? Will one day, Skyrim just go poof as a game if Steam doesn't support it anymore? Just a thought :smile: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellowtraumatic Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 Steam can be in offline mode and you don't have to to worry about it that much, except for the occasional logging on to update the client. It's really not that big of a deal. I can't imagine they wouldn't make some kind of arrangement if Steam wasn't going to support it anymore. How likely would that be anyway since the Creation Kit and Workshop are tied into that as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVampireDante Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 Even if the game was removed from the steam store, it doesn't affect anyone that already owns a copy of the game - I have several games that have since been removed from the store and I can (and have) re-downloaded and re-installed then few times since. In Skyrim's case though, I don't see it being removed - there's far too many company ties and other titles listed for it to go without a major upset happening between Valve and Bethesda first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lachdonin Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 The only way Skyrim would disappear from steam entirely is if Steam ceased opperation. In which case, they announced years ago that they would open up download servers for all the games so you could download your librarian for future use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVampireDante Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Forgot about that statement, if it happens I'm going to need a lot more hard drives... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lachdonin Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Steams actually really good for stuff like that, so I think we can hold Valve to that promise. I even have a few games which I bought in hard copy before they were offered on Steam, and I contacted them with proof of my hard copies, and they straigh up gave me steam copies (he Desiples 2 games, Dawn of War and several Heroes of Might and Magic titles). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranoid23 Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 So far, Steam has lived up to their promise of providing a stable gaming environment for years. A friend of mine has a lot of Steam problems, the program takes over a minute to start after boot, so she uses an unofficial (I think) patch to play Skyrim without Steam running. Me, I just use Steam in offline mode, even when I don't have an internet connection, Skyrim still works. As long as you have it installed and working it doesn't really matter if Steam goes offline or shuts down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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