Skyrim and Steam? Noob questions incoming...

[ell46]

Sorry if this has been covered, but 9 pages is a lot to read and take in. Can someone confirm please;

 

1. am I correct in assuming that I have to be connected to the net/Bethesda to play this game?

 

2. I can buy a none steam version?

[DTnor]

Sorry if this has been covered, but 9 pages is a lot to read and take in. Can someone confirm please;

 

1. am I correct in assuming that I have to be connected to the net/Bethesda to play this game?

 

2. I can buy a none steam version?

1. Follow these directions, afterwards you can play Skyrim without an internet connection.

 

Please follow the instructions below to configure Offline Mode on your PC:

 

Start Steam online - make sure the Remember my password box on the login window is checked

Verify that all game files are completely updated - you can see the update status for a game under the Library section (when the game shows as 100% - Ready it is ready to be played in Offline Mode)

Launch the game you would like to play offline to verify that there are no further updates to download - shut down the game and return to Steam once you have confirmed that the game can be played

Go to Steam > Settings to ensure the Don't save account credentials on this computer option is not selected

From the main Steam window, go to the Steam menu and select Go Offline

Click Restart in Offline Mode to restart Steam in Offline Mode

 

2. Skyrim itself uses the Steamworks platform. Anywhere you buy it requires an activation through Steam.

[moho25]

Now that I actually have the game in hand, I'm really surprised that Bethesda didn't change the packaging. It says GAMES FOR WINDOWS in huge letters, and then there is this microscopic notice across the back saying that it requires the web and a Steam Account. There's no Steam logo anywhere. I'm sure there are plenty of people out there that haven't been on the web reading up on the news releases about the game, will assume it's going to work like Oblivion, totally miss the disclaimer, and are going to be in for a shock. And, as the guy from GameStop told me on the way out, they don't accept returns once it's opened!

 

Now, pardon me as I sign up for my Steam account.

 

Sigh.

[ell46]

I got mine from Amazon, I don't suppose it made any difference, but I certainly burnt someone's ears on the phone this morning, they even offered a refund despite the fact it had been opened.

[Warhawk137]

I don't really understand why so many people hate Steam. I use it a lot. In my opinion, any intrusiveness it has is more than made up for by its convenience.

 

And DRM isn't automatically bad, people. It just depends on how its implemented (some methods are too intrusive, some methods just seem to be a vehicle for advertising, etc.). I actually enjoy using Steam. I think it's a good system.

Edited November 11, 2011 by Warhawk137

[Thandal]

Wait, I'm a bit lost here.

 

This whole discussion is about the terms under which the developer/publisher of a creative work chooses to distribute that works, right? (Valve didn't steal the game from Bethsoft, did it?)

 

And the work in question is, I believe, a game, right? (Not someone's dinner or the roof over their head.)

 

And the mechanism being employed that draws the objections is the direct result of the producer of that work trying to a) prevent theft, and b) maximize the returns, right?

 

So it sounds like a classic case of consumers having the power to vote with their money: Don't like the terms on offer? Don't buy!

[ell46]

What happens in 5 years time, if I decide to blow the dust off and play it again and for the sake of arguing Bethesda have gone down the tubes, do I still have a game or not?