MrTastix Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 There are cracks for this. They are designed for rather nefarious purposes but they work the same, regardless of your copy. You will need to get a few things, and I can see it probably won't be in your best interest to do so, so I won't bother explaining how to do it. I preordered the game weeks before it's release, but only about a week later after preordering did I realise I didn't know if it used Steamworks. I found out it does but refused to let Steam ruin my enjoyment of the game. I cannot use Steam simply because where I live we get no internet access. I only get access to it in town in library or university computers which filter out Steam. I looked for weeks to find methods of installing games without Steam, and it is possible if you know where to look, but it's so difficult and the concept of doing so is bloody convoluted. Simply put: I shouldn't have to do this. If I had brought the game from the Steam store then sure, I'd expect to have to download it. That makes perfect sense. But I don't see why I should have to install and update third-party software that then requires internet access to install and activate a game I brought a physical, retail edition of. Steam is intrusive. Origin is intrusive. Every other service like these are intrusive. I absolutely hate them and will fight their existence with every core of my inner being but, alas, I have to accept the fact that other that bitching about Steam in the vain hope that a developer will not use Steamworks, I cannot do anything about a game using Steamworks after-the-fact. And so I suck it up, wait about a day after it's release and download a crack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prophecies Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 Do I use windows update - actually NO, I let it tell me what it thinks I need then I read the tech note on Microsoft before committing, I work in the IT world .... and have done for 25 years Oh well, too bad for you. Meanwhile, the rest of us will be enjoying the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilDeadAsh34 Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 What's with you guys? The guy doesn't want to expose his information to Steam so why are you all bashing him? It's sad that he feels this way because he's missing out on a great game but it's nothing to keep beating him up for. If you want to help him then help him, especially with the sandbox stuff, and especially for others that don't know about sandboxing Steam. Help him and stop be a bunch of [expletive deleted]. On a personal note, I have never (and will never) join the Playstation Network because of their security problems, so stop making the guy out to be some kind of paranoid nut because breaches of security happen all the time. Even to Steam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max3078 Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 OP, defenatly look at Sandboxing, here is a link to some information. I have not don’t it but there is a ton of good information out there. http://www.overclock.net/t/133001/info-how-to-protect-your-pc-using-sandboxing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrTastix Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 What's with you guys? The guy doesn't want to expose his information to Steam so why are you all bashing him? It's sad that he feels this way because he's missing out on a great game but it's nothing to keep beating him up for. If you want to help him then help him, especially with the sandbox stuff, and especially for others that don't know about sandboxing Steam. Help him and stop be a bunch of [expletive deleted]. On a personal note, I have never (and will never) join the Playstation Network because of their security problems, so stop making the guy out to be some kind of paranoid nut because breaches of security happen all the time. Even to Steam. I'm willing to help him if he wants the help, but from the sounds of the OP he doesn't particularly want it or anything to do with Steam. What I did to get my game running wasn't exactly straight-forward. It works but it's a pain in the ass and I only do it because I want to play my Steamworks-based games but can't right now (no internet access on my desktop). Another issue is that cracks that bypass Steam aren't released until the release date (if you're lucky) and may not necessarily be trustworthy, but it's really your only option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazneo Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 (edited) What's with you guys? The guy doesn't want to expose his information to Steam so why are you all bashing him? It's sad that he feels this way because he's missing out on a great game but it's nothing to keep beating him up for. If you want to help him then help him, especially with the sandbox stuff, and especially for others that don't know about sandboxing Steam. Help him and stop be a bunch of [expletive deleted]. On a personal note, I have never (and will never) join the Playstation Network because of their security problems, so stop making the guy out to be some kind of paranoid nut because breaches of security happen all the time. Even to Steam. if you help him on this your help all the pirates players. any method that let you play more one computer can harm developers as well. if you worry about that show much he should worry about facebook it has more expose anything out there Edited November 15, 2011 by jazneo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LithianLord Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Go play on a console then. It is that simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazneo Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Go play on a console then. It is that simple. yea he should just buy for console if he worry about information being stole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboUK Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Go play on a console then. It is that simple. yea he should just buy for console if he worry about information being stole XBL and PSN both phone home. I guess he could stay offline but then he'd never get any patches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazneo Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Go play on a console then. It is that simple. yea he should just buy for console if he worry about information being stole XBL and PSN both phone home. I guess he could stay offline but then he'd never get any patches. Problem with him he just parody thinking somone going to steal his bank account and money. i personal belive never buy dam credit card. there debit card and paypal for buying stuff online credit card should be stop being use that destory encomeny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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