Half-Life 2 Singleplayer Requires Internet Authentication
Hancoque
That really sucks. Now more and more programs require such activation. First Windows, then Photoshop, ACDSee 7 and now also games. Where is this going to?
Yakumo
problem is those applications can all be registered over the phone. valve / vivendi mention no system for this, what about the hundreds of thousands of people wanting HL2 on machines with no internet access, or with no steam access, eg. due to university security restrictions etc.
Yakumo
exactly it's stupid, same as safedisk etc, it will be cracked in minutes by the pirates and so will only piss off legit consumers. so far only sony has acknowledged this simple fact and stopped using audio-cd anti piracy measures (in some countries anyway, i don't remember the full article details)
Peav
Question is what will happen if you dont authenticate when prompted ?? Peav
Rosco
Thats the funny thing, most of the complaints about it are from people on the internet posting about it. Ironic
Peav
Wording says, "once its complete a net connection aint need to play sp and lan " So once the game has been authenticated then you no longer require a internet connection. Peav
dzjepp
OMG what happens when it goes bankrupt oh noes! OMFG!!1one
