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Dec 30, 2004, 01:25 AM
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DriverHeaven Lover
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Activate Half Life 2 without internet?
Damn!
Just got my new rig up and running trouble free after weeks of rma's and trouble (turns out voltage starved ram was corrupting windows installs) and now I am FINALLY ready to tear the plastic off of Half-Life 2. Problem is that I'm in temporary living arrangements and don't have internet access for my game rig. Question: Are there any work arounds to the online activation? I want to see my new rig in all its glory and what better way than HL2??? Anyone care to give me the skinny on this? |
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Dec 30, 2004, 01:32 AM
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Elite Motherf#$%er
Join Date: Jan 2004
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You HAVE to have a working internet connection. Thank you Steam...
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Dec 30, 2004, 01:35 AM
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DriverHeaven Lover
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So what's with the roll eyes? I'm just asking a question here.....
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Dec 30, 2004, 01:36 AM
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Elite Motherf#$%er
Join Date: Jan 2004
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You have to authenticate online through Steam, or you can't play... simple as that.
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Dec 30, 2004, 01:43 AM
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DH News MOD
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there are some file missing on the disk,these are downloaded via steam to activate.
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Dec 30, 2004, 01:59 AM
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DriverHeaven Granddaddy
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Just like they said above....you HAVE to have a working Internet connection to validate your CD Key and to download and deciper certain files in order to play the game.
AND, just like you, I think it stinks!!! But, that's the skinny on the beast called STEAM. |
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Dec 30, 2004, 03:11 AM
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DriverHeaven Lover
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Crap. Is this do-able over 56k or is it some humongous file? No way am I paying to have cable installed only to move in a month. I'm sure I can find a free dial up trial though....
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Dec 30, 2004, 03:44 AM
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Elite Motherf#$%er
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You can use 56k, and basically anything that lets you connect to internet
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Dec 30, 2004, 04:51 AM
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DriverHeaven Granddaddy
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Dec 30, 2004, 08:28 AM
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Steam Sucks
 I hope we never see another game with that again |
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Dec 30, 2004, 08:39 AM
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DriverHeaven Senior Member
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There's always a way...
You certainly can do it with a 56k modem. And you can also do it without it. Since you already purchaced the game, I see nothing wrong in your getting an "unofficial" version, which would spare you the activation through Steam. I really don't know how much would that cost you, and that would be a temporary solution, since you would be unable to get patches and such stuff.
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Dec 30, 2004, 09:35 AM
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DriverHeaven Extreme Member
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Infinity
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oh the wonderful steam, HL2 and internet connection threads... these will never go away..... steam you are just the best.....NOT!!!!!!!
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Dec 30, 2004, 10:51 AM
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The actual answer, as I'm sure you know, is that there is always another way, but those often can't be discussed. So if you have itnernet, even dial-up, I'd just suck it up and spend the time to activate it...the files aren't that big. |
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Dec 30, 2004, 11:10 AM
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DriverHeaven Extreme Member
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(Looks at his 4mb down connection, Chuckles, closes browser) |
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Dec 30, 2004, 06:41 PM
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DriverHeaven Extreme Member
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 looks at his 128kb/sec d load.... closes browser and loads up the free HL2 demo... |
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Dec 30, 2004, 07:39 PM
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DriverHeaven Lover
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Lemme guess. I need an internet connection to taste the demo?
Hell, I guess I'll just wait till I get moved into my new place next month...... |
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Dec 30, 2004, 07:49 PM
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DriverHeaven Extreme Member
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yep internet connection for the demo aswell.... took me 15 mins for it to update...and its the friggen demo, you still need to create a account wiht steam...
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Dec 30, 2004, 08:23 PM
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DriverHeaven Senior Member
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If you dont have an internet connection you could use the free netzero 10 hours a month dial up to activate.
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Jan 23, 2005, 02:49 AM
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DriverHeaven Addict
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Jan 23, 2005, 03:10 AM
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watching 1080i
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Jan 23, 2005, 10:17 AM
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DriverHeaven Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Pennsylvania
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well, cracks are legal if you own the game, but guess we can't say anything about it here...
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Jan 23, 2005, 10:20 AM
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Masto Commando
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Well how would he get the cracks without an internet connection?
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Jan 23, 2005, 10:27 AM
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DriverHeaven Senior Member
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how did he post?
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Jan 23, 2005, 11:29 AM
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Masto Commando
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magic
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Jan 23, 2005, 01:55 PM
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DriverHeaven Senior Member
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I happen to like Steam :/
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Jan 23, 2005, 06:07 PM
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watching 1080i
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Jan 24, 2005, 04:14 PM
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DriverHeaven Senior Member
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