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Severe Weather Causes Steam Downtime - briefly
(hx) 10:24 AM CET - Dec,16 2006 - Post a comment / read (6)
If you are un-able to log into Steam, it may be because of a spot of wind that hit the Seattle area. Keep in mind that Valve doesn't control the weather, nor the power grid, nor can they make repairs to electric poles that have been snapped in half.With Steam unavailable, people are unable to play games they purchased over Valve's content delivery platform, which certainly shows one of the downsides to a service like this. The Steam forums are now slowly loading, and have this messages:
- Steam Servers are currently in the process of being located to a different facility. Approximately half of all accounts should now be functioning normally at this time. The remaining accounts will soon follow. VALVE are working as quickly and as they can on this issue - there are obviously issues of resources/priority as basics such as essential services are taking priority in such a circumstance - as one would hope.

- We've just been informed that near full service had been restored. Purchases have currently been disabled.
last 10 comments:
Sabot(02:16 PM CET - Dec,16 2006 )
quote:
people are unable to play games they purchased over Valve's content delivery platform, which certainly shows one of the downsides to a service like this.

That is one of the reasons i'll never buy a STEAM related game.
Anything can happen to the net when your the other side of the world, and of course VALVE just say, 'it's not our fault'. Well it *is*, your the ones who make punters log in just to play SP.

Ozieo(03:30 PM CET - Dec,16 2006 )
Who drew this firebolt on the photo ? You SUCK at photoshop !

(03:35 PM CET - Dec,16 2006 )
Ozieo> Who drew this firebolt on the photo ? You SUCK at photoshop !

(C) CNN :lol:

xxxx(05:04 PM CET - Dec,16 2006 )
Stumpus> That is one of the reasons i'll never buy a STEAM related game.Anything can happen to the net when your the other side of the world, and of course VALVE just say, 'it's not our fault'. Well it *is*, your the ones who make punters log in just to play SP.

FFS do you even know ANYTHING you jerkoff? You can play anything that is installed on your PC via Steam! Figures you wouldn't know. All talk, zero brain. HL2, CS:S, Dark Messiah anything can be played in OFFLINE mode. I'd like to punt your skinny ass though!! God I'd give a million dollars to kick ur stupid arse. Hahahahaah! Course, ur a chick and I don't hit chicks. Too bad! The only fault remains with the dumbass behind the PC StumpedASS! Get a brain for a change!

I can't even remember the last time Steam went down. I was surprised when it happened, I figured someone finally figured out how to hack steam server. Unfortunately it was just weather. Good to know.

miglaugh(06:45 PM CET - Dec,16 2006 )
I have steam store my password, meaning i am generally eligible for offline mode. The problem lies when you try to sign into a dead server (just to double check) and it fails. It automatically assumes the worst and asks you for your password again. This means that you have to authenticate again to play (offline or online). And since the server is down, that removes the option of playing in offline mode.

It it valves fault. They need to distribute their infrastructure to more than one location on the planet if they want to be a "global" company. Haven't they heard of the "all your eggs in one basket" mantra?

It took this incident to make me realize I got sucked into a DRM ploy. I had thought that as long as I had previously signed in it would atleast let me play the singleplayer games I have, but no, they decided that in the situation they can't be notified that your running steam, that you aren't allowed to play?

The answer? Next time there is an outage, don't give steam access to the internet when starting it. That way it will automatically drop you down to offline mode.

Sabot(11:43 PM CET - Dec,16 2006 )
You got a brain tumor xxxx? because if you have then that's a good enough excuse for that imbecile rant.

quote:
You can play anything that is installed on your PC via Steam!

NOOO can you!?!?! WOW that's A.M.A.Z.I.N.G eh? he's C.L.E.V.E.R

But of course when the internet goes down you can't DUMB SHIT!!!
Which is **WHAT** i SAID and was quoted in the bloody post by hx you total crack pot, jerk off, pea brained waste of DNA!!!

quote:
people are unable to play games they purchased over Valve's content delivery platform, which certainly shows one of the downsides to a service like this.
so YOU just called hx a dip stick you bumb-boy ass lover!

Yeah when i played HL2 you *COULDN'T* play SP offline unless the server was ALIVE in the first place you dip stick delinquent!!!-go on fucking say you could?

Even the guy above me has said the same thing! You xxx are a total no-brainer that speaks from it's asshole :roll:
IS that your fucking tiny dick typing this? Or is your two braincells finger typing...pfft test tube baby....

YOU ARE UNREAL!!!

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