Lastman Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 I got suckered by the cool opening movie on youtube. Is there a way to play skirmish games vs. the computer without going through Steam online? What a ripoff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokingwreckage Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 Bad because bad or bad because STEAM? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lastman Posted September 20, 2009 Author Share Posted September 20, 2009 Bad because of Steam--it takes a long time to start a game and you need to make a Live account too. Bad because there is no skirmish option--it's all online skirmishing vs. other people or campaign mode. Not like DoW1. Maybe once I finish the campaign it will open up the skirmish option. They should have lifted the interface from DoW 1. On the bright side, there is no resource management or building so it's all squad composition and tactics. Leveling up squad leaders and getting treasure (wargear) drops is neat. At $40 it induces buyer's remorse, but when it drops to $20 I'd probably recommend it for 40k fans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanite Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 Steam is a pain. Livearcade on top of it is excrutiating. I just hated that it's more of an action RPG then an RTS. Relic, what's happened to you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrome Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Is there a way to play skirmish games vs. the computer without going through Steam online? Did you actually buy a game off of Steam w/out knowing how it works? Every game they sell connects to the Steam service on start up. That's their copy-protection. I've bought a few games from them and I can't say that the log-in time to hit Steam has ever been so much that it bothers me. I don't think its ever been more than 10 seconds and its usually only 3-5. That said, if for whatever reason you're waiting a lot longer you could try unplugging your network cable (or disabling your network connection). When I play games on my laptop w/the net connection off, I just get a message saying it can't connect to Steam and then the game plays normally. Don't know for sure that will work for DoW2, but it works for Puzzle Quest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lastman Posted September 30, 2009 Author Share Posted September 30, 2009 That's a good tip--Thanks. I bought it retail in a box. This is my first (and final) encounter with Steam. Rant on: In addition to having to logon to play a game on my PC, there's the issue of some company tracking how often I play. It's none of their damn business. I feel sorry for younger generations who shrug off invasions of privacy disguised as promotions. What the hell are those Achievements worth anyway? Nothing. H.G. Wells predicted this--Eloi gamers. It's the end of the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanite Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Are you on dialup? Steam is nearly unusuable on dialup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.