I think your friend is talking about something else. Steam is the content delivery service that Valve came up with to combat piracy. Basically if you have Steam installed and an account you can purchase games and download them to your HD instead of buying the box and installing it. The pros are that you don't need to go to the store, it will automatically patch the games, you don't need a CD in the drive to play and it links all the Steam games through a pretty good online community.
The downside is that every time you want to play the game (single player or multiplayer) it needs to authenticate with the Steam server. So if the server goes down or your internet connection goes down you are screwed. I installed Steam for the first time when I bought the Orange Box and I have to say it is pretty good. Well coded and gives a consistent method of installing, updating, uninstalling, and playing all the games bought through it. And no need to keep a box or CD with a long number on it handy for when you have to reinstall. On Nov 10, 2007 12:39 PM, FORC5 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Pros and cons ? > > Have a friend says he can give me some games IF I have a steams account. > Isn't this something to do with cheating or something. Have not investigated. > Have tried to stay clear of games that require these kind of options > fp > > > -- > Tallyho ! ]:8) > Taglines below ! > -- > Okay. When I count to three, everybody smile! > > > -- Brian Weeden
