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Disk check is sufficent. Didnt Civ 4 have no DRM at all?
If steam would have problems with servers, I'd hate to see what would happen if 2K had to build and run their own server farms for Civ 5.
How about the same DRM that Relic put in Company of Heroes?
Got an internet connection? Register the key to your Relic account. Whenever you're online it verifies with the online account and you're good to go.
Don't have one? If the game detects no internet connection, it checks to see if the disk is in the drive. If it is, you're good to go.
Well, no DRM at all (not even a disc check, one of the options) obviously isn't happening, and if you don't know/care, then don't vote....yeah there could be more options, but adding too many options just makes these sorts of polls a mess sometimes.
An ounce of organization is better than a pound of steam.
Why 2k chose Steam: It can handle DRM, Anti-cheat, Multiplayer, Achievements, Friends Lists, DRM, Patch Distrubution, Cloud Saves, and more. All at once.
You're soon to be disilluded. Besides, Firaxis never had a problem with patch distribution, Steam had, has and will have loads.
I haven't had a single problem with patch distribution from steam in 4 and a half years of using it.
Never say never, said the wise man.
Wait, when I verify it for the first time, will I be able to play it later without internet connection? My connection tends to break/get lost/cut (don't know how to express it better) several times a day. So I would be pretty much screwed if can't play it every time my connection dies.
Wait, when I verify it for the first time, will I be able to play it later without internet connection? My connection tends to break/get lost/cut (don't know how to express it better) several times a day. So I would be pretty much screwed if can't play it every time my connection dies.
If Steam cannot connect to the internet it simply gives you the option to play in offline mode. Once you have verified the game online (ie. at the original install) then you don't need to use the internet to play the game. I know this for a fact, as I have played Steam games on the train and at the airport with no internet access. If your internet is a bit iffy then it won't be a problem.
It should be mentioned that you have the option to set the game (and the Steam client) to the so-called "offline mode", which in your case of unreliable internet connection would be recommended.
That has to be done manually, while you're still online (yet it should be an one-time action, although people have reported it to leave offline mode occasionally - reasons and conditions for this seem to be a bit unpredictable). After that, restart the Steam client and play the game.
If not set to the so-called "offline mode", there have been reports that the Steam client may terminate in case of losing internet connection, which actually would cause the game to terminate as well.
If not set to the so-called "offline mode", there have been reports that the Steam client may terminate in case of losing internet connection, which actually would cause the game to terminate as well.
You don't actually have to be connected to the internet to switch to offline mode. I did it myself a few days ago, when I wasn't connected to the internet. I think it used to be that way, but it's not anymore.