Steam Stinks!!!!

Trying to run a little GTR Evo offline and I can't launch the game because the servers are busy! My first and last game that needs steam to run. It's been 2 days now what a joke.

Launch the game in offline mode. That's how I've always played steam games. No need to be online. "Don Schwartz Jr" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:009c14cd$0$26918$[email hidden]... > Trying to run a little GTR Evo offline and I can't launch the game because > the servers are busy! My first and last game that needs steam to run. It's > been 2 days now what a joke. >

Says I have to be online. "Boofhead" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:4b207040$[email hidden]...

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> Launch the game in offline mode. That's how I've always played steam > games. No need to be online. > > > "Don Schwartz Jr" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:009c14cd$0$26918$[email hidden]... >> Trying to run a little GTR Evo offline and I can't launch the game >> because the servers are busy! My first and last game that needs steam to >> run. It's been 2 days now what a joke. >> > >

Don Schwartz Jr wrote: > Trying to run a little GTR Evo offline and I can't launch the game because > the servers are busy! My first and last game that needs steam to run. It's > been 2 days now what a joke. > > Servers busy for 2 days? How is that possible when I just downloaded Dirt2 yesterday and have had no problem playing it and connecting to any servers? I think you issue is something else, firewall and/or router perhaps.

On Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:54:25 -0500, Don Schwartz Jr wrote: > Says I have to be online. > > "Boofhead" <[email hidden]> wrote in message Happens to me all the time, too. I launch GTR Evo maybe twice a year, and every time I do, I'm downloading updates to steam and the game, and it usually takes around 30 Minutes before I'm in the cockpit. cheers, uwe

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> news:4b207040$[email hidden]... >> Launch the game in offline mode. That's how I've always played steam >> games. No need to be online. >> >> >> "Don Schwartz Jr" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >> news:009c14cd$0$26918$[email hidden]... >>> Trying to run a little GTR Evo offline and I can't launch the game >>> because the servers are busy! My first and last game that needs steam to >>> run. It's been 2 days now what a joke. >>> >> >> > >

I had to uninstall steam then reinstall which deleted my games too so I spent 10 1/2 hours while steam downloaded the games. Don "Uwe" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:hftj0b$bv4$[email hidden]...

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> On Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:54:25 -0500, Don Schwartz Jr wrote: >> Says I have to be online. >> >> "Boofhead" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > Happens to me all the time, too. I launch GTR Evo maybe twice a year, > and every time I do, I'm downloading updates to steam and the game, > and it usually takes around 30 Minutes before I'm in the cockpit. > > cheers, uwe > > > >> news:4b207040$[email hidden]... >>> Launch the game in offline mode. That's how I've always played steam >>> games. No need to be online. >>> >>> >>> "Don Schwartz Jr" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >>> news:009c14cd$0$26918$[email hidden]... >>>> Trying to run a little GTR Evo offline and I can't launch the game >>>> because the servers are busy! My first and last game that needs steam >>>> to >>>> run. It's been 2 days now what a joke. >>>> >>> >>> >> >>

Don Schwartz Jr wrote: > I had to uninstall steam then reinstall which deleted my games too so I > spent 10 1/2 hours while steam downloaded the games. > Don Next time backup your steam game folder. Reinstall Steam then restore your backed up folder and let Steam update itself.

On Dec 9 2009, 7:43 pm, "Don Schwartz Jr" <[email hidden]> wrote: > Trying to run a little GTR Evo offline and I can't launch the game because > the servers are busy! My first and last game that needs steam to run. It's > been 2 days now what a joke. maybe you should investigate if you have a connectivity issue

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> On Dec 9 2009, 7:43 pm, "Don Schwartz Jr" > <[email hidden]> wrote: >> Trying to run a little GTR Evo offline and I can't launch the game because >> the servers are busy! My first and last game that needs steam to run. It's >> been 2 days now what a joke. > > maybe you should investigate if you have a connectivity issue

The funny thing is he doesn't need Internet to run GTR Evo even with Steam. Just go to file and tell Steam to run in offline mode, that's assuming he has got it past the first activation. If it's been 2 days though then obviously the issue is at his end and not Steam.