I hate steam, always have

Once again steam is being annoying and refusing to work.

I get this "Steam has found a problem with your local game files" and won't start TF2.

I'm not sure how to fix this.. anyone got any solutions?

I hate steam so bad, I wish TF2 didn't needed steam to run. It also gives you ads everytime you stop playing, it's really really annoying.

I don't buy games from steam anymore because steam is a piece of junk. This is not the first time its been acting up.

Anyone know how to fix this?

Tried verifying the game files?

Right click on TF2, go to Local Files and click "Verify integrity of game cache..."

Steam is a great system, you should try what was suggest above. Hopefully, someday it gets rights to all PC games except maybe MMOs so that if someone decides to hack they get banned from every video game they own within the steam network. There should be no tolerance to hacking to be able to deter it because it is the reason why pc gaming fails and why i converted to consoles for anything non MMO.

Steam is a great system, you should try what was suggest above. Hopefully, someday it gets rights to all PC games except maybe MMOs so that if someone decides to hack they get banned from every video game they own within the steam network. There should be no tolerance to hacking to be able to deter it because it is the reason why pc gaming fails and why i converted to consoles for anything non MMO.

Montaya

Tried verifying the game files?

Right click on TF2, go to Local Files and click "Verify integrity of game cache..."

broken_bass_bin

The answer.

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Tried verifying the game files?

Right click on TF2, go to Local Files and click "Verify integrity of game cache..."

Johnny_Rock

The answer.

Steam is a great system, you should try what was suggest above. Hopefully, someday it gets rights to all PC games except maybe MMOs so that if someone decides to hack they get banned from every video game they own within the steam network. There should be no tolerance to hacking to be able to deter it because it is the reason why pc gaming fails and why i converted to consoles for anything non MMO.

Once again steam is being annoying and refusing to work.

I get this "Steam has found a problem with your local game files" and won't start TF2.

I'm not sure how to fix this.. anyone got any solutions?

I hate steam so bad, I wish TF2 didn't needed steam to run. It also gives you ads everytime you stop playing, it's really really annoying.

I don't buy games from steam anymore because steam is a piece of junk. This is not the first time its been acting up.

Anyone know how to fix this?

0Tyler0

Had the same problem, now its fixed.

Thx:)

[QUOTE="funked_up"]It's crap, but you can't do anything about it.blade55555

Steam sucks but if you say anything against it you get attacked by fools and fan boys. Look at what Blade said to a member. Proves my point. So, I sent a moderation in on him for insulting others. Gotta love those who talk big on a computer forum. I hope he enjoys his reduction in Status :)

Paradise doesn't have to be pefect *shrugs*

Considering how easy it is to crack Steam games, I don't even know why they bother with encrypting the files, and requiring you to use Steam in order to run the games and all. Steam works pretty well for Valve titles, but other games, not made by valve, are incredibly easy to crack, so they're being pirated just as much as those retail games that come with Securom and what not. I personally think that digital distribution should be done in no other way than the way GOG does it; 100% DRM free, just like the music on Amazon. Copy protection is nothing more than a joke to the pirates, and a complete pain in the ass to the legitimate customer. **** DRM!

I love steam.. and always have.

Steam doesnt make me want to pirate games at all, infact the opposite. Its a great program and they have great deals, why would you pirate when steam puts on such awesome deals?

Ha wow pretty old post. Sorry for being so mean to you:P Karma caught up to me and now I'm facing connection issues :D

You've always hated it, yet bought a game from it?

ok.

Steam is the greatest thing to happen to pc gaming, where i live they dont sell much pc games and if they do its WOW. Also the deals on steam are incredible. I have never had a problem with Steam in the two years I have been using it, also I just loaded up TF2 and it works fine your problems are your own.

Steam is the greatest thing to happen to pc gaming, where i live they dont sell much pc games and if they do its WOW. Also the deals on steam are incredible. I have never had a problem with Steam in the two years I have been using it, also I just loaded up TF2 and it works fine your problems are your own.

NanoMan88

What can i say? Technology ain't perfect.

Yeah steam is sooooooooo bad :cry:

I never download games. I always use retail. Someday Steam will be taken down and all your games will be gone. Might be 15 or 20 years from now, but it's going to happen. Screw that.

Considering how easy it is to crack Steam games, I don't even know why they bother with encrypting the files, and requiring you to use Steam in order to run the games and all. Steam works pretty well for Valve titles, but other games, not made by valve, are incredibly easy to crack, so they're being pirated just as much as those retail games that come with Securom and what not. I personally think that digital distribution should be done in no other way than the way GOG does it; 100% DRM free, just like the music on Amazon. Copy protection is nothing more than a joke to the pirates, and a complete pain in the ass to the legitimate customer. **** DRM!

Animatronic64

I agree 100%! Anyone who thinks that the Steam client & the encryption the service uses is stopping piracy is naive at best. The torrent sites are full of pirated Steam releases. The only way in which Steam stops (some!!) of the piracy is by having those awesome sales of theirs. Other than that, their weak POS DRM is just as inefficient at stopping piracy as the rest of the bullcrap DRM out there.

I agree that the GOG model is the best for DD and it should become the norm. It's the only one that truly offers the customer full control over what he purchased, without hassle of ANY form of DRM (including on-line activations, constant connection or other such bs) . I hope the service becomes more popular and they can grow over the years

I love Steam in the aspect of organized gaming. You have your games linked to one account and one account only. But yeah I had my share of server crashes and lost connections with Steam and it really really angered me. It used to happen everyday, then it forwarded to once or twice within a week period. I don't like buying games digitally but I like Steam for its organization and ease of use.

[QUOTE="Animatronic64"]

Considering how easy it is to crack Steam games, I don't even know why they bother with encrypting the files, and requiring you to use Steam in order to run the games and all. Steam works pretty well for Valve titles, but other games, not made by valve, are incredibly easy to crack, so they're being pirated just as much as those retail games that come with Securom and what not. I personally think that digital distribution should be done in no other way than the way GOG does it; 100% DRM free, just like the music on Amazon. Copy protection is nothing more than a joke to the pirates, and a complete pain in the ass to the legitimate customer. **** DRM!

Shadowboro

I agree 100%! Anyone who thinks that the Steam client & the encryption the service uses is stopping piracy is naive at best. The torrent sites are full of pirated Steam releases. The only way in which Steam stops (some!!) of the piracy is by having those awesome sales of theirs. Other than that, their weak POS DRM is just as inefficient at stopping piracy as the rest of the bullcrap DRM out there.

I agree that the GOG model is the best for DD and it should become the norm. It's the only one that truly offers the customer full control over what he purchased, without hassle of ANY form of DRM (including on-line activations, constant connection or other such bs) . I hope the service becomes more popular and they can grow over the years

Wow, lot of crybabies in here. "Wahhh I don't have broadband, so steam sucks." "Wahhh steam makes it so easy to pirate games." "ZOMG steam will go down eventully and I'd lose all my games.""Aww i can't resale, that is sooo important to me"

Get a highspeed connection, or just stop playing pc games and browsing the net since its almost a requirement nowadays anyway. People are always going to pirate games, if steam wasn't the easiest way to do it then people would still find alternatives. Piracy is always going to exist. Sure, steam wont last forever. Also, you're house might burn down, the sun might implode, you might die in a car crash tomorrow, and the world is going to end in 2012 anyway, so deal with it :P. Also the need to resale games is eliminated for me, anyways. Snatch up some immaculate deals, and make up the difference that way. Not to mention resale through steam is going to pop up sooner or later.

It's crap, but you can't do anything about it.funked_up

Sure you can - you purchase games from the DD outlets that let you run your games after registration without needing a watchdog program - Impulse, GamersGate, and GoG.

Steam is an excellent service. As a collector, I prefer to buy hard copies of my games, however, I've been using Steam to buy games I can't get in the USA in hard copy and the service is great. I haven't had any problems at all in the six years I've used Steam.