OohAahCantona Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 I originally bought FM2010 on steam and have never realised this problem up until now. One of my favourite features of the FM series over the years is the fact that its always been a great source of entertainment when I've not had access to the internet! It is one of the few games I really enjoy playing offline. Recently I moved house and was without internet for a week... tried to boot up FM and poof... can't play it without being online?! Tried launching right from the exe but it just tries to login to steam. I am really disappointed about this and I cannot justify purchasing another copy just to play the game offline. I paid MONEY for this game and EXPECT to be able to play it wherever, whenever. I find it ludicrous that I must have an internet connection all of the time to play a game like this. I don't care what type of DRM you put on the game just please make it so I can play it offline! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veg1ta Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 u can play the game whenever if u bought the cd and install with offline method. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OohAahCantona Posted April 17, 2010 Author Share Posted April 17, 2010 u can play the game whenever if u bought the cd and install with offline method. I didn't buy the game with the CD. I bought it on Steam due to convenience of downloading it at the time. I had no idea it would mean that I can't play the game if I'm offline. I have all the files on my computer and SI have my money. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veg1ta Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 i dont use steam never did like it but i think u do have to be online to use steam Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoot4nat Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 Can't you start in offline mode? Works for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jld123 Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 You need to be online for any game you buy on Steam don't you? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoot4nat Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 You need to be online for any game you buy on Steam don't you? I'm not sure - I bought the disc and installed via Steam - anytime I load it up without a net connection it gives me an option to start in offline mode. There must be a way of doing it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
greekmike Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 U can play offline. When u go to load steam it asks if u want to continue in ofline mode. Wala... Problem solved Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.rooney Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 ^ Don't you need to be online to start in offline mode? I once tried it without the internet switched on and it didn't give me the option to start in offline mode. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt ex SEGA Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 As already mentioned, you don't need to be online to play - I rarely use Steam online. Try starting Steam without starting FM - you should get an offline start option. As a last step - play with the disk in and don't use Steam at all. We like to provide multiple options so you're not limited... Cheers Matt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OohAahCantona Posted April 17, 2010 Author Share Posted April 17, 2010 When i tried loading steam while offline I couldn't even get it open.... I guess I'll have to look into it I can try reinstall steam. Thanks for the tip! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar2010 Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 Just to confirm if you save your name & password on steam so it remembers them you can start it in offline mode anytime and play any steam game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dking Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 I didn't buy the game with the CD. I bought it on Steam due to convenience of downloading it at the time.I had no idea it would mean that I can't play the game if I'm offline. I have all the files on my computer and SI have my money. Lesson learned then? I rarely use steam anymore. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedore Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 Lesson learned then?I rarely use steam anymore. I concur. It eats up system resources too. NOM NOM NOM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt ex SEGA Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 Actually, barely any - although this isn't a "what we think of Steam" thread - there's plenty of them to go around! Ta Matt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thedore Posted April 17, 2010 Share Posted April 17, 2010 It might just be my slightly older PC. Not sure why im commenting anyway, I have the boxed version Oh well. Hope this all gets sorted for the OP. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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