1. Not having control of what goes on - not seeing exactly what STEAM is doing to your files makes some users uneasy.
- but lets face it...running an exe patch file doesnt exactly tell you what files are being updated either
a. Being able to patch your game at your own leisure is sometimes necessary if there are side effects of the patch (losing save games for one).
- you can set games in steam to not auto update, and then force them to update when you want them to
b. Theoretically it may be possible to not only download files, but also upload files.. using your PC and bandwidth as a file server.
- and if they did this without our knowledge, that would be illegal
Imagine not being able to play your favorite single player FPS because of this.
- You can set steam to offline mode. when in this mode a connection is not necesary. LAN games can be played and SP can be played without an internet connection, once it is placed in offline mode.
c. LAN games - will they happen with HL2?
- they happen with every other STEAM game, so I don't see why not with HL2