steam question

[shevrock]

If you buy a game from say walmart, and it's single player that uses steam. do you have to connect to you steam account. Basically I'm asking if my internet connection goes can i play games like half life.

[ncyphe]

Yes and no.

You need to go online the first time to validate the client and unlock the client; however, once you do that, you can go into your setting and set your Steam account to work in off-line mode (has to be done while online, though).

[shevrock]

so i have to have the internet on so i can play a single player game from steam.i need to know that if i have to have my internet cord out after i validate it i can play.

[ncyphe]

Actually , if you have no internet and you are still in internet mode , when u try and sign in it will say something like "no internet connection was found would you like to continue in offline mode".

Yes, but you only get this option if you have it enabled in you account settings; other wise it will tell you you need to go online and change those seetings before you can play in off-line mode.