Ratty you`re screwed (hl2)

Briosafreak

Briosafreak

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Facts and information about the accounts that were disabled

Yesterday, Valve disabled approximately 20,000 Steam accounts which had been used to try to access Half-Life 2 without purchasing it. The method used was extremely easy for Valve to trace and confirm, and so there is no question that the accounts disabled were used to try and illegally obtain Half-Life 2.

Accounts also may be closed due to fraudulent activity in an attempt to obtain additional products for your Steam Account. This includes Credit Card fraud, theft of accounts you do not own and using cracked versions of Valve games.

If you violate the Steam Subscriber agreement your account can be permanently disabled and you will lose any products registered to those accounts.

If you believe this is in error, visit this support document for instructions.


Also, a few myths floating around out there that need to be cleared up.

First, Valve did not put out any kind of fake key or fake warez or hack instructions to trap people. The hack came from the "community" as do they all.

Second, the number of people who actually had bought HL2 and used the CD key cheat was VERY small. VERY small. Most people just tried to rip off the game and not bother buying it.


If your account was used by your brother, your cousin, your friend or even your mom and they attempted the hack and now your account is now disabled, you should discuss this with them. If you wish to contact Valve about this issue, visit this support document for instructions.
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Only if they wanted to be members of Steam. I've also got very accurate information that you don't even need a Steam account to run at least one of the 'warezed' versions.
 
PsychoSniper said:
Well, it seems all the kiddies running hacked HL2 just got 'pwnd'
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lol, if there were only 20000 people with a hacked version of the game Valve wouldn't even bother to protect their CDs & DVDs...
 
Sander said:
Only if they wanted to be members of Steam. I've also got very accurate information that you don't even need a Steam account to run at least one of the 'warezed' versions.
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And i`ve heard that when those guys try to make non-lan MP games things go quite wrong too...
 
And i`ve heard that when those guys try to make non-lan MP games things go quite wrong too...
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One of the consequences of using a warezed version of any game is that you'll usually not be able to ever play it on-line. Tough luck. Probably has nothing to do with their Steam accounts being banned, though.
 
Don't worry, I don't have a STEAM account, and I don't intend to make one. I will find a crack instead.
 
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Thats right comrades, If you wish to be Gamers, then obey the call of our leader and teacher Ratty: Download, Download and Download, to overtake and surpass the capitalist world!
 
Ratty said:
Buxbaum666 said:
I have to revise my statement. Fuck Valve
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Eh? Why the sudden change of rethoric?
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'cause I didn't know that before:

Valve License Agreement said:
If Valve gives you 30 days notice, they can make you pay more for HL2:
Valve reserves the right to change our fees or billing methods at any time and Valve will provide notice of any such change in at least thirty (30) days advance.
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Valve License Agreement said:
Valve can change the license agreement, and if you don't like the new agreement, you have to stop playing HL2 within 30 days
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Valve License Agreement said:
You can't sell a copy of HL2 second hand:
If you permit others to use your Account, you are responsible for their illegal or improper use by such persons. Your Account and Subscription(s) are subject to the Agreement. You may not sell or charge others for the right to use your Account, or otherwise share or transfer your Account.
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i personally haven't downloaded it but i know where to. ive seen the nfo file for the release that doesn't need steam and i've known people who have downloaded it and played it. and they aren't affected by the steam ban. i did used to play hl1 online but steam killed it for me as it crippled quite a few mods for a start, then theres the fact it bloated my hl install to a degree that i had to stop playing hl. thats one of the reasons i support the people who cracked hl2 so it doesn't need steam, the fact steam is so pointless that it ruins a good game. it doesn't even stop cheating which its meant to do! valve made its first mistake by releasing steam, they made their second mistake by making their future games steam-reliant. thats why i support the warez crews that cracked hl2.
 
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