Valve = The Lose

BaconTheoryBaconTheory Join Date: 2003-09-06 Member: 20615Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">This is odd.</div> I'm not sure what is going on, but I think I may have had my Steam account banned for some reason. About 2 seconds ago, when I tried to log in to my Steam account, it will not work. Just FYI, I'm using my same username and password. I went into the "Retrieve a lost account" section and when I typed in my username to go get my password, it says that my account does not exist. I don't know if maybe this is a network-wide thing, or just my account. Oh, and before you say anything, I have never hacked and my copy of HL2 is legal.
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  • MedHeadMedHead Join Date: 2002-12-19 Member: 11115Members, Constellation
    There's *gasp* another problem with Steam, I'm sure. Just give it time, it'll sort itself out.
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  • BaconTheoryBaconTheory Join Date: 2003-09-06 Member: 20615Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-MedHead+Jan 29 2005, 05:37 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (MedHead @ Jan 29 2005, 05:37 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> There's *gasp* another problem with Steam <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Yeah I can see your surprises as well... <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • Invader_ScootInvader_Scoot Join Date: 2003-10-13 Member: 21669Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    I'm getting a problem with Steam right now as well, and other people I've talked to are getting the same thing...
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  • BaconTheoryBaconTheory Join Date: 2003-09-06 Member: 20615Members
    Yeah, I'm getting a "Steam is having trouble connecting to the Steam servers" message.
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  • Invader_ScootInvader_Scoot Join Date: 2003-10-13 Member: 21669Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    Same.
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  • Owen1Owen1 Join Date: 2003-04-13 Member: 15457Members
    Steam must have AIDS
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  • MedHeadMedHead Join Date: 2002-12-19 Member: 11115Members, Constellation
    edited January 2005
    The Steam forums are slow or non-responsive as well. Both the authentication system and most if not all the Steam website were rumored to be on the same server(s), so I imagine that might be one reason why the forums are dying or dead.

    <b>EDIT:</b> As are the Day of Defeat forums. Check out this error message I received:

    <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Warning: Host 'www.valvesoftware.com' is blocked because of many connection errors. Unblock with 'mysqladmin flush-hosts' in /valve/www/www.dayofdefeat.com/forums/admin/db_mysql.php on line 40

    Warning: MySQL Connection Failed: Host 'www.valvesoftware.com' is blocked because of many connection errors. Unblock with 'mysqladmin flush-hosts' in /valve/www/www.dayofdefeat.com/forums/admin/db_mysql.php on line 40p<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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  • BaconTheoryBaconTheory Join Date: 2003-09-06 Member: 20615Members
    This takes the cake:

    <img src='http://img186.exs.cx/img186/2609/steamisgay0tv.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
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  • DY357LXDY357LX Playing since day 1. Still can&#39;t Comm. England Join Date: 2002-10-27 Member: 1651Members, Constellation
    I only wanted Steam to connect so I could get the SDK again
    after my format. Ahh well.
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  • tuemmykidstuemmykids Join Date: 2003-09-15 Member: 20884Members
    Works fine here <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->.
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  • TheDestroyerTheDestroyer Tooobah Join Date: 2003-07-12 Member: 18123Members, Constellation
    Looks like I won't be logging off of Steam, then. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • twoflowtwoflow Singing Drunk Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 1950Members, Constellation
    No problems here.
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  • BaconTheoryBaconTheory Join Date: 2003-09-06 Member: 20615Members
    See, the funny thing is, it works for some people, but not all. <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • coriscoris Join Date: 2003-07-08 Member: 18034Members, Constellation
    I cant log in either. <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • AlcapwnAlcapwn &quot;War is the science of destruction&quot; - John Abbot Join Date: 2003-06-21 Member: 17590Members
    Where do the people that it doesent work for live? Because right now, Long island, NY it works fine...
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  • ZyndromeZyndrome Join Date: 2003-03-28 Member: 14974Members
    What I've heard, is that one of the Steam auth-servers is down, that anyone with SteamID 0:1:* type can't login or play.
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  • AlcapwnAlcapwn &quot;War is the science of destruction&quot; - John Abbot Join Date: 2003-06-21 Member: 17590Members
    edited January 2005
    that would make sense-mine is 0:40770 or something similiar.
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  • WindelkronWindelkron Join Date: 2002-04-11 Member: 419Members
    stop hacking.
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  • NeonSpyderNeonSpyder &quot;Das est NTLDR?&quot; Join Date: 2003-07-03 Member: 17913Members
    add me to that list of people without steam access. i can already feel the gentle caress of addiction tugging at my loins... a day without NS is like a day without sunlight, or oxygen.
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  • kidakida Join Date: 2003-02-20 Member: 13778Members
    add me too.
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  • frostymoosefrostymoose Join Date: 2003-09-12 Member: 20799Members
    same problem :/ I'm so sad i can't play garry's mod
    <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • BaconTheoryBaconTheory Join Date: 2003-09-06 Member: 20615Members
    edited January 2005
    My letter email to Valve:

    <i>From: ***** <balexandro@gmail.com>
    Reply-To: ***** <balexandro@gmail.com>
    To: contact@valvesoftware.com
    Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2005 19:17:54 -0500
    Subject: Steam

    To Whom it May Concern,

    I am sending you this email with some complaints that that I have
    about your Steam client. Today I went to go play some Counter-Strike
    Source with some friends and what do I get? An error message saying
    that I can't connect. I thought that it was just my computer, until I
    posted a message on some forums that I frequent, and people are saying
    that they are having problems as well. My other complaint is about the
    Steam friends network. The Steam Friends is a good concept, but you
    have failed to make it practical. Whenever I want to organize a game,
    it so happens that every single time, it tells me that it is down for
    maintenance. If you have to take the Steam friends network down for
    maintenance almost twice a day, then you might want to think about
    removing it or explaining to the several hundred thousand Steam users
    why the network is always undergoing maintenance. AOL Instant
    Messenger does a better job than Steam Friends, and I do not like AOL.
    Do not take this letter the wrong way. Steam is a work in progress,
    work that has been going on for a little over a year now. All I ask is
    that Valve tries a little harder to maintain what could be an awesome
    game organization client.

    Sincerely,
    ********</i>
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  • MedHeadMedHead Join Date: 2002-12-19 Member: 11115Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-frostymoose+Jan 29 2005, 09:12 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (frostymoose @ Jan 29 2005, 09:12 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> same problem :/ I'm so sad i can't play garry's mod
    <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Have you tried unplugging your Internet connection to go into Offline mode? Or is a logout required to do so?
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  • Invader_ScootInvader_Scoot Join Date: 2003-10-13 Member: 21669Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    My steamID is one with STEAM_0:1:* and it's <b>still</b> not letting me log in.
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  • PvtBonesPvtBones Join Date: 2004-04-25 Member: 28187Members
    I want to play NS *cries*
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  • BaconTheoryBaconTheory Join Date: 2003-09-06 Member: 20615Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-MedHead+Jan 29 2005, 09:20 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (MedHead @ Jan 29 2005, 09:20 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Have you tried unplugging your Internet connection to go into Offline mode? Or is a logout required to do so? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Its a logout. I can't even log in to play offline, which sucks even worse.
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  • The_ThingThe_Thing Join Date: 2003-02-25 Member: 13993Members
    Im still logged in, not gonna shut off steam.
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  • crazynetcrazynet Join Date: 2004-05-13 Member: 28647Members, Constellation
    yea I am having the same issues... I just cant remember what my ID is humm... found mine but I am in the 1 error set also it looks :-( o well

    they need to keep this stuff from happening... i guess they don’t know what redundancy is
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  • locallyunscenelocallyunscene Feeder of Trolls Join Date: 2002-12-25 Member: 11528Members, Constellation
    ahh I'm in the 1 set also and also having the same connetion problem.
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  • spinviperspinviper Join Date: 2003-05-08 Member: 16151Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Skidzor+Jan 29 2005, 09:18 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Skidzor @ Jan 29 2005, 09:18 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> My letter email to Valve:

    <i>From: ***** <balexandro@gmail.com>
    Reply-To: ***** <balexandro@gmail.com>
    To: contact@valvesoftware.com
    Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2005 19:17:54 -0500
    Subject: Steam

    To Whom it May Concern,

    I am sending you this email with some complaints that that I have
    about your Steam client. Today I went to go play some Counter-Strike
    Source with some friends and what do I get? An error message saying
    that I can't connect. I thought that it was just my computer, until I
    posted a message on some forums that I frequent, and people are saying
    that they are having problems as well. My other complaint is about the
    Steam friends network. The Steam Friends is a good concept, but you
    have failed to make it practical. Whenever I want to organize a game,
    it so happens that every single time, it tells me that it is down for
    maintenance. If you have to take the Steam friends network down for
    maintenance almost twice a day, then you might want to think about
    removing it or explaining to the several hundred thousand Steam users
    why the network is always undergoing maintenance. AOL Instant
    Messenger does a better job than Steam Friends, and I do not like AOL.
    Do not take this letter the wrong way. Steam is a work in progress,
    work that has been going on for a little over a year now. All I ask is
    that Valve tries a little harder to maintain what could be an awesome
    game organization client.

    Sincerely,
    ********</i> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Any reply?
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