09-05-2003, 11:04 PM
you will not have to use steam period..for anything..steam was suppose to be the "future" of hl..but its not..hl2 is gonna be just like hl "way it starts etc"..and no nobody is gonna be forced to use steam in the future..aslo there are cheats\hacks for steam out right now...and there are lots of disadvantages of using steam..its buggy as hell..you have to have broadband to run it..10 dollars amonth for subscription "which isnt so bad" the servers lag really horrible..