Skyrim

It doesn't matter whether you installed Skyrim in either disc or Steam form (a direct download); I make mods for the game and I will want to keep it interesting and fresh by coming up with new and interesting ideas crafted into that reality.

I'm saying this because a certain mod author insists that only Steam-bought copies are "legit", leaving out disc-based installations -- especially original store-bought copies in two-DVD form, packaged in a box and are Steam-enabled -- as, uh, "illegal".

Just my two cents.

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  1. Dark0ne
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    It's very simple.

    All legitimate versions of Skyrim require you to have Steam installed on your PC in order to work, irrespective of whether you bought the game through Steam or whether you bought it in a bricks-and-mortar store and have the physical disk version of the game. If you say I have the disk version of Skyrim and therefore don't have Steam then that is an illegitmate copy of Skyrim. ALL copies of Skyrim, digital or physical disk, require Steam to run.
  2. bben46
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    Yes, there are ligit DVDs. But they still have to be registered through steam when they are installed. If the DVD you bought does not try to get you to go online and register, then it is a bogus disk - a pirate created it from an ISO. You got ripped off. BethSoft got ripped off. and Steam got ripped off. The only one that profited was the pirate. The REAL version has you go to steam to register and then it automatically downloads some files that were intentionally left off of the DVD <img class="> and updates you to the latest version. The legitimate DVD version will not work properly without being registered through steam.

    Some mods will not work, NMM may not work, you cannot update through steam - and the people who bought these bogus disks want to blame BethSoft, The Nexus and the mod makers for their problem instead of the pirates and themselves. If the game sells for $60 in a legitimate store, and you see it on the internet for $10 what did you expect? You thought you saved $50 but in reality you wasted $10. And as for used copies I see on the internet - they have already been registered. Digital distribution is killing the used game market.

    BTW, yes I was being sarcastic - I have seen these bogus disks at flea markets and small stores. <img class=">
  3. icarusbird
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    Skyrim is a Steam Exclusive game - This was Bethesda's choice, not the Nexus. All Skyrim versions must be installed through steam. This includes both the downloaded version and the 'Ligitamate store bought' DVD versions. The Steam client is FREE - and besides that there is no charge for using it - no membership fee, no monthly user fee - just FREE. You do have to put up with some hassle though. things like advertising. Steam updating when all you want to do is play, Off line mode hassling you about being unable to talk to friends while playing. When you 'buy' a game, what you are buying is a license to play that game on one platform - Steam & Bethesda do allow you to play on multiple computers - as long as you are not playing on more than one at a time. But each one must have the Steam client, and your account.


    This is confusing to me. You make it seem like you can *only* buy Skyrim through Steam; otherwise you buy a pirated version on a disc. Is that what you're saying? Because I definitely see boxed, DVD versions of Skyrim in retail stores, and--oh, here it is on Amazon too. http://www.amazon.com/Elder-Scrolls-V-Skyrim-Pc/dp/B004HYIAPM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1356702281&sr=8-2&keywords=skyrim

    I guess I'm just confused on why you put 'Ligitamate [sic] store bought' in quotes, like you were being sarcastic? Or was it just a legitimate mistake? <img class=">

    EDIT: Oh sorry, and the reason you should PAY for Skyrim and not be a pirate is because: A) it's only $30. Seriously...thirty dollars. Like, probably half the amount you spend on internet every month. And B) what motivation is Bethesda going to have to make The Elder Scrolls VI if you won't even pay for the masterpiece that is TES V?
  4. sa547
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    I wish for everyone to educate and clarify users, and not to intimidate or sound rude/insulting in writing, as to why they should buy legit and show them the benefits of doing so.
  5. bben46
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    Skyrim is a Steam Exclusive game - This was Bethesda's choice, not the Nexus. All Skyrim versions must be installed through steam. This includes both the downloaded version and the 'Ligitamate store bought' DVD versions. The Steam client is FREE - and besides that there is no charge for using it - no membership fee, no monthly user fee - just FREE. You do have to put up with some hassle though. things like advertising. Steam updating when all you want to do is play, Off line mode hassling you about being unable to talk to friends while playing. When you 'buy' a game, what you are buying is a license to play that game on one platform - Steam & Bethesda do allow you to play on multiple computers - as long as you are not playing on more than one at a time. But each one must have the Steam client, and your account.

    If you have a legal DVD it will ask you to log into steam and create a FREE account as part of the install process, Then it will automatically update to the newest version. And you get FREE access to the Steam Workshop where they have FREE mods - some the same, and some different from the Nexus.

    In return, your game is kept up to date, there is a single simple place to download legal DLCs. As for the people who scream because they PAID for a non steam version and it should work with all of the mods - Guess what you probably paid all right, but you paid a pirate. A thief who stole from the game maker, then stole from you. These are those $5 to $10 Disks on some website (even ebay and Amazon have them) or from a flea market stall. What you likely got is a pirate version converted to ISO and a pretty image that looks just like the real version printed onto the disk - only an expert could tell the difference, but still another copyright violation. Then put into a plastic box with a copy of the paper that comes with the real game. and shrink wrapped to make it look like a legal copy.

    OR, a second hand legitimate copy that was already registered with steam - again, you got burned. This is to keep people from using one legal copy and using it to install to hundreds of computers. Only the first user gets registered. Then he sells the game to get some money from some sucker who didn't know that it wouldn't work.

    As for the pirate versions - some just don't work with mods, SKSE or NMM. Others lose out when there is a update to the game or when they find that a DLC from one pirate version will not work and totally trashes the version that was created by a different pirate. Costing you a hundred hours of game play. The money you thought you saved by stealing the game is more than made up for in the frustrations and hassle of dealing with a bogus game. Don't be so cheap - buy the game, through Steam, then buy the DLCs through them also. - you will find it works better. And we are able to support you.
  6. ramakgaming
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    Most of the time when someone says that, it doesn't mean that the discs are illegal, it means that downloading a copy of it that is cracked to work without a key or steam from a torrent website, makes it illegal. I don't know if the person you spoke to meant it that way or not, but the way I just said it, is how most mean it when they speak about Skyrim, Steam and Illegal all in the same conversation.

    Anyway, I like your mod.