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naznatips said:
tmbh said:
@naztips - I'm in full agreement. systemrequiremntslab is a handy little tool.

HL2 was released via steam which is a good system. Once the game was installled it required you to have an internet connection to download a final check to ensure the game was an original then unlocked the game. Its certainly not flawless but a good attempt at combating piracy.

Steam is the best system out right now to combat Piracy. 

 
Yet how much has it reduced piracy? I'm fairly certain every game available on steam can be pirated, most of the game updates are also make available to pirates too. In regards to online play, most people I know who pirate games just ignore games which are online only, or just go without the online content in games (this goes for console gamers too).