Steam just booted me from an offline game...

Originally Posted by r0bc

There's no evidence they even got the Credit Card info, if they did it was encrypted.
Valve may have just forced users that didn't reset passwords to do so, changed mine the second I heard about it.

I changed my password the instant their dialogue box popped up apologizing for the hack. If it was just my offline session that caused my (first ever) CTD I would tend to agree that it might be a CoD problem but some mates on ATAG TS had the same problem at the same time then the Steam dialogue box makes another appearance. If this is a one time deal ok .. I can live with it. But it's not a good feeling to be reminded that you have to wait until the big brother third party app allows you to start your game.

With respect to the "Luddite" reference, I commend you for your vocabulary but you're throwing a straw man into this discussion. I'm not protesting labor saving devices or the advance of technology but rather the intrusiveness of Steam.