SKYRIM started acting messed up (again!) last night in the middle of playing it. Sometimes quitting to desktop and restarting fixes it, but it didn't do it this time. So the only other fix that has ever worked has been to re-install.

So I uninstalled it, but when I tried to re-install, I keep getting the error message: "No server available for this content. Try again in a few minutes." It's been saying that for 14 hours now!

Steam has no telephone support you can call. You have to do everything online and just wait for them to get back to you. You can't even get a human on the phone at Valve corporate headquarters.

Not only that, you have to have three different, separate registrations--one for Steam, one for Steam support and one for Steam forums!

If there is a downed server or some kind of problem, can they not post something on the Steam site so we know what is going on? Anyone else having this problem?

Why can't I just buy a retail version of a game and just run it completely from my hard drive without having to deal with all of this buggy online registration?!?! Were they really losing THAT MUCH MONEY by just using CD keys?

I've had nothing but problems today. First my TESV.exe disappeared, then I tried reinstalling but all I could get for over 2 hours was "servers too busy". And I have a hard copy, dammit! Finally I managed to install and got "game currently unavailable". And then it didn't want to download updates.

If you wish to discuss Steam and any problems you are experiencing, please use the centralised topic. Thanks.

http://www.gamesas.com/topic/1331715-unofficial-steamdrm-discussion-26/