2. Authenticate our games *once* online as we install it, and we don't have to bother findig the [nocando] CD when we want to play.
And then several times while you are playing.
They require people to log on to STEAM and get an authentication key to be able to even install the game let alone run it. Then during regular intervals during the game it will be checking for auth keys so you need to keep your connection to steam while you ´play.
