And I know im not the only one. Lots of my friends are having the same problem...
Cant Login with steam... Again
Any ideas about the reason Steam is failing authentication?
I'm having the same issue.
I can't even log into my steam account using the site's java applet.
Interestingly though i can log into an alt with a site account on steam with no problem....
Well, im sure i havent been banned, always respected the rules.
I'm having it too. Don't worry, they're probably fixing it right now. As a matter of fact, I hope it's soon, because my elevator pass is about to expire and I need to grind some FSC.
Geez people. Do a bit of research before complaining.
This downtime announcement: http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=26789103&postcount=356
The original thread: http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=784745
"We experienced a problem authenticating with Steam. Please ensure that the Steam client is running and that you are not logged in elsewhere."
This is the message that appears when i try to login.
And i bought the elevator free passage, thats why im worried, because i would like to play as much as i can while it lasts.
Getting the same issue; can't log on at all. Tried Steam's authentication fix of deleting everything except Steam.exe and the Steamapps folder, and still can't login.
@ Gist: Jeez, do a bit of reading before telling people to stop complaining. The post explicitly says:
We'll be updating the Steam servers Tuesday December 6th, 2011 around 3:00pm PST (GMT-8). Chat, game lobbies, and the community web site will be affected. Content downloads and game play should not be affected. Downtime is expected to be short.
You will note the part where it says that game play should not be affected. If you also search the SK forums, you will find that this issue has happened before, and is unreleated to Steam downtime.
ug, yeah tried to make sure it wasn't any of my systems first then came here, anyone have any idea how long this outage will last? I have a similar but probably more common problem then pingnuts, my mist energy is building to where I would like to empty it right about now, long story short though I think the cost of ce for real money isn't a bad deal its just not something on the table for me so I need to lap up every unit of mist I can get my hands on while keeping room for growth in my mist tank, I need to get using soon time wise
For future reference: "game play should not be affected" means your ability to launch a game should not be affected. However, "game lobbies" (basically Steam's account log on to game matches) also means the ability to log into SK with a steam account.
This has never happened without an associated Steam downtime or update, one time it lingered for a few days after the update. If you see the user count suddenly drop off when they say it shouldn't have then you know to disregard their announcement as they probably tripped over a power cord somewhere.
I was on SK at 3:10 or so, went to do something and came back I was logged-off for inactivity, and haven't been able to log-on since. I keep getting the error that it can't authenticate with Steam, or that the network or server is down.
"Downtime was a bit longer than expected, but things are up at the moment."
Still can't log in. Restarted Steam, didn't help. Other games work fine.
The backend which services the steam logins, for some reason, requires the SK server(s) to be reset when it goes down or is updated, I'm guessing. I am guessing people who are playing are getting a message about a scheduled reboot which should be happening any time now.
If I were to attempt to prophesy, I would expect free elevators for an hour "due to the lack of warning time before restart." That's what happened last time anyway.
Me too I can't login with my Steam account. Though I am online see I can take & post login fail screenshots:
http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/595830319103073828/AE9F8A94DB50852B063...
That and my non-steam SK account (that I am posting from) is working just fine.
Steam IGN: Dracuva
*edit* I tried closing & restarting Steam & I tried rebooting my whole computer. No change.
I was about to buy my self some CE after getting a loan from my parents :P but then i tried to log in then ''We experienced a problem authenticating with Steam. Please ensure that the Steam client is running and that you are not logged in elsewhere.'' god i hope it gets fixed soon the error is killing me
ug, how much longer!
to illustrate my impatience I present a youtube clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsBlQ0gdo5o
I've never had this issue before but now I have nothing to do. I guess I could get some HW done but this isn't exactly something you want come home to after work. I knew I should have done those vana runs before work >.>
double post, but my rabbit accepts your apology for this mistake. Consider yourself lucky!
I don't understand why someone official doesn't post a short message to the effect of "we have noticed there's a problem and we're working on it..." on the forums and twitter. It literally takes 1 minute...
When things like this happen it always disappoints me how lacking simple communication from companies is. I have a lot more respect about a company which posts "something broke, we have no idea how to fix it yet, but we're surely trying things" on twitter 3 minutes after it happened than complete silence 3 hours later...
Complete silence while an obvious product-breaking problem occurs = the ultimate disappointment for any software developer.
Hope this can at least calm you guys, i noticed if u login on their website and go to my account with ur steam, it says they know about the issue and are working on it.
But yes, it is taking much time to fix. Well, hope they can do it, have been hanging on my computer waiting to play for so long :b
This is very much Valve's problem. Nothing has changed on the Spiral Knights side of things. Last time there were several SK reboots to try and get things working again and they didn't appear to fix anything. It appears that not one Steam player is capable of logging on right now while all other players are having no problem.
Same XP
Logging in with steam on forums is working just fine for me though
That text is only about the wiki - not the game. My post/complaint/suggestion above still applies....
I am able to log into the website using steam but still am not able to play spiral knights. I launched it with steam which gives me the same error that everyone else has. I also tried downloading the software and telling the site to use that to load and it REFUSES.
The last time the reboot happened it allowed the steam users to finally log on or at least I was able to..
I see there were solutions in the General Discussions.
"Downtime"? OK "It happens when it happens".. Fine, I make around the 15,000-20,000 Crowns every 100 mist and this is the only time i play. Reward Steam Users with the Average amount of Crowns they could make during the "Downtime".
I agree with Thunderstormie, we should get reward for this downtime, and im loosing my time on my elevator pass that i bought :/.
I just would like to hear some news about this issue, it appears that noone is reading this...
(already waiting for 3 hours)
Hopefully we'll all receive a mist tank or something to make up for it. I was planning on crafting items for this weekend, and now I'll be one (or more, if this continues) short, due to the fact that I can't log in.
I doubt they'll give us anything. BTW a twitter finally appeared acknowledging there's an issue with steam players.
.... you don't say. 4 hours ago?
or is it Steam's Problem??
just try to fix it. it is annoying.
Not even loggin with FB works.
- Thnx
I would also like a mist tank xD
Checked the "general" section, admin posted there (haha, they post in "general" but not "technical issues").
What I found out:
a) there was a downtime for steam service, but its back up and running
b) there is some issue with logging in SK using Steam account
c) OOO/admins know about the issue, but they "didn't do anything/not their fault" link: http://forums.spiralknights.com/en/node/35944#comment-222677
d) since its not their fault, they're waiting for Valve to fix it.
e) we're all screwed D:
Update: fixed. Thanks to whoever fixed it.
I agree, I also want a mist tank or something.
And as for the people with the elevator pass, we should get at least.. I dunno, like 3 extra hours because of this issue.
Anyways, hope this will be fixed very soon.
Finally fixed.
No mist tanks :(
Wow... how is that even possible...
Double post.
Same, Steam authentication failing.