Minox_IX said:
From what I've gathered it is possible to play online on VAC-enabled servers with a pirated copy. However, you will never get any kind of unlocks at all meaning that you'll be limited to the initial amount of weapons for all classes. Not to mention that I know nothing about how one would go around doing said thing as I've always been playing with a legit copy.
no, every server has a steam authentication layer.
You can play on "Cracked servers" ones without steam layer, (that is hacked away) - once in year, a ONE such server pops up, and then dies away in few months.
VAC is totally different technology, but I also would say that cracked servers cannot have that either.
Also, the problem is also getting updates, I oughta that you need fully updated game but only way to get them is steam or a preupdated GFC, where DVD would not help at all.