Valve's Pipe Dream, Five Years Later > hell on dial up users

said by HRM:

That isn't true, but you have to set up things properly. THen you can play without a connection, or like me, play faster without having to wait for anything. I find that very annoying too.

From support site:

»support.steampowered.com/kb_arti···GCB-2555

What is Offline Mode?