All of a sudden getting this err

[Evil_T0NY {CLR}]

Been playing this game for years...and all of a sudden I get THIS error like 30 secs into the game:

I went to the link provided, but the solutions there all untrue and useless. Why would, after years of playing this game, this do this all of a sudden?

[{CLR} Naillik]

years?

Maybe your internet connection is bein a bit strained, I get it sometimes and it turns out my network shut off for a bit.

[Pidgeot_Girl]

did u try reinstallin it Tony ?


PG

[Evil_T0NY {CLR}]

did u try reinstallin it Tony ?


PG

No...too easy.

Would like to be able to solve this without RE-installing it.

For some reason, my friends list not even coming up, says steam servers are down for routine maint.

[DougBob]

says steam servers are down for routine maint.

Hmmm, wonder if their VAC server is in that maintenance

[BenKenobi]

That happend to me once, but the next day it was fine

[MGS|mike]

yea happened to me too....maybe its the servers