It is a bit of a pain, but it was stuck in the Registry and could not be fixed by any other means. Entering Safe mode was the only way to reset the registry to fix the jammed offline mode. If I didn't enter Safe mode the Registry would reset. I even Uninstalled and completely removed Steam from my computer but that still did not work.
The process in the article was the only way I got mine working again. :/
I've been waiting for this game for so long..... *Drools*