[citation][nom]pharoahhalfdead[/nom]So many times I bought a game just like RoboTree did, only to find out only part of the install is actually included in the box, I had to download the remaining 30% of the game. Piracy is what's keeping my PC gaming alive. I've bought dozens of games off Steam, Direct2Drive(formerly), amazon, etc, but I don't use their services. After I bought them, I found a way to download them else where. I want to have the entire game at my disposal without the need for online downloading, verification, etc. I don't always have the internet, and a couple times a year I do a fresh Windows install. Without certain torr sites, I would have stopped buying games long ago.I know people will disagree with my approach, and they have their right to their opinion just like I have a right to mine.[/citation]
The thing with Steam is that the only games that actually need to have Steam open and running while playing are games that use Steamworks. A lot more are doing it. At first it was only VALVe games, but most non-VALVe games have started using it more often for achievments and such.
Besides, Steam is the best DRM to have. Its non threatining, I have never come across, personally, a time when I couldn't play a game and its all in one library.
This DRM however is just crap. I haven't bought any Ubisoft titles since FC2 because of non interest but I wont buy any of theirs from here on out it seems.