Steam is like the Macintosh of the gaming world.
arstal said:GOO in that case
Who voted for Draconian Ubisoftesque DRM?
Who voted for Draconian Ubisoftesque DRM?
Steam is fine. I don't know why there is such a resistance.
Steam is fine. I don't know why there is such a resistance. It is a small unintrusive app that stores all your game files and records on a server so you can play your own games at home, at work, at mom's, or at a friends. You don't even lose any game with system wipes or re-installs. AND you don't need to worry about putting a disk in your drive.
Which of these applies to single players and cannot - for instance, by forums like this one here - be substituted?Well, if we don't use Steam, who will handle the Anti-cheat, Multiplayer, Achievements, Friends Lists, DRM, Patch Distrubution, Cloud Saves, et cetera?
Because gamespy is a terrible, terrible system. Not to mention all the other social features that steam provides (You may not need/want them, but others do, and they help drive sales). The entire free aspect of steam is also pretty attractive when compared to having to develop/implement your own system.
Hive mind- Why is it so bad that Steam is running in the background when you launch the game? Were you saving that 15mb of RAM for something else?
Now that's pretty silly. The prices issue has nothing to do with steam (The prices are set by 2K), and I don't see how that's even relevant. Also, your lack of caring about the features doesn't make them pointless. The game isn't being tailored for you, sorry.Which of these applies to single players and cannot - for instance, by forums like this one here - be substituted?
As we have seem in the thread about Australia's prices, Steam is anything but not "free".
Additionally, I couldn't care less about Steam's "social features".
My friends are talking to me, having barbecues with me and even share a beer or two with me. (Ok, the latter may not apply to each and everybody, based on your age and location...)
@Bello: If SSS is the Steam Sunshine Squad, does that mean everyone else (including myself) is an Anti Steam Squad? (I won't be using those initials though!)
Now that's pretty silly. The prices issue has nothing to do with steam (The prices are set by 2K), and I don't see how that's even relevant. Also, your lack of caring about the features doesn't make them pointless. The game isn't being tailored for you, sorry.
It's simple as this: Steam is more secure than disc check. Just like people got used to a $10 raise in console prices you all will get used to Steam. You will bicker and complain about it now but you are given the ultimatum to either get used to it or don't buy.
Steam is just a simple DRM which isn't as annoying as Securom and not as annoying as Ubisoft's. Also, at least this DRM has more uses then just authentication! Like someone said, it stores saved games and allows you to restore the game on your pc at will; thus, saving you space and time.