bigv32 Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 I once read a solid argument that steam saved the pc game industry. Before steam I remember that it was difficult to find pc games from a store that understood some disks do not work or you really did need to return the disk. It made sense since you could just install the game and then return the disk if you hacked the games need for the physical disk. Just another though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunnie Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 I suppose the problem is like this: If you want the services Steam offers you are willing to over look the problems it causes or can cause if your unlucky or do not have a good internet connection. If you just want to load a game and play it, because you have a hard copy and just want the ease of use of putting a disc into the computer and hitting play only to find you have to deal with all this extra crap you never wanted to begin with.... then your less willing to put up all issues that come along with trying to use the program. Its not that Steam is a BAD thing, its that there are those of us who dont like strange programs being forced onto us when they are not actually needed. I got nothing against Steam, they are just like everyone other place trying to screw everyone over just enough to keep their jobs and make money. Its just I shouldn't be forced to use their services unless I want them. Bingo! What's said here hits it right on the head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthWolf Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 (edited) Steam, as far as DRM goes, is probably the most "generous." I understand a lot of people don't like being required to use it but if you ever pay attention to them, Valve, the guys who run Steam, are actually a pretty nice company that genuinely cares about their customers. I found out that they actually released a patch for Oblivion and Fallout 3's Steam versions so their respective script extenders could work on the .exe's. I thought that was pretty cool -- most companies will just tell you to stuff it once you've been bludgeoned by their buggy and annoying DRM. But, yes, if you don't use Steam for other games it feels like a bit of an anchor. It's just if Bethesda is going to pick a DRM I pray to God it's going to be Steam because most built-in DRM kills you and most other online services that support DRM are significantly worse than Steam. Edited July 6, 2011 by NorthWolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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