I don't necessarily disagree with steam as a content delivery system, some people like to able to download the game and stuff like that, i disagree with steam as a copy protection method. There is no reason you should have to use steam to play half life 2, no part of the game requires it other than to make sure you didnt steal it, and even thats pointless because it was cracked like the day half-life 2 was released, so all it adds is a nuicense for those who actually bought the game and want to play offline. I don't think they should remove it, but ithink it should certainly be optional.
There is no way to make a game uncrackable, so why do they try and in doing so annoy the people who actually bought it. I like the morrowind system, no cd-key, no requirement for the cd to be ion the drive, no problem. And it still sold extremely well.
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