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I have 0 experience with Steam and frankly Steam itself (and its functionality) is not the reason for my hesitation. It's the fact that I don't like to be forced to do actions in order to play a game that are in itself unrelated to playing the game, combined with the fact that I do not seem to own the game and use it as I see fit.
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However, there is a way of reagarding from the other side. I've some experience as a sales rep for software companies, so I can see what's going on. As a consumer, you do NOT own the game. You merely buy the right to play the game. The owner of the game simply wants you to prove that you indeed paid the user fee.
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They are doing the opposite right now -> driving me towards variants that do not require all this extra nonsense. And those variants happen to be free.
BTW; I do think you buy more than just 'the right to play the game'. As that is going to limit software companies against piracy, since having the software in your library is not illegal; merely playing the game without having the right, is.
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"poorly written"
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Am I completely missing the point of this thread here or won't it be possible to buy Civ V at a regular store and just play it from the disc?
Real question, BTW. I guess I am just a bit dumb this morning...
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Never mind my previous post. Figured it out. So you need Steam to register you have a legitimate copy, to get patched and to play online... I must say I dislike this development quite a lot.
But then again, I like my social life as it is right now, so there's a very good chance I won't be buying the game anyway.
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Are you implying that civ5 would make your life miserable?
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