[ptisinge]

Like many posters here, I like Steam, have used for more than 5 years without any problem at all, which is quite a testimony to its reliability.

I note that a number of Steam opponents here base their opinion on the experience friends had, things they've heard or things that happened once 6 years ago. If CoD uses Steam for a number of significant features, then it's probably too late to stop this from happening, and the best for people who don't know Steam is probably to try and see guys; just try new things instead of bashing them... It's amazing the amount of negativity around here, it's the end of world at every single little piece of news... *sigh*

By the way, everybody is anxious about the fact that the game is lacking promotion: Steam is exactly that, a huge promotion tool. With its huge user base, it's a platform that has got a wider reach than any other. Hell, I know a number of non sim people that bought IL 1946 when it came to Steam - they had never heard about IL-2 before.