Poll regarding Steam users

[Maori]

Originally Posted by ElAurens

What I am asking is why the draconian requirement to have a Steam account to use the software even if you did not buy it from Steam.
It's about choice and freedom in the market place.

Exactly! I can't understand companies willing to "force you" into a single option.

Also, after inspecting STEAM "agreement license" you can't agree with such abusive conditions:

"Steam does NOT guarantee continuous, error-free, virus-free or secure operation and access to steam, the software, your account and or your subscriptions"


Reading a further more you also find out that it restricts game registration and playability to the buyer's country of residence, availability is not guaranteed and there is no legal obligation to release an update disabling the authentication system in the event that Steam becomes permanently unavailable.

So they basically take your money, and do whatever they want with you. Then they eventually stop supporting your beloved game and leave you out without options.

If that is not abusive (to say the least), then I don't know what this word means.

No respect for the sincere customer.

I am very sad: no CoD for me under those conditions. I want to pay BIG money for a game so that I receive a CD-DVD, register it once and then have the freedom of playing it unrestrictively as long as I want in any country and without depending on a corporation that from the start tells you they don't care about supporting you and hence they only will be source of problems.



EDIT: I am so sad about this, I even forgot to say, hello everybody (I usually only read, but now I just had to make a first post)