Steam is a little bit bad, but I don't get why people would flat-out refuse to use it. Anyone care to message me and explain why they're so set against it?
My only problem with steam is the lack of a privacy option to hide what you are playing and your playing statistics. I like having a friends list, I don't like them bugging me about the state of SOTS2 as soon as I launch it.
Xmasbeer and foothill: If you like and appreciate Steam, then it's fine for you.
To return to Kerberos: A gaming company, especially a small one, which is interested in selling their games and becoming known for their good games, shouldn't make it more difficult for customers than necessary to buy their games. I hope they are aware that they are supporting the monopolistic strategy of Steam, just like all the Steam customers, deliberately and intentionally or not.
Xmasbeer and foothill: If you like and appreciate Steam, then it's fine for you.
But I don't like it, I simply want to play a game, without all the rest, which has nothing to do with the game itself.
Maybe the Kerberos CEO bothers to explain what the customer value of Steam for SoTS2 is, and why they chose to support Steam's monopolistic strategy - after all, they did accept that people can't buy SoTS2 without a Steam account.
But I don't like it, I simply want to play a game, without all the rest, which has nothing to do with the game itself. Why can't I get SoTS2 (and other games) without a Steam account? In that respect, Steam is very different from other game distribution platforms, like Impulse or Gamersgate, for example. I have nothing against Steam as an option, but everything against a mandatory Steam account.
If Steam were so convinced that their system is beneficial for their customers, they could leave the decision for or against this system to their customers, or even charge extra for this system (instead of getting all customers to pay indirectly, via the price of the game). But the customers can only choose between buying the game with Steam or not buying the game at all. A decision, which has nothing to do with the game itself.
Ive heard alot of people say how bad paradox games are because they release buggy but ive never heard of another games company release a buggy game then try their hardest to fix it thumbs up
Steam is a little bit bad, but I don't get why people would flat-out refuse to use it. Anyone care to message me and explain why they're so set against it?
Steam (Valve corp) has an "F" rating with the Better Business Bureau. They are horrible to customers if you have a problem and they are known to use false advertising and not refunding if called on it. Read it all on the BBB web site.
I hate steam but i use it because i have to for some games. Its really lame.
Steam (Valve corp) has an "F" rating with the Better Business Bureau
In 2010, 20/20, an ABC network news magazine, reported in a segment titled 'The Best Ratings Money Can Buy' about the irregularities in BBB ratings. [8] They reported that a man created two dummy companies which received A+ ratings as soon as he had paid the membership fee. They also reported that business owners were told that the only way to improve their rating was by paying the fee. In one case a C was turned to an A immediately after a payment and in another case a C- became an A+. Chef Wolfgang Puck said that some of his businesses receive Fs because he refuses to pay a fee. Ritz Carlton, which does not belong either, also receives Fs for not responding to its complaints.[7]
elsyf81: I said I would drop out of this discussion. But I need to make a comment / ask a question here: I checked the internet link you mentioned. It lists all shops you can buy SoTS2 from. That’s Steam plus a couple more. The issue is that I can buy SoTS2 elsewhere, yes, but not without a Steam ACCOUNT. I wouldn’t mind buying from Steam as a company (and if I purchased SoTS2, I would probably get it from Steam directly, instead of dealing with Steam plus another company).
It’s the Steam ACCOUNT and its implications I object to.
I did a quick random check on a couple of the outlets offering SoTS2. There is at least one, GameStreamer, which doesn’t mention Steam. It lists SoTS2 as DRM-free even! Not that I believe it, but does someone know for sure whether or not this is true?
Just imagine: You buy SoTS2, you activate it via Steam, and then you play it totally free! You go back to Steam for patches only. Is this what they mean by saying that you need Steam for activating but not for playing? If true, this could almost make me reconsider my attitude towards Steam . But I can’t believe Steam is so “lenient” when it comes to DRM.
I see plenty of alternatives to buy the game @ http://www.paradoxplaza.com/games/sword-of-the-stars-ii so yes, you can buy the game without a steam account.