cum'on people, why pay full retail price for a game that you must pay a monthly fee for to download from steam to play and are required to download new content everytime you go online to connect.  That stinx!  If you don't see it then why are you in this country?  To pay a full price for "A BOX" and then have to download and "prove" you own it(as in liscense) EACH AND EVERYTIME YOU start the game is not only ridiculous but draconian and dictationial of people's privacy.  And since it is a SINGLE player game why not let it be played PRIVATELY and leave the MMO B. S. for when you want to socialize and hack noggins.  SOme of us also have dial up and refuse to leave it.  LYour cred is charged every time the steamers think of a reason)dumb or otherwise) just like the frivolous banks thier searvice charges for "a visit".  I don't want to have this compliaction why not just pop in the lousy CD and play it?  That's the way it's always been.  If you can for Lenard Skynard, then why not Half-life(and it's episodic sqeequals).  ALso I am sick of these stuipid computer gaming magazines who constantly review "Steam" all Praise the Steam and that crapola and no other companies are mentioned.  Why mess with this headache when you could get Paraiah for half price and just load it and play.  Same thing, Doctor and his reluctant girl friend with mordorian hair.
cum'on people, why pay full retail price for a game that you must pay a monthly fee for to download from steam to play and are required to download new content everytime you go online to connect. That stinx! If you don't see it then why are you in this country? To pay a full price for "A BOX" and then have to download and "prove" you own it(as in liscense) EACH AND EVERYTIME YOU start the game is not only ridiculous but draconian and dictationial of people's privacy. And since it is a SINGLE player game why not let it be played PRIVATELY and leave the MMO B. S. for when you want to socialize and hack noggins. SOme of us also have dial up and refuse to leave it. LYour cred is charged every time the steamers think of a reason)dumb or otherwise) just like the frivolous banks thier searvice charges for "a visit". I don't want to have this compliaction why not just pop in the lousy CD and play it? That's the way it's always been. If you can for Lenard Skynard, then why not Half-life(and it's episodic sqeequals). ALso I am sick of these stuipid computer gaming magazines who constantly review "Steam" all Praise the Steam and that crapola and no other companies are mentioned. Why mess with this headache when you could get Paraiah for half price and just load it and play. Same thing, Doctor and his reluctant girl friend with mordorian hair.