thank god they delayed this game

[guiltyspark]

Originally Posted by BigC208

What I would like to have at release in the USA is a disk that I can pop in, install and play without any Steam involvement. Not first downloading 5gb of updates to get the game up to speed. I already found a solution around steam for the Russian version I bought and there is no way I'm going to ploink down $50 bucks only to be anoyed by Steam in the games current condition. If it gets to the point where the game is 100% fixed, I will get it but not before that.

There will, at some point, be different modded versions. Messing with Steam will be a pain in the rear end. I probably installed IL2-1946 5 or 6 times in a row before I had it modded the way I wanted it. Don't see myself doing that with steam, having to download patches at a snails pace.

If I can't have my cake and eat it too I'll just stick with the Russian version that plays without steam. This is really a double whammy. Unfinnished game=lots of patches=lots of waiting for steam to update game. If they published patches outside of steam via torrents or their own website it would be a lot more doable.

unfortunately gone are the days where pc games can come without some form of security. currently steam is the best solution.

Steam is a fantastic program and i used it with 1946 and a bunch of other games and have no issues modding with it. You can also turn off automatic updates.

Its just smarter to have all your games in one place , you dont have to manage discs which degrade over time and CD keys which you can lose since gone are the days of actual jeweled cases.

i will never understand the hate steam gets in this place