Steam vs PC-DVD

[Tuba2]

Originally Posted by Hecke

if you buy the DVD version you will have the same DRM STEAM S***tuff as if you buy the Steam version directly. There's no way round Steam with this game

So sad!!! From other sites I see many who say this is a killer decision which has caused them to cancel their pre-orders and others who claim Steam ends their further purchase of this continuation of the IL2 series. It probably is a game killer for me as well since I refused to buy the last few Silent Hunter DVD's since I was unwilling to put the included copy protection scheme on my computer and risk messing it up since I must use it for other work. Oh well there is IL2 1946 and other great programs that don’t require intrusive spyware running in the background. Plus their asking price is way too high for a program that is essentially only rented and can only be run with permission and be terminated at the whim of a third party (Steam).