Quote Originally Posted by Caravel View Post
I'd draw the line at anything more than an alphanumeric key and perhaps a CDROM that needs to be in the drive in order for the game to start.
That's more or less what I've always gone with....at least up to this point.

With the announcement that Empire Total War is using Steam, however, I'm not quite sure what to think. I've never used Steam before, and so I don't really know what to expect if I were to purchase ETW. On paper it sounds okay, but I've also heard complaints about Steam going back since its inception. Are these complaints legitimate? I honestly have no idea, and unfortunately I have no real frame of reference against which to compare it.