Will ETW retail be a standalone version (no Steam install)?

[Sir Beane]

O.K. Leave your car door and House unlocked at all times. Hey an experience person can take your car in 60 seconds so why not let them take it in less.

Yeah why not? It would be mean to inconvenience them after all.

This isn't something that needs to be discussed here however. DRM is a sensitive topic best suited to discussion in the backroom, and not in the Empire Total War forum. It's best if we stick to talking about the game.