Not flaming Ca

[gollum]

Thanks MikeV

[CavalryCmdr]

To start I am NOT a fan of Steam, however there are a few points about it that I'd like to point out.

1, steam installs only with your consent.
2, Steam can be removed from your system.
3, Steam has an offline option that will stop it from uploading anything (note this dose not stop it's spy-ware capabilities!)
4, A third party (ie. not Microsoft affiliated) firewall with anti-spy-ware can block steam completely.

All these, at least, make it a far better option then SecuRom.
Finally, if your running Vista you already have so much "spy-ware" running on your system one more, whether Steam or SecuRom, will make little difference anyway, whether your worried about the hit on performance or spy-ware it's self.

[gellis23]

Hi peeps.

The reason I don't like steam is because it gives me nothing. It is a very intrusive security system.

Seen some comments. Loved RTW, MTW2 was very poor.

I love this game CA but you are taking us for granted. Not only with Steam and the "Special forces" but that pamphlet you called a manual.

Next time I might wait until it comes on budget. Well I won't but some might.

Notwithstanding the above this game is brilliant.

[gollum]

Lets not forget the benefits of steam for mp that opens new horizons for SP only players too.

[Mooks]

Iv been reading user reviews for a while now on ETW. Iv decided not to buy the game, not only does ETW appear to have massive bugs, but I have privacyphobia (I am extremely private, dont ask me why) and STEAM would bug the crap out of me.