I chuckled a bit when I read the OP.

Not a big loss really when you consider it. Whats one man in the grand scheme of things?

In all seriousnes, it is easy enough to play this game without being online. I mean really, if your only problem is that you do not want to install Steam on your laptop then that is your loss. Many on this fourm, myself included, have said many great things about Steam. You dont even be online, just have the program and run in off-line mode.

You get no spam from Steam, reliable servers for MP, and overall it enhances my personal gaming experiance.