Arctic Blast
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I do prefer a retail copy of enhanced editions and the like...I want my bonus items in tangible form! Overall, I don't love Steam, nor do I hate it. To me, it's just another distribution outlet. I've used all of the 'big' ones...Steam, Impulse, Direct2Drive, Gamersgate, Good Old Games...all have their pluses and minuses. The one big plus they have as a group is that the competition between them has led to constant sales on a weekly basis. The only game I purchased in 2009 for full price was Batman. I bought probably 35-40 other games, and every single one of them was at least one third off, most were more than 50% off. The one argument that doesn't really make a lot of sense to me is the one that if you buy a game on Steam, you can't resell it. That argument is perfectly legit, but it's bigger than Steam. Can you resell a game purchased from any other digital outlet? Outside of using Amazon or eBay, you can't resell a retail copy of PC games anymore, either. One other thing, and this is more of a question. I notice a couple of you refuse to use Steam, and yet you seem to be fine with Impulse. This is an odd mix to me. Sure, you don't need to run games through Impulse, but you are forced to use it to download them in the first place, and to access any updates or patches. If Stardock cancels your Impulse account, you're unable to patch or update your games, or to install them again, period...same as with Steam. So why is one form of access control bad, and yet another form of access control is acceptable?
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