take your own advice, I already have a clue.
what? you can't be bothered to make a backup of your CDs? you deserve what you get if you don't do that. not to mention stupid copy protection schemes that necessitate you to have the CD in the drive at all times in the first place (who do we have to thank for that, little hint: it aint hackers)
as for work and relatives, guess its just me cuz I actually have a life, but when I work, I work, I don't play games, and when I'm with relatives, I can think of a few more things to do than just playing games, or are your relationships with your family so weak they are based on showing off overhyped games in order to validate yourself?
*shrug* to each his own, but everything you've described is easily something you could have prevented yourself if you had thought first(see how easily your insults are reflected back?) , or a trivial luxury, none of which necessitates steam's draconian measures.
all of which goes back to reinforce my original complaint that if Steam were merely an option, everyone would be happy..but since its a requirement it needlessly pisses off the fanbase and hence..less money for Valve...Oh wait, they already thought of that by offering overpriced gold and silver versions...what do you get in return? useless trinkets and tshirts you'll never wear lest you get beat up in an alley somewhere and updated versions of games you probably already own?
hrm, Valve's rich no matter what you do, you're left with stupid trinkets and shit you've already bought. and you're out 90 bucks! Again, I applaud your shrewd consumer skills you rock!
oh wait, I win if I don't buy it....yay for me!
night night, don't let the steam bugs bite!
This comment was edited on Dec 21, 18:17.