Originally Posted by
Merendel
The only thing I dont like about steam is they tend to maintain a higher pricepoint for games long after most other retaliers have permantly discounted the game. This is somewhat offset by the massive sales steam does summer and winter. I've taken to putting off getting some games through steam and just wait till it comes up on sale. Nearly everything in their catalog lands on a 50-75% off sale during their 2 big sales events. Watch the listings and stock up and your set for the next 4-5 months.
The thing really in steams favor is its the least obnoxious form of online DRM out there. nothing like the D3 always online DRM, with steam it only needs an internet connection the first time you launch the game on a computer, after that you can pull the internet cable for all it cares unless your trying to do online multiplayer.