Valve is the only one that gets it right from the start.. they know what gamers want and always takes good care of them. you'd think other developers would get a hint and follow along.
What a load of BS.
No one wants product activation, forced updates, or in-game advertisemant. No one wants to MOD on a monopoly gun-to-the-head platform (Steamworks) where people can have their MOD project pulled at any time for any reason.
Counter-Strike and TFC were originally FREE MOD's for Half-Life... then greedy Valve came along, bought out the rights for them and started charging people for them.
You call that knowing what gamers want??? Come on man.
You obviously haven't been gaming since the good old days where gaming was "for gamers by gamers" and studios owned and ran by computer enthusiasts... or maybe you dont give two * about your freedom. Either way, Valve are scum bags that have destroyed gaming on PC.
The most tragic part is how so many people happily swallow their BS.