>Steam ended that nonsense with a click. The amount of time you waited depended upon your Internet connection. This is one of the main reasons why I consider S

>Steam ended that nonsense with a click. The amount of time you waited depended upon your Internet connection. This is one of the main reasons why I consider Steam one of the better success stories in "fighting piracy", it has everything that's needed: Actually cheaper games due to discounts, ease of installation with a couple of clicks and imho those are exactly the reasons why Steam has become such a success over the years. Sure, I also was not a big fan of installing Steam back then just to play Half Life 2, but let's be real here for a second: Even back then the majority of multiplayer PC games already had "DRM" in the form of CD-keys which made it impossible to resell them used or rent them, in that regard Steam changed very little. Imho Steam has been the healthiest thing that happened to PC gaming in these last 2 decades. That does not put Valve in a position beyond doubt, but I sure as hell still trust Valve more than I would ever trust EA, Acti/Blizz or Ubisoft.