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Ease of use. The downloads from Humble Bundle come with all kinds of random installers that work in different ways, and by default install your games into diffe
by jsnell 13y ago
Ease of use. The downloads from Humble Bundle come with all kinds of random installers that work in different ways, and by default install your games into different places. Additionally there's no notification of updates being available, let alone downloading + installing the updates automatically or with a single click.
It's like the difference between distro packages and stuff you've compiled from release tarballs.
- dfxm12 13y agoOk, thanks. I get that it is more convenient, but be careful with this: It's like the difference between distro packages and stuff you've compiled from release tarballs. Steam collects information about you, and when Steam is down, there's a possibility that you won't be able to play your game. If you bypass steam you don't get these issues. Given this, that simile isn't apt.
- Fishkins 13y agoUpvoted for being a good comment, but also for the (unintentional?) "apt" pun.
- merijnv 13y agoUsing the Steam DRM is optional for developers. There are DRM free games on Steam, which means that even if Steam is down, they will still work. That said, I've never had problems with DRMed Steam games not working if the internet is down (you just need to make sure you check the "remember my login" thing when authenticating).
- qdog 13y agoOh, one other thing, is my son. He's eager to download anything resembling a game, but I've managed to get it across to him that he can't just download random 'games' and not expect bad things to happen. I expect a little better vetting from games that are on Steam, so he has the ok to download whatever he wants from there.