Because of steamworks, the online feature IS pirateproof, ...
not true. just google or read up on that. i could tell you about a lot of games i myself bought and had countless problems with because of steam or similar platforms, while pirated copies at some guys ran like dandy with better performance,lag whise and more features even. it is unfair, not logical, no one should pirate software and so on but there you have it.
They can't make online feature work without hacking the steam servers, that's a fact. The only other way is to make private servers, that are overly buggy, slow, and crashes a lot.
I never had lag or performance issues with any steam game EVER. Also , if you are missing features, it's because you most likely don't have a dlc or an expansion.
Also idk why people hate steam so much, its a great...
a LOT of reasons to give that came up during my decades with the gaming industry both as a customer and provider. one is the above reason. steam makes it so my bought version has in some cases big disadvantages compared to a pirated one. thats just awful.
and just for example no steam user can actually buy its game but just rent it as long as the service provider wants.
OFC it has big disadvantages!!!! You need to actually buy the dlcs and expansions, while pirated copies usually already have these. It's not steam's fault.
Actually you are wrong about only renting the game as long as the service provider wants. The laws of your country prevails in case steam cancels your "subscription" If it was due to illegal activity, no refund, however, if steam canceled it because they're morons, than the laws of your country apply, and you can get a refund, or reestabilish the "subscription". In other words, you buy the game it's just that instead of an installer, you can download it installed, and the same law applies to it as the retail versions.
