I am personally a little bit disappointed to not have the full game on disk in the CE like the old times, (and it's unpalatable for non steam users), but I am surprised by the excessive reactions of some of us on KS and forums !!
* DRM-free != game on disk
DRM-free mean no software protection on digital content, ONCE you get the game you can copy and play it without any restrictions regardless how you get the game (via steam, GOG, or in a disk !). DOS is definitely DRM-free and the disk contains the majority of game data, so the download time is short.
(buy the game, download and burn it, you have your DRM-free disk with the game running everywhere without steam !).
Larian studios guys are working hard to offer us a good and finalized rpg game before the end of this month. Most of you probably never had to develop a real game or a computer software, so you don't realise how hard it is ! They need the support of the community, not insults and discouraging comments.
If Larian want to cheat on us, okey don't play their games and don't buy it, but did they made misleading advertising and sells a poor CE for 100€ like some big editors ? No ! So stop selfish acts, be less aggressive and more mature in your comments guys. We had 61 updates on KS and everyone appreciates it !
Personally I am expecting a game not a box... and I am sure that Larian will not repeat this issue for their next games.