I really don't get how people are so hot for steam
I've used it since before the HL2 launch, so I've pretty much seen every iteration of it over the past 10+ years. From a simple chat/matchmaking server for CS 1.x (and probably others), to the multi-platform distribution system it is today. It's not a perfect system (not that there is one), but as far as digital distribution models go, it's one of the better ones.
Although, I will say that I have zero interest in their "social" garbage, like the trading cards. I also went on a mini-crusade when the Orange Box was released, because at launch it required the Steam Overlay, and I hate the overlay. I have it enabled for precisely one game, TES IV: Oblivion, and that only because the ObSE requires it to operate.
