Larian Studios Forums Divinity - Original Sin Divinity - Original Sin - General Divinity Original Sin on gamersgate?

That's a bit strange. On GOG it says: "DRM-FREE. No activation or online connection required to play. "

One would presume the same would be possible with a physical copy as well, thus. Is there a specific reason why, if you buy it from GOG, it's possible to play it without hassle, and when one would buy it as a physical copy, one is obliged to go through Steam?

What about the enhanced edition? Can that be played without Steam?