There are games which either do not, or improperly use the license management part of Steam.
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It's not about licensing, you can't run the game from within Steam anymore. They just didn't use DRM in the actual executable file.
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I am not sure where the contradiction is between our opinions...
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I guess a licensing issue would have kept the game free to play from Steam, as in "Steam thinks I have a right to play the game, the game abides with what Steam says". Instead, I'd say it's the game not asking himself, or Steam whether I have a right to play it. See my point?
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On "game using the license management part of Steam" I meant the actual call into steam_api.dll, from within the game [executable]... See my point? ;-)
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I see your point. :) I would just have called it DRM. ;)
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This is why I always say Steam is not DRM. It's up to the publishers to use the DRM features or not.
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Thanks. I was going to uninstall it and tried to run it. Even had Steam open and the game just started :/
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kinda lame to abuse that, its a great game and the dev deserve the money.
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Definitely not okay. It's a fantastic game and the devs are really friendly and helpful.
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I wouldn't like to play it like that, it feels wrong.
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+1 Already own it, though, and it's an amazing game worth every penny at full price. :X
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Awwh, I've uninstalled it already.. Oh well, till next time then.
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Did not play it on the free weekend but might get it in the far far future
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I installed the game during the free weekend and today the period ended. Although, if I go to game directory, I can simply execute the game DRM-free and play it.
How can this happen?
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