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Originally Posted by Cinnamon J. Scudworth
As a Mac user and a modern day luddite I have absolutely no idea why anybody would buy games through Steam if the option of direct-from-the-developer exists, that said:
1) OOTP probably does more within patches to improve the game than any other developer I have seen. As in, actually adding features that no one had a right to expect (e.g. the inflation option, silly as I think it is)
2) The downside with (1) is that stuff tends to break between patches. There just aren't enough beta testers who hang around to test the patches. So it's kind of pick your poison. Ultimately, you get a better game in the end, but my impression is that the general public does pick up more of the testing load with the later patches.
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This why would anyone purchase from Steam thing keeps coming up, so I thought I would finally respond. When I purchase OOTP it takes 3-4 hours for the initial download to finish( I have crappy AT&T DSL for internet). Now, if I purchase from OOTP, patches are going to for the most part take that same 3-4 hours. Of course, that's if they don't crap out after 2 hours forcing me to start all over again. With Steam, the initial download still takes 3-4 hours, but patches download faster. I've also never once had a Steam download stop working halfway finished.
I also love the fact that I have my games forever, without having to keep track of a license.