Hi all,
Thought I'd go through the horrendously complex registration process just to say a big thank you to Bohemia Interactive for making the retail version of the game DRM-free. I try to avoid Steam and games infected with DRM whenever I can, and in the light of experience I hardly ever buy Steam games any more unless I really, really want the game in question and can't get it DRM-free or on PS3. When CC:GM first appeared on Steam, I saw that it had Steamworks achievements and feared the worst given that I had been following it for years as a fan of the original. Thus I decided to leave the retail version be for a price reduction until a colleague informed me that the retail version was actually DRM-free.
Of course, I then decided to take a walk down to my local store that very same evening and buy the game full price, and am loving every minute of it.
So again, BI, thank you for not following the DRM insanity that the PC market seems to be suffering from at present!