MatTheCat

Once a game is activated on ORIGIN, it can be played forever after without the need for an internet connection. STEAM makes out as though this is also the case, but in reality, you get like 48 hours before the STEAM client wants to reconnect with the server. Perhaps for a game like ARMA III that I would only ever play with an internet connection at hand anyways, I could make an exception regarding STEAM.....but out of the general principle, I won't buy another STEAM game as long as I am still gaming on PC. There is no need for any of this middle man DRM bs anyway. Online games were a huge success without it in the past and they don't need it now. The pros quite simply do not outweigh the cons.

Nope, I guess not. BF4 should still be decent enough though.

Simple one, I suspect I know the answer to this, but is STEAM mandatory in order to play the full release of ARMA III? If it is, then I am afraid I cant possibly bring myself to buy ARMA III as I am through with that scummy pos drm for good. This would be a shame as I have been awesome'd out by ARMA III for months and I don't like the direction in which EA seem to be taking the BF series. That is all.