KiNgBrAdLeY7: I do not intend to start a war. I hate bans, flamming, trolling, fanboyism (even though some people might see my discussion as an expression of such viewpoing) and stuff. I simply wish to compare and contrast, without having something in mind, wanting to prove anything, find or fight the good and evil, or promoting/advertizing. I like facts, arguements and civilized conversations. Let's indulge in it, then!
C'mon. I'm in favor of GOG and DRM-free products, too, but your facts and arguments are heavily biased for someone claiming that they don't want to re-open the old can of worms. Where are the PROs of Steam, the CONs of GOG in the OP?
KiNgBrAdLeY7: The certain thing though i agree steam is superior, and for me it is considered its only plus (at least up to the moment), is the social networking, profile linking, friends and trades (like collectible images from game unlockings).
I think for many people it's also a plus that you can comfortably install and uninstall games without any knowledge of Windows Explorer, the structure of your harddisk or the Control Panel, and that you can access your games and partly your savegames from anywhere. Of course, for others the downside is that you have less control over what is stored where on your harddisk.
One thing I personally appreciate, is that GOG doesn't ask for my personal data if I buy via PayPal and doesn't store it on their servers. I'm probably a bit paranoid in this regard, but this is the reason I haven't bought a single Steam game directly from Steam yet, because I don't want my RL name and address and whatnot stored on their servers. On the other hand, if I lose access to my e-mail account, I'd probably have a hard time proving to GOG that I'm really the owner of my GOG account.
