Fantastic Anti-piracy Statement

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I don't know the technical side of it however I do know that using Steam is better than other forms of DRM (*cough Origin *cough*. It doesn't force you to be online and it is not very intrusive.

I've been talking about Steam the entire time not DRM in general.

Understood. The thing is, Steam does force you to be online because it has this DRM scheme with timed executables. Basically, every month or so you have to download a new executable for the game because it is designed to expire. There are explanations online for all of the DRM systems in place on Steam which you can check out if you want. In general, I don't have a problem with it. I am a fan of Steam, it is convenient and while I disagree with the philosophy it doesn't get in the way.

That's not to say however all developers have the wisdom to implement DRM so cleverly, which is why I am against it. People who buy the game are treated like thieves, and the actual "thieves" develop cracks that circumvent whatever measures the devs throw at them. It simply is not an effective solution. I question the validity of such a solution anyway. People who are spoken down to and "forced" to do something they are not willing to do are not generally ideal candidates for loyal customers. Quite the opposite actually, they plan revolutions in secret.

The bottom line is: appeal to the customer and treat him with respect and he will be willing to pay for the product.