User blog comment:Tansquare/Steam/@comment-4674838-20120317174344/@comment-1426547-20120318153125

I do agree with you on many points here math. I just do not like the idea that I need steam active in order to play certain games (like terraria). It's more a principle than anything; I buy a game, and the person I buy it from has, from that point on, nothing to do with it anymore. I would not like buying a game in a shop, and then only being able to play it when the shop is open. Example, a while ago there was a problem with steam. The entire day, I was not able to play Magicka (which I wanted to play a lot that day, new pc and all). Now, there seem to be ways around it, but I think its bull that I have to find a way around an error made by the company that sold me a game.

And on a personal matter: I am somewhat paranoid, so I do not like the idea of one coorporation being able to see in a flash what games I play, how often I play them, and with whom I play them with. Big Brother can watch someone else. (I have the same problem with facebook adds for that matter, based on likes and dislikes. Though I did find it hilarious to see an add asking me if I was interested in a live Freddy mercury concert..)

However, IF you can get over paranoia or do not mind a second-party program handling your games, I suppose Steam is a good program. It does allow you to quickly see your friends online or not, playing certain games. But if you are more of a solo-player gamer like myself, you will not enjoy it so much.