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I'm called Tim. I've been playing Dink since it came out, when I was a young, dumb kid.

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Punisher's histrionics aside, Valve (through Steam) has far more control over the gaming market than I feel comfortable with. With some games, they can (and do) lock people out of playing the games they've paid for. Say what you want about how most people don't have a negative experience, but the fact that this is even possible tells me that consumers no longer have the rights they ought to when they buy PC games.

I use Steam because there is simply no other way to get certain games, but I dislike the obtrusive client and avoid it when possible. Steam tries to run crap in the background. I have manually removed the "Steam Service." Every time I have to start the client, it lies to me that the service is required for Steam to function properly and tells me I should reinstall it; I ignore this, and it works fine.