Well steam supports the ability to register third party keys (not 100% sure how this work but I have several games I purchase from other companies or in box forms that are not steam-works games but i can still (optionally) register the key on steam. It is true with these box games I could give the game to a friend and just play the version off steam (the ones I have have cd checks when using the box version). Anyways If I could register FE on steam I would so I didn't have to download 3+GB everytime there is an update (for reasons i don't understand stardock patches blow away my windows 7 mount point and the patches don't work). - Anyways not really a complaint - i can't register the key so i just download the game from stardock. It works.
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In some sense (given the second steam thread) I feel this is a damn if you do damn i you don't situation. I know that for steamworks games folks whine and whine that they have to use steam and there should be a way to buy a game without using steam. Hum. Oh well.
