@gidgetpants
It's about the offline PC gamer voice being lost. Well misplaced. PC gaming is just for the online gamer. The online gamer has this keep up or shut up attitude. PC gaming is not PC gaming anymore, it's now mainly Steam gaming.
Offline gamers expect game developers to develop a complete game that has been tested for bugs and game breaking bugs to such a point that you don't ever need a patch.
For some reason, online gamers can't comprehend the offline gamer. When we speak about no drm in retail, online gamers take it as a personal attack against Steam and themselves.
Online gamers only cares about themselves or so it seems. A system can be put into place to cater to the offline gamers and the online gamers. Just look at how The Witcher 3 is being launched. For the offline gamers and the online gamers. But online gamers will not speak out nor support the offline PC gamer.
I will also speak for the offline gamer. It is the way I want to buy games at retail. Just sad that no other publisher really supports the offline gamers. CDPR is supporting the offline gamers and as long as they do that, I will be supporting and buying all of CDPR's games.
Some people still buy Vinyl records, they say they sound better(they don't) , Technology marches on, with or without you. You can choose to use old ways of doing things. Just do not be surprised to look around and find yourself all by your lonesome. Why would you want to buy a game retail? You pay more. Ordering a collectors edition I get,but a regular retail copy??? not so much..... to each their own though.....