@ Dragonknight:
I think you are spot on in your assessment. I am at a point where I have to evaluate every game purchase I make specifically for the reason stated in your article. I now spend much time looking for DRM free games and talking with developers/publishers to determine if a game will be DRM free or not. Recently, I have been supporting several kickstarter developments simply because they will publish DRM free.
It is my impression that it is the publisher...
@awesome-xanto:
Even in offline mode Steam is still sending a "heart beat" message. Check your network traffic and you will see it. The Steam offline mode is not. It is very misleading to label it such. Try playing in offline mode with your network completely disabled.(Then try it for 6 months completely disconnected and then reconnect - you will likely be surprised at the outcome - I know I was having been a Steam user for years.) I travel a great deal to places withou...