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Re:Universe Sandbox by Saming on Sunday January 24, 2016 @07:37PM (#10964849)
Have you actually visited the link? It is available without DRM.
Re:Universe Sandbox by J_Darnley on Sunday January 24, 2016 @09:23PM (#10965241)
Yes I have and don't lie. The steam logo should be enough to tell anyone that what you're buying is an "all access pass to the steam service". Further than that, might I direct your attention here http://universesandbox.com/faq/#purchase specifically this paragraph https://archive.is/aKZD7#selection-1333.0-1347.254 where they quite clearly say steam is required and that they haven't decided whether it will be drm free at some point.
Re:Universe Sandbox by dang on Monday January 25, 2016 @12:21AM (#10965735)
> Yes I have and don't lie

You've posted many uncivil comments to Hacker News, and we've asked you not to do this before. If you can't or won't stop, we're going to ban your account.

Re:Universe Sandbox by J_Darnley on Monday January 25, 2016 @06:33AM (#10966602)
Just because I called him a liar it is suddenly uncivil? Understood. I won't call out liars.
Re:Universe Sandbox by dang on Monday January 25, 2016 @01:52PM (#10969048)
Yes, thank you. The civil way is to assume that someone is mistaken and correct them politely.
Re:Universe Sandbox by Saming on Sunday January 24, 2016 @10:30PM (#10965404)
I stand corrected, the presence of the Humble Store widget has not the same meaning as it used to, sadly.
Re:Universe Sandbox by J_Darnley on Monday January 25, 2016 @06:35AM (#10966608)
I'm glad you see that now.
Re:Universe Sandbox by andybak on Sunday January 24, 2016 @06:36PM (#10964591)
What does that mean?
Re:Universe Sandbox by J_Darnley on Sunday January 24, 2016 @07:10PM (#10964731)
Steam is DRM. Can't play without having authenticated. It infects everything or damn near everything these days. Steam is trying very hard to get a monopoly. They want to lock out competition. They want to control everything you may do with the game you bought (rented might be a better verb).

Because of all that what more reason is needed to not buy a particular game?

Re:Universe Sandbox by ChrisClark on Sunday January 24, 2016 @07:23PM (#10964789)
It's up to the publisher, you can have a completely DRM free game on Steam. For instance, I just copied the FTL game recently from my Steam install folder to my netbook to play on a trip. Steam has never been installed on it.
Re:Universe Sandbox by ekianjo on Monday January 25, 2016 @12:22AM (#10965737)
Indeed, but it is true that Steam has no indication whatsoever when you download a game (or buy one) whether it's DRM-free or not. It's not explicit in any way.