[INTERESTING ARTICLE; See Page 8] Discussion: Thoughts on Piracy

[Yuhaney]

The question is, what will happen to your games, when your account will be banned (possible in theory)?

You keep the games and will be able to play single-player and multiplayer but you just can't log in to VAC protected servers or use the Steam forums.

I also hate the DRM since when I buy the game, digital or physical, I am expecting to actually "own" the product instead of putting me through all this nightmare of online activation, serial keys and whatnot.
However, that's why there is agreement of EULA and TOS. If you disagree, you disagree and that's it. Not allowed to use the product.
But still, actually owning a product shouldn't mean you're forced online 24/7 to use this product.

I also hate that some of PC games have Steam or Origin forced activation. After you are forced to activate the game on Steam/Origin, you can't resell nor trade the game after done playing with it unless someone wants to buy a non-usable copy of the game. That's why I usually buy the new games for consoles instead of PC. They can at least be traded for another product after done playing.

I actually miss the day when you could just plug in and play. No updates, no hassle, no nothing. Just games.