The world doesn't function according to your quasi-eutopian ideals. Enjoy your lack of sins.

-DrGonzo

Um... why would Stardock ever put Sins on Steam? Stardock owns Impulse and publishes Sins, so why would they then put it on their competitor's service? Since that is never going to happen, you're either going to have to buy a box, use Impulse, or just not get the game.

I will give you credit, though, you are one of a very small group who doesn't want a box.

I have Impulse and Steam on my PC.

You do know that you can have impulse and steam don't you?

Samurye

It will never come out on steam. Period. Get over it if you want the game. Steam is valve's DD platform and Impulse is Stardock's. They won't comingle their games to the other system (ie Half life will never be on impulse). Or you can go to a store and get it.

As for choosing your DD platform, thats what Stardock's new GOO DRM system is all about

In my opinion, steam has a better community system and store selection than Impulse (I'm just not an IRC person). Other than that, Impulse is better in every way (much better download speeds, it doesn't randomly disconnect, looks better, it doesn't need to be running for the game to run, only to update or install...).

Sins will be available on Steam when Half Life and other Valve games are available on impulse. 8)

I hate download programs so I'll just have to look stupid if HL is available, but it seems a bit silly to give your competition amunition against you.

Your loss.

I really don't see the problem.  Download Impulse, purchase and download Sins and the expansion and makes sure to put an icon on your desktop.  Close Impulse.  Play Sins and never have to open Impulse again (until you need an update).  It's not like you have to sell your soul to Impulse in order to play Sins.

SINS will be on Steam sometime after the Half-Life series is on Impulse.

Seriously, since Steam and Impulse are direct competetors don't expect them to share exclusive games.

Plus I am pretty sure patching for Steam would be a hassle at best and a major problem at worst.  To my knowledge Steam uses normal patches that have been modified to be compatable with Steam to update(at least that is what I have heard).

Impulse does not use patches for updates.  It checks to see what files have been changed and then only downloads those files.  As a result Ironcald really only needs to upload a new version and Impulse takes care of the updating for each person.

Short version: Won't happen and Impulse is better at updating than Steam.

EDIT: Strange, none of the replies above me showed up until after I posted this.  May be a problem with the forum update

Just buy the boxed copy and throw the packaging away dude.

Ok, normally I lurk on this board but this made me extremely angry.

First of all, your saying to distribute digitially and ironclad is through stardock's impulse. Then you complain it's not through steam. Well, see, when two companies are in a publisher agreement they make rules such as don't work with the enemy. Impulse and Steam are two opposing digital distribution models and why would Stardock help a rival?

Secondly, Impulse is nowhere near as intrusive as Steam and is much less of a memory hog. Steam is one og the most annoying pieces of software EVAR. Not only does the thing need to be on while I'm playing, it also autoupdates my games and breaks all my mods even when i turn off autoupdate. I had to use Steam for Empire Total War and its nonsense lead me to just torrent a game I had legally bought because I could not play the game how i wanted.

Impulse is much better on the merit that if you don't want to, you don't even need it to atcually play the game, just pop in the cd, install and play. Unlike Steam where even with a cd, you need steam to register and download stuff.

You assume you speak for the masses.  Have fun with that, they're not going to put it on STEAM unless their analysts say it's a good move to do so.  Meaning... You won't be playing Sins unless you get over it and buy a boxed copy(you realize you can toss the box after, yes?) or buy it off Impulse.

Okay, first off here are the differences.  Impulse is ONLY required to PATCH sins.  NOTHING ELSE.

Steam requires you to have it running CONSTANTLY so you can even PLAY your games.

Your arguement is therefore null and void.

hang on, have you ever even used impulse???

Your argument is utterly ridiculous when you look at it.  I mean, would you only buy things like clothes from your favourite shop and never buy anything from anywhere else?

You are not going to find anyone who agrees with you over why you are not buying the game.

Read this  if you still think you have a point.