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Unlike most other Securom games listed on Steam, Battlefield Bad Company 2 didn't list its usage on the game info box to the right, but in the middle of a lengthy disclaimer below the description. Learning about this 18 hours before the release I immediately opened a ticket to request a full refund of my preorder, which I had paid for over a month in advance.

Why is this? I remember EA dropping Securom for their Steam releases after the backlash from Spore. Why? It was my most anticipated game this year. Now my only exposure will be a Gamefly rental of the inferior Xbox 360 version. Inferior because of my superior PC specs, and the addition of 8 extra players per map.  How I miss the 64 player games of old. The hours I wasted on Battlefield 1942, Vietnam and 2 were some of my best gaming memories ever.

Isn't Steam in itself enough DRM? I have to log into Steam and also use my Steam issued CD key in order to play online. Why? Why? Why? Just take my money and let me play in peace. In a couple months when Gamefly actually has the game in stock to ship my way I will be cursing at the controller, because the guy just infront of me... turned after getting pierced by my gun... only to end one of my many lives... because the wrist is mightier than the thumb.