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The German politicans didn't ask to cencor the game... It was Ubisofts decision, because of laws. Also the Bundesprüfstelle für jugendgefährdende Medien can't censor games. They can just decide to put them on the index. The publishers or developers (in this case the publishers) decided to censor the game because of German laws. In movies you can see the swastika because movies counted as art. Compuer Games are gray zone. It's not cleare and debated if they are art or not. Many people think they could blame the politicans for this... But this isn't true. Mostly the developers or publishers decide this to give there games a lower age limit so they get more buyers.

Yes, you need Steam for patches. But just open steam one time and let it do. Ironman and Archievements aren't important, and they work with the steam services. And the multiplayer,,, The reason behind this is just, because Paradox had problems with the own multiplayer and the steam one works much better. But okay... It's unimportant. I think we move to much away from the main topic. Paradox didn't develops PoE just published it and don't force Obsidian to anything. This (bolded) is the key part - to install the game you need an internet connection and the steam client. If Steam goes bye-bye, you can't reinstall your games. If GOG goes bye-bye, I can use my backed-up installers to continue installing the game as many times as needed. GOG is an online shop wherein you buy a product and it provides additional after-sales service. Steam is an online shop wherein you buy a service with product as an inseparable pair. If the service goes, your product (the installation file) is useless (AFAIK and would be happy to be corrected). This is what makes Steam DRM - you need the steam client to install the game. It therefore controls ('manages') the rights of people to install the software (aka DRM). Just save CK2 on a CD. Without the installer, but you can save the whole game.

You don't need an installer for GOG, you just need to download the files from their store. The installation and the playing can be done entirely off-line after that. Okay. It works without the installer. But you can play Paradox games without steam too. Just the downloading and installing is on steam. A fter this you can delete steam and play the game without internet and without steam.

Yes. Many people thin Steam = DRM... But Paradox games on Steam are DRM-free. Steam is always DRM, as to install games you need Steam client, Steam account and game on your account (or on account of some one in you family share list), to install it, which means that it is way to control digital content after sale aka DRM. Although Paradox games on Steam don't have any extra DRM mechanics after installing game, which means that you can copy and/or move installed files to other folders/disks/computers if you wish. But strictly speaking they aren't DRM-free as Steam itself always work as DRM on games that needs it to be installed, even if game works without Steam after install. But you need a Installer for gog too. And for GamersGate. So they are not more or less DRm-free then this.

Yes. Many people thin Steam = DRM... But Paradox games on Steam are DRM-free. But many people at Paradox where backers too...