Quote Originally Posted by Nixxe View Post
Any contractual issue is still an issue with SE, as they had to agree to the contract in the first place and are responsible for any consequences of that contract that adversely affect their customers.
Sure, they can't escape that, but any sort of petition will not change the contract. But let's not also escape from the responsibility that the customers have. Those who don't like this willingly bought from Steam. When you make a purchase on Steam you agree to their terms and conditions -- including consenting to a change such as this. If someone was not OK with Steam making any change that they wish, they should not have bought from Steam in the first place.

Quote Originally Posted by Ayer2015 View Post
It becomes an issue with SE when they do not allow the transfer of character data from a Steam account to a non-Steam PC version. I would have no problem with repurchasing the game if I could maintain all my progress.
It really isn't that simple. Valve gets a cut of every purchase made on Steam, which is why they require you to buy expansions on Steam. If S-E and Valve are contractually bound (highly likely) then S-E offering the option you suggest breaks the contract. Seeing as S-E doesn't want to get sued, you can ask for it until you're blue in the face, but it still won't happen.