Quote Originally Posted by Nerfworthy View Post
Steam is pretty awful, that's why when given the choice I always buy the game on its own.
I think it's pretty good for purchase. It's much less of a hassle than buying from SE directly. I launch FFXIV via Steam every day and it really makes no difference. The only potential problem would be if logging in and staying logged in requires an external (Steam?) interaction. Steam's version of ESO doesn't work for me, so I use the regular version. But as long as it works, I will continue to play FFXIV via Steam.