I hate the idea of incorporating an external resource to games in general, Steam included. It's unnecessary, inconvenient and a nuisance. And lets not forget, this game is going on the PS3. Having that functionality is impossible on the console so PC players would have an advantage over console players, something Square avoided like the plague in XI until recent years when PS2 support became problematic due to expanding content. Don't want, don't need. You can already run XIV windowed, what more could you possibly need?