Gunny - Although I admit I like STEAM and the way it manages the games/updates, etc - and it works pretty damn well now, I just don't like being forced to have yet another application or client running in order to play a game.

The last I saw origin, it was a cluster f@#k of an application that sucked up resources in the background. Plus, in general, I don't have alot of trust or faith in EA. So the less I have to be 'married' to them - the better.

I pre-ordered through Amazon, but I am aware I'll still have to have Origin in order to run the game. I fully expect a ton of crashing, punk buster problems, and a slow response from EA during the launch.