While I don't think Galaxy will be forced on anybody, that's it's unique draw. I agree it is Steam Like, but I think that's got more to do with, what the clients are designed for, online gaming.
Generic clients look alike, because they are generic Clients, they do the same jobs.
I'm an SPG gamer, Online hasn't been sophisticated enough for me.
MOBA's are PvP Arena games, the typical bolt-on multi-player that AAA thinks I must have in every SPG, I want none of them.
MMO's=WoW Clone=Ultima Clone=SPG campaign with Bolt-on Co=op multi-player= I play SPG campaigns in SPG's.
Star Citizen's Persistent Universe is the start of true Multi-player, designed as a Persistent and ever evolving World.
I'm hopeful, because CIG have the same vision, I want that.
A PU is fundamentally multi-player, no main quest all must follow (the SPG campaign), CIG's job is to make the Universe, content is created dynamically, through player needs and desires.
Here about a unique artifact, you desire, no-one tells you where it is, if it even exists, You create your own story and no-one has the same tale, Even the basics of life, need moving from where plentiful to where required.
Want a rare item, even if you can buy it, it has to get to where you are, someone must haul everything required to everywhere it's needed, this generates content dynamically.
Example
hire a merchant to deliver it, pirates could steal it, generating many new natural quests.
It's ambition is huge, only high end gamers were willing to back it, the risks equal the ambition
I've been waiting for this since, Ultima invented the MMO, but WoW took off as a clone of Ultima, they've gone after that single market ever since, it peaked a decade ago, been a constant decline ever since.
The MMO market is 20 million and falling with, WoW taking half. There's 7,000 Million potential customers, yet publishers chase the same 10 Million, over and over again.
After that diversion, back on topic, SC needs dedicated clients, not some generic store rubbish.
All MPG's do in my opinion, if your MPG uses a store client, you can shove it, into the sun don't shine location.
Store clients have no place on my PC, GOG's included.
Anyway thanks for informing me so well, but I'm back to ignoring Rep, it's irrelevant, and I don't see it while writing a post, Firefox opens a new tab, with just the edit box.