If you're rabidly pro-Steam, on the other hand, the news should be a boon. DNF Publisher 2K hasn't yet said whether this includes Steam achievements, but as "a bunch of questions [players] have been asking...are finalized." The response to the news has so far been mixed.
"I hate when I am forced to play SP [singleplayer] games using [S]team," writes one user. "I'll be fine if just the multiplayer requires [S]team though."
"Suddenly I dont want to buy it anymore," write another. "Steam is stupid."
The balance leans positive, though.
"Steam is a lot better than any retail [G]amestop or EBgames," writes a Steam advocate, adding that "Steam saved PC gaming."