I love Sins of a Solar Empire, and think it is the best strategy game to come out in a LONG time. I have bought every expansion as it came out, and have been looking forward to Rebellion eagerly. However, I was worried when I saw today that the beta was released only on Steam. I, for personal reasons, cannot use Steam, and I will not buy the game if I am required to use Steam in order to install it. Therefore I would like to know if Rebellion will require Steam (even if you buy the CD) and if it does not, how will updating through Steam work? I loved the fact that I could uninstall Impulse and Sins would still work on my computer. Will that be possible with Steam?
