In the past some people resisted Steam because patches came very late if at all.
Over time this has changed, to the point that Paradox now only uses the Steam version for some of their games, and as a result patching is automatic and painless. The only question that ever presents itself is whether to opt into betas or not, and once you're learned the ins and outs of the system that is pretty simple as well.
At the other end of the spectrum, I've had to suffer through a couple of other developers who just didn't seem to get the knack for how updates and/or DLC worked in Steam. They eventually got their act together (and I'm not naming names because I like their products), but they looked pretty unprofessional while they were at it. Not understanding how to use Steam correctly is a great way for a developer to damage his brand in front of a very large audience.
So with all that being said, I'm wondering whether it's better to have the Steam or the non-Steam version of the game installed.
My only experience with Ageod and Steam is Rise of Prussia, but I've been too busy to install the Steam version to compare it to the non-Steam version. I suppose that would be a good test, as there are patches and possibly hotfixes available on that one. It would be interesting to see if everything shows up in the Steam version.
So let me simply ask the question: how will Steam support work relative to non-Steam support? Will you release patches and hotfixes first for the non-Steam version, and then convert the patches to Steam-compatible versions ? And if so, what do you anticipate the delay to be between the two releases?
Few people have the hard drive space to have both versions on their computers, so which version should be considered the main one, and which the back-up?