Yes, that's exactly wha i meant.... think too that it's the best if the game has his own ingame implemented item/trade shop only for cosmetics made from nekrova. And thats no p2w because nobody get some unfair advantage through this....Personally would favor Steam but as Luna already said, devs have to pay a fee.
So a Standalone Version makes lots of sense, especially if you guys are going to implement a Shop (any way you look at it, you will need income to cover any expenses) All the Money will go directly to you and no Shares to Valve.
You said earlier youre against P2W but the Shop could be for pure cosmetics (Clothing, Skins and what not).
That would make trade work like how it did on apb , they would have to release it first hand on steam if they want to keep this as the only trade method. Or else trading would not be possible. One could just login in game via steam account , and their steam account would be blocked by the game servers should they choose to cheat.Another + is that releasing it on steam when the time is right and the money/fee is there to be paid for it, you can get ALOT more trafic that way. If advertised properly ofcourse.