I don't understand why it doesn't autoupdate the game like steam does. Such a hassle for everyone.
Considering the number of times I cursed out steam for that very feature (I have ridiculously fast internet at college and slow at home and it always seems steam updates my games when I'm at home), I'm not sure it's a wonderful idea, because it takes away from peoples' ability to game anywhere and any place they choose. However, if it weren't for the fact that such requests blasted the servers into a pulp the first few days because of the number of illegitimate copies, I'd be all for update notification on game load.