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 Posted: Sun, 5th Apr 2009 17:08 Post subject: |
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| bushwacka wrote: | | btw, the game has a 3-installs-limit, unrevocable. one more reason for pirating the hell out of it. |
Don't start.
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JBeckman
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| Posted: Sun, 5th Apr 2009 19:30 Post subject: |
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Can also support the developer/publisher by buying it and then use a nocd "crack" (Or similar) to avoid activating the game in the first place if you don't want to risk losing activations.
That said SecuROM normally revokes such stuff during a uninstall and it can also be forced in more recent versions of the software (Or what to call the protection) (/revoke as a command parameter as a shortcut or similar to the game exe if I remember correctly.)
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mao5
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| Posted: Sun, 5th Apr 2009 19:55 Post subject: |
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heard it uses online verify and activation.
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| Posted: Sun, 5th Apr 2009 20:00 Post subject: |
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Now now everyone, keep on topic!
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| Posted: Sun, 5th Apr 2009 20:03 Post subject: |
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Is this getting a Steam release?
Gustave the Steel
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lhzr
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| Posted: Sun, 5th Apr 2009 20:22 Post subject: |
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how is talking about the eventual protection not on topic? is there one game thread where protection isn't mentioned?
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| Posted: Sun, 5th Apr 2009 20:28 Post subject: |
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As long as it gets cracked, who gives a crap about what protection is used?
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| Posted: Sun, 5th Apr 2009 20:35 Post subject: |
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People who bought the game?
Gustave the Steel
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| Posted: Sun, 5th Apr 2009 20:36 Post subject: |
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Bingo. Not me.
Clown Fiesta
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| Posted: Sun, 5th Apr 2009 20:57 Post subject: |
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i was planning on preordering, but i'd like to replay it some time in the future aswell
where does this activation news come from?
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| Posted: Sun, 5th Apr 2009 20:58 Post subject: |
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| JBeckman wrote: | | Can also support the developer/publisher by buying it and then use a nocd "crack" (Or similar) to avoid activating the game in the first place if you don't want to risk losing activations. |
I think HIS(not mine, just gotta say it before Cedge comes in here cursing at me) point was that it's not worth supporting them when they put in protection that only harms people who buy the game.
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JBeckman
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| Posted: Sun, 5th Apr 2009 21:14 Post subject: |
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As you say djaoni choosing to not support them due to the protection method utilized is of course a valid choice though unfortunately I doubt it'll do much for not many people will actually boycott the game and if they instead choose to download it that might even convince the developers (Or publishers) that a even stronger protection method is required.
(I don't like any of these online protections for just that reason but I can use them, you have to be connected and verified which can be problematic for some plus you can lose "activations" easily with having to do a very difficult process to get them back going back and forth with customer support.)
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| Posted: Sun, 5th Apr 2009 21:24 Post subject: |
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Fuck Atari...I hope they go bankrupt
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| Posted: Sun, 5th Apr 2009 21:33 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Sun, 5th Apr 2009 22:16 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Mon, 6th Apr 2009 00:13 Post subject: |
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| bushwacka wrote: | | did sales from ubi or stardock plummet when they dropped the copy protection? nope - and other publishers should see the light there some time too. |
Their sales didn't necessarily plummet, but neither did the number of people pirating their games. Prince of Persia, which had no copy protection whatsoever, was pirated every bit as heavily as Far Cry 2, which had limited-activation SecuROM protection. This pretty much completely blows away the claim that many pirates use, which is that they wouldn't pirate games, if they didn't have "restrictive" DRM.
And regarding Stardock: let's be honest. More people pirate Objectdock and Windowblinds, than pay for them.
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| Posted: Mon, 6th Apr 2009 00:27 Post subject: |
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you're right there, but that's not my point. PoP may have been pirated as heavily as farcry2, but at least this time they weren't losing sales because of people boycotting the DRM.
anyway, to bring this to an end: removing the protection doesn't necessarily increase sales, but stronger DRM doesn't either, plus it's tedious and costs money. period.
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| Posted: Mon, 6th Apr 2009 00:31 Post subject: |
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| Cedge wrote: | | Their sales didn't necessarily plummet, but neither did the number of people pirating their games. Prince of Persia, which had no copy protection whatsoever, was pirated every bit as heavily as Far Cry 2, which had limited-activation SecuROM protection. This pretty much completely blows away the claim that many pirates use, which is that they wouldn't pirate games, if they didn't have "restrictive" DRM. |
Your argument goes both ways. It didn't lower piracy, but it didn't exponentially raise it, as EA or Crytek would like you to believe. |
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| Posted: Mon, 6th Apr 2009 04:40 Post subject: |
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| shole wrote: | i was planning on preordering, but i'd like to replay it some time in the future aswell
where does this activation news come from? |
Preorder away then, I can guarantee you'll be able to play it in the future.
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| Posted: Mon, 6th Apr 2009 18:04 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Mon, 6th Apr 2009 23:17 Post subject: |
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oh ok, cool..
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| Posted: Mon, 6th Apr 2009 23:26 Post subject: |
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| bushwacka wrote: | you're right there, but that's not my point. PoP may have been pirated as heavily as farcry2, but at least this time they weren't losing sales because of people boycotting the DRM.
anyway, to bring this to an end: removing the protection doesn't necessarily increase sales, but stronger DRM doesn't either, plus it's tedious and costs money. period. |
People who pirate "cause they boycott the DRM" just don't want to pay. They can always buy the game, download the crack, and play without any protection at all. These people know how to get the crack in 30 secs, but noooo, they want to boycott the DRM...Of course...cause its free 
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