Hello EA? Do humans still work there? Is anyone alive in there?

User Rating: 1.5 | Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight PC
By kuboi2001 | Review Date:
I actually own this game and pre-ordered it. The last few games I have ordered had horrific DRM, as such, this is the last game I will be pre-ordering until the end of the DRM era on PC games. That being said, as others have mentioned, the DRM in this game is the worst of any I've ever played. Well, I shouldn't say "played" because I haven't been able to play the game for more than 5 minutes.

In the first 5 minutes of the SINGLE-PLAYER game I lost my connection twice (and no, that does not normally occur to me). Is that EA's fault? No. However, it is their fault for devising a DRM scheme that requires a persistent internet connection. When you lose your connection you can't continue to play and no progress is saved. What moron thought that idea up? Hey EA moron, have you ever used a WI-FI network?

Sigh. I wish I could write a legitimate review on the gameplay characteristics and graphics and all that fun stuff. I really do. Instead, I have to write this review of the DRM, like many others have, because EA has gone too far. I hate Steam. I hate disposable software. I hate EA's new DRM scheme most of all.

Do me a favor - don't buy this game. At least don't buy it until EA patches it to get rid of the persistent internet requirement (unlikely). Never again.

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