[QUOTE="z4twenny"]i won't buy the game. i've made that point, as to what rights i do or don't have it seems you feel like you have more authority than myself to determine what my rights are. funny enough, you obviously don'tMakari
iirc none of the pirated versions ever strip the DRM, they just bypass it. it's still on your computer regardless if you install the game, pirated or legit. if you're really against the DRM as a whole being on your computer, then you have to simply not play the game.
"Don't care" isn't the same thing as "wouldn't notice." EA is saying in their defense that 99.8% of people that used the form of DRM has not had a problem with it and wouldn't notice it, where as the mere .2% of people it caused issue with are the ones protesting.
... Stop making things up. It's pretty simple to understand if you read it.
imo I wouldnt mind DRM if it refreshes over time (say 6 months period ?), like say after 3 years I felt like playing spore again ... but wait I already installed it 5 times, then whats the purpose of buying a game if I can't use it over time!?
I end up installing old games more often than buying new ones.
As long as the game works after I legitmately paid money for the copy, I dont really care about DRM.Jd1680a
imo I wouldnt mind DRM if it refreshes over time (say 6 months period ?), like say after 3 years I felt like playing spore again ... but wait I already installed it 5 times, then whats the purpose of buying a game if I can't use it over time!?
I end up installing old games more often than buying new ones.
[QUOTE="Jd1680a"]As long as the game works after I legitmately paid money for the copy, I dont really care about DRM.3abden
I think thats the way MS windows activation servers work... After six months, thier servers clear. Even though I wonder about alteriour motives (second hand sales mainly), I won't be surprised to see this patched out soon, especially if the calls/complaints mount once retail is no longer a factor.
I think thats the way MS windows activation servers work... After six months, thier servers clear. Even though I wonder about alteriour motives (second hand sales mainly), I won't be surprised to see this patched out soon, especially if the calls/complaints mount once retail is no longer a factor.Captain__Tripps
Close... MS's activation runs off of similar triggers as SecuROM, but MS's activation only goes off if you change more than (iirc) 2 things in one reboot. My memory might be wrong, but MS pays attention to motherboard + CPU + RAM + video card + DVD drive, and if you change 3 of those at once you have to reactivate. You can change 2 at a time, reboot, change 2 more, reboot, and it should be fine. SecuROM watches motherboard + hard drive + dvd drive, and changing one of them flags it as a new comp? I think... I barely remember all that stuff.
[QUOTE="Captain__Tripps"]I think thats the way MS windows activation servers work... After six months, thier servers clear. Even though I wonder about alteriour motives (second hand sales mainly), I won't be surprised to see this patched out soon, especially if the calls/complaints mount once retail is no longer a factor.Makari
Close... MS's activation runs off of similar triggers as SecuROM, but MS's activation only goes off if you change more than (iirc) 2 things in one reboot. My memory might be wrong, but MS pays attention to motherboard + CPU + RAM + video card + DVD drive, and if you change 3 of those at once you have to reactivate. You can change 2 at a time, reboot, change 2 more, reboot, and it should be fine. SecuROM watches motherboard + hard drive + dvd drive, and changing one of them flags it as a new comp? I think... I barely remember all that stuff.
I meant if your activations reached its limit... It will reset after 6 months of non-use. I know it does, because I quit using an OEM copy for a while, and next time I installed it it worked, amd has worked ever since.
his number came from looking at EA's activation server for the game - a lot of the people here complaining about it never bought the game, boycott or otherwise.
Here is a statistic for you.......I am pretty sure 99.8% of you don't have a clue about what you talk about. See, anyone can make up statistics....I am pretty sure this is the closest statistic in the whole thread.....LOL
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