Most creative and yet problematic copy-protection ever created.

its known as FADE and Arma 2 uses it. What it does is it slowly corrupts the game, making the guns impossible to fire, creating all sorts of bugs, and even turning you into a segul (yes its what you think it is)

But as clever as it is, its also highly problematic, because a lot of misinformation is being spread about the game as a result of those who play the pirated copy of the game, since it seems not a single one of them actually knows about this copy protection.

If you know it, they sure know it tooklesus

very few people know about it, because it doesnt actually come into effect until you play for a little bit, and so as a result there are a lot of people that actually think the game is broken.

There are a lot of people complaining on the forum about how they cant shoot guns accuratly past 100meters for example.

Epic lulz :lol:

Well thats one way to curb pirating. :lol: But like anything wouldn't the hackers or pirate's find away to circumvent it?

Well thats one way to curb pirating. :lol: But like anything wouldn't the hackers or pirate's find away to circumvent it?

2beers_in_hand

while im sure they will eventually, its just an incredible annoyance for anybody who downloaded the game, its a very large download, and it bassiclly all went to waste.

That is by far the best DRM I've heard of since STEAM.

Please we need more FADE.

That is by far the best DRM I've heard of since STEAM.

Please we need more FADE.

XturnalS

:lol: That sounds hilarious.AAllxxjjnn

Spiro the dragon had similar protection. Actually, it had quite a few built in but one feature was if it was cracked a certain way, the pirate would think he had a working game because it ran, but certain gems weren't included that allowed you to progress.

The one you posted sounds fantastic though!

[QUOTE="AAllxxjjnn"]:lol: That sounds hilarious.Wasdie

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That is by far the best DRM I've heard of since STEAM.

Please we need more FADE.

klesus

Onlive? I can't even have my own copy of the game with onlive...

That's definitely one way to catch pirates out in the open.

[QUOTE="XturnalS"]

That is by far the best DRM I've heard of since STEAM.

Please we need more FADE.

klesus

there are such thing as cracked steam accounts.... i wouldn't doubt they'll find a way to get cracked onlive accounts, at least for a bit. paullywog

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Well thats one way to curb pirating. :lol: But like anything wouldn't the hackers or pirate's find away to circumvent it?

cobrax75

while im sure they will eventually, its just an incredible annoyance for anybody who downloaded the game, its a very large download, and it bassiclly all went to waste.

Reminds of Crysis' DRM, anyone playing a pirated Crysis had chicken bullets and threw chickens as grenades :lol:.

[QUOTE="Wasdie"][QUOTE="AAllxxjjnn"]:lol: That sounds hilarious.AAllxxjjnn

How does this not effect people who bought the genuine copy?

Well thats one way to curb pirating. :lol: But like anything wouldn't the hackers or pirate's find away to circumvent it?

2beers_in_hand

Cool, i want to be a segul!

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Well thats one way to curb pirating. :lol: But like anything wouldn't the hackers or pirate's find away to circumvent it?

HuusAsking

Its not a new idea, in 90s it was quite often, I think BlueByte did it first in Settlers 2 or 3

Its not a new idea, in 90s it was quite often, I think BlueByte did it first in Settlers 2 or 3

AdrianWerner