[QUOTE="MK-Professor"]
will not affect me, for a simple reason i have internet contortion :|:o although some people will take it as an excuse to pirate the game.
heretrix
Having a sufficient internet connection on your end ISN'T the problem. The problem is when they go down for some reason like maintenance or hardware failure/updates. This also gets into the murky waters of how long will they support the game. I had to call EA supportlast Xmas because of an activation issue when I wanted to play the original Mass Effect on the PC, and when I explained my issue I was told that the gamewas "kinda old" so I had to get my activation reset. I was able to play it...eventually (4 hours later). I'd rather whatever issues I have with a game be my fault than a server connection issue from them. Given their reputation for having really sh!tty server issues on pretty much all of their online games, this doesn't fill me with confidence. And no game should just have cloud only saves as it removes a very good reason for cloud gaming in the first place...a good backup. Their hardware isn't immune to failure.Pretty much. I can see how before Diablo III demonstrated what a catastrophe always online DRM was people may have had a case to argue that in this day and age requiring a constant connection was a tenable position to hold, but now it's been proven not to be a viable solution and in fact literally ruins the enjoyment. I can't even begin to express my frustration at the (sometimes 9 hour) downtimes for maintenance, being unable to play the day of release, not being able to play when I want for something I paid money for, the constant "Error 37" connection problems, the dropouts, the lame save system, the account hackings (which ironically was one of Blizzard's main arguments for having always online), the loss of items and hardcore characters due to Blizzard's fault, the constant stuttering....all products stemming from that DRM.
And people still are so apathetic and will continue to support such a thing? That's insane, and the blame rests just as much on their shoulders as much as it does the pirates. I can't say I'm extremely disappointed with this news as I'm not really a fan of the Sim series, but I was curious and if it received positive reviews I may have been interested and looked into picking it up. Now, it's not even on my radar. Well, at least as this news arrives so does the news that Ubi is going to ditch their past DRM in favor for a one time activation, so there is a good sign that while some companies continue to shoot themselves in the foot, others are wising up.
Now, if Relic and THQ comes out and says Company of Heroes 2 will have this DRM, I will cry. That is a franchise I love and would be severely pissed if it becomes ruined by this. I'm keeping my fingers crossed until its release.
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