[QUOTE="artur79"][QUOTE="mrbojangles25"][QUOTE="Feran"]

I think this is a good idea, if it means we dont have to reley on DRM and a 3 install limit and will bring back the faith of the devs then its all good.... dosent mean it will kill piracey all together but I think it will stop the casuals its far too easy these days to use Bit-torrent than to physically let some stranger mod your 200 dollar mobo....

mrbojangles25

thats true. with this chip, piracy will problably drop down to the same ratio as on consoles...yes, some people will have modded 360s and some will have modded PC mobos, but not enough to make a dent.

I think this is a great idea and it doesnt screw over the consumer.

That's a big assumption right there. Copy protection schemes tend to piss a lot of legit customers off, they are annoying, that's a fact. Until I see that it works like a charm without giving me problems, I'm a sceptic.

I wonder how they are going to make ALL the mobo-companies include that chip in their design? I'm sure some smart ass will go: "Hey, guys! Here's how we sell more mobos than the competition, lets not include this **** in our products!"

The irony in this whole thing is that this opens up for even more ways to earn dirty money in certain regions. Modded mobos are going to be huge in Asia.

Sigh...

I fail to see how a chip on a piece of hardware, instead of the current measures, would be an inconvenience.

This isnt a scheme its an actual, physical, tangible solution. Its not some "install limit" or some semi-virus like securom or whatever.

As for how theyre going to get all mobo companies to do it? Simple, they just get them to do it.

-Gamers want to play games
-Mobo makers want to sell hardware to gamers
-Gamemakers want to sell games to gamers
-Gamemakers say "our software will only work on mobos that have this chip"
-Mobo makers refuse to install chip, mobo makers sell fewer products because gamers want games, and to get games gamer must have mobo with special chip.

It wouldn't be that hard; just look at cable TV. Customers were given essentially no choice; upgrade to a good TV by a certain time, or you wont be getting service. All the game devs and mobo makers need to is get together and say "by 2010 all motherboards will have this chip installed" and thats done.

Its not an inconvenience
Its not invading your privacy
Its nothing. Just a chip.

As long as there are PC's there will be PC gaming. Figure it out.SimpJee

lol.Meu2k7

[QUOTE="cetzop"]Meh, I'm for sure going to consoles next gen....maybe this gen. Not saying there isn't piracy, but alot less in consoles. PC gamers don't want piracy portection, and pirates are going unchallenged. PC gaming is a sinking ship. Check out PC game sales for proof.vash47

And next time check out your IQ before posting.

[QUOTE="cetzop"]Meh, I'm for sure going to consoles next gen....maybe this gen. Not saying there isn't piracy, but alot less in consoles. PC gamers don't want piracy portection, and pirates are going unchallenged. PC gaming is a sinking ship. Check out PC game sales for proof.death1505921

I just did and oh wait, TOB had a double digit % higher in sales on PC than consoles put together. FISSION MAILED!

Its actually really lame death system. You res at a spawn point (there a multiple ones across the zone you need to find them first) and you respawn with a -2 attack and magic rating. It lasts for 30 minutes, and you need to go to your tombstone where you died to remove this effect. It can stack if you don't remove your tombstones. If you die on the way to your tombstone and have two tombstones then you have two death penalties at -2 attack and magic rating. Making you have -4 attack and magic rating.

Though its not that severe. Sometimes I just ignore my tombstones because it doesn't effect me at all realy. There needs to be XP loss and equipment durability hits, but there is no equipment durability anyways.....
acidBURN1942

clearly the 360 version - better graphics and more precise control!fireandcloud