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[Thandal]

Was on Amazon today, and this appeared in my "Recommendations":



I should have ordered a dozen back when I had the chance!

[brokenergy]

I have my order in my drawer, six more days to go! (Aus release)

[LadyMilla]

No, I did not. In fact, despite my initial misgivings about DA2, I stuck to my pre-order, and now I caught a great deal because our local retailer added 1600 BioWare points as an extra for the same price.

[jim_uk]

Bargain, I'm going to order five.

[randName]

I never by SE editions of any game, more out of the principle of the thing - so no.

but anyway ~ I think EA is trying to hard with this one.

[Rastafariel]

$264 for a game? Does it make you coffee in the morning and stuff?

[brokenergy]

In Aus price, TW2's CE costs about $200-300 (plus taxes).

I think that some retailers overstocked with the SE and when all the pre-orders for the SE were made after 11th they decided to pump up the prices. We should feel sorry for people who pre-ordered from Play.com as some of the pre-orders were canceled by the retailer who didn't keep taps on their orders.

[Liquidacid23]

ya gaming is tough for Aussies ..

as for me I got DA2 for the best price ... FREE .. cause my roommate pre-ordered the collector edition so I'll just take his discs and install it on my PC too.. I'm pretty sure the DRM announcement they released said you didn't need the disc in to play ..

[jim_uk]

ya gaming is tough for Aussies ..

as for me I got DA2 for the best price ... FREE .. cause my roommate pre-ordered the collector edition so I'll just take his discs and install it on my PC too.. I'm pretty sure the DRM announcement they released said you didn't need the disc in to play ..

It does have to be authorised with the key probably tied to an account.

[Thandal]

Here it is, straight from (Evil) Chris' mouth:

Chris Priestly wrote...

Below are the details of the final version of DRM that will be used with Dragon Age 2 for PC and Mac.

We appreciate your patience and feedback on this. DRM is always a topic of much debate, even internally. It requires a delicate balance between providing some level of IP protection while minimizing the inconvenience or intrusion to a player’s experience. These decisions are not made lightly - and a lot of time and effort was dedicated to ensuring that the system for DA2 is skewed to the player side of the experience. It is as follows:


Dragon Age 2 Physical & Digital PC/Mac DRM are as follows:

• No disc check, you do not need the disc in drive to play.
• No limit on the total number of PCs you can install the game on.
• There is a limit to the number of unique/different PCs that can play the game within a time window (if online) [5 PCs in 24hrs].
• After each new install there is a 1-time online check needed the next time you play, requiring a log in to your EA account to verify game ownership. If you are a member of these forums, you already have an EA account – just use the same email/password.
• You can play offline thereafter - the game will NOT require any subsequent login checks. If online, a game ownership check happens each time you play.

Steam versions use Steam DRM, no other DRM is added, which means:
• No disc check, it is used for digital game versions purchased from Steam only.
• No limit to the total number of PCs you can install the game on.
• There is a limit to the number of unique/different PCs that can play the game at any one time (if online) [1 PC].
• Each install requires logging into your Steam account to verify game ownership.
• You can play offline thereafter. If online, a game ownership check happens each time you play.
• Steam pre-loads use Steam release control – you will not be able to play until the release day/time has passed for that region.


Dragon Age 2 Release Control (non-Steam versions)

• Does not use securom.
• It does not install anything to the PC.
• Sole purpose is to check with a server to validate whether the game release date has passed or not.
• It completely removes itself after the game release date has passed.
• You will not be able to play until that date has passed.
• Dates & times are set to the retail street date per country.


Common questions:

Does this apply to consoles?
• No. This is applies to PC/Mac only.

What about Mac/Cider, does it use Securom?
• Dragon Age: Origins for Mac/Cider used Securom. Dragon Age 2 for Mac/Cider will NOT use Securom and instead it will use the same non-Steam system listed above.

A PC review mentions Securom, what gives?
• All EA preview & review game builds sent to press use Securom which is where the assumption came from. The Dragon Age 2 actual retail & download version of the game that you will play will not use Securom, it uses one of the systems above.


If you have other questions please feel free to post here – as always, a reminder that this thread is NOT for the general discussion of DRM, the pros and cons of other DRM systems or any talk about circumventing DRM (which is against the rules of conduct and will be disciplined as such). Thanks.

Link to post on the BSN: Dragon Age 2 Final DRM and FAQ