Varus Torvyn Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 Wow! I really wanted this game - waited forever for the release - and I'm glad I waited to see what the results were on Gamespot. Users across the board are complaining about the horrible "3 installs only" DRM, and some graphics jitters with nVidia driver 182.08 (one reviewer states the 182.50 driver release helps somewhat). I have no idea if the DRM applies to the Download Version....more than likely it does. I am bummed-out, to say the least. I still occasionally boot EFBB, and I was really looking forward to seeing the improvements to it. Unless someone can show me that the Download Version is either less or no DRM, then I'm going to have to pass on this game. They seem to forget that some PC issues can only be resolved with an uninstall-reinstall.... Link: Gamespot Player Reviews Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboUK Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 I was going to buy that, I think I'll keep my money in my pocket now. What on earth do they think they're going to achieve with this? are they trying to encourage piracy? proof that you should never underestimate corporate stupidity. I'm really getting sick and tired of being punished for buying games, more people need to boycott (not steal) these games until they stop treating us all like thieves. Edit:It's not getting glowing reviews on Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Chronicles-Riddick-A...c/dp/B001L18SBK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varus Torvyn Posted April 11, 2009 Author Share Posted April 11, 2009 Edit:It's not getting glowing reviews on Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Chronicles-Riddick-A...c/dp/B001L18SBK Looks as though every legitimate purchaser is in agreement: 3-installs-only is renting, not owning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halororor Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 Well, a lot of games did this before. Mass Effect did AFAIK as well as Two Worlds, although in the latter you could contact support and provide them proof of purchase and they'd reset your activation count. It still sucks though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varus Torvyn Posted April 11, 2009 Author Share Posted April 11, 2009 *** UPDATE *** Blue's News contacted Atari about the flak over their DRM, and got this response: "The protection on the PC version of The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena is an activation system with online authentication required the first time you install the game on a machine. The activation code lets you install the game on up to 3 machines, with an unlimited number of installs on each assuming that you don’t change any major hardware in your PC or re-install your operating system. If you reach the maximum number of installations you can contact the Atari hotline and if it’s a legitimate request you can get a new activation code. We implement this protection in an effort to avoid early piracy." Link: Blue's News Comments? Is Atari's answer believable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboUK Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 We implement this protection in an effort to avoid early piracy Yeah and I'll protect myself from purchasing DRM infested garbage by spending my money elsewhere. I couldn't care less if it's true or not, I'm not going to phone anyone up after three installs just to use a product I bought and paid for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halororor Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 Early Piracy? So they want to make those people's lives who buys the game in the first few months of release difficult, yet don't care if people pirate it later? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monolithic0117 Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 Early Piracy? So they want to make those people's lives who buys the game in the first few months of release difficult, yet don't care if people pirate it later? What they mean is that they implement it to prevent zero-day piracy or near it. These cripple sales because if a game has been made available online before general release, naturally many people would download it instead of waiting a few days for the official release, therefor those people would not contribute to overall sales. Online releases several days after official release wouldn't affect sales as much as zero-day online releases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skotte Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 I will not get any game that pushes an install limit. I have passed up on titles I really wanted for this very reason. What really surprised me about this was that EA has already shown this isn't a good strategy. Let's show them this isn't even good enough to pirate as good as the game may be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Varus Torvyn Posted April 12, 2009 Author Share Posted April 12, 2009 I don't like Atari's "if it's a legitimate request". They can very well rule that a person desiring to simply upgrade their graphics card is not a good enough reason to warrant issuing a new activation code, even though it is a valid hardware upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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