WoogieMonster Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 People who are going to pirate the game (this one or any other) are going to do so regardless of what steps they take to prevent it. This serves absolutely no purpose beyond annoying the hell out of the people who are honest to begin with. On some other forums (that I can not name here), people are beginning to fall into groups: those who are going to try to boycott and those who are now going to pirate the game anyway out of sheer spite. What's funny to me is that a lot of them are admitting that this is a game that they would have gladly paid for legally... until this crap was announced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WrathOfDeadguy Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 Oh, I wouldn't go so far as to pirate a game that I really wanted- but I would search high and low for a way to bypass the phone-home DRM and absolutely refuse to install the software until I had exactly that. There aren't many games I'd do that for, seeing as how I'd still be giving money to- and thus supporting- the company that used DRM in the first place, but there are a few games (Fallout 3 by our own dear Bethesda among them) which I most certainly would buy despite the copy protection (if anything that bad existed). I wouldn't let the DRM serve its function on my system, but I'd still pay money for the game. However, I'd not only find a reliable way to bypass that DRM- I'd then pass that knowledge on to any of my friends who had an interest in that game. On the other hand, I'm perfectly willing to boycott most of the industry over stuff like this- because, honestly, there aren't many PC games coming out this year that I want badly enough to put up with the hassle of finding a way to disable something this nasty. Hopefully, that'll become the case with enough others to put a serious dent in somebody's profit, and eventually they'll figure it out and stop putting crap like this in their products. More likely, they'll make it even more obnoxious and blame their falling sales on increasing 'piracy.' Maybe that's what's happening already- in which case the only logical end result is a collapse and rebirth of the commercial gaming market. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jojo man Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 I really don't like the idea of this. I understand that developers have to protect their interests, but constantly regisetering for a single-player game is just a frustrating pain-in-the-ass. If i've already paid for the game, I shouldn't have to tell Bioware that fact every week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTerminator2004 Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 http://masseffect.bioware.com/forums/viewt...9&forum=125 YAY!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Povuholo Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 http://masseffect.bioware.com/forums/viewt...9&forum=125 YAY!!!Great! :thumbsup: Spore will probably follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doomjockey Posted May 10, 2008 Author Share Posted May 10, 2008 Now I can continue to say it: Bioware has yet to let me down. ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulEmil Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 What's this ( http://masseffect.bioware.com/forums/viewt...&forum=125)?...Hooray! Break out the cake and pop! Cheese for everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Raven Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 I think it's interesting that they took the high road of moral concern for members of the military and others. But I have some difficulty buying that story. It's true that it would have caused some hardship for members of the military without the ability to phone home in order to play their game. But does anyone here really believe they didn't know that in the first place. Without a doubt it was the uproar of their customers at the idea of such draconian measures. You know they must've spent a lot of money researching this software security option before deciding to announce it publicly. I'll bet there's a lot of head scratching going on over there about how they could have been so wrong. Well, maybe the next time, they will think twice before alienating the very people that keep them in business. What's even better is that as I said before, other companies will take note. Storm Raven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoogieMonster Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 But does anyone here really believe they didn't know that in the first place. Without a doubt it was the uproar of their customers at the idea of such draconian measures.I think it was the MASSIVE number of "proven" hackers promising to crack the game within hours and passing it along to every site that would allow them to provide it. If you can't outrun the bees, don't throw stones at the nest. I'll bet there's a lot of head scratching going on over there about how they could have been so wrong.No, they just picked a guy, blamed him and fired him. Why? Failure to properly research, gauge and respond to market-base. Yes, really. Well, maybe the next time, they will think twice before alienating the very people that keep them in business. What's even better is that as I said before, other companies will take note.Again, the answer is no. Next time they just will not announce what they are planning (ala Company of Heroes, Bioshock, etc). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Raven Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 A realistic point of view my good friend Woogie, But I can always hope they learn something good for the users from the experience. An optimistic point of view is the only way I can keep, what little sanity Chesto has left me with. You know about his "claws" I'm sure. LOL Storm Raven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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