| Re: DRM and Bioware - some steps back |
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Author: eddysterckx Date: May 13, 2008 04:17
On 13 mei, 12:43, von Schmidt mail.com> wrote:> On May 13, 11:25Â am, Giftzwerg NOSPAMZ.hotmail.com>
> wrote:
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>>> With the situation in Iraq and Afghanistan still full of uncertainities,
>>> Bioware decided to partially step back from their "smarter and cooler"
>>> activation scheme: only one activation will be required (when you install
>>> the game) followed by one online check everytime you download additional
>>> content.
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>> Thank heavens! Â They're saving us from the terrible scourge of having
>> the CD in the drive! Â
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> It gets better (because it always does): you get 3 installs of this
> game on different hardware. And unlike Distant Guns, there is no
> retrieval of your install.
> Install and you've just lost 1/3 of your allocation.
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> Change your processor and reinstall: thats 2 down.
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> Of course, you can call a number once you run out of installs. And I'm
> sure that will still be an option in 5 years time.
Going by the forum lunk supplied by Mr. Beretta the peasant revolt
isn't over, even after this step.
Those damn' customers, thinking that because they paid $50 for a game,
they own it.
I'm a little disappointed really and would have liked for Bioware to
have continued with their original idea because once the game would
have been out the backlash would have been so big it would have buried
DRM like it did with StarForce.
Greetz,
Eddy Sterckx
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