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- acu8509, on 10/10/2007, -13/+277I can't believe i actually bought this game with all this ***** on it. All i saw was "10/10, 9/10, 9.5/10" but no mention of the extra crap in any review. WHAT THE HELL!
- mookiemookie, on 10/10/2007, -13/+205I was going to buy the PC version (keyboard-and-mouse fan here), but after hearing about all of this trouble I'm glad I went with the 360 version.
Still digging because this is ***** I don't want to see spread to other PC games. - TripcodeMel, on 10/10/2007, -7/+197Is man not entitled to the game he buys?
NO, says the man at Securom. It belongs to 2K.
NO, says the man at 2K. It belongs to us.
NO, says the man at Microsoft. It belongs to our license purchasers.
I rejected those answers.
Instead, I chose something different. I chose the impossible. I chose...piracy! Where the gamer would not be censored, where the PC owner would not be bound by petty encryption, where the buyer would not be constrained by corporate greed. And with the downloading of your torrents, piracy could become your salvation - kz26, on 10/10/2007, -4/+150No worries...that's what GameCopyWorld is for!
- tchawla, on 10/10/2007, -11/+149Dear 2K,
You suck. I'm not buying your game anymore. If I pay for a game, I should be able to play it, as much as I want. Even if that means 40 years from now when I've gone through 8+ computers.
*****. - ayeroxor, on 10/10/2007, -3/+127Exactly. The end result of ALL copy protection in the HISTORY of computerkind: Legitimate customers are *****, and people who download cracked copies end up having fewer problems.
Great incentive. - jason469, on 10/10/2007, -6/+1062K did this so that "pirates" wouldn't get to the game, but they've done nothing but cause headaches for the people who are really buying the game, while the "pirates" will be playing this game in a matter of hours or days WITHOUT SecuROM.
Good going *****, way to show your customers how much appreciate them.
Pirates FTW. - inactive, on 11/07/2007, -28/+117Digg up! show these ***** who's boss!
- 3magine, on 10/10/2007, -21/+103***** YOU 2K. I'M GETTING A PIRATED COPY. SUCK *****. Everyone should boycott these useless *****.
- smegthelight, on 10/10/2007, -1/+68The whole problem comes down to the fact that I bought the game, it's mine, I exchange a product of value (cash) for it, or rather for a license for it.
The license doesn't expire. What happens in 10 years when I am feeling nostalgic and I want to load up the game and give it a go ?
Do you think the activation server is still going to be there for me ?
I wonder if 10 years from now if the publishers will still be around, would I be able to sue them for breaking their own EULA by not allowing me to use my license under the terms of the EULA ?
Humm... - litolist, on 10/10/2007, -4/+62Poor stick figure. :-(
- Demq, on 10/10/2007, -3/+59they changed that. You are now able to install the game up to 5 times.
http://kotaku.com/gaming/hey%2C-bioshock-pc-users/calm-the-*****-down-292935.php
still this way of protecting games encourage piracy! - Langford, on 10/10/2007, -2/+51How on earth did uninstalling software before a format seem reasonable to them when they designed this system? If others adopted this system, we could expect to have many hours of uninstalls and reboots before formatting a system safely. This had to be thought up by someone who doesn't even use a computer.
- culturedredneck, on 10/10/2007, -3/+52this is a great point. i rarely run into much install/activation/security/privacy info in a pc game review. this issue is important to many consumers and is directly related to the enjoyability of the software purchased. it should be addressed in a comprehensive review.
- NnyCW, on 10/10/2007, -2/+48That's the history of DRM actually. Hell, ever buy a movie on DVD and be told you're going to jail if you pirate it before you're forced to sit through some movie trailers?
The entire system is flawed when those that steal get the better package and those that purchase are treated as criminals. There will always be people who steal, always, give your paying customers something to pay for rather than trying to drive them to stealing it for the better deal. - dagnabbit, on 10/10/2007, -4/+47Actually, I saw this in a 2k forum thread, thought it was hilarious, and linked directly to the hosted image. Just checked Kotaku, and sure enough there it is. The kicker, Kotaku says, "Image courtesy of nofrag.com". So Kotaku didn't originate the picture either. I guess what I'm trying to say is, ***** off.
- Aquilae, on 10/10/2007, -6/+48Just dont try sending them more than 2 emails. If you do, I'm they'll just bounce back!
Good job with the epic fail, 2kG! - andycr512, on 11/07/2007, -9/+50Exactly WHAT is wrong with installing YOUR copy of the game YOU bought on as many of YOUR computers as you wish?
- norman619, on 10/10/2007, -2/+41I tend to do complete reinstalls of my OS fairly regularly because I tinker with my system. I do NOT want to have to call the masters (2K games and SecuROM) for permission to reinstall the game I PAID for.
- djSyndrome, on 10/10/2007, -4/+43It helps if you look at the entire image and understand what's happening (reading may be required). But I'll summarize it for you anyway: 2K is telling the people to contact SecuROM, SecuROM is telling them to contact 2K.
- ChileanGoD, on 10/10/2007, -4/+40And the bioshock orgy continues. I dont even want to know what this is going to be like when Crysis or Spore are released.
- BoKnowsDigg, on 10/10/2007, -2/+38The real shame is that this is taking attention away from the great job on the development side.
- loneraven, on 10/10/2007, -3/+39It does.
- houndeyex, on 10/10/2007, -1/+36Better this than iPhone.
- BooDaddy69, on 10/10/2007, -5/+38Even though you bought the 360 version of the game you are STILL SUPPORTING this whole DRM bullcrap!!! The real solution is to put your dollars somewhere else
- escapedspecimen, on 10/10/2007, -3/+35this really sucks, too bad too cuz its a decent game, but these idiots just don't have a clue about customer service
- lolhax, on 10/10/2007, -2/+32My friend bought BioShock from Steam a few hours ago. And it doesn't even activate:
"Activation FAILED: server error - application not found"
***** them. I'm not letting this game anywhere near my PC. - jonnyeh, on 10/10/2007, -3/+33Probably because the reviewers don't notice the DRM problem. They install, play, and write a review. They don't upgrade their PC in the middle of that, or try to install it on a 3rd PC.
- petedee, on 10/10/2007, -7/+35Pretty horrible customer service. Please god I hope the steam version doesn't suffer from the same problems
- afairjudgement, on 10/10/2007, -6/+34instead, you stole something from the 2k games forum and made it sound like your own.
hooray.. - Optimaximal, on 10/10/2007, -2/+29Did this guy just admit to sucking *****?
- norman619, on 10/10/2007, -5/+31I learned my lesson with this game. Last time I rush out and buy a game on release day. IF more game companies use crap like this they will basicly be encouraging me to download the pirate version.
- kakti, on 10/10/2007, -1/+27Couple of weeks? Hah try a couple of days
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+25And they will still install a rootkit on each and every one. Yay!
- houndeyex, on 10/10/2007, -0/+25Welcome to a world where you own nothing and "license" everything.
- h4mx0r, on 10/10/2007, -0/+25PCGamer slammed it on their blog.
- norman619, on 10/10/2007, -1/+26No the game actually kicks ass. The copy protection sucks ass. Get it right.
- Weebs43, on 10/10/2007, -4/+28Sometimes it's necessary to reformat without being able to boot into your drive (Has happened to me), and it's not like Bioshock is on our minds 24/7. If your someone like who me who reformats often or really at all, this will be a pain in the ass if you forget to uninstall the game.....were you honestly to lazy to type whatever?
- PURDooM, on 10/10/2007, -5/+27Ya know, I was all ready to buy this game just from good reviews, but god knows I break more hard drives than I can uninstall games from. Looks lke I'll be keeping my $50 for now. :(
On a completely unrelated note, I wonder what new items are on the piratebay :P - jdaniel284, on 10/10/2007, -11/+31I am not buying *ANY* version of this game. Quit supporting this crap. People that buy the 360 version are just enabling this facism.
- emrikol, on 10/10/2007, -1/+20Yes, because we ALL know that SecuROM and their like have stopped pirates!
I'm glad that I have CSS on my DVDs to make sure that nobody can make a copy of them! - cesclaveria, on 10/10/2007, -1/+19The point is that you are still supporting a company, and a game, that is limiting your freedom with this DRM crap.
The dollars are going to the same company (and some to MS in top of that) - Jugalator, on 10/10/2007, -0/+18And pirates will be able to install it infinite times after the crack. What's their point that I'm missing with this idea?
- tech42er, on 10/10/2007, -2/+20First they came for the music lover, and I did not speak out
because I was not a music lover.
Then they came for the movie lovers, and I did not speak out
because I was not a movie lover.
Then they cam for the PC gamers, and I did not speak out
because I was not a PC gamer.
Then they came for the 360 gamers
and there was no one left to speak for me. - andycr512, on 10/10/2007, -0/+16When the game has DRM, often.
And at approximately $40 cost per call, I hope everyone calls them to complain. A nice chunk off their profits and they'll get the point... - brundlefly76, on 10/10/2007, -1/+17Nicely done by integrating the graphic! Really gets the point across succinctly.
- Jugalator, on 10/10/2007, -0/+16When this stuff about paranoid copy protections bite them in the ass, it's really beyond me how they think it'll increase their profits. Because that is indeed based on theories a lot, and how they "expect" pirates to behave otherwise. I mean, they're getting bad PR from this, and some/many can not even play right, for what... That people won't get a torrent on The Pirate Bay...? Sorry, but there already is one. I just don't get it... It's a lost war, and if they think it'll stop "casual" pirates, well, the "casual pirate" *is* the one who leech from those sites.
- djSyndrome, on 10/10/2007, -2/+18Because Kotaku never steals anything from anyone else, right?
- 0xbaadf00d, on 10/10/2007, -5/+20satisfied people don't post about how satisfied they are, its common knowledge that people who have problems bitch much more. Oh, and it works fine for me!
- mattyice11, on 10/10/2007, -0/+15The real source is the 2K forums.
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