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- WCL23, on 05/10/2008, -2/+142A step in the right direction, but I would still like to see secuROM wiped from existence.
- Raptor007, on 05/10/2008, -4/+127Sweet! Finally no disc-in-drive checking!
It's not that I "lose my discs", I just don't want to deal with the hassle of swapping them. - Kingoftherings, on 05/10/2008, -6/+100Actually I think Steam is better copy protection, but whatever :P
- RoboHobo, on 05/10/2008, -1/+90This headline sucks ass. No, SecuROM hasn't been removed. They're still using the same online activation system provided by SecuROM with the same three activation limit. The only difference is that it won't automatically re-authenticate every 10 days now. Sounds like the same system Bioshock used. Offline games requiring online authentication = games I won't ever buy.
- goldenhearted, on 05/10/2008, -12/+77When I heard about SecuROM being implemented on Spore, I felt this sudden but brief rage of a bull in a rodeo but in light of this news, I am now a cow... grazing in the greenest pastures, enjoying the grass.
Now bring in Spore. - counterplex, on 05/10/2008, -1/+62Steam is more than just copy protection - it's peace of mind. Finally I don't have to worry about keeping my game CDs around!
- inactive, on 05/10/2008, -23/+79That still sucks. Online auth is annoying and creepy.
Not putting the 10 day re-auth on is clever though. This way they can put the other invasive activation on their games but yet look like the good guys. I'll pass on this game. - carlj133, on 05/10/2008, -21/+76Finally!!, a developer gets the message and provides the perfect solution to copy protection.
- airwalkery2k, on 05/10/2008, -5/+55From another website: "The publisher further noted that the protection will still only allow users to authenticate each game on up to three computers. Approval of further authorizations will be handled by EA customer support on a case-by-case basis. "
This still sucks ass. Those things usually also count simple changes like changing the video card, the ram, or even the bios drivers. Even if they don't, I'd hate to have to call EA down the road just to use the product I paid for.
If this is the future of computer gaming, I think I'll be switching to consoles primarily.
Source: http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/52618 - DigitAl56K, on 05/10/2008, -5/+51That's not a perfect solution. A "perfect solution" is not to use "copy protection".
We all know that if you want to pirate a game it's going to be cracked and posted on bittorrent within a week of it's release. Sometimes it's even posted before the release, e.g. GTA.
Copy protection = Annoyance for people who pay for the game and means nothing to those who pirate it. - Gutterpunk, on 05/10/2008, -1/+45Hmmm from the article, SecureROM will still be in use, only they won't enable the periodic call home function. Although better, I fail to see why people rejoice that much
- Foamator, on 05/10/2008, -1/+39I... put on my robe and wizard hat?
- inactive, on 05/10/2008, -3/+38Amen to that bro. I've noticed that anti-secuROM comment are getting dugg down very quickly. (at least to begin with)
Do we have secuROM digg spammers on our midst? hmm - inactive, on 05/10/2008, -0/+34 I stomp the ground, and snort, to alert you that you are in my breeding territory.
- Myonosken, on 05/10/2008, -1/+38I think Steam has worked well for multiplayer games.
- Azriel7, on 05/10/2008, -1/+31Don't forget that after a couple of years and you want to play again. If EA turns the servers off or goes out of business, you will will be screwed.
- Lynx34, on 05/10/2008, -1/+27So.... you had a sex change, or what?
- Step1Mark, on 05/10/2008, -2/+23I wouldn't say perfect but at least it is a step in the right direction.
- alittleroy101, on 05/10/2008, -0/+20For everyone that skips the previous 50 damn comments and posts "Yay no more secuROM!!!!" please read the following:
THEY DID NOT REMOVE SECUROM, JUST THE REPEATED 10 DAY VERIFICATION. - leetdood, on 05/10/2008, -1/+20secuROM is still there, just a modified version of it.
- DroidBlender, on 09/18/2008, -1/+20I can't wait for spore! They're supposed to be releasing the creature creator as a demo in June, right?
- str3ama, on 05/10/2008, -5/+24Honestly secuROM was a deal-breaker for me, I'm willingly to actually buy the game is without DRM type technology, glad that they submitted to the pressure and got rid of it. I'd bet it was EA's decision to put secuROM on it, it seems to go again what Wright has said before in previous interviews about piracy.
- leetdood, on 05/10/2008, -0/+17Not exactly a great week, they shouldn't have even tried this crap in the first place.
- acdcfanbill, on 05/10/2008, -1/+19And yet, a few months ago, everyone was up in arms because of Bioshock's online activation. Spore is announced with lots of activation, outrage ensues, they scale it back to what Bioshock had and everyone rejoices. Of course, a lot of Bioshock's anger was directed at the fact the activation servers were overloaded and un-installing didn't free up one of your activation credits, but they are still quite similar. If the activation servers go down when Spore launches, I'm going to laugh. I got along fine without playing Bioshock, I suppose I can miss Spore too.
- Myonosken, on 05/10/2008, -1/+18Serious? Jesus.
- gencha, on 05/10/2008, -0/+16Indeed. Buried inaccurate.
- xm1014, on 05/10/2008, -1/+17And this is better how? I'm sure the "modified version" will be cracked days later anyways..
- Djarum, on 05/10/2008, -3/+21Online authentication is a terrible idea. Everyone has said it. The best way to deal with piracy is give things to the paying customers that you can not get for free. Online play is one, I think support and the like is another.
I have stopped PC gaming in the last year because I am tired of buying a game and being treated like a criminal. All the Starforce nonsense was bad enough but Bioshock was honestly the last straw for me. The sooner companies figure out that piracy is not the problem and stop treating the people who pay for software like ***** is when PC gaming will rebound. Sadly I think they have ***** on the fanbase for far too long and I don't think there is too much they can do to get folks back. - keepinithamsta, on 05/10/2008, -1/+17I just hope the authentication servers survive the onslaught of the first day...
- novask, on 05/10/2008, -2/+17They dint remove Securom, they removed the every 10 day online activation requirement. The game will still have a limited amount of installs (3 I believe) and it will take a hardware fingerprint, so if you upgrade in the future you will have to call EA to activate your game.
- Azriel7, on 05/10/2008, -0/+16Yes, but they are releasing a gimped version, BUT you can PAY for the full version of the editor...you know, the editor you can't do anything else with besides create creatures. EA's nickel and dime practices again.
- asspants, on 05/10/2008, -0/+16When did Will make something that didnt deliver?
- apmtt, on 05/10/2008, -1/+17You can only hope that if that happened, they'd release one final patch which disables the authentication
- pwnerofnoobs, on 05/10/2008, -1/+16I ***** hate Direct2Drive. Once you use up all your 'install permissions' thats it. Your game is gone. That is a big deal if youre constantly upgrading your system. With steam you just log into your account and you'll always have access to the games you've bought.
- saxreturns, on 05/11/2008, -0/+14I put on my cape and matador's hat.
- bbqsalad, on 05/10/2008, -4/+18Yeah, Like you were going to pay for it anyways..
- CrazyDave303, on 05/10/2008, -1/+15I have sampled a lot of software, and It's easy to get what ever I want. So in reality copy protection only hurts those that paid for the software. Even though I plan to buy Spore the day it comes out on the market, I know I'll end up getting a hacked copy as well or some thing just to make it easier for me to run it.
The worse is when games need the original disk to be played. If I'm on a laptop, I do not want to bring about extra items just to run the machine. I don't want to bring out disks that can get lost or easily scratched. I also don't want copy protection that install utilities which run in the back ground all the time, regardless if I'm using the software title at the time or not.
As most people that get a bit older, I have more money to pay for the tools I want to use, I still need to pay for Nero, ACDsee and WinRar. I might put out some coin for Fruity Loops because I'm thinking about getting back in to sound mashing(and I've installed that program on 100's of peoples computers for people that wanted to start learning a bit about making electronic music). I also moved to OpenOffice, from MSWord because I don't want to feel guilty about refusing to pay for it. I don't know what to do about apps companies refuse to sell, I don't want the newest bloatware copy of some tools, I don't know what to do about programs that cost WAY WAY to much for regular home user, that only some times use said programs.
If companies make it easy for you pay a fair price for software I think a lot more people will be up for it. Just look at how many Classic Roms people are buying for the Wii. - refreshers, on 05/10/2008, -3/+20Wow, first Mass Effect then this. A great week for gamers!
- cl2yp71c, on 05/10/2008, -15/+31If it's easier to crack.....kudos.
- tech42er, on 05/11/2008, -0/+13"Despite some hand-wringing by fans"
Who are these fans who WANT SecuRom? - alittleroy101, on 05/10/2008, -0/+12Hit the nail on the head.
- JBmtk, on 05/10/2008, -0/+13have you not heard:
http://copybase.org/yasu/ - robzthird, on 05/10/2008, -0/+11lol
- cgruber, on 05/10/2008, -0/+11Hot.
- inactive, on 05/10/2008, -0/+12you're gonna have ball cancer soon
- bokep, on 05/10/2008, -0/+11Wrong. You can install it a maximum of three times. If you reformat your computers once in a while then after the third install you can't play anymore.
- Sepeteus, on 05/10/2008, -8/+21Woohooo!!! I will buy Spore now!
- fearlessfrog, on 05/10/2008, -2/+11The description is wrong - they're still using SecureROM, and I think it's lame people are sayings it's great that they aren't doing the 10 day thing. Wow - how nice of them - it's still phones home and 'can only be install 3 times' - It all still sucks - not good enough...
- smek2, on 05/10/2008, -1/+11Wow, you are very naive. I guess you're a youngster because there was a time, you could actually buy and enjoy a single player game without being forced to go online and "authenticate" it.
- HueytheFreeman, on 05/11/2008, -0/+12Maybe 130 iterations ago, when it first came out. It's true that in the beginning of its life-cycle, Steam was poorly done and would often cause many more problems than a standard (disk) installation. They've improved tremendously in that respect; the newer versions of Steam are well-conceived.
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