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GamerDNA Blog: Spore, DRM, and the Reason For the Rage

  • Timpysan · 1 year ago
    This makes me feel old. :(
  • Renira · 1 year ago
    Likewise...certainly does make me feel old. =/ When it comes to DRM or any security software, I think people are mostly enraged about not being told the whole details ahead of time and having something installed on their machine without their knowledge. It doesn't help when this same software often causes problems with other games and programs on your computer. (Take Civ 4 for example and look up the side effects of SecuROM making play discs unnoticeable as the 'real thing'. These people had to go snag no-cd cracks just to play the game they legally purchased.) Anyway, I can understand that Spore limited its game to a single account due to the content and 'shareability' aspect of the game, just like you would an mmo. What I don't understand are the installation limits seeing as how the game can be cracked and shared despite them and the 'hush hush' attitude that went along with the limitations and installations of SecuROM and the download manager. More people would be cool with it if people just came out and said things straight up. People are going to find out either way.
  • Zeta_Thompson · 1 year ago
    My objection to ANY limitationon installations is that things do not always go as planned. Games I expect to give me trouble sometimes install and play with no problems, others take 'playing' with to get installed. Also let's make one thing VERY clear. this is MY machine. I have it tweaked for what I need. It is also a machine I use for work. So when a gaming company says okay you can install this 3 times then that is it and then treats a paying customer like they are a hacker when they call about issues they did not consider. THey are going to get a lashback.

    And if we are talking ancient history here, I would like to point out that Lotus tried a linited installation a long time ago, like 1993ish and got the same response from the beta testers and business community.

    Now I have proven I am way over 18 and I want to know where is the room for women, Sam? Guys in speedos would be ok.
  • kookimebux · 9 months ago
    Hello. And Bye. :)