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Stupid DRM!

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Stupid DRM!

from Elemental Forums

I just went on steam this holiday season and thought I was making out good with all the wonderful games I purchased for under 2.00 american. This was great until I recently had a chance to try BIoshock 2, which will not function on my computer without buying a router that will support its funky Xbox live BS networking system. So to all those Microsoft employees that use the internet, I am guessing only a few, go frak yourselves. 

Buyer beware I guess.

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Reply #26 from Sins Forums Top

Online authentication of any sort, beyond an initial check when first installing, in a single player game is an automatic no-purchase for me these days.  Steam is borderline as DRM, but at least you still have the offline option.  For now.

Publishers can stop pretending it's to stop piracy, because nobody is buying it except naive shareholders.  They want to fully control users access to their product at all times, and I won't have any part of it.

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Reply #28 from Elemental Forums Top

Quoting Cikulisu, reply 27
crack it, problem solved

 

Yes we all know how much of an incentive DRM is to inspire, motivate and even force otherwise law abiding citizens in that direction but sadly After the cracking cometh the locking! (know your forum rules)

Reply #29 from Elemental Forums Top

Quoting Mystikmind, reply 28

Quoting Cikulisu, reply 27crack it, problem solved

 

Yes we all know how much of an incentive DRM is to inspire, motivate and even force otherwise law abiding citizens in that direction but sadly After the cracking cometh the locking! (know your forum rules)

 

afaik, at least so far in 'murika it's perfectly legal to crack a game you bought?

Reply #30 from Elemental Forums Top

Quoting Cikulisu, reply 29

Quoting Mystikmind, reply 28
Quoting Cikulisu, reply 27crack it, problem solved

 

Yes we all know how much of an incentive DRM is to inspire, motivate and even force otherwise law abiding citizens in that direction but sadly After the cracking cometh the locking! (know your forum rules)
 

afaik, at least so far in 'murika it's perfectly legal to crack a game you bought?

 

Naturally regional laws vary, just be clear about it up front so the mod's know, but they can still lock a thread regardless.