Personal computing discussed
Scorpiuscat wrote:Dont forget to post install limits, that annoys me more than than SecuROM does.
MaxTheLimit wrote:Wasn't DRM removed from Bioshock? I can't recall.
NeXus 6 wrote:MaxTheLimit wrote:Wasn't DRM removed from Bioshock? I can't recall.
I believe it was. Eventually they will remove the install limit on their games once sales drop to a certain level. People are getting worked up over this for nothing.
Peffse wrote:NeXus 6 wrote:MaxTheLimit wrote:Wasn't DRM removed from Bioshock? I can't recall.
I believe it was. Eventually they will remove the install limit on their games once sales drop to a certain level. People are getting worked up over this for nothing.
...and if they don't?
Isn't it obvious why people are getting worked up? Securom amounts to a rental system.
Plus, even after a game "removes" it's DRM, how exactly does that change the CD you already own? It will still install a rootkit, or whatever annoying system they come up with next.
SNM wrote:Bioshock still contains DRM, but the authentication server for installs automatically returns a "yes" command these days; there's no install limit.
derFunkenstein wrote:Isn't Hellgate London getting shut down anyway?
"We assumed that consumers understand piracy is a huge problem," continued Gibeau. "We felt that limiting the number of machine authorizations to three wouldn't be a problem ... [and] we assured consumers that if special circumstances warranted more than three machines, they could contact our customer service team."
danny e. wrote:O RLY?one instance running per license is not that hard...even an internet connection.
danny e. wrote:not sure about anyone else.. but I wont buy games with limited installs.
If I spend $50 on a game I want to feel like I "own" it enough to be able to resell...
so, thought it might be nice to have a thread dedicated to games with crappy, annoying DRM so people like me can take a quick glance to see which games we will not purchase rather than finding out the hard way after paying.
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1.) Spore - limited installs(3) - SecuROM - authentication required
2.) Bioshock - limited installs - SecuROM - authentication required
3.) Mass Effect - limited installs - SecuROM - authentication required
4.) Hellgate: London - SecuROM
5.) Crysis Warhead: limited installs (3) - SecuROM - authentication required
danny e. wrote:I bought COD 4 a while back and still have not played it.
l33t-g4m3r wrote:The game won't run at all because I'm running process explorer. (error 5024)
edit: found a "fix".
l33t-g4m3r wrote:no, process explorer installs a driver, which the drm picks up on.
exiting has no effect.
try it yourself if you have spore or warhead.