Maranello
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Looks like 2K games killed Bioshock DRM...
»www.bit-tech.net/news/2008/06/20···emoved/1 |
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GeorgeCr
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clubs:  |  Great, but is the game any good? Third person only? |
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Nightfall
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| said by GeorgeCr  :Great, but is the game any good? Third person only? The game was the best I played when I bought it last year off Steam. I highly recommend it. |
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Shinigami
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said by GeorgeCr :Great, but is the game any good? Third person only? You've seriously not heard anything about Bioshock? It is one of the best games released last year. It is entirely First-person. there are only a few instances (in the ending cinematic scenes) that do not take place in first person.
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Somnambul33t
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bought mine off steam as well. didnt have any DRM problems but im glad T2 is starting to get it. |
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Maranello
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Butler, PA | reply to Maranello
I really liked it, got mine on Amazon for $19.99 so do some price shopping before you buy. |
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Ryan
join:2001-03-03
Attleboro, MA | reply to Maranello
Well looks like I will have to buy my pirated copy now. |
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Ratman_84
join:2002-01-31
Roseville, CA | reply to Maranello
The game is incredible. |
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Pyrion
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Misleading, the DRM isn't actually "gone," it still installs SecuROM, they just removed all the activation limitations.
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GeorgeCr
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Sweet. I'll be sure to check it out. |
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Matt
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Jamestown, NC | reply to Maranello
Great game, although the last hour or so is very tedious. I really enjoyed it. (Played it on the 360) The ending was a huge letdown though. But the great gameplay and story during the game made up for it. |
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Reck Havoc
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Grand Rapids, MI | Wow.. finally? The DRM limits on Bioshock were horrific. |
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Nightfall
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| said by Reck Havoc :Wow.. finally? The DRM limits on Bioshock were horrific. Maybe if you changed computers about 10 times they were. It was not that limiting. I don't know of anyone who bought the game that had a problem with the limitation of installing it. The couple that did on this forum got a new key to be able to install it by calling support.
You make it sound like the end of the world or something. |
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Tuxified
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June 20th, @08:28PM
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said by Pyrion :Misleading, the DRM isn't actually "gone," it still installs SecuROM, they just removed all the activation limitations. quote:
Now, almost a year later, the SecuROM copy-protection is gone. 2K's Elizabeth Tobey has said on the official forums for the game that "all activation restrictions, including install limits, have been removed from BioShock PC."
They claim it's been removed, but I wonder how they propose to remove it from games already sold that included SecuROM on the disk.
Perhaps they will offer to replace the old disks with new non SecuROM/DRM ones.
edit:
After reading a bit on the 2K forums, SecuROM is still there.
Guess I'll just have to continue to use my copy as a coaster.
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joako
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Gainesville, FL | reply to Maranello
Can someone explain what is wrong with SecuROM? You don't want to have to insert the disc when you play the game?
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elios
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said by Reck Havoc :Wow.. finally? The DRM limits on Bioshock were horrific. not as bad as Mass Effect
at lest with Bioshock when you uninstalled it you got a install credit back
with Mass Effect you get 3 installs thats it
and every user on your PC will need an install >.> total BS
way to kill such a great game
said by joako :Can someone explain what is wrong with SecuROM? You don't want to have to insert the disc when you play the game? it tends to have a fit with some aps like Alcohol 120% and Process Explorer both are legit aps
and on top of that it can just not work for random reasons some time
not to even mention that it install software with out asking |
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joako
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Gainesville, FL | reply to Maranello
Microsoft's Process Explorer? |
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FiL
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| Used to be Systernal's Process Explorer. Same thing as the Task Manager, but more control and information presented on everything running. I use it as my kill switch for anything running. SecurROM prolly doesn't like it because it can be shut down using proc explorer.
I really want to play both Mass Effect and BioShock cuz I'm FPS all the way... but my rig is to damn weak for it. |
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Reck Havoc
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said by Nightfall :said by Reck Havoc :Wow.. finally? The DRM limits on Bioshock were horrific. Maybe if you changed computers about 10 times they were. It was not that limiting. I don't know of anyone who bought the game that had a problem with the limitation of installing it. The couple that did on this forum got a new key to be able to install it by calling support. You make it sound like the end of the world or something. Yeah my fault, that was Mass Effect's DRM implementation I was thinking of. |
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TVisitor
join:2000-10-07
Dumont, NJ
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said by joako :Can someone explain what is wrong with SecuROM? You don't want to have to insert the disc when you play the game? Having to insert the CD is a pain in the butt when you end up playing a lot of games. And plus if you're not the most careful with your CD's, if you somehow happen to scratch it (it's happened to me before, leaving it on a desk or something), you're kind of screwed. In the PC world you get used to installing a game on your HD, that's it, not having to leave something in the drive. Also, some protections (I don't know which) tend to check the CD/DVD actively during the game. It's not unheard of that cracked versions run faster, becuase it stops the game from constantly going back to check the drive! I buy my games legit, but I do go right for the "No CD/DVD" patch.
As far as someone who else who stated limited activations isn't a big deal - it's a PITA! I realize in the Windows world, it's a rock solid OS and never crashes requiring reinstall (blatant sarcasm here...) so let's say you crash... reinstall it, that's a 2nd activation, now you upgrade your PC at some point, and want to reactivate... that's a 3rd activation... I mean, the idea of limiting the # of times you install - and not even providing a method of decrementing during an uninstall [assuming you CAN and it's not the first case where your PC went south] - just seems silly. I'd rather have to keep the disc in the drive to play than face this kind of nonsense. |
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