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m3nphls

join:2012-10-02
Brooklyn, NY

Lame game companies...

To begin with, people who pirate the games will not intend to buy it in the first place, so why the heck the implement this ways to screw the paying customer? Same thing with movies, people who pirate them will not go to theaters.

Also, it will probably cost them more in the end to pay to keep these servers up and running.
Moostang

join:2009-03-24

Re: Lame game companies...

Hackers will just remove the always on part anyway. If a man can make it, a man can break it.

diablo1892
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Re: Lame game companies...

said by Moostang:

Hackers will just remove the always on part anyway. If a man can make it, a man can break it.

Well if its a popular game and they like it then yes.
Taget

join:2004-07-29

Re: Lame game companies...

It's not aimed at pirates. Its aimed at hurting steam. Of course if they offered it for a decent price on steam without drm I'd actually buy it. So in the end they are hurting themselves.

But it is the legitimate paying customer that they are focused on screwing. And it looks like in this job they have succeeded. Too bad. Because I was thinking of getting the new sim city. And now I certainly won't.
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said by Moostang:

Hackers will just remove the always on part anyway. If a man can make it, a man can break it.

If what EA has said about part of the simulation being server-side (rumoured to be the regional level interaction), it won't be that easy. And if it does happen, there might be missing functionality.

FBGuy
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join:2005-03-19
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I don't know how they can do that. The save games are stored on EAs servers
me1212

join:2008-11-20
Pleasant Hill, MO
said by m3nphls:

Also, it will probably cost them more in the end to pay to keep these servers up and running.

I REALLY hope it does. But then when they take them down poof no more game for you EVER.

Have they cracked D3's yet? I have no interest in playing it but I'm curious.

diablo1892
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join:2011-04-21
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Re: Lame game companies...

The crack is too far outdatted and has a bug in it so i tossed it out..
But the update blocker on it works
FTWalker

join:2011-03-10
said by me1212:

But then when they take them down poof no more game for you EVER.

True - look at "Hellgate: London" as a prime example.

As stated before, phoning home is (somewhat) acceptable, but unless it's someting in the MMORPG vein, "always online" is a deal breaker.

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