Comments on: EA responds to the DRM controversy http://www.simprograms.com/ea-responds-to-the-drm-controversy/ Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:37:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Sara Carter http://www.simprograms.com/ea-responds-to-the-drm-controversy/comment-page-1/#comment-519 Sara Carter Sun, 26 Oct 2008 19:55:31 +0000 http://www.simprograms.com/?p=2118#comment-519 I find EA's attitude quite sad and quite arrogant i can't believe they treat us loyal customers and fans like dirt and i do not like it when corp such as EA kicking dirt in my face i just don't like it at all i find this to be very disappointing :-( I find EA’s attitude quite sad and quite arrogant i can’t believe they treat us loyal customers and fans like dirt and i do not like it when corp such as EA kicking dirt in my face i just don’t like it at all i find this to be very disappointing :-(

]]> By: Christian Olsson http://www.simprograms.com/ea-responds-to-the-drm-controversy/comment-page-1/#comment-385 Christian Olsson Sat, 20 Sep 2008 20:08:55 +0000 http://www.simprograms.com/?p=2118#comment-385 End users should be able to install the game/software on an unlimited number of computers and keep on adding installations, as hardware changes or system crashes etc. occur. The real item to control is not the number of installations; it is how many of these installations can be used, at the same time. Thus, with ByteShield, the permission to run moves from one PC to another, seamlessly. For more information see the whitepaper "Is Anti-Piracy/DRM the Cure or the Disease for PC Games?" which can be downloaded here http://www.byteshield.net/byteshield_whitepaper_0005.pdf. End users should be able to install the game/software on an unlimited number of computers and keep on adding installations, as hardware changes or system crashes etc. occur. The real item to control is not the number of installations; it is how many of these installations can be used, at the same time. Thus, with ByteShield, the permission to run moves from one PC to another, seamlessly. For more information see the whitepaper “Is Anti-Piracy/DRM the Cure or the Disease for PC Games?” which can be downloaded here http://www.byteshield.net/byteshield_whitepaper_0005.pdf.

]]> By: Hans Grüber http://www.simprograms.com/ea-responds-to-the-drm-controversy/comment-page-1/#comment-381 Hans Grüber Sat, 20 Sep 2008 09:04:16 +0000 http://www.simprograms.com/?p=2118#comment-381 When you change certain components of your computer, it becomes another one, so the installation counter would go down. If you are like me and buy new parts every year or year and half or so, that means that in a couple of years you will no longer be able to install the game. That's absurd, unjust and unneeded, because the game will always be cracked in a couple of days anyway. When you change certain components of your computer, it becomes another one, so the installation counter would go down. If you are like me and buy new parts every year or year and half or so, that means that in a couple of years you will no longer be able to install the game. That’s absurd, unjust and unneeded, because the game will always be cracked in a couple of days anyway.

]]> By: Judhudson http://www.simprograms.com/ea-responds-to-the-drm-controversy/comment-page-1/#comment-379 Judhudson Sat, 20 Sep 2008 03:58:59 +0000 http://www.simprograms.com/?p=2118#comment-379 I believe the way the DRM is set up is for 3 machines (activations). Putting Spore on each machine chews up an install. If you have to reinstall the game on one of your PC's, it shouldn't use any activations as the SecuROM server has your computer's information already stored so it knows that your PC has already activated the game. One of the biggest flaws though would be if you were to add a new video card to one of your machines or add/change harddrives. Supposedly the SecuROM server will see this as a new machine and will try to activate your machine (I don't know the truth to this for Spore, but some users with Mass Effect had a similar problem). Bumping the installation limit to 5 isn't going to solve the problem, just delay it for time for them to come up with more excuses. I believe the way the DRM is set up is for 3 machines (activations). Putting Spore on each machine chews up an install. If you have to reinstall the game on one of your PC’s, it shouldn’t use any activations as the SecuROM server has your computer’s information already stored so it knows that your PC has already activated the game. One of the biggest flaws though would be if you were to add a new video card to one of your machines or add/change harddrives. Supposedly the SecuROM server will see this as a new machine and will try to activate your machine (I don’t know the truth to this for Spore, but some users with Mass Effect had a similar problem). Bumping the installation limit to 5 isn’t going to solve the problem, just delay it for time for them to come up with more excuses.

]]> By: Thomas Riordan http://www.simprograms.com/ea-responds-to-the-drm-controversy/comment-page-1/#comment-378 Thomas Riordan Sat, 20 Sep 2008 03:47:25 +0000 http://www.simprograms.com/?p=2118#comment-378 Is it 3 machines or 3 installs? They have never made that crystal clear. Although, I seriously doubt they know to begin with. I can understand 3 machines since most homes only have 3 or less PCs. I have 4, but only 2 would actually run Spore and one of which only supports the evil EA corporation with her Pogo addiction. But if it's 3 installs then it's (got to remember this ain't my site) screwed up. Especially with all the problems with the patch. So if you have to reinstall the game to get the patch to work that's 2 used up right there. If that fails and you have to reinstall again it's the last time you can install without having to go thru the hassle of contracting EA customer support. "We assumed that consumers understand piracy is a huge problem – and that if games that take 1-4 years to develop are effectively stolen the day they launch" um, isn't that what happened anyways? I'm pretty sure every single EA game using SecuROM has been pirated either the day of launch or days before. It's not like it's really doing anything to prevent piracy at all. That's certainly clear to anyone with any sense. But then again I guess stupid people get rich and that's why people like us are still penniless peons. Is it 3 machines or 3 installs? They have never made that crystal clear. Although, I seriously doubt they know to begin with. I can understand 3 machines since most homes only have 3 or less PCs. I have 4, but only 2 would actually run Spore and one of which only supports the evil EA corporation with her Pogo addiction. But if it’s 3 installs then it’s (got to remember this ain’t my site) screwed up. Especially with all the problems with the patch. So if you have to reinstall the game to get the patch to work that’s 2 used up right there. If that fails and you have to reinstall again it’s the last time you can install without having to go thru the hassle of contracting EA customer support.

“We assumed that consumers understand piracy is a huge problem – and that if games that take 1-4 years to develop are effectively stolen the day they launch” um, isn’t that what happened anyways? I’m pretty sure every single EA game using SecuROM has been pirated either the day of launch or days before. It’s not like it’s really doing anything to prevent piracy at all. That’s certainly clear to anyone with any sense. But then again I guess stupid people get rich and that’s why people like us are still penniless peons.

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