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Spore, Mass Effect PC to Require Online Validation Every Ten Days to Function
by Nick Breckon, May 06, 2008 1:28pm PDTUpdate: Electronic Arts has relented to the pressure.
Original story: BioWare technical producer Derek French has said that the PC versions of both Mass Effect and Spore will make use of copy protection that will require online validation every ten days in order for the games to continue working.
"After the first activation, SecuROM requires that [Mass Effect PC] re-check with the server within ten days (in case the CD Key has become public/warez'd and gets banned)," said French in a post on the BioWare forums.
If customers do not come online after ten days, the game will cease to function.
"After 10 days a re-check is required before the game can run," added French. "..An internet connection is not required to install, just to activate the first time, and every 10 days after."
The check is run when users activate the game's executable file, with the first re-check coming within "5 days remaining in the 10 day window."
According to French, Maxis' Spore will also make use of the same scheme: "[Electronic Arts] is ready for us and getting ready for Spore, which will use the same system."
French also noted that the online requirement will be clearly labeled on the games' packaging.
Comments
The also fight piracy in many different way and then we got artist for example Nine Inch Nails with trent Reznor.
Instead of putting alot of drm sheit on they released the music for free download and then sold copies with nice stuff added.
I would gladly buy a game if it had something around that made it worth it, like including nice box, map, poster or some other treat. Not just a crappy plastic box a cd/dvd and a pdf manual.
I want more than that for my money, or lower prices. just a disc and a plastic box isn´t worth 50$ for me
Especially not when the put this drm crap on.
Piracy has always existed and will always exist, so instead of putting alot of amny in anti-piracy sollution give something back so the legal buyers instead like nice exclusive editions with extras.
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