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  I wouldn't call it "basic copy protection" -- limiting you to three lifetime installations for Mass Effec... : Aaron Linde
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    Oh man, that's true. 3 lifetime installations is ridiculous, given how people reformat. But Bioshock that : Kazomir
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      Absolutely. I felt a lot better when they released that tool, but it still makes things tricky in the eve... : Aaron Linde
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        Dude, the whole thing is EA making bullshit error boxes, Mass Effect does NOT limit you to 3 lifetime act... : deject
        • That page explains what they PLAN to do. It does not reflect the CURRENT state of affairs. "When attempt... : AxeMan808
      • So quickly we become acclimatised to this craziness. Bit by bit they inject harsher and harsher systems, ... : T-900
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      I hate the installation limit. Here's why: Quite a few years back my computer, then, began to give me... : mobab
      • Hmm, that is an interesting case. I can see how you could run into trouble. : Kazomir
      • I think pretty soon we're going to start seeing software-as-a-service come to games. Pay EA $X / month t... : smegmar
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    The main problem here is a reduction of the freedom's associated with your legitimate purchase. We're dro... : ZaldronGG
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      You make some very valid points. But I feel some of your concerns are very hypothetical in nature and are... : Kazomir
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        Oh no, it's not really the meat of the problem, and as I said, there's still plenty of fully working crac... : ZaldronGG
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          Honestly, I share your concerns. I'm not as worried that they're going to happen, though. Oh, and I'v... : Kazomir
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            There's been some games that, by polling the cd drive for an original disc every now and then (mostly in ... : ZaldronGG
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              That would indeed be lame. Surprised you mentioned Morrowind, I hold Bethesda in very high regard and it'... : Kazomir
              • After a bit of googling: "As of the 1st Official Morrowind Patch, it seems Bethesda have removed the M... : ZaldronGG
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  What? Frontpage'd?! I could give you a dozen posts that deserve it more than THIS one. Oh well. I guess I... : Kazomir
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    I've just been trying to say, here and in the AITD thread, that piracy is not a manufactured boogeyman cr : Kazomir
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      "Pirates wouldn't buy the game anyway." Are you kidding me? These people know exactly what game they wan... : ZaldronGG
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        Also, "I shouldn't be treated like a criminal." Comparisons like the airport analogy fail short of pr... : ZaldronGG
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          See, now there's the debate. Some people think a one-time web activation (a very common method) consitute... : Kazomir
          • Exactly, I can understand that. But what I did notice is the fact that piracy is larger than ever (no ... : ZaldronGG
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        It discourages casual piracy, which is probably a large subset of pirates. No, the hardcore pirates crack... : Kazomir
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          Notice the word "probably", yet another unknown about the demographics of the pirate community. We don... : ZaldronGG
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            Yeah, I too would be VERY interested in having all the hard data about piracy, DRM, and their relationshi... : Kazomir
            • I mean, if DRM really has minimal or no effect on piracy (as many here claim), there's clearly no point f... : Kazomir
            • I often wonder if (someone who actually gets paid to do journalism of the like), could get any meaningful... : ZaldronGG
• I'm just sick of SecuROM burrying itself into my computer. What's the point anyway? Why is PC prejudic... : psycho100