E.A. shoots self in foot. . .again

Started by DocJon · 18 posts · 1,390 views

  2. #2
    While I feel bad for Will Wright, he should have known better than to let EA do that to his game. I wonder if 500,000 people would have pirated the game if there was no DRM at all?
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    WoW! Not only is it DRM, but it's SecuRom. This by all definitions is a Rootkit and even if you uninstall Spore, SecuRom remains on your system causing problems.

    If EA releases the next Battlefield with this, then I'm done.

    Games I will not buy due to bad DRM:

    BioShock
    Spore

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    Atomm wrote:WoW! Not only is it DRM, but it's SecuRom. This by all definitions is a Rootkit and even if you uninstall Spore, SecuRom remains on your system causing problems.

    If EA releases the next Battlefield with this, then I'm done.

    Games I will not buy due to bad DRM:

    BioShock
    Spore

    They're getting the msg - somewhat. On Red Alert 3 (coming soon), but they already changed the DRM on it-a bit. Here's the post made on EA's forums by Red Alert 3's Executive Producer Chris Corry.

    Hi guys --

    I’ve been hearing your concerns about the DRM situation and wanted to get back to you with some information about our plans. In the case of Red Alert 3 (and all PC titles coming out of EA), we will use SecuROM – the same copy protection that the EALA RTS group has used on our last three titles. This time around, however, the copy protection will be configured to be more lenient than we've supported in the past.

    I know this can be somewhat of a polarizing topic, and I thought it would be best to open the lines of communication with some facts:

    - We will authenticate your game online when you install and launch it the first time.

    - We will never re-authenticate an installation online after the first launch. In other words, no reaching out to a central server post-install to see if you’re “allowed” to play.

    - You will be able to install and play on up to five computers.

    - This system means you don't have to play with the disc in your computer. Personally, I think this is a huge improvement over our previous copy protection requirements, which have always required a disk to play.

    - Life happens. I know it’s unlikely, but for those unlucky few who install the game and have their machines nuked (virus, OS reinstall, major hardware upgrade, etc.) five times, EA Customer Service will be on hand to supply any additional authorizations that are warranted. This will be done on a case-by-case basis by contacting customer support.

    -You can, of course, play offline without impediment or penalty.

    Red Alert 3 is shaping up to be a world-class RTS game that will give you many hours of enjoyment. I think it would be a shame if people decided to not play a great game simply because it came with DRM, but I understand that this is a very personal decision for many of you and I respect that. As you might imagine, I’m a lot less respectful of those people who take the position that they will illegally download a game simply because it has DRM.

    Either way, we’ re very proud of the hard work our team has put into this game and we hope you will all enjoy it when it launches.


    So now, instead of "3 installs and it's a coaster", you get five, and can call customer service and they MAY help you install it again (on a case by case basis). . .along with all the other crap, like the rootkit. They dialed it back, but didn't do it enough.

    We played BF2 for 3+ years now. Did you ever hear of anyone playing the game online with an illegal copy? If not, why do they have to make things worse on that front?
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  5. #5
    I agree, but I think he misses the point.

    It's not a personal Decision. It's a "We are tired of EA farking us over and will not stand for it any more" decision.

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    And they have been turning themselves around in a lot of the public eye due to their support of innovative games and new things instead of just being a sequel machine. Well at least on the console front, it looks like the PC front is still doom and gloom for EA.
  7. #7
    But but... Spore is so much fun!!!!

    When I bought mine, my mcafee told me that the downloader file [to get the 3+ gigs of the game] had a virus in it...

    That was a pain to get around...
  8. #8
    Who you gonna believe, EA or McAffee?

    What a minute, it does have a virus in it.... 😛
  9. #9
    yeah, the virus evolves and turns into a silly creature that roams your machine eating files at random...
  10. #10
    Message sent internally to EA from our private EA testers forums.
    I doubt I will hear from them, at worst lose my status as an internal tester - but your right, this is shit and they need to know we little people are sick to death of their crap.


    To dredge up an oldie -


  12. #12
    Awesome!

    There is now a Class Action suit against EA for including SecuRom without properly informing consumers of the impact.
  13. #13
    Atomm wrote:Awesome!

    There is now a Class Action suit against EA for including SecuRom without properly informing consumers of the impact.



    Link?
  18. #18
    You know, I could never figure out how a skinny little pale skinned red head Brit could put out such barry white sounds.