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Electronic Arts Responds To Spore DRM Criticism
Electronic Arts Responds To Spore DRM Criticism
GamaS - September 1, 2008
Submitted by Refreshment (333) at 6:47PM PST on September 13, 2008
"As Amazon removes a wave of negative Spore user reviews in the wake of an internet backlash against the game's DRM, Electronic Arts is aiming to address community concerns about its anti-piracy system for the long-awaited title."
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1apujanata posted on Electronic Arts, Inc (ERTS) at 9:23PM PST on September 14, 2008. RE: Electronic Arts Responds To Spore DRM Criticism@MiniRagnarok,
As a gamer who have 2 Mario Kart DS, 2 Animal Crossing DS, 2 Advance Wars DS, I don't see any problem with this. Probably because we (me and family) are used to it. We might not be too happy with it, but since the game is so good, we still buy them. We like to reward good game with our money.[ Oracle ] [ Level 30 ] [ Rank: 14935 ]bids
1MiniRagnarok posted on Electronic Arts, Inc (ERTS) at 5:48PM PST on September 14, 2008. RE: Electronic Arts Responds To Spore DRM Criticism@apujanata,
It's not 3 PCs, it's 3 times, permanently. I will install it twice like you. As a PC gamer, I plan on getting a bigger drive for my laptop. Now I would be at three. If one hard drive goes or I get a new hard drive someday, then what do I do. Uninstalls do not give you"credit" towards your 3 installs.
The other issue is that my girlfriend and I live together and frequently game together. With the way Spore works right now, we would each have to buy our own copy of Spore in order to play with different accounts. To me, this is unforgivable. I was going to buy this day one but now I won't touch the game until fix/change things.[ Veteran ] [ Level 19 ] [ Rank: 471 ]bids
1apujanata posted on Electronic Arts, Inc (ERTS) at 1:34AM PST on September 14, 2008. RE: Electronic Arts Responds To Spore DRM Criticism@Refreshment,
"EA has not changed our basic DRM copy protection system," said Mariam Sughayer of EA's corporate communications in a statement to Gamasutra. "We simply changed the copy protection method from using the physical media, which requires authentication every time you play the game by requiring a disc in the drive, to one which uses a one-time online authentication."
I don't see why this kind of changes should cause uproar. By removing "requiring disc in the drive" requirement, the new method is much less of a hassle. I usually only install 2 times the games I have, max. Once for home Desktop (default), second time for my laptop (only for games that are not graphics heavy). I don't have or know any friends that have more than 3 PC they use regularly.[ Oracle ] [ Level 30 ] [ Rank: 14935 ]bids
15Refreshment posted on Electronic Arts, Inc (ERTS) at 6:47PM PST on September 13, 2008. Article: Electronic Arts Responds To Spore DRM Criticism
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I forgot to add :
- since it is possible to install more than 3 times (with call to customer support), this is not a big issue.
Compared to the old way (disc in the drive requirement), the new way is better, for me.
I still don't understand why you and your girlfriend have to buy two copies. Is it because you are both playing at the same time ? Or is it because there is only one profile available for each spore game / installation ? (like there is only one account / save game for a lot of DS game)