Post #300!

Sorry, had to be done. I'm going to tally up all of the legitimate signatures on this thread later.

There are 146 legitimate non-repeating signatures from different people in this thread as of this post.

EA definitely needs to address this issue and remove the DRM completely. This is not just some vocal minority on a forum - this is a large chunk of your forum-going fan-base, who just happen to be speaking for those who aren't around to be heard.

Dairuka wrote:There are 146 legitimate non-repeating signatures from different people in this thread as of this post.

EA definitely needs to address this issue and remove the DRM completely. This is not just some vocal minority on a forum - this is a large chunk of your forum-going fan-base, who just happen to be speaking for those who aren't around to be heard.

EA take note

I know of a few hard core gamers who have refused to install SPORE because of the DRM and these same people are too honerable to install a pirated copy.

obviously you refuse to believe this, but it is true.

/Signed. im not a pirate dont treat me like one.

Sorry...Spode was keeping me busy with some of his work...he has now assigned me to BUMP this thread again.

/signed.

RRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGG Ahoy Matey ... I be the Aweful DreadPirate Yellow Mouse ... From My Couch I Take what is yours ...... RRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!

As Spode did say once to the all knowing Steve: "You're an idiot for someone who's all knowing...BUMP"

/signed....I hope my computer doesn't crash again so ill have to use one of my reinstallians.

Signed

signed........... despite this is likely futile..........

signed/ hope this works

Wakeman wrote:signed........... despite this is likely futile..........

Those who try and fail, and get back up again to try, yet only to fail once again...may be called insane and failures.
The real failure is never even trying in the first place.

DRM is a difficult subject. I do not think it is a smart idea but I do understand where the developer/publisher is coming from. They want to ensure that they make money off their labor/investment.

The problem is that the restrictions of DRM only pertain to the people that legally buy the product. It does not stop the issue of piracy.

Piracy hurts both the developer/publisher as well as the consumer. The developer/publisher will increase the price of the games if they feel they aren't receiving compensation for their work. The consumers will complain about increased prices and then probably resort to piracy. This leads us in a circular arrangement where it escalates and never gets any better.

Does DRM fix this? No, it doesn't. It speeds up the process because more people resort to piracy. It also places what amounts to spyware on the consumers PC.

Perhaps what should be done is that games decrease in price to nearly nothing (5 or 10 bucks), are only sold digitally online or at the store via a digital download onto a thumbdrive, then have to be played online like a mmorpg but with a smaller fee. Perhaps 40 bucks a year with a minimum subscription of 1 year. The actual playtime of most games is rarely a year unless they are real good ones. Perhaps each copy would have 5 screen names allowable also with additional screen names for a nominal fee (5 to 10 bucks more per).

So the developer/publisher makes their money and doesn't have to produce a CD or box and the consumer spends approximately the same amount of money. If you want special editions you just send those items (figurines, maps, etc.) to the store and let them hand them out.

I do understand that this method leaves out people without internet connections. But how many people do not have an internet connection anyway? As the world is more connected this makes this a non-issue I think.

O well this is just an idea from a normal guy and probably is full of holes. I do think that fighting piracy via DRM is ridiculous though as it just adds more fuel to the fire.

Lemnx wrote:
Perhaps what should be done is that games decrease in price to nearly nothing (5 or 10 bucks), are only sold digitally online or at the store via a digital download onto a thumbdrive, then have to be played online like a mmorpg but with a smaller fee. Perhaps 40 bucks a year with a minimum subscription of 1 year. The actual playtime of most games is rarely a year unless they are real good ones. Perhaps each copy would have 5 screen names allowable also with additional screen names for a nominal fee (5 to 10 bucks more per).

LoL...Ive been playing Ragnarok Online for over three years...however, I moved to an (illegal) private server that had better gameplay after 2 years on the official pay-to-play server. So games can be played for more than a year (not arguing with you, just showing the other sides for the dev team).