C&C4 Requires Constant Internet Connection to Play
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OK, so this is "only" as bad as SecuROM ever was, and a whole lot more restrictive than SecuROM is now.KSarty said:
Geez. I'm just way too trusting. I thought EA was finally starting to get it when they announced that Sims 3 will have no DRM. Of course they lied even then.
I stand corrected.
Yeah unfortunately I think they are still throwing ideas out there looking for a viable form of DRM, but I still don't really understand their thought pattern on the subject. Overall I don't think it will be as big of a deal as most people on here seem to, but it is still a pretty pointless system if you ask me.Nutcase said:
Because in the end pirates still find a way around the system and the people who bought the game legally get plagued with issues all stemming from various DRM systems.scifidownbeat said:
Oh great another RTS I was looking forward to that now I won't be getting. At least with Starcraft 2 single player was still an option. Having satellite internet was bad enough. When it rains harder than a sprinkle it's for sure going to be gone, and then what am I going to do? I don't like these game companies assuming that we are all going to have access to the internet 24/7, because not all of us do.
The more EA do the more I think they base their DRM off the Wiki of Steam, which they only half read.
They may as well have made a press release that reads "Look kids, we're going to go out of our way to stop you playing this game so you may as well just wait a week or two then pirate it,"
Apparently they learnt nothing from the whole Spore fiasco.
They may as well have made a press release that reads "Look kids, we're going to go out of our way to stop you playing this game so you may as well just wait a week or two then pirate it,"
Apparently they learnt nothing from the whole Spore fiasco.
Let me guess, this is the next step in DRM for all games to come. And it takes shady Internezt(tm) people about 5 minutes to bypass this and spread the word.
Great going EA. You just made life even more difficult for the paying customers while having zero impact on piracy.
Guess what, I was already hesitant about bying the next C&C game. This was the final nail in the coffin; Definetaly NOT going to buy this one.
Great going EA. You just made life even more difficult for the paying customers while having zero impact on piracy.
Guess what, I was already hesitant about bying the next C&C game. This was the final nail in the coffin; Definetaly NOT going to buy this one.
That's the dumbest thing EA could do.. It will kill the franchise!!
Well, the franchise has last its glamour for so long..
C&C Tiberian Sun, the last C&C I bought and I am glad about it
Well, the franchise has last its glamour for so long..
C&C Tiberian Sun, the last C&C I bought and I am glad about it
i dont really care.. i got internet al the time so... i think when i have got money, buyed around 5 games, and when i played them alot i'll buy it
oh man you really need to if you like it (i've got c&c 3 andkanes wrath) and it looks stunning and it never gets old (for me)johnman said:
That is incorrect. DRM would be more accurately called Digital Restriction Management. It's placed on the product by the vendor to restrict what legit users may do with the product.scifidownbeat said:
DRM comes in many forms. Some music CD's have DRM which makes them unable to work at all in many CD drives and stereos. Region locking prevents a US gamer from importing and playing a Japanese 360 game. A PS3 would otherwise work with any cheap display using a HDMI to DVI adapter, but Sony decided to require a TV or display with built-in DRM. Any new EA game you buy off the store shelf is effectively a rental - it will only work for as long as EA wants it to work and keeps the authentication servers up. You have absolutely no guarantee that the game will be playable ten years from now, or even at any particular moment as the servers may be down. In my mind this is tantamount to fraud. There would be no moral issue if the restrictions and the nature of the product were marked clearly on the product, but that is usually not the case.
Developers and publishers are well aware that in most cases DRM doesn't stop or hinder pirates. They put DRM on their products anyway in order to shut down the second hand market for legit customers, to collect usage information via Internet without the users having a say in it, et cetera. Since there is no benefit* to DRM from the viewpoint of the legit user, it's understandable that the companies want to keep a low profile with it, but unfortunately they take it so far that it's often impossible to find what the restrictions are even if you go look for them. Outright lies in interviews and press releases are not uncommon, either. Furthermore, many companies seem to habitually belittle their customers and deliberately misinterpret their concerns when the subject of DRM comes up in some context.
SecuROM is just one brand name for DRM. There have been many different kinds of DRM systems under the same brand, with varying degrees of restrictions, so just from the brand name you can't tell what restrictions the product actually has.
* Actually, I can think of one specific kind of DRM which is beneficial to the gamer: tamper-proofing mechanisms which seek to cut down on cheating in multiplayer.
Not going to be buying this.
These sorts of DRM measures need to be stopped. I'll be amazed if it has any impact on piracy.
I was very disappointed with C&C3 in general, so that was enough for me to avoid new C&C games.
Considering the original Command and Conquer and Red Alert are both freeware, I'd much rather play those again that bother with this new post-westwood incarnation.
These sorts of DRM measures need to be stopped. I'll be amazed if it has any impact on piracy.
I was very disappointed with C&C3 in general, so that was enough for me to avoid new C&C games.
Considering the original Command and Conquer and Red Alert are both freeware, I'd much rather play those again that bother with this new post-westwood incarnation.
