Dead Space 2 Fails

[EHKOS]

You're right, he doesn't deserve the right to use something he's paid for until an abritrary time set by someone else. How ridiculous.

*Sigh* Yes, I agree, it might not be a pleasant surprise, but is it really worth being mad over? We are not talking about weeks of wait, we are talking about less than 24 hours! Are we really so dependent on games that we can't wait such a small amount of time to play one?

It's the principle of the thing I guess.

 

[Something Amyss]

No, but its still yet another sign that game companies haven't figured out how to do DRM right.

That because there really isn't. DRM is, and always has been, intrusive. I'm so used to cracks (I crack all the games I buy) that even "Have disk in drive" annoys me. Steam, so far, has been the best, but even that can be totaly shit. "This game cannot be played in offline mode". FUCK YOU, it's MY game, I paid for it, I will play it where and when I goddamn want. It's freakin' Portal, for God's sake.

Pretty much. The idea of "DRM done right" is pretty ridiculous.

 

[maddawg IAJI]

Well, its well past midnight in California now. So enjoy your game. =D

 

[Project_Xii]

What're you whining about? Us Australians still have to wait another 2 days before we can play it.

I'd suggest getting it on a console anyway. Not that I don't like PC gaming, but the Dead Space games really need to be played on a big tv with surround sound. And they're DRM free!

 

[suhlEap]

at least it's actually out there. us brits have to wait til the 28th!

 

[Trolldor]

No, but its still yet another sign that game companies haven't figured out how to do DRM right.

That because there really isn't. DRM is, and always has been, intrusive. I'm so used to cracks (I crack all the games I buy) that even "Have disk in drive" annoys me. Steam, so far, has been the best, but even that can be totaly shit. "This game cannot be played in offline mode". FUCK YOU, it's MY game, I paid for it, I will play it where and when I goddamn want. It's freakin' Portal, for God's sake.

All steam games can be played in offline mode once you've played them once online.
AFAIK.

 

[Hybridwolf]

Well considering I'm waiting until friday to get mine due to exams, I'm in a a worse postion then you. Just wait an hour or two, and play your damned game.

 

[Mcface]

Get the hell over it and wait 2 hours.
Everyone gets to play at the same time.

"Grr EA makes me so mad I'm gonna.. gonna GO OUT AND CONTINUE TO BUY THEIR SHIT!"
This is what you people sound like.

1. Dont buy it.
or
2. Shut up.

You complain about it then turn around and will buy something from them tomorrow.

 

[Merkavar]

Dear EA
Please explain to me why I cannot play the game I bought on launch night in the cold at my local game stop.

Ok so get this, are you ready? Good.

After DS2 finishes installing guess what?! It wont run because its not MIDNIGHT yet in CALIFORNIA. I mean common is this just the biggest DRM fail or what.

Did anyone else buy this for PC on launch night and have this problem.
/end rant

so they did a global release time? and its like west coast midnight release time?

 

[Nazulu]

That's fucking rediculous like usual, too bad the masses can't just stop buying the games so they get the message.

 

[TsunamiWombat]

There is currently an error trying to activate the game. We are working with EA to resolve this issue as quickly as possible.

From the Store page.

Looks like everyones having the same problem, my precious.

 

[MiracleOfSound]

Do you really need to play it right now? Can't you like, go do something else? It isn't the end of the world if you can't play Dead Space 2 for 1-24 hours.

No but it sucks that the copy he legally bought can't be used when he wants to use it.

It's yet another flaw in the DRM and like ALL DRM, will only encourage more piracy. When are publishers going to learn this?

 

[dakorok]

It's EA, guys. What the hell did you expect?

 

[rockyoumonkeys]

Wow, it's a good thing I have other shit to do, and don't need to play a video game at midnight.

 

[Zakarath]

No, but its still yet another sign that game companies haven't figured out how to do DRM right.

That because there really isn't. DRM is, and always has been, intrusive. I'm so used to cracks (I crack all the games I buy) that even "Have disk in drive" annoys me. Steam, so far, has been the best, but even that can be totaly shit. "This game cannot be played in offline mode". FUCK YOU, it's MY game, I paid for it, I will play it where and when I goddamn want. It's freakin' Portal, for God's sake.

All steam games can be played in offline mode once you've played them once online.
AFAIK.

Mostly; but I have had the occasional issue where steam won't even initialize in offline mode, and when I tell it to it gives me an error about being unable to connect. WHY THE HELL DO YOU THINK I TOLD YOU TO START IN OFFLINE MODE?... and I have to wait until I have internet to play ANY of my steam games...

 

[Zakarath]

Wow, that does suck. But don't take it out the developers. Blame EA for bullshit like this.

The developers are owned by EA .

Well. The developers are managed and funded by EA, which is what a publishing company does. And while the developers make the game, it is the publishing company that sets the policy for DRM. Even if the developers happen to be part of an in-house development studio owned by EA (which I'm not sure if Visceral is or isn't, as I've never had any particular interest in them), there is still a degree of disconnection between the game developers and EA's publishing department.