Poll: Ever bought a game because of drm?
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I never have bought a game because of DRM. It's just more of a niggling feature in games which doesn't get in my way but is still kind of irritating thanks to my rather crappy internet connection.
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I don't play MMOs that I would have to pay for. That is, I hold no interest for something I'll only play off-and-on AND cost me something. There are plenty of good F2P games out there that I enjoy and only play because of my friends, my girlfriend, and to pass time in a hobby-like fashion.
So, in short, no.
However...I happen to find the DRM thing and even cases of DLC to be stupid. I just want a game, full and complete, to occupy my time with. Too hard for you?
So, in short, no.
However...I happen to find the DRM thing and even cases of DLC to be stupid. I just want a game, full and complete, to occupy my time with. Too hard for you?
Prepare to lose a few weeks of your life. It's almost as addictive as Civ IV.evilneko said:
OT: No, but there's a few I haven't bought because of DRM.
Yeeeeeah, I was kind of thinking of that.TehCookie said:
I buy all my games, but DRM will similarly put me off a game because of bad experiences. DRM has inconvenienced me in many ways, including making my legally purchased games unplayable. Kind of funny how it's the legit customers who are likely to get hurt her.
Nope. I did, however, purchase Prince of Persia (the one after the Sands of Time series) on the PC specifically because Ubi decided not to use any DRM. Voting with the wallet and all that.
Actually, I recall a producer or some other person on that team saying he'd give a handshake (or was it a hug?) to anyone who bought the game for that reason. I'm owed a handshake! If only I could remember who the heck it was.
Actually, I recall a producer or some other person on that team saying he'd give a handshake (or was it a hug?) to anyone who bought the game for that reason. I'm owed a handshake! If only I could remember who the heck it was.
I've bought games that have no DRM, because they have no DRM. Prince of Persia 2008 was the most recent example I can remember. Fat lot of good it did, because I still haven't played it, and Ubisoft didn't give a damn and started encumbering their games with some of the worst DRM on the market.
But to answer the question, no. I've never wanted a game that I didn't want to pay for that I ended up buying because of the DRM. I can't remember the last time I wanted a game I didn't want to pay for though.
I've have had the opposite happen though. I bought Doom 3 and couldn't run it until I cracked it. The DRM on it was so bad that it refused to run on my system. I think it was because I had two CD drives.
But to answer the question, no. I've never wanted a game that I didn't want to pay for that I ended up buying because of the DRM. I can't remember the last time I wanted a game I didn't want to pay for though.
I've have had the opposite happen though. I bought Doom 3 and couldn't run it until I cracked it. The DRM on it was so bad that it refused to run on my system. I think it was because I had two CD drives.
You should. It's pretty good for an RTS (I suck at them so I be biased). And if you ever figure how in the fuck that shipbuilding thing works let me know. I can never make practical ships with it. I always end up building dreadnought monstrosities that cost to much, or take too long to build, or can't travel anywhere 'cause I forgot to add life support.evilneko said:
RTS, 4X, Same thing lol. I'm terrible at bothevilneko said:GalCiv II is a 4X, not an RTS. >.> And as an experienced Space Empires 4 player, I'm pretty sure I'll be able to manage designing my own ships.T0ad 0f Truth said:
Since you're good at the ship designing thing then you'll have no trouble. Have at it.
To be fair, it's technically admitting "attempted internet piracy" which I suppose isn't piracy. I mean, if you have zeroes and ones that are the basis for intellectual property, but don't resemble that intellectual property in any meaningful way (by not running), is it still theft?TehCookie said:
I'm not a lawyer, though sometimes morally grey areas are overlooked. I don't think there is a law saying you can't crack the DRM, but there is in the ToS. So if you don't agree to the ToS you're not bound by their rules. Of course agreeing means you can't use their service, but if the ToS is for a client to run the games (like Steam) but not the game itself then wouldn't it be legal? But I'm not really into the legal stuff. I'm a simple person, if I pay for a game I'm going to get it.zelda2fanboy said:
Title be broken methinks. I have NOT bought games I would otherwise have been interested in because of DRM. After Securom screwed up my registry to the point where I had to reinstall OS I've avoided it like the plague. To this day I have some older games I cannot play, not because they're not Windows 7 compatible, but because the DRM isn't compatible. Why must you make honesty so difficult, devs/producers/publishers/whoever thought DRM solved anything?
DRM is the main reason I don't bother with physical copies for PC games anymore, as there is no requirement to mention them on the box but on digital distributors the information is easy enough to come by, from fellow consumers if not otherwise.
DRM is the main reason I don't bother with physical copies for PC games anymore, as there is no requirement to mention them on the box but on digital distributors the information is easy enough to come by, from fellow consumers if not otherwise.