Witcher 2 Patch Fixes Bugs, Removes DRM

[AMAZED]

I will probably sound stupid asking this but what is the DRM?

 

[Camarilla]

I will probably sound stupid asking this but what is the DRM?

It was a release date checker. The first time you ran the game disc, it queried an online server to ask what the date was. If it was still before release, it stopped you running it. So, seeing as the release date's been and gone, it made no sense to keep it.

 

[Kahunaburger]

CD Projekt is legendary. The game now actually plays on my computer

 

[Kenjitsuka]

Now that is an excellent sentiment!
Too bad I probably won't play this, as there is so much (MMO)RPG goodness that has better gameplay. And I value gameplay over story/setting in my RPGs. Of course the really good ones nail both!

Sorry, it's my bed time and I'm sleepy so may have misunderstood you. The Witcher 2 is a single player RPG, it's has no MMO aspects, or feel to it at all.

In my, admittedly not worth much, opinion the combat gameplay is excellent, somewhere between Dragon Age 2 and Demons Souls. Simplistic in theory but difficult to master. Hard mode is a real challenge too, I actually had to turn it down but I'm confident I can manage hard on my second playthrough.

OT: I freaking love these guys, I want to have sex with their business plan and have little baby documents. I have actually bought the game twice, for me and once I'd played it for a friend I knew would love it.

I wrote that there are so much more appealing games in the RPG genre that appeal to me more. One of those is WoW (I'm currently on hiatus), Torchlight (got it last week) and the upcoming Diablo 3. I am sure this is a nice game, maybe even a good one. But my budget allows not much spending. I just wrote this to clarify my original statement, I'm not trying to call you out or anything. You where tired and just misread. Going to bed now myself

 

[Kenjitsuka]

I will probably sound stupid asking this but what is the DRM?

It was a release date checker. The first time you ran the game disc, it queried an online server to ask what the date was. If it was still before release, it stopped you running it. So, seeing as the release date's been and gone, it made no sense to keep it.

Wow, these guys really do believe in only having DRM to protect a game in development.
Massive, massive kudos to CD Projekt! I hope they read this

 

[Agayek]

I'm half-tempted to buy a copy just to support a lack of DRM. It's something the entire industry needs to adopt. DRM does not, never has, and never will work.

To be fair, DRM technically works, insofar as the functionality is there.

The problem is that it targets the wrong people.

 

[Agayek]

Not really. Witcher 2 is evidence enough of that, copies with DRM suffered more glitches and a significant performance hit compared to DRM-free versions.

Kinda my point.

DRM actually does "work", from a technical perspective. It limits the things one can do with the software.

The problem is that those limitations are imposed on the legal customers instead of the actual pirates, since they just remove it.

Maybe I'm just not explaining it well, but what I'm trying to get at is that DRM works, just not as intended.

 

[Sebster 105]

I've noticed much better performance, to the extend I can turn the gfx up a bit,

BUT, there's a delay in conversations

Hello, Geralt
...
...
...
...
Hello, Triss


you get me?

 

[kouriichi]

Yes. You are awesome. Thank you.

Someone finally gets it. Dont punish the regular gamer, but dont help the Pirate.

 

[samsonguy920]

The more I hear about Witcher 2, the more I want to take everyone at CD Projekt out and buy them a drink.
This game is completely unapologetic about the content, and what I have seen of gameplay looks solid. But if I bought this game now, I would have to kiss away seeing some good movies this summer. Patience will be my power.

 

[Atheist.]

This and the fact the game is amazing, is why I'm seriously debating buying another copy of the game to give away. Greedy publishers, please take this as an example of what great companies can do.