EA revamping DRM

By $carface 5 years ago

After much controversy, EA has decided to loosen the DRM restrictions on Crysis: Warhead and Spore.

The previous restrictions allowed users to install a game only 3 times. Ea has seemingly listened to their complaints and upped the maximum installed to five! Oh, you heard right, now you can install it on 2 more computers! I know, pretty sweet right? DRM is supposed to deter piracy right? Then why is Spore the most pirated game ever? Hopefully, EA will see the light and remove the wretched DRM.

Here's what else they changed:

Going forward, we will amend the DRM policy on Spore to:

  • Expand the number of eligible machines from three to five.
  • Continue to offer channels to request additional activations where warranted.
  • Expedite our development of a system that will allow consumers to de-authorize machines and move authorizations to new machines. When this system goes online, it will effectively give players direct control to manage their authorizations between an unlimited number of machines.

Read EA's full statement and more here.

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    Posted 5 years ago

    The DRM is not anything to be complaining about. One member made rumors that it installs malware and other shit and it spread like wildfire. It's all FAKE. I have reinstalled Crysis Warhead on my computer about 7 times with different hardware and it's still playable. I don't know what all of you guys are complaining about. Some of you that are complaining probably don't even have Crysis Warhead. Let me guess, next you're going to make a thread titled "CRYSIS AMZ POORLY OPTIMZORZ!!!". Blow me.

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    Posted 5 years ago

    I believe that DRMs punish legitimate buyers more than they do pirates. The system to get more activations is truly awful, making it very difficult to play the game you payed for. I think the better way would be to just fine the pirates to oblivion.

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    Posted 5 years ago
    a incredibly stupid creature

    Irony

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    Posted 5 years ago
    Posted by Sebhael
    Posted by blueguile I think that DRM encourages MORE piracy. Not prevent it.
    Well, any sort of rules/laws create a need for anarchy. I don't see why this case would really be too much different.

    Well, when you already know you can install the game to PC in limited times, you want to illegally download it rather than do some bullshit.

    I like Steam because you need no CD at all, and you can always play the games, just install Steam to some other PC and then install the games.

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    Posted 5 years ago

    WEEOOOWWW! 2 mores! i am sure the pirating will stop now! Seriously EA, stop ruining gaming, dont be a retard, use normal protection

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    Posted 5 years ago

    Its sad with the drm thingy... its like you get a new computer.. or clean up beacouse of a virus or any other stuff... then you cant install it back D: :( happended to me once...

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    Posted 5 years ago
    Posted by Sebhael That way we can 100% be for sure that we need to march to EA's headquarters and start a mutha'fuckin' riot.

    Sounds like a hella good idea man. I support your suggestion 138%

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    Posted 5 years ago
    Posted by BAFTUB So really whats the point in this when you can just get a crack to fix it :P

    My friend did that with his legal copy of CNC3. He had downloaded it (EA download manager, before you go how is that legal) and because he had made a new system and reformated before that, his three installs had been used up. Phoned EA up twice, redownloaded again, wiped everything clean from his install, downloaded again . . . then he got a crack and it worked perfectly.

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    Posted 5 years ago
    Posted by blueguile I think that DRM encourages MORE piracy. Not prevent it.

    Well, any sort of rules/laws create a need for anarchy.

    I don't see why this case would really be too much different.

    I kinda miss mapping...
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    Posted 5 years ago

    I think that DRM encourages MORE piracy. Not prevent it.

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