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emtguf · 03-09-10, 01:34 PM

The thing is there is already a crack for the DRM, and there is already a work around for the missions not updating when bypassing the DRM.

So the pirates are able to play the game with no problems, and the legal paying customers are stuck trying to play.

Hurting your paying customers by using a protection scheme that does not stop piracy is not the way to do it.

Codemasters had it right with their protection of the original operation flashpoint game.

If you used a crack the game made actually hitting a target impossible by degrading the program over time.
This did not punish the paying customer, and punished the pirates.

This is how it should be. Punishing customers punish the people who pay you money. That is a bad business decision.

03-09-10, 01:34 PM	#6
emtguf Machinist's Mate Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 128 Downloads: 44 Uploads: 3	The thing is there is already a crack for the DRM, and there is already a work around for the missions not updating when bypassing the DRM. So the pirates are able to play the game with no problems, and the legal paying customers are stuck trying to play. Hurting your paying customers by using a protection scheme that does not stop piracy is not the way to do it. Codemasters had it right with their protection of the original operation flashpoint game. If you used a crack the game made actually hitting a target impossible by degrading the program over time. This did not punish the paying customer, and punished the pirates. This is how it should be. Punishing customers punish the people who pay you money. That is a bad business decision.