I read Dennis Zhidkov's (IMHO rather naive) response to Aaron McKenna's article 'The War on Game Pirates' and simply put it is 'unusually' defensive of Starforce's (apparent) continued ability to protect their customer's products, which are seemingly (according to Dennis) under a 'huge attack' by game-pirates despite what appears to be a somewhat 'selective sporty' hack-attitude within the gaming community at large!
What planet does Dennis come from? - only cash-starved kids have time and motivation to do that stuff right?
He also goes on to attack Aaron McKenna elluding to his youthfull looks and concluding that he is a probably Russian hacker?- Aaron claims he is a 'games jounalist' . .. :hmm:
Consider then Dennis's article as either 'scare-mongering' or a paranoid attempt at 'marketing' the virtues of Starforce to game developers...
On the other hand, Aaron McKenna simply states the obvious - a 'status quo' regarding the 'anomalys' that StarForce appears to inflict on many user's machines - I wondered why my own CD drive sometimes plays up as does McKenna's? (coincidence with the instal - maybe?)
So who is right and who is wrong?
I guess the jury is out on that one - and will probably stay out!
Now a question, would I (for one) knowingly buy another game with StarForce encryption seeing all the threads in the forums? :rotfl: errr let me think......
Now I have thought about it for 5 seconds - NO, and that probably includes SH4! (ah well ,I guess I will just go buy something else I probably need - perhaps a good bottle of Bols Schnapps!!)
On the other hand, would I go buy a simulator game that was well supported, no StarForce and a great user-manual in the box - and be prepared to pay a premium for it -
You bet I would!
I only have 2 games on my PC - SH3 and FS..... oh and card-games!
So - at my age I can afford to be both discerning and selective on my next purchase!