SH5 DRM

Arclight · 11-09-08, 01:31 PM

I know Silent Hunter 5 has already been discussed in several threads, but I think 1 topic was left out: copy protection.

More and more heated discussions have been flaring up all over the web, criticizing the ever increasing invasive nature (like installing drivers) and ridiculous restraints (like limited number of installs) of copy-protection schemes. In particular SecuROM, Starforce and SafeDisc come to mind.

So, what do you think is acceptable, and what is crossing the line?

notes; - the poll is multiple choice -

option 6; an example of this would be a scheme that scans your system at installation of the game/software to check if you have programs such as PowerISO, DAEMON tools, MagicDisc or Alchol52/120 installed and aborts the setup because of this.

Just to clarify; This thread is in no way an attack on Ubisoft in general or the Silent Hunter dev teams in particular. I think Ubisoft has a very amiable disposition on this matter. They used StarForce in the past, but dropped it after a poll showed most people didn't agree with it. Even the SecuROM protection was patched out of SH4.

View Poll Results: What's your opinion on copy protection in games?
I don't care what form of DRM is present, at all.	4	6.90%
I don't care what form of DRM is present, as long as I'm properly informed about what it is/does.	5	8.62%
I think any protection system installing it's own drivers is already crossing the line.	29	50.00%
I think any protection system requiring online activation is crossing the line.	17	29.31%
I think any protection system imposing a limit on the number of installations is crossing the line.	34	58.62%
I don't approve of anything that scans my system and uses that data for whatever purpose.	36	62.07%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 58. You may not vote on this poll

11-09-08, 01:31 PM	#1
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	SH5 DRM I know Silent Hunter 5 has already been discussed in several threads, but I think 1 topic was left out: copy protection. More and more heated discussions have been flaring up all over the web, criticizing the ever increasing invasive nature (like installing drivers) and ridiculous restraints (like limited number of installs) of copy-protection schemes. In particular SecuROM, Starforce and SafeDisc come to mind. So, what do you think is acceptable, and what is crossing the line? notes; - the poll is multiple choice - option 6; an example of this would be a scheme that scans your system at installation of the game/software to check if you have programs such as PowerISO, DAEMON tools, MagicDisc or Alchol52/120 installed and aborts the setup because of this. Just to clarify; This thread is in no way an attack on Ubisoft in general or the Silent Hunter dev teams in particular. I think Ubisoft has a very amiable disposition on this matter. They used StarForce in the past, but dropped it after a poll showed most people didn't agree with it. Even the SecuROM protection was patched out of SH4. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia. Last edited by Arclight; 11-10-08 at 12:42 AM.