Just a hypothetical about SH5 DRM...

Onkel Neal · 02-05-10, 12:20 AM

Let's say I have a copy of SH5 to test. I install it, fire up a mission and after a bit, disconnect my cable. The game announces it does not have a connection, PAUSES game, and autosaves the game at the point I am disconnected. I have an option to continue waiting or quit and play later. I choose to wait. I go into the kitchen, make a glass of tea, stir in some sugar, and return. I reconnect the cable, and the game says "Ready to resume". I click Yes, and the game picks up where it left off. Ignoring the bigger issue of evil DRM, if the game worked that way, would that, at least in terms of playing the game, be a pass or fail?

View Poll Results: Would auto save and effective resume for SH5:
Pass	27	24.55%
Fail	83	75.45%
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02-05-10, 12:20 AM	#1
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,383 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	Just a hypothetical about SH5 DRM... Let's say I have a copy of SH5 to test. I install it, fire up a mission and after a bit, disconnect my cable. The game announces it does not have a connection, PAUSES game, and autosaves the game at the point I am disconnected. I have an option to continue waiting or quit and play later. I choose to wait. I go into the kitchen, make a glass of tea, stir in some sugar, and return. I reconnect the cable, and the game says "Ready to resume". I click Yes, and the game picks up where it left off. Ignoring the bigger issue of evil DRM, if the game worked that way, would that, at least in terms of playing the game, be a pass or fail? __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web Last edited by Onkel Neal; 02-05-10 at 06:09 AM. Reason: typo "or"