EA to implement Ubi style DRM system

Sonarman · 03-19-10, 05:47 AM

Monkey see, monkey do...Seems EA are to adopt a Ubi style DRM system for all future releases, doesn't worry me too much as they never release anything worth buying anyway!

Coldcall · 03-19-10, 06:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Sonarman

Monkey see, monkey do...Seems EA are to adopt a Ubi style DRM system for all future releases, doesn't worry me too much as they never release anything worth buying anyway!

Unbelievable.

Well, time to start supporting smaller independent developers because the big corps are going to strangle the market.

I liked old Bioware titles when they were not part of EA, but they sure have changed in the last couple years.

DMB3428 · 03-19-10, 06:01 AM

this is probably going to become a way of life from now on, they cant stop people from stealing the software therefore we all have to pay the price.

BigBANGtheory · 03-19-10, 06:09 AM

If it actually worked properly, at least that would be something.

HansLanda · 03-19-10, 06:10 AM

hm.. dont mind the DRM as such as long as it is functional in a sense that it does not lock out the paying customers. Perhaps EA can do better job of implementing their version... although I'm not betting on this one.

Gammelpreusse · 03-19-10, 06:15 AM

Man, I am glad my fascination for games is not anymore what it used to be.
Appears it's time to concentrate on more important things in life.

Iron Budokan · 03-19-10, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Gammelpreusse

Man, I am glad my fascination for games is not anymore what it used to be.
Appears it's time to concentrate on more important things in life.

^^This.

The Enigma · 03-19-10, 06:16 AM

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Originally Posted by HansLanda

hm.. dont mind the DRM as such as long as it is functional in a sense that it does not lock out the paying customers. Perhaps EA can do better job of implementing their version... although I'm not betting on this one.

Well, I'm (edit: I was) a paying customer.
Now I'm no longer a UBI customer.
As a matter of fact, I do feel locked out.

msxyz · 03-19-10, 07:00 AM

Ok, it looks like I won't buy the next Dragon Age game, after all...

Good thing that, between The Witcher 2 and Drakensang, I won't lack my yearly RPG fix

Coldcall · 03-19-10, 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by msxyz

Ok, it looks like I won't buy the next Dragon Age game, after all...

Good thing that, between The Witcher 2 and Drakensang, I won't lack my yearly RPG fix

Fron what Ive heard the DAO expansion Awakenings is not very good anyway, just more Darkspawn to kill.

I thought DAo was okay, but when they started releasing tiny DLC content at $5 a pop i uninstalled and likley wont go back.

Coldcall · 03-19-10, 06:14 AM

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Originally Posted by DMB3428

this is probably going to become a way of life from now on, they cant stop people from stealing the software therefore we all have to pay the price.

If they used their brains and werent so goddam cheap they could minimise the piracy by for instance producing a large detailed manual, the likes of which dissapeared since the days of Falcon 4.

How many folks bothered pirating F4 when without the manual it was practically like learning chinese?

So in effect the digitisation/dumbing down of manuals which is down to their cheapness is a major reason getting an illegal copy of a game is more viable today than it use to be.

People who might be tempted to illegally aquire a game like SH5 would be far more inclined to purchase the retail version if it came with a substantial manual.

EA and Ubisoft are just full-o-crap. I'm a free marketeer and certainly no anti-capitalist but these bastards are ruining one of the few pleasures in my life.

goldorak · 03-19-10, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by DMB3428

this is probably going to become a way of life from now on, they cant stop people from stealing the software therefore we all have to pay the price.

You cannot steal software unless you're picking the boxed product from the retail shelf without paying. To steal is to deprive physically something from someone. Copying a software without authorization is called copyright infrigement. Just saying eh, words are important.

mookiemookie · 03-19-10, 08:21 AM

Why is this in the SH5 forum? This is the SH5 forum, not the "DRM systems of various game companies" forum.

SteamWake · 03-19-10, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie

Why is this in the SH5 forum? This is the SH5 forum, not the "DRM systems of various game companies" forum.

Well in all fairness SH5 was really the point man on this drm scheme so its going to be discussed here like it or not.

It looks like EA is not really paying attention or in their arrogance think they can do it better.

janh · 03-19-10, 09:56 AM

I find it an important extension of the OSP DRM issue introduced with SHV. And since SHV still suffers from DRM, I am happy that other people post useful information on this topic.

This is pretty much as expected and I agree that it will lead to a pay-per-play scheme for the major publishers games, giving them at least a more steady cash-flow, if not even an increased revenue per player per game. Whether it will affect contents positively I would question. Some companies have a history of listening well to their community, and implementing wishes and improvements -- without a pay-per-play concept. Other didn't listen without it, and what reason would there be that their valuing of customers would suddenly change?

This is really bad, but I am happy that my gaming interests are mostly niche-type areas and products such as detailed and realistic strategy and simulations. Those are luckily mostly supplied by small companies like Matrix, and to my experience such small but realism and detail-dedicated studios perform their developments much better than the bigger ones. They still rely on publishing bug-free quality on the release day, and providing the customer with the feeling to be personally valued.

03-19-10, 05:47 AM	#1
Sonarman The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Ayr,Scotland,UK Posts: 1,392 Downloads: 79 Uploads: 0	EA to implement Ubi style DRM system Monkey see, monkey do...Seems EA are to adopt a Ubi style DRM system for all future releases, doesn't worry me too much as they never release anything worth buying anyway! __________________ "The action is simulated...the excitement is real!" Microprose Simulation Software.

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msxyz Engineer Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 218 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	Ok, it looks like I won't buy the next Dragon Age game, after all... Good thing that, between The Witcher 2 and Drakensang, I won't lack my yearly RPG fix __________________ ...Sinking deeper into the cold, dark oceans of life

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03-19-10, 09:56 AM	#15
janh Stinking drunk in Trinidad Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 349 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I find it an important extension of the OSP DRM issue introduced with SHV. And since SHV still suffers from DRM, I am happy that other people post useful information on this topic. This is pretty much as expected and I agree that it will lead to a pay-per-play scheme for the major publishers games, giving them at least a more steady cash-flow, if not even an increased revenue per player per game. Whether it will affect contents positively I would question. Some companies have a history of listening well to their community, and implementing wishes and improvements -- without a pay-per-play concept. Other didn't listen without it, and what reason would there be that their valuing of customers would suddenly change? This is really bad, but I am happy that my gaming interests are mostly niche-type areas and products such as detailed and realistic strategy and simulations. Those are luckily mostly supplied by small companies like Matrix, and to my experience such small but realism and detail-dedicated studios perform their developments much better than the bigger ones. They still rely on publishing bug-free quality on the release day, and providing the customer with the feeling to be personally valued. __________________ Scientific facts are not determined by the opinion of the majority, nor by a democratic vote.

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DMB3428 Watch Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 29 Downloads: 46 Uploads: 0	this is probably going to become a way of life from now on, they cant stop people from stealing the software therefore we all have to pay the price.

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BigBANGtheory Officer Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: British Waters Posts: 243 Downloads: 98 Uploads: 0	If it actually worked properly, at least that would be something.

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HansLanda Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 11 Downloads: 47 Uploads: 0	hm.. dont mind the DRM as such as long as it is functional in a sense that it does not lock out the paying customers. Perhaps EA can do better job of implementing their version... although I'm not betting on this one.