Reminder to forum members

[martes86]

I totally agree with point 1 (I'm already missing the fellas, and seeing them contemplate real stuff in amazement, glancing at every detail, just like I was...), and right now, the only thing that's ruining the hope I had with SH5 is this damn DRM thing. If only they made it with an "offline" mode like Steam, or made exceptions for titles with low piracy-risk (seriously, how many people might have been interested in pirating a sim?), or even made exceptions in those places where its retail price doesn't make it worth pirating (19.90 euros in Spain, and lower for older titles: 5 euros SH2 and DC, 10 euros SH3...).

I'd prefer very much to have Securom or something alike (even Starforce is better than this!). As it's being told that it will work, I won't be able to play SH5 on sundays at my Granma's because she's like +80 years old, and doesn't have Internet. Or whenever I'm on a vacation, if I don't have Internet wherever I am, I won't be able to play. Or if my ISP has me a full day disconnected (or more, it's not the first time it happens me, along with power outages whenever the electrical system needs some refrigeration) because of technical problems, that's a day I won't be able to play.

Sure, put it in Assasins Creed, and whatever hit-games you can think of, but SH are not games of high pirating-rates, so the system is pointless in this case. Most games nowadays get a crack programmed, but that doesn't mean they're actually used.

Cheers

UBI doesn't care about ppl who can allow themselves to have internet just in weekends or holidays. What kind of rapist thing is that to tie the game to the internet and take away entertainment to those who can't have such pleassure as 24/7 ic ?
10 points for amorality to UBI. Furthermore they don't respect such thing as EVEN RIGHT that can be treated as an abuse of civil code.

[Lapazeus]

Originally Posted by martes86

(seriously, how many people might have been interested in pirating a sim?)

Well, surprisingly many.

For example, Maddox Games is slowly getting out of business because of piracy. When the first IL-game was published every fifth person used a pirated version. In 2004, 60% of Forgotten Battles+Ace Expansion Pack players used a pirated version.

Those figures are quite staggering actually.

DRM is just a result of publishers panicking - they need to do something to fight piracy. It is obviously flawed in many ways, but there is a reason for it.

[martes86]

Originally Posted by Lapazeus

Well, surprisingly many.

For example, Maddox Games is slowly getting out of business because of piracy. When the first IL-game was published every fifth person used a pirated version. In 2004, 60% of Forgotten Battles+Ace Expansion Pack players used a pirated version.

Those figures are quite staggering actually.

DRM is just a result of publishers panicking - they need to do something to fight piracy. It is obviously flawed in many ways, but there is a reason for it.

Well, aircraft sims have much more of an audience, so, many more people are possibly going to pirate it. Besides, such high numbers lead me to the conclusion that those "pirates" aren't hardcore simmers (which usually do indeed support their developers' work), but the so called "casual players", and that's where the piracy index are higher. Hardcore are usually much more informed about the effects of piracy on their favourite titles, so they buy everything they can, whilist casuals just play for random fun, but don't really care what happens next to the title.

About DRM being the result of panic, I totally agree with that.

Cheers

DRM wont stop piracy....not one single DRM out there has yet managed to stop piracy. They're just barking up the wrong tree....it's funny to watch them though.