Any Non StarForce Versions for Sale

[jimmie]

If my memory servers and the Direct2Drive hasn't been changed since release, it does contain starforce.

. .......*moderator edit* Please, matey, the only "recepies" allowed in this forum, is for christmas cookies.....

[Tool]

Yes, the Direct2Drive version contains starforce. I had to uninstall then reinstall in preparation for GWX 2 and when i went to activate SHIII it wouldn't accept it. I tried everything and it kept saying my CD Key didn't exist (it is the same key i used for the initial install and got from D2D). It took me an hour of digging online and finally i found a patch that came out last year from Starforce to fix this issue. Once installed it worked fine, but Starforce is the worst crap i've ever ran into, especially since I purchased this game. Next time i think i'll just buy it on DVD and maybe not have such a hassle, but i thought this way would be nicer in that i could burn the .exe and some addons to one DVD and have it all together.. guess you learn the hard way sometimes.

Tool.

[jimmie]

Originally Posted by jimmie

.......*moderator edit* Please, matey, the only "recepies" allowed in this forum, is for christmas cookies.....

Hey, I didn't link anything, I didn't name anything, I just said "search web" with no explicit name, information whatsoever. Did I even mention something?

But well, no big deal. I'm a humble user of this great board and I'll shut up now :p

[_Seth_]

@ jimmie
Ease up, mate! Just a friendly reminder, no pun intended!
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[Tool]

UPDATE:

I got this email from Direct2Drive today:

"Hi there,

Thank you for contacting us. We have currently removed the StarForce activation from this title. This means that you will need to re-download the game. Once you have the game downloaded - simply install and play!

Regards,

Harry Vansickle
Associate Manager - Digital Distribution
Customer Service"

Great news for those of us who bought it from them. I'll be grabbing that overnight tonight.

Tool.

[Marklaur]

Originally Posted by Tool

UPDATE:

I got this email from Direct2Drive today:

"Hi there,

Thank you for contacting us. We have currently removed the StarForce activation from this title. This means that you will need to re-download the game. Once you have the game downloaded - simply install and play!

Regards,

Harry Vansickle
Associate Manager - Digital Distribution
Customer Service"

Great news for those of us who bought it from them. I'll be grabbing that overnight tonight.

Tool.

That is good news. It may also gain them a few sales if promoted.

A question though, with Direct2Drive games do they generally need activation or just use serial numbers?

Also does this mean that the Direct2Drive version SHIII has no copy protection at all now?

Cheers MarkL

[Tool]

No idea on that.. but I think it still needs a CD Key, which I got from them when I purchased it. I'm going to re-download it and try an install on my laptop and see what happens.

Tool.

[Koondawg]

I dont think the Direct2Drive version has starforce, as there wouldnt be a CD for you anyway. Granted, you run into issues that way, but its an option at least.

Ive never had any troubles with games I have bought from D2D...SH3 was one of em...and Ive never heard of this starforce crap