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Reply #26 April 1, 2009 3:24:19 PM
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Actually, it will have DRM.

My apologies, I make the distinction between copy protection (physical, disk-based like Sims 3) and DRM (online activation, etc).

Most usually take them to be the same thing, but it's not really. Red Alert 3 had DRM with activations and such (but no disk check, if I remember correctly). Fallout 3 didn't have DRM, but had copy protection (disk check).

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Reply #27 April 1, 2009 5:03:42 PM
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Try again. If people are unhappy with the DRM, then its not the percentage of the players/buyers of spore that matter but those who didn't buy it. And as usual, the most vocal is usually the minority, including you.

Not even close. I'm in the biggest majority of all, those who didn't buy the game due to a complete lack of interest in it. That's the vast majority of the human race.

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Reply #28 April 1, 2009 6:34:31 PM
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Quoting WIllythemailboy,
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Try again. If people are unhappy with the DRM, then its not the percentage of the players/buyers of spore that matter but those who didn't buy it. And as usual, the most vocal is usually the minority, including you.


Not even close. I'm in the biggest majority of all, those who didn't buy the game due to a complete lack of interest in it. That's the vast majority of the human race.


Touchy.

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Reply #29 April 1, 2009 6:37:12 PM
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Quoting Annatar11,
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Actually, it will have DRM.


My apologies, I make the distinction between copy protection (physical, disk-based like Sims 3) and DRM (online activation, etc).

Most usually take them to be the same thing, but it's not really. Red Alert 3 had DRM with activations and such (but no disk check, if I remember correctly). Fallout 3 didn't have DRM, but had copy protection (disk check).

I suppose the definitions are blurred during discussion. Considering your definition of DRM, then you are correct, it doesn't have it. Personally I bundle them all under the same term and label the online activations and install limits as just bad forms of DRM.

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Reply #30 April 2, 2009 12:28:05 AM
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I will always prefer online activation to CD checks, personally.  Since I buy most of my games digitally though, never have to worry bout CD checks.

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