But Kyro, the limitation IS there. This goes back to my statement: Just because you don't call it DRM doesn't mean it isn't. It may be a simple DRM or an easy to use one, but it's still there. FYI: I must be freakin Wolverine or something because I had all four wisdom teeth removed no less than 20 hours ago and all my pain, inflamation, and bleeding is all gone Looks like I'll have an
Thank you Peace Phoenix. You seem to be the only person that understands (at least partially) what I'm getting at. I just want my just program to work independent of the company. Like I said. If I could activate my current game without connecting to some server that might not be there next week, I'd be happy about the protection on the game. If that utility is available on the CD, I will gladly pay extra to get it. Also, "The Deleter", if I were the CEO of some company called "5-no
It goes beyond a login manager and SSD. It won't let you play the game. I can understand limiting the download of updates and the game, but restricting the use of the game based on the hardware it's installed on to me is in the clear definition of DRM. Stardock central is not the only software to use that sig.bin file. The game itself uses it to check your hardware/windows install and will restrict you from running the game unless you connect to the online service and activate it or you send
Here, let me give you another example. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Media_DRM WMA, Windows Media Audio. You rip your CD to your computer. You use WMA. Windows Media places a license file on your computer so you can play that music. You take that WMA file and copy it over to another computer and you can't play the music because that signature doesn't exist. DRM. GalCiv2, Galactic Civilizations 2. You install that game to your computer. You use your CD-key. St
Yes, I know what DRM is. DRM is "technologies used by publishers or copyright owners to control access to or usage of digital data or hardware, and to restrictions associated with a specific instance of a digital work or device." If you read it and apply it to what SD is, it is an exact resemblance. Early shareware used a keycode that you could use at any time to unlock the game. Fourteen years from now when X-company goes under, gets bought out, or drops support for the game you can still p
Yeah, if you run it straight from the install CD and do nothing else, it may not have to ever check again. Good luck getting the game updated without having to go through DRM. My problem with the statement is that they say they don't use DRM, but in fact they do. It may not be a connect and activate on install DRM, but if you want to do anything with the game, it is DRM protected. Using a blanket statement like, "We don't use DRM" is frankly a lie. Period. Also, just because it hap
So wait, if you don't have internet, you can't play it... how is that not DRM?
I have purchased the game. I've stated that and stand by it. I have a problem with them stating there is no DRM. Think of it like this, the only difference between this and other forms of DRM is that we have no control over it's insertion. If you go out and buy a CD (a game) you can listen to it on any CD player you want where this game you can play it on any computer you want, but you have to "activate it". What if you had to connect to the internet every time you put your CD into
If you want to find out for yourself, rename the sig.bin file and try to run your game. You will see the DRM in action. This is black and white. There is no grey area here. They stated that there is no DRM when there clearly is.
No, I found out when I copied the game over to my Tablet PC that it does indeed check the installation of windows for some key information and denies you the ability to run the game until it is unlocked. That is DRM.
It's just more to the point that DRM interferes with the legal person's right to enjoy the content (game, movie, music, etc.) without having to go through all this crap. It really only upsets me the most since it says right in the post concerning piracy (on the front page of this site) in plain words: "Stardock and TotalGaming.net don't use DRM." But Stardock is DRM. Period. Mainly, that's my biggest gripe. False advertisement.
So the initial release of the game didn't have stardock and it was added later? I just want to be able to install this on my tablet and play it without having to mess with all this crap. I used to love MOOII and GalCiv1 but I thought this would be a rehash of old so I wasn't going to buy it. Seeing that you guys pretty much stand up against DRM laden material, I figured I'd buy the game and support you. Unfortunately, it seems I was wrong.
I bought the game using the Stardock service. Yeah, silly me. Trying to save the cost of pressing a CD and shipping. Is there any way I can now go back and pay shipping to get a CD version that doesn't have Stardock attached to the EXE? If not that, can I get an EXE legally that doesn't have Stardock's tentacles wrapped around it?
