I was under the impression it was going to ship DRM free. Or did they just forget to remove it 2 weeks prior to release?

http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=22952

Arrgh. Why am I saddened by this? I've never even played the Sims for any length of time. On the other hand, I have always purchased any game I actually liked. The only one I can think of was Civ4. Hopefully this won't hurt Sims sales.

Originally posted by Coyote42:

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I was under the impression it was going to ship DRM free. Or did they just forget to remove it 2 weeks prior to release?

http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_in...y=22952

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While they did say they were going to make it DRM-free I believe they meant "Activation-free" meaning the game will still have (useless) on-disc protection to "prevent" the copying of the game.

However, the very annoying activation DRM that plagued Spore is non-existent on The Sims 3.

I believe that developers just need to eliminate the usage of DRM altogether. As evident by The Sims 3, RE 5 and Spore it doesn't do them any good to have the discs protected and just causes headaches for the legitimate consumer.

Peace

these people that code drm must be geniuses coz they keep selling a product that dosen't work. Or....

...the people at EA are really stupid coz they keep buying a product that dosen't work.


I can't decide which

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Originally posted by Coyote42:

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I was under the impression it was going to ship DRM free. Or did they just forget to remove it 2 weeks prior to release?

http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_in...y=22952

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While they did say they were going to make it DRM-free I believe they meant "Activation-free" meaning the game will still have (useless) on-disc protection to "prevent" the copying of the game.

However, the very annoying activation DRM that plagued Spore is non-existent on The Sims 3.

I believe that developers just need to eliminate the usage of DRM altogether. As evident by The Sims 3, RE 5 and Spore it doesn't do them any good to have the discs protected and just causes headaches for the legitimate consumer.

Peace

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Absolutely correct. It is activation/phone home-free but has Securom disc protection.

Originally posted by beanos66:

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these people that code drm must be geniuses coz they keep selling a product that dosen't work. Or....

...the people at EA are really stupid coz they keep buying a product that dosen't work.


I can't decide which

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lmao its like the company programming the DRM sales pitch "If it didnt have our awesome SecureROM DRM CRAP it would have been on the streets 3 weeks before rls date instead of 2 weeks"

So the sensible people who care about nor ruini8ng their hardware will make a point of downloading the game instead of installing malicious and damaging malware on their computers..

way to go.. how to literally force people to download safe and clean "pirate" versions instead of paying for a ruined computer.

It's such a shame because I like the sims games .. I have even bought 2 for the xbox back when.. yeah.. ME .. buying a game *gasp* .. I will sometimes support developers IF I think what they are offering will give me enjoyment and more than 4 hours of fun.. but not at the cost of broken hardware and some "you shall not do things we don't like" prats telling me what I can and can't do WITH MY PROPERTY!!!

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Sony/Securom destroying your stuff again.
by hawk318 - 16/02/06 10:00

Well most know now about Sony's fiasco with installing their security/protection software into the rootkit of your PC if you ran any of their CD's with the copy protection on it.... and did it without your knowledge!

Well lo'n'behold Sony strikes again with it's owned "Securom" company. After several versions that screwed up various games in the past, several game companies have still decided to install their "protection" software on their games.

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http://forums.cnet.com/5208-10151_102-0.html?threadID=157509

now then.. any fanboys want to pick holes in that?

for OzMick *hugs* XD .. see you on irc later ;)

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