Witcher dev:DRM worst thing in gaming

Post » Sun May 05, 2013 2:22 am

I've heard of Lenslock. So glad those no longer exist and know they should feel bad for they are bad. Wasn't one of the few Dongle using games a Terminator game? Macrovision also made one of the few less annoying versions of software DRM. Safedisc. I didn't even know the first Zoo Tycoon had it and somehow, it wasn't even restricting or punishing. It actually just did what it was supposed to.

Amazing! Copy protection that didn't punish and didn't scream, "Herectic!" the minute you said something bad about its mother. Just pop in a disc and enjoy. Unless it messes up. FADE is only other non-Crysis Chicken Gun kind of DRM I know of that would work for most games. It probably messes up every now and again, but at least you don't have to worry about it making your game unplayable if you got it legally. Safedisc might be obsolete now, but FADE should show up more rather than SecuROM or anything that really does make the game less playable.

Dongle DRM/copy protection is mainly used for software like audio programs, though.

The game that was the most pirated for a time was Spore. Mass Effect on the PC had much worse DRM, though. You had to register the game every ten days online just to be considered allowed to enjoy it and the game disc may have come from the depths of Venus just because such DRM seems so hateful and evil.

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James Shaw
 
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Post » Sat May 04, 2013 10:33 pm

I have both witcher games and I dont believe I have ever played them more than a few minutes each. Not that they are bad, its just I dont have much time anymore.

BUT I will buy the 3rd one when it comes out even though I havent played the firat 2. Y? Because im gonna support their practices, ideals, and vision.
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Lillian Cawfield
 
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Post » Sun May 05, 2013 1:28 pm

Mass Effect had the exact same DRM as Spore (limited registrations). They didn't use the ten-day thing; that was their original plan, but the controversy it sparked caused them to change it (assuming, of course, they weren't just using it simply test the waters).

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Post » Sat May 04, 2013 9:57 pm

I don't think modding will be killed off by an always-on system. Appending cloud storage with user data is what cloud storage is all about. Implementing modding wouldn't be a huge deal, but, like the Steam Workshop, you'd have limited space to host your mod. The Steam Workshop is a perfect example, now just extend that to an always-on game. If you're worried that you'll have no access to the files of the game, an editor is a perfectly safe medium that can be streamed as well. It'll require some additional idiot-proofing (the save system) but not much, and there you go, the most beneficial tool you'll make for your community besides the game itself. Don't lose hope, my modding brother! We are a valuable asset to any video-game company, and (hopefully) won't be so quickly discarded.

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Post » Sun May 05, 2013 9:37 am

to me "copy protection" & DRM are two different things though they may share similar traits

I am not opposed to copy protection as I am to DRM

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Post » Sun May 05, 2013 3:50 am

I don't mind to register my game online and then play, a similar system as dragon age origin, i never had to install any 3 party program and to follow their rules, i was able to play offline as much as i wanted and went online to show my trophies as barging rights, it was an ok system.

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Darren Chandler
 
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Post » Sun May 05, 2013 2:11 pm

Amen! I still wish Skyrim had afforded the option to "Evaporate" Steam post registration. I much preferred downloading patches directly from Beth and installing them at my leisure.
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Neil
 
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Post » Sun May 05, 2013 8:47 am

Same here I enjoy downloading the patches for The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion much more from the Bethesda website.

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naana
 
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Post » Sun May 05, 2013 4:00 am

Indeed, the loss of patch control is a negative in my POV ( especially when it renders a game literally unplayable)

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Post » Sun May 05, 2013 4:13 am

On the initial release wasn't it the case that it ran off it's own .exe? Then someone went "oops! can't have customers running the game without jumping through more hoops than are really needed..."

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Felix Walde
 
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Post » Sat May 04, 2013 11:44 pm

Yep. More still are people that have justified pirating the game to themselves because of said game's DRM.

Yeah, that is annoying. I usually turn off the "keep this game up-to-date" or whatever it's called box in Steam so it doesn't auto-update.
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Post » Sun May 05, 2013 5:59 am

Yeah, I remember reading that initially the launcher was dependent & not the actual game executable, then they realized that that was too good for the customers

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Post » Sat May 04, 2013 11:10 pm

Pots of glue were eaten all round on that day :D

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Post » Sun May 05, 2013 5:18 am

This is the beauty of CDprojekt red business model, it nullify this justification and if people will pirate it thy are just creeps.

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Post » Sun May 05, 2013 6:49 am

This.

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Kevan Olson
 
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Post » Sun May 05, 2013 1:55 am

I wouldn't call it a justification, but I get what you're saying. I agree...DRM really only prevents "casual copiers" from pirating games and ends up being more of an inconvenience for legit customers than anyone else. At the same time, if a publisher wants to use it it's within their rights to do so. We have the right to not buy it. We don't have the right to pirate it. :shrug:
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Post » Sun May 05, 2013 2:14 pm

Unless you live in a country that specifically allows this. :P But let's not go there.

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Post » Sun May 05, 2013 4:02 am

Something interesting - yesterday, CD Projekt's founders Micha? Kiciński and Marcin Iwiński, together with Adam Badowski form CD Projekt RED, were awarded, by our President, with 5th Class Order of Polonia Restituta (second-to-highest civilian award) for their contribution in development of Polish entrepreneurship.

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Post » Sun May 05, 2013 1:46 pm

Cool :ribbon:

@vometia: Good to see you're back => avi :P

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Post » Sun May 05, 2013 8:12 am


Though I'm thinking it should carry a prominent warning so prospective purchasers can make an informed decision more easily.
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Post » Sun May 05, 2013 9:39 am

That is awesome to hear! They deserve it for putting out such awesome titles, the likes of which BioWare WISHES they can do! Awesome story, awesome graphics, awesome optimization, and good combat. I'd want Geralt's mutant babies if I was a girl and even if he is sterile.

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Post » Sun May 05, 2013 2:11 pm

O_o

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Post » Sun May 05, 2013 12:40 pm

Silly post.

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