twesterm said:
greenmedic88 said:
Conroy said:
Actually, if it's going to require you to be online anyway, why don't they just require a login using a cd key to play the game? This seems more reasonable and less intrusive to me.
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I suspect it's because the real reason for the limited install form of DRM has less to do with preventing piracy, and more to do with preventing the game from being loaned, shared, traded, sold, given away or anything that could potentially prevent another legitimate sale.
I'm beginning to think that the anti-piracy excuse is a more or less a screen to conceal this intent.
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You "loaning" the game without uninstalling it is piracy and that is what DRM is made to stop. Everyone knows it isn't going to stop people from cracking the DRM and downloading it.
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Sure, but the post you're responding to was talking about why they don't use online verification of a cd key. It's clear that online verification would prevent people from using the same key on more than one machine simultaneously.
Or are you saying that the mere existance of the installation on 2 machines is wrong, even if they can't both be played at the same time?
