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alekth said:

Haven't played anything but MMOs on the pc in the past few years, how bad is DRM really and how much of the hate is just someone's made up principles?

Obviously they can place huge restrictions, but what is the best DRM experienced so far? As in, causing the least inconveniences in likely to happen situations (changing computer, reinstalling etc). And if there is a case of DRM, whose behaviour you're fine with, are you still against it just because it's DRM?

To me, I think it's both a principle and by stubborn defense of my rights as a consumer. Sort of. I'd say it's usually not very bad but activation limits are something I hate especially much. Then there's Steam which ties the games to one account - and for Valve's games, there's no other options. Mostly it's the online activation part though... I think. Having to activate the game online only for single-player sucks, even if it isn't usually an issue.