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Which of the following is the best DRM in your opinion?

Old school(1 cd key each game/activation) 48 44.86%
 
Steam style(All programs in a DD manager) 43 40.19%
 
Blizzard style battle.net... 6 5.61%
 
Reliance on the "Always ... 0 0%
 
Any DRM is fine with me. 4 3.74%
 
Others(Please comment and feedback) 6 5.61%
 
Total:107
Fayceless on 20 March 2011

Blizzard new battle.net system is really the best of both worlds.  By "owning" a game in your account, you can then logon to online play using that account from any computer that has the game installed.  You simply use the CD key to install and link that CD key to your account.  Can't link it? Can't play online.  Offline works fine, though - assuming it's not WoW (or their next MMO).  But once you've "installed" the game to your bnet account, you have access to play it from any installation - regardless of what CD keys were used to install the game.

It's really a logical extension of old-school CD keys into the age of internet gaming.



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Don86 on 21 March 2011
Fayceless said:

Blizzard new battle.net system is really the best of both worlds.  By "owning" a game in your account, you can then logon to online play using that account from any computer that has the game installed.  You simply use the CD key to install and link that CD key to your account.  Can't link it? Can't play online.  Offline works fine, though - assuming it's not WoW (or their next MMO).  But once you've "installed" the game to your bnet account, you have access to play it from any installation - regardless of what CD keys were used to install the game.

It's really a logical extension of old-school CD keys into the age of internet gaming.


It's not that good for people who like to host LAN parties however..as one cd key = one account no option for LAN..

:-/