i hope people like it because (besides the companys short falls on the tech side) it was a great game..... VERY short tho and killed it for me but i hope people play it.
Yakuzaice said:
They changed it to a one time online authentication, and you no longer need the disc in the drive to play. Unless you are talking about only being able to install it on 3 computers, which is annoying. |
ok your completely wrong. Here is what their piracy thing still does.
1. Online Authentication every 10 days unless you don't use online features then it will authenticate every online session (basically kicking the MMO game Spore in the balls).
2. The games can ONLY BE INSTALLED THREE TIMES. It isn't only 3 computers, its installed a total of 3 times. After that, you will be calling EA too allow every install afterwards.
What they removed is the need to always check every 10 days. So if you use Mass Effect's offline features for 2 months, your good. But once you connect to the internet you have to authenticate the software.
| DMeisterJ said: @ cwbys21 Uhh... yeah it has. |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_Effect
May 28 for North America, June 6 for Europe.
Nobody owns Mass Effect on PC yet.
I'm buying it at Circuit City tomorrow, it's $40.
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ssj12 said:
ok your completely wrong. Here is what their piracy thing still does. 1. Online Authentication every 10 days unless you don't use online features then it will authenticate every online session (basically kicking the MMO game Spore in the balls). 2. The games can ONLY BE INSTALLED THREE TIMES. It isn't only 3 computers, its installed a total of 3 times. After that, you will be calling EA too allow every install afterwards.
What they removed is the need to always check every 10 days. So if you use Mass Effect's offline features for 2 months, your good. But once you connect to the internet you have to authenticate the software. |
Wait a minute, how does that work? Everytime you connect to the internet, one of the game's program redirects you to a place where you have to authenticate it?
totalwar23 said:
Wait a minute, how does that work? Everytime you connect to the internet, one of the game's program redirects you to a place where you have to authenticate it? |
I'm not 100% sure but I think its an in-software authentication meaning that if the CD-key of the product for some reason does not match up with the one in their online database expect your product not to work. It's the same program BioShock originally used for piracy then dropped.
It's a one-time online authentication when you install the game, and then the only other time it checks your game is if/when you download any DLC.
Other than that, the only DRM is the limitations on installations.
It's stupid, but I also think it's stupid if you're ditching a game just because of this.
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| BenKenobi88 said: No, it's a one-time online authentication when you install the game, and then the only other time it checks your game is if/when you download any DLC. Other than that, the only DRM is the limitations on installations. |
I;ve heard it both ways, also wasnt the way your talking about how it isonly for Mass Effect meaning Spore is still effected like I said.
BenKenobi88 said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_Effect |
I don't think DJ realized this is the PC forum. But yeah, it comes out tomorrow in the US.
ssj12 said:
I;ve heard it both ways, also wasnt the way your talking about how it isonly for Mass Effect meaning Spore is still effected like I said. |
They dropped that system for Spore as well...though that could change for the better or worse later on.
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ssj12 said:
ok your completely wrong. Here is what their piracy thing still does. 1. Online Authentication every 10 days unless you don't use online features then it will authenticate every online session (basically kicking the MMO game Spore in the balls). 2. The games can ONLY BE INSTALLED THREE TIMES. It isn't only 3 computers, its installed a total of 3 times. After that, you will be calling EA too allow every install afterwards.
What they removed is the need to always check every 10 days. So if you use Mass Effect's offline features for 2 months, your good. But once you connect to the internet you have to authenticate the software. |
You are way off-base ssj12. Mass Effect's copy protection consists of:
- 1-time-only Online Authentication when you install the game.
- Online Authentication every time you download content (such as patches or the free Bring Down the Sky DLC)
- Unlimited installations on up to 3 activations on different PC's (you can get more activations by contacting EA).
The advantage is you can play Mass Effect without the DVD (You only need the DVD for the online authentication).
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