wow this totally sucks,,,don't get me wrong ,,I m 100% against piracy but this is not the way to prevent it.

http://www.digitalbattle.com/2008/06/19/mass-effect-allows-only-three-installs/

I m not a PC gamer,,so I want to know how you PC gamer feel about this?what happens if you have to format your PC from time to time?

Are they keeping track of installation via a server side thing or is it a registry key thing?

If it's just a registry thing, well that can be easily circumvented if you have the know how.

FDS.
Fuck Dis Shit.
My opinion:crack,keygen.The usual.

I thought that they solved this, maybe they mean three different computers. Either way I hate it.

That sounds like the same thing EA wants to put on Sims 3. Very yucky.

If you run out of installs just say fuck them and pirate the game. You bought the shit after-all.

"requires internet access to activate".

from

http://masseffect.bioware.com/forums/viewtopic.html?topic=629227&forum=125&sp=1

Q: What happens when I’ve reached the maximum # of computers for my game and I need more, say due to theft of computer, computer crashes, etc?

A: EA customer service is on hand to supply any additional authorizations that are warranted. This will be done on a case-by-case basis by contacting customer support.

any bets as to how long before the crack hits?

Wasn't the way the protection worked that it allowed any number of installs on three computers? Really sucks if this is how it actually works.

Buy it for 360.

That sucks

I think the best way to check piracy is to automatically upload the key code to the internet to make sure that there are not duplicates