Those who haven't been waiting months or even years to play this game should just wait until EA folds under consumer pressure and provides the equivalent of a retraction by backpedaling on the current DRM install policy.

Better yet, don't bother buying it until it's available via direct to drive service. The disc is of very limited worth as an installer anyway.

It already is i belive.  You can download it via EA's download manager.

You bought a Ferrari and can use it only 3 times, then the car become broken.
Is Ferrari a good car? YES. But is it worth it`s money, does it has a good value, if it gets BROKEN after 3 times usage? NO.

Game and Price+Activation problems - defines product VALUE. People review value of product, not only the content.

Same with x360 and RROD.
Or maybe people shouldn`t complain about RROD? =))

You buy console and can play it till it got RROD. M$ DRM.
:)))

EA should charge only 10$ for this game, if it become BROKEN/NOT USABLE after 3 times install or pc change.

I have no problem there. I'll just get my secretary to call Ferrari to re-activate my car.

Uh oh.  Your secretary just got back to you, and she said Ferrari decided to close its division that handled your particular model's activation.  Tragedy!

CrazzyMan said: You bought a Ferrari and can use it only 3 times, then the car become broken. Is Ferrari a good car? YES. But is it worth it`s money, does it has a good value, if it gets BROKEN after 3 times usage? NO. Game and Price+Activation problems - defines product VALUE. People review value of product, not only the content. Same with x360 and RROD. Or maybe people shouldn`t complain about RROD? =)) You buy console and can play it till it got RROD. M$ DRM. :))) EA should charge only 10$ for this game, if it become BROKEN/NOT USABLE after 3 times install or pc change.

1. Terrible analogy with the Ferrari
2. You can install more than 3 times, read what the DRM is next time before you comment
3. This is your only warning (and you're very lucky I'm only warning you): do not troll.  There is no need for those RRoD comments.  You know you only made those to stir up trouble.

RROD is great analogy of product become USELESS after using it for some time. There was now trolling. Too much paranoia.

Anyway, Any reason to not be able to use a product for more then 3 times(on more then 3 PCs or 3 times upgraded PC)? Why do you defend so much DRM???

This is your final chance: drop the RRoD argument.

I know it's flamebait and you know it's flamebait.  You bring it up in this thread for no other reason to stir up trouble.  If I see you mention it again I'll simply ban you.  If you have a problem with the warning bring it up with Naz.

With this interface, I can't tell whether to click on the "quote" button above or below the post I'm trying to reply to without scrolling to the top or bottom of the page. Yuck.

Oh I remember those days.. I would actually prefer that kind of copy protection to this DRM.

1) Nothing extra gets installed onto my machine

2) I can do whatever I want to my machine and the game will still run

3) I don't have to be online to install the game.  (Does SecuROM require you to be online to install or play? I haven't received my copy yet)

4) I don't have to worry about the company shutting down or no longer supporting the game.

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.

Unfortunately, it's not part of a gamer account like Steam, which allows permanent access so long as the service exists or they change download policies (I've had no problems downloading a purchase more than once).

With EA's download service, you pay the same price as a retail copy, which gives you six months worth of access to your download (no way to create a back up of your game? EA's site isn't 100% clear on this). So it maintains an account (user info stored in download manager), but apparently doesn't give the account user access to his or her games past the allotted time. If you can't archive, then you either better not ever reformat the drive you store your EA games on, or risk paying for a six month effective rental.

Not the best solution IMO. Definitely not on par with Steam.

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