Spore Almost Ready for Production, Complete With "Sporn" 127
It seems that there has been some backlash over questionable creature creation with the Spore creation tool. Some of this content has been cleverly and obviously nicknamed 'Sporn'. For better or worse, Spore's Producer Thomas Vu is saying the long-awaited game should be ready for production in about a week, keeping it on track for the announced September 7th release.
The only question worth asking: (Score:5, Interesting)
Did they pull the phone-home copy protection or not?
Re:Sex is bad, mmkay? (Score:5, Interesting)
Violence is easier to teach as right and wrong, you get hit it hurts, so you know that if you hit someone else it hurts thus henceforth there is a direct cause the wrongness of violence. Sex if abused takes time before truly understanding the consequences, as the act feels good for both parties, issues of psychological attachment issues, teenage parents, economic problems, medical problems, and other risks. Makes it far more difficult to teach, responsibility, as all the effects are what ifs and could happen and protection offers better chances but not 100%.... All very difficult for stupid kids/teens to comprehend. As well American culture isn't properly designed to deal with these issues so when there is a teen pregnancy it is treated as a problem of society.
Re:DRM? (Score:1, Interesting)
XP requires activation too, idiot.
Re:The only question worth asking: (Score:4, Interesting)
Quite why they can't just have a serial number and, since it relies on the net, leave it at that is beyond me. No, they'd rather install vicious copy protection.
This should be the greatest game of the year, but with the microtransaction thing, and the offensive copy protection, EA are fucking it all up. I know my "I MUST GET THIS!" mindset has, in the wake of this, sunk too "Well I'll probably get this depending on the copy protection." I mean really, the only worse thing EA could do at this point is use Starforce.
Re:The only question worth asking: (Score:4, Interesting)
There is this very good article [galciv2.com] about piracy and gaming on the GalCiv board, and the reason why some companies rely on anal copy protection mechanisms. And also why some don't. Don't have to, that is.
Since there's little constructive I could add to it, I'll close and ask you to read it. It's long, but well worth the time. In a nutshell, make games for people who buy games instead of pirate it, make games that don't require machines only a handful of hardcore gamers can (or rather, want to) afford, and you'll sell. Copy protection or not.
Re:The only question worth asking: (Score:5, Interesting)
In reality, it is EA who are the thieves. Try this:
Buy a game for download from EA at a friends house (since there is no "gift" function like in Steam), and start the download. Go home and buy it for yourself, using Paypal.
EA will take you through the Paypal payment process, charge you, then spit you out on a page that says "Oops! Our records show you have already purchased SPORE Creature Creator (PC Download). Only 1 digital download purchase of a particular title is allowed. You will not be charged for SPORE Creature Creator (PC Download) at this time."
Lucky for EA, they already charged you. I tried to get my money back and it took WEEKS after the support email told me it would be addressed in 24 hours.
The only reason I really knew EA had robbed me was looking through my Paypal history, so I can't help but wonder how many people they have gotten away with double-charging.
Re:DRM? (Score:2, Interesting)
Strangely I find it pretty easy to find something wrong with DRM. It will be cracked before the game hits the store shelves, so it's only remaining purpose is to take control of what I would have been willing to pay for from me. The value of the free version exceeds the value of the paid for version. So why would I pay?
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&safe=off&rlz=1G1GGLQ_ENUS250&q=creature+creator+crack&btnG=Search [google.com]