Spore DRM Protest Makes EA Ease Red Alert 3 Restrictions 486
Crazy Taco writes "The heavy Amazon.com protest of Spore's DRM appears to have caught the attention of executives at EA. IGN reports that DRM for the upcoming C&C: Red Alert 3 will be scaled back. Unlike previous Command and Conquer games, the CD will not be required in the drive to play. The online authentication will be done just once (rather than periodic phone calls home), and up to five installations will be allowed, as opposed to three for Spore. While I still think five installations is too few (I've probably re-installed Command and Conquer: Generals 20 times over the years for various reasons), EA says they will have staff standing by to grant more installations as necessary on a case by case basis. So, while this still isn't optimal, at least we are getting a compromise. Hopefully, if the piracy rate for the game is low, perhaps EA will get comfortable enough to ship with even less DRM in the future."
How to make them understand... the fun way! (Score:5, Funny)
Hehe you know what I'd do if I had the game?
Install it again and again, then call them to be able to reinstall it once a week (back up your saved games of course). Tell them it's because of windows and you had to reinstall it since some other unstable programs tend to screw the OS.
Lulz for everyone!
But they'd get the message ;)
Activation? What Activation? (Score:5, Funny)
The version I just got off of usenet didn't ask me to... oh, nevermind, that's right, DRM is only meant to piss off ACTUAL customers.
I'll be enjoying my drmFREE game now. kthxbye.
Some Compromise! (Score:3, Funny)
EA says they will have staff standing by to grant more installations as necessary on a case by case basis. So, while this still isn't optimal, at least we are getting a compromise.
This is like a rapist saying that instead of anally violating you, he'll settle for oral. It's a shitty compromise.
LK
Re:What improvement? (Score:1, Funny)
Spore gave us infinity minus three too few installs.
So infinity to you is six? :)
Re:How is this a compromise? (Score:4, Funny)
Yes. Because the typical gamer only owns one computer in their lifetime and never upgrades that computer.
Re:How is this a compromise? (Score:5, Funny)
It would be interesting to get EA's reaction to having a ton of people buy the game and never activate it (due to using the crack).
If you go this route, make sure you register it so that EA knows you bought it!