StarForce Again!

[JudgeDredd]

Yes...ravinhood...but I've also already said that I won't buy any games in the future that I know have starforce or any other system akin to it as a protection system...I'm just not giving up X3 and GTR/GTL....

So, I guess I'm a rebel....yeahhhh!!

[ravinhood]

Oh ok that works for me then long as you're with us the rest of the way.

[Jevhaddah_Slitherine]

@Rhonda: Helloo.. I have heard of people doing what you say in yer post, SF will install itself again next time yoo play the game.

Possible caveat to this is the Pro-active SF like that on Universal Combat Worlds Apart, where I believe that yoo have to re-register after each re-installation.

I think this has been discussed in a previous thread, so do a wee search as I would not want to give yoo bad advice.

Personaly I have removed all SF protected games from my system and am waiting to see if the budget versions released after sales slump have the protection removed.

Cheers

Jev

[Riun T]

I would like to know if any of u have a list of ALL the copy protection software that we steady gamers should keep an eye on and a listing of all the names that starforce is {hidden } sold as.
I'm also extremely supprized that no one has successfully sued their bussiness out from under them?? microsoft gets pretty choked if other[small unconsequential private companies] programs interfear,overwrite or alter their default functions of operating systems.[&:]

[Neilster]

ORIGINAL: Riun T

I would like to know if any of u have a list of ALL the copy protection software that we steady gamers should keep an eye on and a listing of all the names that starforce is {hidden } sold as.
I'm also extremely supprized that no one has successfully sued their bussiness out from under them?? microsoft gets pretty choked if other[small unconsequential private companies] programs interfear,overwrite or alter their default functions of operating systems.[&:]

They have. Not sure of progress though.

http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/legal/5m-c ... 164303.php

Cheers, Neilster

[watchtower]

The way that hatred of this rubbish is spreading around various forums equals the death of it anyway.

[rhondabrwn]

ORIGINAL: watchtower

The way that hatred of this rubbish is spreading around various forums equals the death of it anyway.

Very true. Any company that even considers this form of copy protection is guaranteeing a huge hit to their potential sales. The amount of negative publicity out there insures that even the casual purchaser is going to hear something... and then react negatively. After all, what noob wants to deal with "Direct Memory Access" corrupted IDE drivers and so forth. Sounds like something to stay clear of if you aren't computer literate [:-]

[anarchyintheuk]

ORIGINAL: rhondabrwn

ORIGINAL: watchtower

The way that hatred of this rubbish is spreading around various forums equals the death of it anyway.

Very true. Any company that even considers this form of copy protection is guaranteeing a huge hit to their potential sales. The amount of negative publicity out there insures that even the casual purchaser is going to hear something... and then react negatively. After all, what noob wants to deal with "Direct Memory Access" corrupted IDE drivers and so forth. Sounds like something to stay clear of if you aren't computer literate [:-]

I'd like to believe that, but stupidity has no known limits.