Recent content by FeverusDreams

The very method you're using makes cracking your game especially attractive. This eggs the pirates on, and unless your game is really, really hard to crack they'll win (as with Batman). Competition to release the first "real" full crack of the game will be intense, but all most downloaders...

RTS guys, I think what's getting you is the concept of opportunity costs. The one thing you think you're doing right is probably taking your attention/money away from the critical stuff you really need! I'm fairly decent at RTS and pretty good (monarch-emperor level) at civ4, but FPS games...

Most lyrics suck =) Music I don't understand the lyrics of often sounds better; the voice is a better instrument when I'm not distracted by the retardation being spewed. Some metal I can't understand: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nK0Kc6Ofwo&fmt=18 Proof the voice can be more...

No. This approach is playing into the pirating game. Solution: Copy Steam. Or, better, deliver your game through Steam. Sell it for half of what you think it should cost. Spend money you don't think you have on updated content; if your game is good, it should sell more. The savings...

Yes. Steam is a form of DRM which includes more of the aspects customers want and less of those they don't want. In return, the customers will accept certain practices they would not accept from companies like EA. Do I have a problem with someone losing $200 of games because they got trojan'd...

Shamus, I enjoyed your article and found it interesting. Based on my admittedly quick skim of the other pieces published in this issue, I think yours was the best. I still disagree strongly with several of your conclusions, and even your overall tone. Why? I think you're pulling apart...