Poll: What sort of piracy protection would you choose?
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I like it, why hasn't it been done before.CoverYourHead said:
OT:Isn't the whole point with the code to protect it from piracy
The only way to really prevent piracy is to stop making games, but then what would the assholes of the internet do?
I'll roll with any DRM that gets put out but I prefer Steam. It doesn't work for single player of course but it has multiplayer down.
I'll roll with any DRM that gets put out but I prefer Steam. It doesn't work for single player of course but it has multiplayer down.
I am fully aware of that. It comes from an xkcd comic, I don't expect everyone to catch the reference.SnowDensOfYesteryear said:
Oh, I know the comic. But it's still pretty stupid to use the word/joke entirely out of context and make it unfunny.GamingAwesome1 said:
Everything this guy posted, I couldn't agree with more. Piracy is going to happen, no matter what. You could make your game require actual nuke launch codes and it will still get cracked, that's just how the internet works. So how about we actually make quality products and put in place simple piracy deterrents and call it a day?Jandau said:
Eh? Did you quote the wrong post? I see nothing about Ubisoft's DRM being 40 years old in my post.Monkeyman8 said:
This. DRM is a bane against humanity. It hinders the legitimate buyers, and fucks them over, but let's pirates get away fuck-free (as DRM is easily cracked).Hurr Durr Derp said:
From the list Mr. HurrDurrDerp gave, my favorite is probably either Online Activation or Online Registration. After that, it's 'demo mode', then good multiplayer and then CD-key. The CD-key doesn't really help developers at all, as serial sites are plentiful, and to bypass a CD-key check is the easiest thing since slicing bread.
I have an idea. What if instead of game companies releasing games with DRM, they gave out bonus content once they reach a desired number of sales. So, say ''Game Y'' is released to the public along with an announced goal of "X copies sold". Once said goal is reached, free DLC becomes available to everyone. It wouldn't have to be DLC, but that is the best I can come up with right now. Basically, it would be a public rewards system. It would not discourage piracy at all, but it would reward the combined effort of the fanbase.
How about no DRM at all? Stardock uses no DRM at all on their games, and they are quite successful. Of course if you buy it from Impulse, that's a form of DRM itself, but buying their games in retail gives you full control over what you bought. The CD-key is only needed for patches. You can install the game on as many computers as you want without ever needing the CD key or anything else.
That does nothing to help stop piracy, that is just for installing it, which could be included with the file when you pirate it.CoverYourHead said:
OT: I have no problems with Steam, works and doesn't suck.
The best protection against piracy is making a good game, which is something Ubisoft and EA will never realize, since they aren't that much interested in good games, just profit. Oh, and I think the whole piracy mumbo jumbo is bullshit. Piracy did more good for the gaming industry than bad. Just think about it.
