Comments on: I’m Pirating Mass Effect http://adennak.com/blog/wordpress/2008/05/im-pirating-mass-effect/ Games, Politics, and all other things unsavory. Thu, 08 Sep 2011 20:52:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Aden Nak http://adennak.com/blog/wordpress/2008/05/im-pirating-mass-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-3275 Aden Nak Wed, 14 May 2008 18:59:33 +0000 http://adennak.com/blog/wordpress/?p=80#comment-3275 Basically, they have rolled SecuROM back from being completely unacceptable to being just mostly unacceptable. If it works the same way that Bioshock worked, there is still the understanding that as dies their support, so dies their product. I may take the same route with Mass Effect that I took with Bioshock - purchase a legal copy and then crack the copy protection. It's probably still a violation of the software license, but I won't feel as though I haven't paid for a product that I am using. I consider cracking SecuROM to be more along the lines of purchasing software that shipped with a bug, and then fixing it myself. Basically, they have rolled SecuROM back from being completely unacceptable to being just mostly unacceptable. If it works the same way that Bioshock worked, there is still the understanding that as dies their support, so dies their product. I may take the same route with Mass Effect that I took with Bioshock – purchase a legal copy and then crack the copy protection. It’s probably still a violation of the software license, but I won’t feel as though I haven’t paid for a product that I am using.

I consider cracking SecuROM to be more along the lines of purchasing software that shipped with a bug, and then fixing it myself.

]]> By: sanityvoid http://adennak.com/blog/wordpress/2008/05/im-pirating-mass-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-3273 sanityvoid Wed, 14 May 2008 18:25:46 +0000 http://adennak.com/blog/wordpress/?p=80#comment-3273 I see that they reversed their decision to include the copy protection, what say you now? I liked your blog and I think the rest of the community was just as pissed off. It seems that EA is trying to ease the scandal of the DRM of Mass Effect by fixing gamers opinion on this issue. I see that they reversed their decision to include the copy protection, what say you now? I liked your blog and I think the rest of the community was just as pissed off.

It seems that EA is trying to ease the scandal of the DRM of Mass Effect by fixing gamers opinion on this issue.

]]> By: Naked Dave http://adennak.com/blog/wordpress/2008/05/im-pirating-mass-effect/comment-page-1/#comment-3152 Naked Dave Sat, 10 May 2008 11:45:39 +0000 http://adennak.com/blog/wordpress/?p=80#comment-3152 http://kotaku.com/5008454/spore-removes-10 day-reauthentication http://kotaku.com/5008452/bioware-backs-down-from-draconian-mass-effect-authentication They've sort of fixed it. A pity, I was really looking forward to those games. http://www.spidweb.com/ Go there, they are pretty entertaining, if you can put up with old-school gaming mechanics. Shareware, too. Only one other thing to tell you about http://www.square-enix.co.jp/dragonquest/4to6/dsdq4/index.html which is slated for a November release here in the states? Hopefully? http://kotaku.com/5008454/spore-removes-10 day-reauthentication
http://kotaku.com/5008452/bioware-backs-down-from-draconian-mass-effect-authentication
They’ve sort of fixed it. A pity, I was really looking forward to those games.
http://www.spidweb.com/
Go there, they are pretty entertaining, if you can put up with old-school gaming mechanics. Shareware, too.
Only one other thing to tell you about
http://www.square-enix.co.jp/dragonquest/4to6/dsdq4/index.html
which is slated for a November release here in the states? Hopefully?

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