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NukeIt15
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Your options:
1. Buy the game and install normally. Not ideal; see A.
2. Buy the game and download a crack. Not ideal; see B.
3. Buy the game and download the pirated version. Not ideal; see B.
4. Buy the console version. Not ideal; see C.
5. Pirate the game. Not ideal; see D.
6. Boycott the game or hold your purchase until/unless the DRM is removed. Ideal; see E.
7. Locate a similar game with no DRM and buy it instead. Ideal; see E.
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A. Submit to whatever restrictions EA wishes to place upon you, risk loss of functionality due to service outages, program/hardware conflicts, and risk possible damage to your OS. Not ideal.
B. Avoid the potential hassle of DRM, but still support the company- on the downside, you're also still supporting the DRM even if you circumvented it. Also not ideal, but a good option if you can't bear to pass on the game.
C. Nicely avoids the potentially burdensome and harmful DRM, but restricts you to a non-upgradeable platform, limits your ability to mod the game, and probably saddles you with an inferior interface and control scheme. Also gives money to the company responsible for the DRM; not ideal but a workable alternative if the game is a must-have.
D. Sidesteps the DRM at the cost of your conscience- if you have one. Does not support the company responsible for the DRM, but may encourage said company to put more DRM on future releases if done by a large number of people (large enough to be detected and turned into statistics, that is). Not ideal.
E. Avoids supporting or using DRM. You might miss the game you originally wanted, but you haven't spent money on a product that is defective by design. If at all possible, do this.
"Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property. Horrid mischief would ensue were (the law-abiding) deprived of the use of them." - Thomas Paine
Remember, kids: illiteracy is cool. If you took the time to read this, you are clearly a loser who will never get laid. You've been warned.
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Spore
By: BlueThen on Sun, 07 September 2008 14:02 |
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Re: Spore
By: sadukar09 on Sun, 07 September 2008 14:03 |
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Re: Spore
By: u6795 on Sun, 07 September 2008 14:58 |
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Re: Spore
By: NukeIt15 on Sun, 07 September 2008 18:13 |
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By: reborn on Mon, 08 September 2008 05:13 |
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Re: Spore
By: mrãçķz on Mon, 08 September 2008 07:57 |
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Re: Spore
By: u6795 on Mon, 08 September 2008 12:23 |
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Re: Spore
By: BlueThen on Mon, 08 September 2008 13:52 |
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Re: Spore
By: u6795 on Mon, 08 September 2008 14:41 |
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Re: Spore
By: Ryu on Mon, 08 September 2008 15:36 |
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Re: Spore
By: nikki6ixx on Mon, 08 September 2008 16:12 |
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By: futura83 on Fri, 12 September 2008 14:59 |
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Re: Spore
By: sadukar09 on Fri, 12 September 2008 15:10 |
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Re: Spore
By: MGamer on Tue, 16 September 2008 23:38 |
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By: w0dka on Wed, 17 September 2008 00:16 |
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By: nikki6ixx on Wed, 17 September 2008 00:28 |
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Re: Spore
By: Starbuzzz on Wed, 17 September 2008 11:29 |
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Re: Spore
By: u6795 on Wed, 17 September 2008 12:25 |
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Re: Spore
By: Starbuzzz on Wed, 17 September 2008 12:34 |
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Re: Spore
By: saberhawk on Sun, 21 September 2008 21:53 |
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By: Goztow on Wed, 17 September 2008 00:31 |
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Re: Spore
By: MGamer on Wed, 17 September 2008 11:08 |
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Re: Spore
By: Ryu on Wed, 17 September 2008 16:10 |
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Re: Spore
By: sadukar09 on Wed, 17 September 2008 16:28 |
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Re: Spore
By: NukeIt15 on Wed, 17 September 2008 17:33 |
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Re: Spore
By: _SSnipe_ on Thu, 18 September 2008 22:11 |
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Re: Spore
By: MGamer on Fri, 19 September 2008 22:35 |
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Re: Spore
By: NukeIt15 on Mon, 22 September 2008 14:53 |
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Re: Spore
By: _SSnipe_ on Sun, 28 September 2008 23:13 |
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