Game Activation Uproar

Darkwave · 22 Aug 2007 at 18:13

Teki187 said:
Put it simple without getting my self into trouble, you name me a game that has trouble being pirated and i'll tell you its the person using the pirate software.

And without getting myself into trouble (I hope), I agree.

Problem between user and keyboard.

barf0r · 22 Aug 2007 at 18:50

If a cracked version for the PC comes out, would it be illegal for me to use the crack on my bought copy (hopefully pre order arrives tomorrow) in order to avoid using up one of my two installations?
I only have 1 pc so I won't be breaking the rules on how many installations I'm allowed, I'm just worried if my hard drive crashes or something that will be an installation gone forever.

LabR@t · 22 Aug 2007 at 18:54

dn't believe it , sorry BS

Darkwave · 22 Aug 2007 at 18:56

barf0r said:
would it be illegal for me to use the crack on my bought copy

Yup.

barf0r · 22 Aug 2007 at 18:57

LabR@t said:
dn't believe it , sorry BS

Eh?
Don't believe about there only being 2 installs allowed? Devs from 2K have discussed the issue and confirmed that it exists.

Or do you mean something else?

barf0r · 22 Aug 2007 at 18:59

Ulfhedjinn said:
Yup.

Thats a bit crap since I have bought the game :/

Darkwave · 22 Aug 2007 at 19:03

barf0r said:
Thats a bit crap since I have bought the game :/

Yup, like I said copyright law needs an overhaul.

khimbar · 22 Aug 2007 at 19:19

So if its on a hard drive that dies and I can't uninstall it, what then? I have to ring them?

manoz · 22 Aug 2007 at 19:21

Teki187 said:
Put it simple without getting my self into trouble, you name me a game that has trouble being pirated and i'll tell you its the person using the pirate software.

MMOs?

Chronictank · 22 Aug 2007 at 19:22

khimbar said:
So if its on a hard drive that dies and I can't uninstall it, what then? I have to ring them?

if you have installed it twice, yes

Darkwave · 22 Aug 2007 at 19:22

manoz said:
MMOs?

Nope you can pirate those, it's just near impossible to get on the public servers.

Sone · 22 Aug 2007 at 19:23

Play your games on any PC: Once you have a Steam account, you can sign in from any PC and access your games. Your games are associated with your account, not your computer.

Steam should change there website asap :eek:

manoz · 22 Aug 2007 at 19:25

Ulfhedjinn said:
Nope you can pirate those, it's just near impossible to get on the public servers.

That's what I meant MMO on a public PvE, so a practical no?

queamin · 22 Aug 2007 at 19:26

Tried&Tested said:
I didnt just prove his point at all.

What exactly do you want them to do...put their game out there with no protection only to find within minutes iso files are popping up all over the net and thousands and thousands of sales are lost?!

You must be mental.

They SHOULD be making it as difficult and awkward for pirates to steal their work, so bloody what if that means we have to click a few buttons to activate the game.

Protection doesn't stop pirates,only ****** people off.

I have brought bioshock because of system shock 1 and 2 which i loved.
just noticed i clicked the wrong mail option 3 to 5 days hope it is here before saturday

ergonomics · 22 Aug 2007 at 19:28

Zefan said:
The next person recommending piracy in this thread gets a suspension.

i thought this needed bringing up again

i know youre not recomending it, but its best to just stop discussing it

Darkwave · 22 Aug 2007 at 19:29

manoz said:
That's what I meant MMO on a public PvE, so a practical no?

No because piracy and hacking into a game server are two completely seperate crimes.

ergonomics said:
best to just stop discussing it

The topic is about copy protection, so how else are we to discuss it?

Zefan · 22 Aug 2007 at 19:31

ergonomics said:
i thought this needed bringing up again

i know youre not recomending it, but its best to just stop discussing it

Thanks, was just about to say that.

Darkwave · 22 Aug 2007 at 19:32

Zefan said:
Thanks, was just about to say that.

Is copy protection a not allowed discussion now then? I'm not being cheeky, I just want to know so that I don't get suspended or anything if I get involved in further discussion about it. Probably best to ammend the FAQ too as this topic does come up fairly often and what's in the FAQ doesn't cover it.

Zefan · 22 Aug 2007 at 19:38

Basically just don't talk about certain games and methods of pirating/cracking.

Saying "most games are pirated nowadays" is fine. Saying "*Game X* has been pirated already" is not really on.

Darkwave · 22 Aug 2007 at 19:40

Zefan said:
Basically just don't talk about certain games and methods of pirating/cracking.

Saying "most games are pirated nowadays" is fine. Saying "*Game X* has been pirated already" is not really on.

I understand what you mean now, roger wilco.

Basically avoid anything that's a "fact" then, like names of available pirate games and where/how to get them, things like that? I had a feeling that was the case anyway so I'd avoided specific words like "torrents".

I'm guessing that actually discussing the pros and cons of copy protection as a broad definition is still ok?