Balls! Turns out I forgot to cancel my GAME order, but I've already pre-ordered from Steam!!
If my Game order turns up on Thursday it's going to be hard to not play it
01/03/2010 Your order is waiting for authorisation and release for packing.
18/01/2010 Your order is currently held as a Preorder
My American Steam pre-order is in my Games list.... roll on tomorrow, early Wednesday morning
Ive yet to receive any emails from game despite preordering mid January.
Checked my account with them and this is what it says
01/03/2010 Your order is waiting for authorisation and release for packing.
18/01/2010 Your order is currently held as a Preorder
As I already have the game... cough... no need to pre-load!
How do you come to that conclusion? When the games updated the exe you're using will become useless, then its a matter of waiting untill an updated cracked exe is released.
. the appeal of playing without a disk is what got me...
I'm getting it from EA instead cos i'd prefer not to have to use a disc.
Stuff about DRM said:The .exe will be wrapped with SecuROM that only runs when the game is running. Authentication is handled one of two ways: either you have the game disc in the DVD drive, or you go online just once. If you purchase Bad Company 2 as a digital download, you of course must go with the online method.
After your game install has been authenticated via the Internet, you'll be able to play single-player offline and online multiplayer without a DVD, even if you purchased a hard copy of the game. 10 machines can be authenticated simultaneously, with one authentication staying valid for 10,000 days.
For deauthorizing, you can either do it manually or uninstall the game. As is usually the case, if you run out of your 10 activations, EA's tech support can give you more. My biggest concern with DRM is when it forces online connectivity at all times, so again, I think DICE's solution is pretty manageable.
Not able to buy the game till next monday, I see its £25 on pre order at that big high street game shop, is this going to be there in price store also anyone no ?
Oh and yes I've purchased the game already on EA Store.
Would I be better of purchasing from EA online?
Probably, you can get it pre loaded onto your machine now and it is available off there for 21 quid with the right vouchers.