Steam DRM

zangetsu19 · 23 Dec 2010 at 22:08

Like Most of you people i have been buying the Steam games when they have come on the xmas deals but.

I have never had a problem with steam however after reading on here that some games have a drm i have started to get a bit worried, Is there a thread or a easy way to find out what games have a DRM?

And if so how do you get back a activation, as i've just reformatted my pc 4 times in the last couple of months and with itunes i just drag the whole folder and no new activation is needed can steam work like that or do you need to unactivated it to reactivate it?

One last point isn't it about times these companies give us what we pay for, instead of selling us a game thats good then a couple of years down line bringing it out again with a new face job but nothing different
on my high horse

LiamJ · 23 Dec 2010 at 22:09

What?

Steam games are saved to your account, and can be downloaded as many times as you like.

Memphis · 23 Dec 2010 at 22:13

Not one of these threads again

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Destination · 23 Dec 2010 at 22:13

LiamJ said:
What?

Steam games are saved to your account, and can be downloaded as many times as you like.

No, not all, some can only be downloaded a certain number of times, as they have to be activated.
Forget which companies do this, I don't own any of their games.

jmc777 · 23 Dec 2010 at 22:14

zangetsu19 said:
Is there a thread or a easy way to find out what games have a DRM?

The store page usually mentions it, and there's this thread on the Steam forums.

VaderDSL · 23 Dec 2010 at 22:15

Yeah I think X3 on Stam used to install something like starforce of whatever the DRM was called, but they eventually removed it in a patch. I'm sure there are other gamesI have that install DRM stuff.

Oizu · 23 Dec 2010 at 22:23

Via. 1 Google search:

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1537801

LiamJ · 23 Dec 2010 at 22:24

Hmmm... Guess I don't own any games with a DRM then. :confused:

mythicdawn07 · 23 Dec 2010 at 22:30

UBISOFT are usually the worst for this sort of thing, i just refuse to buy any games with DRM.

Scotsmania · 23 Dec 2010 at 22:40

VaderDSL said:
Yeah I think X3 on Stam used to install something like starforce of whatever the DRM was called, but they eventually removed it in a patch. I'm sure there are other gamesI have that install DRM stuff.

X3 had it's DRM removed from all forms of installation. It doesn't even need the CD keys these days.

iviv · 23 Dec 2010 at 22:43

http://store.steampowered.com/app/35140/

If you look at the right:

3rd-party DRM: SecuROM™
4 machine activation limit

Check the games you buy, its all listed clearly

Azuse05 · 23 Dec 2010 at 22:43

mythicdawn07 said:
UBISOFT are usually the worst for this sort of thing, i just refuse to buy any games with DRM.

Steam is just one big drm platform

People overlooked it because it was the only way to get valves superb games though, and have gradually come to accept it but it's really an anti-piracy tool. Helps that it can be cheaper and quicker than driving to the nearest large game store tho :rolleyes:

KIA · 23 Dec 2010 at 22:49

It isn't "overlooked". Steam is acceptable DRM.

mythicdawn07 · 23 Dec 2010 at 22:50

Azuse05 said:
Steam is just one big drm platform People overlooked it because it was the only way to get valves superb games though, and have gradually come to accept it but it's really an anti-piracy tool. Helps that it can be cheaper and quicker than driving to the nearest large game store tho

Any single player games on steam can be pirated, most of the valve games are multiplayer only which is usually impossible to pirate in the first place.

The thing that annoys most people is only being able to install games X amount of times.

zangetsu19 · 23 Dec 2010 at 23:47

same threads i found my self thought they were a little bear though

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mythicdawn07 said:
The thing that annoys most people is only being able to install games X amount of times.

yeh tell me about it u think u buy a game you can dust it off every now and again to replay it.