#11257

Hancoque

2004-10-23 13:48

That really sucks. Now more and more programs require such activation. First Windows, then Photoshop, ACDSee 7 and now also games. Where is this going to?

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#11258

Yakumo

2004-10-23 13:53

problem is those applications can all be registered over the phone. valve / vivendi mention no system for this, what about the hundreds of thousands of people wanting HL2 on machines with no internet access, or with no steam access, eg. due to university security restrictions etc.

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#11259

Yakumo

2004-10-23 15:19

exactly it's stupid, same as safedisk etc, it will be cracked in minutes by the pirates and so will only piss off legit consumers. so far only sony has acknowledged this simple fact and stopped using audio-cd anti piracy measures (in some countries anyway, i don't remember the full article details)

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#11260

Peav

2004-10-23 23:50

Question is what will happen if you dont authenticate when prompted ?? Peav

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#11261

Rosco

2004-10-24 02:39

Thats the funny thing, most of the complaints about it are from people on the internet posting about it. Ironic

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#11262

Peav

2004-10-24 17:30

Wording says, "once its complete a net connection aint need to play sp and lan " So once the game has been authenticated then you no longer require a internet connection. Peav

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#11263

dzjepp

2004-10-24 21:15

OMG what happens when it goes bankrupt oh noes! OMFG!!1one

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