| Char Aznable wrote: |
| Actually, it would be better for the game to link to the internet AFTER you installed it, to see if your code is valid. |
Actually, I think that's it.
And considering that GameTap and Steam are successful, it is not hard to believe that in 20 years a more easily accessible version of Mass Effect PC will be available. Don't look at it like I'm buying the same game twice, because with years difference it isn't so bad. I bought Face/Off on VHS, then I bought the DVD, then I bought the 2 disc special edition DVD. About 10 years went into that. My funds replenished and I don't feel bad at all spending that money.
GameTap has both Deus Ex games on it. I have DE for the Mac and IW for the PC. I don't consider that a rip off either, because the new Macs can't play the old DE anyway! The OS 9 emulator screws up the game a bit. Don't think that's a big deal, the same is true for the early LucasArts games. Not to mention The X-Files game which won't run well on OSX or Windows Vista. To me, it's like trying to play an 8 track on an iPod, technology wears out.
Now L33Ts don't seem to realize that and they complain about a future they may not even live to see. They could suffer a fatal heart attack in five years or the US becomes a 3rd world country in 10. Worrying so far ahead of time is pointless. We should only be worrying about social security, oil, and global warming!
Back to the activations, it is 3 computers. You can uninstall on a computer and reinstall without it taking off an activation. Again, their customer service will activate it for you if you can prove you actually own the game - say email a digital picture of you and the game to them. To me that's reasonable.
The root kit is definitely blown out of proportion. The kids on GameFAQs and Amazon believe it is SkyNet and can do anything to you. Not true. Root kits only follow like three protocols. Their actions are limited. Some of it might be to send your IP address back to the mother ship, but that is hardly an invasion of privacy. It isn't going to send a list back to EA of all the porn you have on your computer, nor would EA care if you did. Again, it is like Echelon recording my phone calls - I DON'T CARE! I never have an incriminating phone call because all I talk about is either: getting work, bitching about pop culture, or getting laid. The government doesn't give a shit about what I think about "Clue" and I don't care that they're listening to me.
I can't understand why these nerds take it so personally. I can only imagine it is because they have a ton of pirated shit on their computer and no lawyers. Again, EA is not going to rat you out to the FBI, nor would I think the FBI would arrest you. It seems computer piracy is not "in" at the moment the way it was a few years ago. Now, there's talk that the game won't run if you have certain pirate software... I don't know if that's true as there's been no confirmation of it yet.
Anyway, I get the game in theory tomorrow. I'll be backing up my computer just in case, because you can never be too safe. However, I have serious doubts that Mass Effect PC is the end of our civil liberties.
