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[a space oddity]

I wasn't at the conference itself, that would have been much too expensive. I'm not a student, so I would have had to pay several hundred euro.

 

[Chazumi]

September 7th is supposedly the release date according to EA.

I bought the character creation thingy for 10 bucks at Walmart. Pretty fun to make creatures but makes me want to play even more. Still fun for 10 bucks.

 

[Leonel]

Oh man just thinking about all the things in my Species Report makes me wish it was September. The Corvid's discovery of their true creation story, evolving into a religious power in space and returning to their original home planet... 2 MONTHS TO GO!!

 

[Bigfoot3814]

I heard from a Sims 2 player friend that SPORE is going to come with a bunch of crazy security software built into it, and it can apparently really mess up your computer. Is this allegation true??

 

[mythmonster2]

It used to check your computer and connect to the internet every week or so, but they removed that. Other than that, I don't think so.

 

[J-man]

I heard from a Sims 2 player friend that SPORE is going to come with a bunch of crazy security software built into it, and it can apparently really mess up your computer. Is this allegation true??

According to wikipedia Spore is coming with Securom DRm software.

A disadvantage of this DRM software is that it does not allow one user to login to his/her Spore profile on another user's copy of the game, and that it has a proposed limit of 3 times a user can install the product. The installation limit is triggered each time a user changes a piece of hardware, reformat computer or install/upgrade a new operating system, it takes up one of the activations. Furthermore, when a user uninstalls Spore, the installation count is not reset.

So, if you reinstall your OS or change your hardware you might not be able play your legitimate copy wich you payed for. It isn't going to stop piracy, it's going to encourage it.

 

[PlutonianEmpire]

According to wikipedia Spore is coming with Securom DRm software.



So, if you reinstall your OS or change your hardware you might not be able play your legitimate copy wich you payed for. It isn't going to stop piracy, it's going to encourage it.

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[Leonel]

Oh I don't think it'll be that bad. I mean after the allotted number of installs, you can call into EA Games and how many times do you need to uninstall and reinstall a game to play? It sounds like installing Windows XP after you finish your allotted number of installations and you have to call in.

 

[GoodGame]

I think the only really bad thing with this type of protection is that it ties your right to use the game to the existence of the company. If company doesn't exist then no tech support then no software.

 

[Leonel]

I think the only really bad thing with this type of protection is that it ties your right to use the game to the existence of the company. If company doesn't exist then no tech support then no software.

Well if worse comes to worse, the cracks will live on forever. I mean there's still cracks for Civ 1 out there.

 

[Osymandias]

The game is only certificating your copy on the first start and when you download content or updates. Read yourself:

Hey Spore Fans -
We wanted to let you know that we've been hearing your concerns about the online authentication mentioned earlier this week. I didn't want to head into the weekend without getting back to you with some information about how Spore is planning on using this new system.

A few things we wanted you to know:

-We authenticate your game online when you install and launch it the first time.
-We'll re-authenticate when a player uses online features, downloads new content or a patch for their game.
-The new system means you don't have to play with the disc in your computer. And if you are like me, always losing discs, this will be a huge benefit.
-You'll still be able to install and play on multiple computers.
-You can play offline.
We do hope that players will play online - sharing creatures, buildings and vehicles with other players is something that is unique to Spore and one of the coolest features of the game. Every day, when I play the Creature Stage, I get to see wacky and awesome new creatures from my Buddies on the team coming over the hill at me and I can't wait to see what happens when our creative, passionate community starts sharing their creations.

I'd love to write more - but I need to get back to work. We've got a game to finish.

-caryl

Source: http://www.gamingsteve.com/archives/2008/05/maxis-responds-to-the-spore-drm-controversy.php

 

[Maniacal]

Doesn't SPORE download content all the time?

SecuROM is just as useless as any other DRM, perhaps more so than others, but it is not as bad as Starcrap or whatever it's called.

 

[PlutonianEmpire]

Does the creature creator have that security "feature"?

 

[Bigfoot3814]

Does the creature creator have that security "feature"?

Not that I know of. I haven't had any type of troubles with it yet. Of course, I downloaded it, so disks wouldn't be an issue.

 

[PlutonianEmpire]

If i install spore or creature creator on two separate computers, will I be able to access my spore page on both computers?

 

[mythmonster2]

Yeah, me and my bro both use it.

 

[Maniacal]

Since the creature editor requires you to log into your account, I don't see why not.

 

[PlutonianEmpire]

what about using the same disk to install?

 

[mythmonster2]

You can do that too.

 

[GenMarshall]

Since the creature editor requires you to log into your account, I don't see why not.

Wait, so there going to do a thing similar to Steam?