Aspic wrote:I read this in the bioshock thread.. anybody have any comments on this? I try to avoid things like this if I can, but I'd hate to miss out on bioshock..
On a slightly different topic -Bioshock is using Securom.
Why do publishers use that POS. All it does is encourage people to find erm, alternative non-retail sources in order to avoid putting a fucking rootkit that is a nightmare to uninstall on their system. Publishers are usually shite when it comes to customer service in uninstalling basically a horrific piece of malware. A real shame IMO and a bad reflection on 2k.
securom..
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X201 13,017 posts
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Registered 7 years agoNever had a problem with securom or any other protection method that stops toerags stealing other peoples hard work.
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I've never had a problem with Starforce.
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Whizzo 41,127 posts
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Registered 11 years agoStarforce and Securom are so vastly different they don't even belong in the same sentence.This space left intentionally blank.
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Khanivor 38,677 posts
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Registered 11 years agoStarforce STCOG but it is impossible to crack so mighty tempting for a publisher. Dunno why they bother with any other forms of protection though, they are all weak as the sun on Pluto. -
And just to expand on that slightly anyway, the vast majority of the supposed horror stories about Starforce are horseshit anyway. The worst thing it actually does, hardware wise is if it has major difficulties reading a disc, drops the drive down to PIO mode (which happens infrequently with Windows anyway), which whilst an annoyance, is easy enough to remedy and rarely actually happens in the real world. This is where most of the "omg sf killd my drive" bullshit comes from (but you'll note that most of the stories are "I heard someone on another forum had his drive killed"...I've yet to read a post where someone's -own- drive was damaged), along with a hefty dose of the SF team actually hyping their own product (the team, admittedly, are complete cunts).
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X201 13,017 posts
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Registered 7 years agoToast wrote:
I have. No problems with that either.X201 wrote:
Then you've clearly never played a game with Starforce protection...
Never had a problem with securom or any other protection method that stops toerags stealing other peoples hard work.
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I've had a fair few problems with copy protection, but this was back when having nero or daemon tools installed on your computer instantly had you branded as a pirate and games refused to install
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Registered 11 years agoGremmi wrote:
One of my DVD drives stopped working after installing a game with starforce protection (TM Sunrise I think)
I've yet to read a post where someone's -own- drive was damaged), along with a hefty dose of the SF team actually hyping their own product (the team, admittedly, are complete cunts).
The other drive carried on working. I uninstalled TM sunrise and cleared the starforce drivers with some utility.
I'm sure I'd have had some other games with earlier versions of starforce that didn't break things. Never played TM sunrise again and I won't buy starforce protected games just to be sure.You cannot stop me with paramecium alone!
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Shivoa 5,677 posts
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Registered 11 years agoSecurom isn't too bad. Just load up a mini CD image that has enough code for that auth but nothing else and emulate the drive with something like daemon tools.
/has an old a noisy DVD drive that he does not appreciate spinning during gaming sessions when he paid for a title anyway.
If it wasn't for the Big Daddy figurine then I'd have probably used Steam to get Bioshock.
Starforce, as said above, is far harder to get round but then also has a decent chance of breaking your Windows install due to the low level messing about it does on install and so is rather unpopular right now with most sensible publishers. -
nakke 9 posts
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Registered 7 years agoBlocking pirates from using the game is awesome, but why the HELL do they have to block Process Explorer??!! As if that would prevent people from seeing the handles it has open. I'm starting to think it's because the developer for Process Explorer was the one who found the Sony rootkit...
Now, it wouldn't be that horrible if the game still ran if you closed Process Explorer, but hey guess what! You have to boot to unload the driver to be able to start the game! Awesome. -
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Registered 8 years agoIt doesn't stop pirates though, it only bothers legitimate users. -
nakke 9 posts
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Registered 7 years agoYeah, true. Well, apparently the demo is released on Steam now too, surely that can't use SecuROM, right? Right?
Too bad some other people apparently also want to download it off Steam; getting awesome speeds of 20-40kB/s. Torrent gave me 700-900kB/s
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nakke 9 posts
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Registered 7 years agoApparently the Steam version also uses SecuROM. What the crap. -
Dirtbox 73,664 posts
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Registered 11 years agoSecurerom isn't a problem, you're thinking of Starforce.
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jellyhead 24,346 posts
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Registered 10 years agoSteam uses SecurRom also and you are limited to installing the game onto two PCs with both. If you reformat your machine or it dies before you can uninstall BioShock then you've lost one install license.
I'm not buying Bioshock because of this and i'm waiting to see if the steam version gets patched. Also retail or Steam you need to be online to authenticate and authorize your copy before you can play the game. After that you're golden but it's a pain in the chuff for people like me who aren't online at home.
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DodgyPast 7,862 posts
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Registered 8 years agojellyhead wrote:
Is it really like that on steam?
Steam uses SecurRom also and you are limited to installing the game onto two PCs with both. If you reformat your machine or it dies before you can uninstall BioShock then you've lost one install license.
I'm not buying Bioshock because of this and i'm waiting to see if the steam version gets patched. Also retail or Steam you need to be online to authenticate and authorize your copy before you can play the game. After that you're golden but it's a pain in the chuff for people like me who aren't online at home.
oh well, i'll buy it later on in the year.
Is it any different to the usual it follows your account from machine to machine? Which I like so very much.
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Registered 6 years agoDodgyPast wrote:
I don't understand how can you lose an install license if the game is installed via Steam. Doesn't make any sense.jellyhead wrote:
Is it really like that on steam?
Steam uses SecurRom also and you are limited to installing the game onto two PCs with both. If you reformat your machine or it dies before you can uninstall BioShock then you've lost one install license.
I'm not buying Bioshock because of this and i'm waiting to see if the steam version gets patched. Also retail or Steam you need to be online to authenticate and authorize your copy before you can play the game. After that you're golden but it's a pain in the chuff for people like me who aren't online at home.
oh well, i'll buy it later on in the year.
Is it any different to the usual it follows your account from machine to machine? Which I like so very much.
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Registered 8 years agoThat is truly utterly shit, I've preordered for the 360 but I can honestly say that I will never ever buy a game that limits my number of installs.
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It doesn't.
From a quick check with some other people who have it, it's like iTunes (IE, you can have it activated (installed) on two machines at once). You can deactivate a machine by uninstalling. -
SirScratchalot 7,843 posts
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Registered 8 years agoSo if I don't register it uninstalling it's still a prob.
That's far too restrictive for my tastes, and a really idiotic descision. It was a while since multiple installs were a functional way of pirating a game. -
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Registered 9 years agostupid pissing bollock mallets.
Spent aaages installing the 12GB of Medieval II Gold Edition, only for SecuROM to claim there are emulation tools running on my PC. Like crap there is. The closest I have is a speccy emulator, but I haven't started that up for months.
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DodgyPast 7,862 posts
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Registered 8 years agoafray wrote:
It means stuff like Daemon Tools, Alchohol etc.
stupid pissing bollock mallets.
Spent aaages installing the 12GB of Medieval II Gold Edition, only for SecuROM to claim there are emulation tools running on my PC. Like crap there is. The closest I have is a speccy emulator, but I haven't started that up for months.
These technologies suck, they suck like Star Trek: Enterprise's theme tune.
First upgrade to the latest version which might well be able to hide itself.
Second try running it after exiting the tool.
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afray 2,251 posts
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Registered 9 years agoI know, that's what I'm saying. There's nothing like that on there. It shouldn't be finding anything.
The only thing I can think of is visual studio, but that's not running.
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jellyhead 24,346 posts
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Registered 10 years agoHave a look through your registry, there may be some clumps of garbage left in there if you've installed then uninstalled something Steam doesn't like.This signature intentionally left blank.
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One_Vurfed_Gwrx 468 posts
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Registered 7 years agoI hate some of these copy protection systems as despite not having any drive emualtion software installed there are quite a few games I have to crack to play (despite having shelled out cash for), including Command & Conquer 3 (new crack for every new patch, sigh) and Gothic 3. I assume they just don't like my drive (Plextor 760A if anyone cares). And I agree that it bothers genuine users a lot more than pirates who have the copy protections cracked out anyway, and they rarely prevent piracy anyway...
One of the reasons PC gaming annoys me, thus my restricted buying for the format to the games that don't work on other formats...
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the securom thing is the sole reason I havnt bought bioshock. Something that limits you to a set number of installs doesnt fly with me. I do feel im missing out though, might get it for the 360 one day.
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One_Vurfed_Gwrx 468 posts
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Registered 7 years agoForgot to add, that Bioshock was actually a game that actually worked with no problems (bar the online activation server being down on the day before release when I received it).
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afray 2,251 posts
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Registered 9 years agoI emailed the tech support with the debug output, but they say it won't run properly because of the "emulation tools" I have running on my PC.
~@£$~%@ers!
So, thanks securom, it's off to crack land just so I can play the game I legally own. -
I know this isn't a big deal but when I run a SecuROM (To spell it correctly) protected title, it messes my animated cursor up for the busy icon.
It's so god damn annoying after quitting the game I have to reapply the cursor for it to spin again, I don't suppose anyone has any advice on this matter do they?
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