piracy did kill the Atari (my opinion and just to continue the thread)
;)
On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 19:57:49 +1100, "Bruce Kennewell"
>Todd, piracy had stuff-all to do with the demise of the Amiga.
>Bruce.
On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 19:57:49 +1100, "Bruce Kennewell"
>Bruce.
Well....I remember I had to buy Diablo 2 for a second time because of
the play disk getting worn...
Since then I first try an "evalution" copy, and only if that works
I'll buy it.
Cheers!
Remco
From my experience this is just like all the paranoia surrounding FILSCA
ie it's a load of ***- fear of the unknown. I've had GTR for over a month.
Had a few teething probs geting the game to install but this was due to not
having the lastest starforce drivers. No problems since. I'm betting some
goose has stuffed up their system somehow, can't work out how, and has used
starforce as a scapegoat!
>>>>It's no big deal.
>>>It is to me. I'm sick of these copy protection schemes screwing with
>>>people's computers. Starforce is a hidden driver that can be found by
>>>looking in device manager and showing hidden devices. It has been
>>>reported to***with Nero cdrom burning software, which I use. To
>>>put it bluntly - I'm just sick of these ***tards and their copy
>>>protection schemes and they can go *** themselves.
>>Those "***tards" are only trying to protect their investment and make a
>>few bucks for their hard work. If it weren't for people stealing
>>software, it wouldn't be necessary. THEY are the real ***tards (I like
>>that word.)
> Yes, but they DO NOT STOP the theives. Software pirates get around
> the protection schemes. They only make life hard for paying customers.
>>The crackers are getting more and more clever so the developers have to
>>try to keep pace. Do you really think they like having to spend
>>development time working on copy protection schemes when they could be
>>putting those hours to work on the actual game?
>>What is it about what they are doing that makes you so angry? Please be
>>specific.
> See above. They punish the honest users in their utterly futile attempts
> to stop piracy.
> WS
>>_________________________
>>Todd Walker
>>_________________________
Cheers, uwe
> > >It's no big deal.
> > It is to me. I'm sick of these copy protection schemes screwing with
> > people's computers. Starforce is a hidden driver that can be found by
> > looking in device manager and showing hidden devices. It has been
> > reported to***with Nero cdrom burning software, which I use. To
> > put it bluntly - I'm just sick of these ***tards and their copy
> > protection schemes and they can go *** themselves.
> Those "***tards" are only trying to protect their investment and make a
> few bucks for their hard work. If it weren't for people stealing
> software, it wouldn't be necessary. THEY are the real ***tards (I like
> that word.)
See above. They punish the honest users in their utterly futile attempts
to stop piracy.
WS
> Now, where wuz that warez URL...........
> Cheers!
> Bruce
> .
> .... but I have never bought the "backup copy" excuse.
>>So what should the developers do?
> Whatever they do, at least don't use something which will sabotage
> other present programs, like Nero. I also remember I tried to update
> my legal copy of Operation Flashpoint, which didn't work. The reason
> was that the update installer found a CD writer on my PC, and just
> stopped updating OF without any message....
> Bruce.
"They should cane the little brown fscker" is a famous quote by who,
uttered when and where? ;-)
Cheers,
uwe
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Why would such a person even BUY a true sim like GTR, it isn't NFS
(i.e. an arcade racer) where you load the game, set the controls and
then off to the races. If they can't comprehend how to dload patches
and keep their rig up to date, then how is this poor soul going to
handle complex setups for GTR and be able to use MOTEC?
As we all know, if you were going to buy this game/sim, this will make
no difference. For those who were going pirate it, likewise, this will
make no difference. It will however install yet more unnecessary
arbitrary clutter onto a Windows machine, and let's face it, THAT is
just asking for trouble :-)
John
Er... in which way do understanding vehicle setups and the ability to use
MOTEC relate to being computer savvy?
A lot of people's jobs/hobbies involve a complex subjectmatter and require
them to be intelligent, but only a small portion of them is computer savvy.
As our hobby is essentially computer related, those who persevere with it
will pick up the nescessary skills as they go along(*), but I also think
it's important to not scare away that first time user. I'd rather resort to
my bark/bite if he/she turns out to be a PITA, than have them quit from the
off.
Jan.
=---
(*)Rem.: I didn't know much about computers when I started out. Luckily,
Crammond's GP1 worked out of the box. ;-)
> Why would such a person even BUY a true sim like GTR, it isn't NFS
> (i.e. an arcade racer) where you load the game, set the controls and
> then off to the races. If they can't comprehend how to dload patches
> and keep their rig up to date, then how is this poor soul going to
> handle complex setups for GTR and be able to use MOTEC?
(Actually my wife may reckon it would be better if I had switched over
to a console, as she's watched me at Grand Prix, ICR, GPL etc etc over
the years!)