Sky Keeper wrote:
There were lot's of complaints about StarForce protection in Russia about a year and a half ago when it was just introduced, but recent polls show that only a small number of people (less than 3%) are still having problems.
I know about one case of starforce not functioning with CD-drive (that CD drive needed some drivers installed before it was detected by Win XP SP1). It worked perfectly with all other combinations of system/CD-drive I know about.
When it appeared in Russia it was very difficult to copy (they had to crack an ENGLISH version, then translate it back to RUSSIAN - quite funny). This feature and the low cost of protection buys publishers to ignore those small number of people with problems.
Congratulations are confirming my opinion of loathing for these publishers. Can't you people have any concept of fairness? You think it's right to sell games to people that they cannot play and have huge difficulty returning because of some stupid quirk in the copy protection?
This is the preamble to the license agreement for this game.
"This Software License Agreement (“Agreement”) is a legally binding
agreement between DreamCatcher International Inc. (“DreamCatcher”) and
you. Please read the Agreement carefully before using the software. If you
have any questions about it, we encourage you to seek independent legal
advice. By clicking on “I AGREE,” you are agreeing to be bound by the terms
of this Agreement (by law, clicking on the “I AGREE” button constitutes a
valid signature). If you do not agree to be bound by the terms of this
Agreement, please cancel the installation of this application and return the
product to your point of purchase for a refund."
I intend to walk into my EB monday with this printed out. I am going to tell them I cannot agree to the terms and if my money is not returned the EULA is invalid. Someone will be refunding my money for this game one way or another.
Your pretty foolish to think that securing your product is going to be worth lost customers. As for problems with star force.. I noticed an IMMEDIATE slow down upon rebooting and now I have this.
I do not agree or accept that damaging my anti-virus software is ACCEPTABLE for your security. Star Force has damaged my computer.
I take very good care of my computer (I work IT at a university) because I have to fix computers all day long, the last thing I want to do when I come home is have to futz around with my own. I *KNOW* this issue did not exist prior to installing this crap.
BTW, one last thing. Do you see all the game short cuts? Do you have any idea how many games I buy and have bought? I get AT LEAST four games a month. Losing me as a customer is going to hurt a tiny little operation like this. Is it worth it?