New version of SecuROM
sumpsychochic:
What exactly is it that everyone says Securom does to their computers? I haven't had any problems with it messing with anything.
And on the note of copyright protection, I don't think anything we do will cause them to back down. Everyone has gotten stricter with copyrights over the years. I even got an email from my university about downloading music illegally and they could track how many songs I had downloaded that way.
Not to start a controversy or a debate or anything, but I'm not sure that people fighting the Securom by not buying EA games will fix anything... It's almost like people thinking not buying gas for a few days will lower the prices...
gazania:
Nah, I'm not doing this as some grand form of protest. I'm not demanding that others follow my lead. If you are one of the lucky ones who didn't get anything from Securom and enjoy BV and FT, hey, that's great, though you might want to know that that may not be a given with Sims 3. I don't expect that the actions of one person is going to affect EA games one bit ... unless it's multiplied by tens of thousands, and even then, it may not achieve the desired effect. Time will tell. This old lady has seen corporations change their tune if enough people change their minds. And I've seen where corporations haven't. But I'm not about to sit meekly around and let EA Games do what it wants to my computer for a couple of lousy games. Perhaps it is a last defiant gesture. :)
I just don't want the crap on my computer. Period. It isn't worth it to me. I have to fend off enough junk on the Net from sneaking in and causing mischief ... I don't want to PAY to put nasty garbage on it! And it's not the end of the world if I have to wait a long time to buy another Sims game. If Seasons is the end of the line for me, that's that. Oh, well. I'll have to find another hobby.
As for what Securom does to computers, this pretty much encapsulates the problems many have had. Not everyone ... it depends on the user and the computer. But many. And I just don't want to be one of the "lucky" ones:
http://terraspore.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13510
I will not accept that Securom is the only alternative. My husband is an avid PC gamer, and I've seen the copyright protections on his games. Other companies have followed other solutions, and they don't seem to have caused nearly as much as an uproar. The problem is fixable. It's a good question whether EA Games will fix it or ignore it.
MaryH:
The site listed below is going to try to do the impossible. We're well aware of the hurdles we face in trying to change EA's mind, but with enough people, we might be able to pull it off.
If anyone is interested in this, please check it out.
http://securom.sublimesims.net/
With enough people, we might effect change-but change doesn't happen by itself.
In short, one person might not do it. Thousands will definitely make a statement.
Please just stop by and decide for yourself if this is something you would want to get involved in. We welcome everyone.
Petco:
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Other companies have followed other solutions, and they don't seem to have caused nearly as much as an uproar. The problem is fixable. It's a good question whether EA Games will fix it or ignore it.
There is definitively is other ways for them to deal with pirates/warez. Again, EA games should do what Valve and Steam does(and Blizzard is also going to set up a service similar to Steam).
Steam offers a lot of protection against pirates due to the fact that you buy games directly from Steam(online store/account), and the games are tied directly to your account.
Of course, you require internet connection for Steam but you only need internet connection when you download and install stuff for Steam.
You can play offline afterwards once you've downloaded and installed the game from Steam.
Blizzard is also going to this route(though it's not the "exact" same as Valve and Steam), allowing people to download/buy games directly from the Blizzard online store.
So EA games should get heads up and copy Valve's method with Steam.
X-Phile:
Quote from: lewisb40;1244372
LOL ^^ I would love to get your sims t-shirt. I would take a pic of everyone wearing it and put the pic on the BBS.
Here are those T-shirts. My first upload.:dance:
http://www.insimenator.org/showthread.php?t=81707
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