Does Spore still have DRM

Zedo Mann · 12-19-2008, 01:18 PM

Does Spore have a limit on the number of installations or did EA realize that Steam will stop Pirates?

BounceDK · 12-19-2008, 01:20 PM

Yep it does.

Sierra Oscar · 12-19-2008, 01:21 PM

It does not have third party DRM.

radio_babylon · 12-19-2008, 01:22 PM

thats what i want to know as well. i WILL NOT buy spore as long as the install limits are there. and i WILL NOT buy it until there is firm confirmation one way or the other...

in fact, i may not buy it anyway since it looks like it still requires the online activation.

Sierra Oscar · 12-19-2008, 01:25 PM

It does not have SecuROM DRM, the only DRM it uses is Steam itself.

Scriptdaemon · 12-19-2008, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sierra Oscar

It does not have SecuROM DRM, the only DRM it uses is Steam itself.

Confirmed?

EDIT: And all other recently released EA games as well?

radio_babylon · 12-19-2008, 01:30 PM

youre absolutely, positively SURE of that? honestly, id sooner believe there were suddenly two suns in the sky than that EA would drop the install-limited and online-activation DRM...

of course, if you had asked me yesterday if i thought EA would ever ditch their jarate-poor online distribution system in favor of steam, id have also laughed so...

might not matter either way, if the price is actually $50 instead of the $22... spore is a $20 game, tops...

Big Brother · 12-19-2008, 01:50 PM

if an admin says it its pretty much gaurentted to be true

Sierra Oscar · 12-19-2008, 01:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scriptdaemon

Confirmed?

For SPORE, yes - I am certain.

If the game did have third party DRM, it would also be listed in the games store page.

Big Brother · 12-19-2008, 01:56 PM

i love you guys

Gene · 12-19-2008, 01:57 PM

I'm still going to wait a bit before even considering, because it wasn't until a bit after it was released that it was revealed Clear Sky had TAGES...

Scriptdaemon · 12-19-2008, 02:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sierra Oscar

For SPORE, yes - I am certain.

If the game did have third party DRM, it would also be listed in the games store page.

As Gene said, that hasn't always been the case, so I was still iffy.

Not that I don't trust you, but your first response seemed as though you knew no more for certain than we did.

sciss0rz · 12-19-2008, 02:24 PM

Well Mass Effect doesn't use SecuROM: http://forums.bioware.com/forums/vie...orum=22&sp=128 (I think I got the permalink right)

So it's a rather safe assumption for "the public" to make.

But I'll too wait just to be sure.

sikboy1029 · 12-19-2008, 02:25 PM

They're cutting the retail versions back somewhat as well

http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/56443

th3flyboy · 12-19-2008, 02:38 PM

If they let me activate my CD key on steam, and let me uninstall their crappy install limited games and play them with no limits on Steam, I'll start buying EA games again, till then I'm still boycotting them, even if the steam versions have no additional DRM. I feel I am not alone in the community for thinking this, and that a major majority of people who are protesting EA might change their minds and actually BUY the games if they do this....

This is acceptable drm, steam alone, but I really HATE SECUROM. If EA lets me put my Mass Effect and Crysis CD keys on steam, I'll start buying their games again provided they don't pull a clear sky...

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BounceDK Banned Join Date: Nov 2008 Reputation: 0 Posts: 13	Yep it does.

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radio_babylon Join Date: Apr 2008 Reputation: 6 Posts: 377	thats what i want to know as well. i WILL NOT buy spore as long as the install limits are there. and i WILL NOT buy it until there is firm confirmation one way or the other... in fact, i may not buy it anyway since it looks like it still requires the online activation.

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Sierra Oscar Volunteer Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Reputation: 905 Posts: 37,759	It does not have SecuROM DRM, the only DRM it uses is Steam itself.

12-19-2008, 01:50 PM	#8
Big Brother Join Date: Jul 2008 Reputation: 0 Posts: 121	if an admin says it its pretty much gaurentted to be true

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Big Brother Join Date: Jul 2008 Reputation: 0 Posts: 121	i love you guys

12-19-2008, 01:57 PM	#11
Gene Join Date: Oct 2007 Reputation: 5 Posts: 292	I'm still going to wait a bit before even considering, because it wasn't until a bit after it was released that it was revealed Clear Sky had TAGES...

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sciss0rz Join Date: Jun 2006 Reputation: 501 Posts: 7,207	Well Mass Effect doesn't use SecuROM: http://forums.bioware.com/forums/vie...orum=22&sp=128 (I think I got the permalink right) So it's a rather safe assumption for "the public" to make. But I'll too wait just to be sure.

12-19-2008, 02:25 PM	#14
sikboy1029 Join Date: Apr 2005 Reputation: 1 Posts: 718	They're cutting the retail versions back somewhat as well http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/56443

12-19-2008, 02:38 PM	#15
th3flyboy Join Date: Mar 2007 Reputation: 0 Posts: 96	If they let me activate my CD key on steam, and let me uninstall their crappy install limited games and play them with no limits on Steam, I'll start buying EA games again, till then I'm still boycotting them, even if the steam versions have no additional DRM. I feel I am not alone in the community for thinking this, and that a major majority of people who are protesting EA might change their minds and actually BUY the games if they do this.... This is acceptable drm, steam alone, but I really HATE SECUROM. If EA lets me put my Mass Effect and Crysis CD keys on steam, I'll start buying their games again provided they don't pull a clear sky...