Posted September 30, 2015
nightcraw1er.488: Local Area.Networks shouldn't require a login, I mean if you plug a.serial cable in one machine and then into the other are you telling me that they still need to connect to the internet? That's hardly LAN then is it.
Simply put there are.three elements.
1 - server which requires login for you to use it.
2 - a game wih a single player campaign which can be played totally offline with no further requirement
3 - an online authentication system which checks that the product you are using has been legally purchased.
Now any form of online multiplayer has to have a server to communicate via. It makes perfect sense that this server needs some credentials from you to login, otherwise it would be swamped by spam and bots within minutes.
Now the first two is what GOG provides. You can play their games on your own on any machine without any checks. They also provide a mechanism where you can link up with other gamers via a server which needs a login. It does not do the third, hence it is as DRM free as possible. End of story.
Sorry, this was to previous poster not this one, am on the windows phone, its dreadfull so apologies.for typos too.
micktiegs_8: If you looked further on you'll see a clarification. That's if you were supposedly talking to me, even though I'm not the confused one in all this. I own the product; there is no LAN option, only online multiplayer. franpa is the one you should be talking to. Simply put there are.three elements.
1 - server which requires login for you to use it.
2 - a game wih a single player campaign which can be played totally offline with no further requirement
3 - an online authentication system which checks that the product you are using has been legally purchased.
Now any form of online multiplayer has to have a server to communicate via. It makes perfect sense that this server needs some credentials from you to login, otherwise it would be swamped by spam and bots within minutes.
Now the first two is what GOG provides. You can play their games on your own on any machine without any checks. They also provide a mechanism where you can link up with other gamers via a server which needs a login. It does not do the third, hence it is as DRM free as possible. End of story.
Sorry, this was to previous poster not this one, am on the windows phone, its dreadfull so apologies.for typos too.