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General discussion (archive)EA releases tools to de-authorize games(62 posts)(62 posts)
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Posted April 01, 2009
EA has released a game to de-authorize installed games which require online authorization like Red Alert 3 and Spore.
They have a tool for all games and 1 for specific games released after May 2008.
From what I've read on another website from someone who tested this is that the games don't need to be installed in order to de-authorize.
The tools don't remove the SecuROM DRM.
http://activate.ea.com/deauthorize/
P.s. It seems it's not an April Fool's joke.
Post edited April 01, 2009 by HertogJan
Posted April 01, 2009
Damn fucktards should have done it from the start.
Posted April 01, 2009
What the hell took them so long about that? Did they recieve "Enough Complaints (tm)"?
Posted April 01, 2009
There's not so much people on this planet.. Nah, I actually think DRM crisis is over
Posted April 01, 2009
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Fenixp: There's not so much people on this planet.. Nah, I actually think DRM crisis is over

That's an April Fools joke, right!
Posted April 01, 2009
If they never riddled the games with nasty, useless DRM to start with they wouldn't have to make these tools to bvegin with! :captainobvious:
Anytime I see an EA game now, it automatically fails the Reputation and Fun skill check.
You see an EA game.
EA game performs a Reputation skill check
CRITICAL FAIL!
Posted April 01, 2009
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Fenixp: There's not so much people on this planet.. Nah, I actually think DRM crisis is over

Those tools only give you back an activation you used, it keeps the DRM intact.
Posted April 01, 2009
Much easier to not buy EA games in the first place.
Posted April 01, 2009
Too late. Spore could have been good too.
Posted April 01, 2009
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Fenixp: There's not so much people on this planet.. Nah, I actually think DRM crisis is over
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HertogJan: Those tools only give you back an activation you used, it keeps the DRM intact.

And last activation sadly. If you formatted your HDD you cant get back one of your activation.
Posted April 01, 2009
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Faithful: Much easier to not buy EA games in the first place.

+1
most of their games are crap anyways
Posted April 01, 2009
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anoffday: Too late. Spore could have been good too.

It would have been better if they didn't release the "Appeal to the Masses" version...
Posted April 01, 2009
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anoffday: Too late. Spore could have been good too.

Yeah, if they hadn't lobotomized it to attract the Sims crowd.
Posted April 01, 2009
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JudasIscariot: If they never riddled the games with nasty, useless DRM to start with they wouldn't have to make these tools to bvegin with! :captainobvious:
Anytime I see an EA game now, it automatically fails the Reputation and Fun skill check.
You see an EA game.
EA game performs a Reputation skill check
CRITICAL FAIL!

A little off topic but I dont understand this line of thinking. You do realize EA is mostly a Publisher right? How can "EA games" all be a failure when all "EA games" come from different developers. It's not 1997 anymore. If a game is bad it is the Developer's fault. You think Warhammer Online flopped because EA pretty much just gave Mythic millions of dollars and let Mythic work independently? Do you think EA had ANY say in the development of Spore? I doubt it. Then i think of the last game i played that was actually developed by an EA studio (Dead Space) and realize how masterful it was. Even the PC version played beautifully.
Now if you hate EA because of the whole DRM thing, then that is absolutley fair. But i just find it odd that people always blame the publisher and not the actual developer of games.
Posted April 01, 2009
How, if you're releasing a game with limited activations, do you not have a de-authorizing tool BUILT IN TO THE UNINSTALLER FOR THE GAME.
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