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General discussion (archive)LucasArts... and Steam!?!(178 posts)(178 posts)
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Posted July 17, 2009
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cogadh: Um, I'm confused. If t requires activation at all, that means DRM of some kind, so how are they DRM free?

because some don't require activation
it's all very disorganized. i'm not a fan myself, but you have to evaluate it on a case-by-case basis.
Post edited July 17, 2009 by captfitz
Posted July 17, 2009
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cogadh: Um, I'm confused. If t requires activation at all, that means DRM of some kind, so how are they DRM free?
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captfitz: because some don't require activation
it's all very disorganized. i'm not a fan myself, but you have to evaluate it on a case-by-case basis.

But... he said they have a "DRM Free" logo on some games but it isn't clear if any of those games require activation. How can they be marked as "DRM free" if they require activation? This is what I am confused about.
Posted July 17, 2009
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cogadh: But... he said they have a "DRM Free" logo on some games but it isn't clear if any of those games require activation. How can they be marked as "DRM free" if they require activation? This is what I am confused about.

If they say "DRM free," they don't require activation (maybe i'll go buy the x-com pack just to verify this once and for all). Some of the games just require D2D's activation, which is limited--in theory--to three codes, but can be fixed by simply asking support for more. Some have both that and the publisher's DRM.
Posted July 17, 2009
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cogadh: How can they be marked as "DRM free" if they require activation?

Let me explain ;) : you can say that thing X possesses the quality Y regardless of whether the thing X possesses the quality Y or not. There is no ontological shield which would prevent you from doing so.
>"This product is only available for purchase in the United States and Canada."
Boy, how I hate seeing this ><...
Post edited July 17, 2009 by Vestin
Posted July 18, 2009
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cogadh: But... he said they have a "DRM Free" logo on some games but it isn't clear if any of those games require activation. How can they be marked as "DRM free" if they require activation? This is what I am confused about.
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captfitz: If they say "DRM free," they don't require activation (maybe i'll go buy the x-com pack just to verify this once and for all). Some of the games just require D2D's activation, which is limited--in theory--to three codes, but can be fixed by simply asking support for more. Some have both that and the publisher's DRM.

See, that makes perfect sense to me, but calling it "DRM free" then still possibly requiring activation... not so much.
Posted July 18, 2009
What if it required a one time unlock? Say you buy the game and the exe you run is coded to connect to the server and download a replacement game exe, after that the game is as much yours as any you get on GOG?
Posted July 18, 2009
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FedoraMcQuaid: I hope not, I love the visuals in Grim Fandango as they are, sprucing them up should be a crime.
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Aliasalpha: Basically I just want a higher resolution & antialiasing

Oh, well that's perfectly reasonable, I thought you meant a Monkey Island level overhaul.
Posted July 18, 2009
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Aliasalpha: What if it required a one time unlock? Say you buy the game and the exe you run is coded to connect to the server and download a replacement game exe, after that the game is as much yours as any you get on GOG?

That's still DRM as far as I am concerned. Its not necessarily bad DRM or invasive DRM, but it is still DRM and it shouldn't get the "DRM Free" title. Maybe "DRM Lite, the Diet Coke of DRM", but not "DRM Free".
Posted July 18, 2009
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Aliasalpha: What if it required a one time unlock? Say you buy the game and the exe you run is coded to connect to the server and download a replacement game exe, after that the game is as much yours as any you get on GOG?
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cogadh: That's still DRM as far as I am concerned. Its not necessarily bad DRM or invasive DRM, but it is still DRM and it shouldn't get the "DRM Free" title. Maybe "DRM Lite, the Diet Coke of DRM", but not "DRM Free".

"DRM Lite, the Diet Coke of DRM: Just one privacy invasion"
Posted July 18, 2009
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FedoraMcQuaid: I hope not, I love the visuals in Grim Fandango as they are, sprucing them up should be a crime.
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Aliasalpha: Basically I just want a higher resolution & antialiasing

you can get antialiasing easily...
Post edited July 18, 2009 by AmishFury
Posted July 18, 2009
If Battlefront came to GOG... nah, too new.
Posted July 18, 2009
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michaelleung: If Battlefront came to GOG... nah, too new.

there are newer games on gog
Posted July 18, 2009
and MUCH better ones
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