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Posted December 27, 2013
Unless I'm missing something this seems like a silly post.
I can also download a large portion of the GOG catalog illegally and save lots of money and get all the bonuses, piracy is always cheaper and more convenient.
I still prefer legally owning things though.
Posted December 27, 2013
Not that silly. Anno 2070 has two forms of DRM: UPlay and Tages activation. On Steam is even worse: you have to deal with Tages Activation DRM, Steam and UPlay. You also have limited activations. I like owning things legal, but that doesn't mean that i should accept to be treated poorly.

Anyway, for Anno 2070 i've voted with my wallet and chose not to buy it. I have the Anno 1404 + expansion, bought when they've patched the online activation out of it. So, i'm okay of not having the latest Anno.
Posted December 27, 2013
what I was wondering more about was whether anno 2070 Steam version activates on UPlay. I did this with other UPlay titles (Far Cry 3, for example) and if so I was wondering about buying on Steam, as it is cheaper there for me, but only play it through UPlay (to skip that extra layer)
Posted December 27, 2013
DRM sucks.
Posted December 27, 2013
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jamyskis: It has less need of a revoke system than you might think. Tagès revokes one activation every thirty days, and it's a system that worked much better than anyone would have expected it to.
According to the Big DRM list, the Steam version uses SolidShield and it says nothing about 30 day revoking (the TAGES titles do mention it, but not SS). Are you sure?
Posted December 27, 2013
nvm
Post edited December 27, 2013 by DyNaer
Posted December 27, 2013
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jamyskis: It has less need of a revoke system than you might think. Tagès revokes one activation every thirty days, and it's a system that worked much better than anyone would have expected it to.
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retsuseiba: According to the Big DRM list, the Steam version uses SolidShield and it says nothing about 30 day revoking (the TAGES titles do mention it, but not SS). Are you sure?
SolidShield IS Tages.

Here, enjoy the reading:

http://www.solidshield.com/about/
Post edited December 27, 2013 by wolfsrain
Posted December 27, 2013
Have pirates hacked the gimped offline mode yet or is that DRM still working?
Posted December 27, 2013
You are talking about the career upgrades and the rest of the stuff that were requiring to be online, right?!
Posted December 27, 2013
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wolfsrain: You are talking about the career upgrades and the rest of the stuff that were requiring to be online, right?!
Yep.
Posted December 27, 2013
Don't know. Probably not. But who knows...In our days, everything is possible.
Posted December 27, 2013
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wolfsrain: SolidShield IS Tages.

Here, enjoy the reading:

http://www.solidshield.com/about/
Thanks for completely not answering my question.
Posted December 27, 2013
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jamyskis: Yes it is. See Section 108b of the German Copyright Act.
Wow...so that means german families only have to buy one license because it is legal to crack stuff for your wife,kids,parents and so on.
Posted December 27, 2013
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wolfsrain: SolidShield IS Tages.

Here, enjoy the reading:

http://www.solidshield.com/about/
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retsuseiba: Thanks for completely not answering my question.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/48240/?snr=1_7_15__13

And read carefully, for the love of God:

It's stated clearly on the steam page, in the right:

3rd-party DRM: TAGES™
3 machine activation limit

Big DRM list can frag itself for not being properly updated. Especially when the protection is clearly stated on the game's store page. Hope that the steam page is clear enough for you.

Sorry that i've got carried away, but seriously, why not check first hand ( aka the steam store page, as the steam usually is displaying the more hated protections ) and go to a third party list?!

Also the SolidShield link was to make you understand that SolidShield IT IS TAGES rebranded.
Post edited December 27, 2013 by wolfsrain
Posted December 27, 2013
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wolfsrain:
Because Steam store is not always reliable when it comes to third party DRM?

Most Securom games have a 5 machine limit and no "1 month revoke". But some don't. See where I'm getting at? The fact that some "SolidShield DRM" games have a 5 machine activation and no mention of this 1 activation back after 30 days (as opposed to a 3 machine activation + 1 month revoke of "TAGES DRM") makes it hard for me to simply believe "both DRMs" work the same way.

So yeah, I'd like a little more than that. I've been trying to look this up myself, but no answers other than "oh, TAGES = SolidShield therefore it's all the same thing"
Post edited December 27, 2013 by retsuseiba
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