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Neverwinter Nights seriesProblem with the EE sale(23 posts)(23 posts)
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Posted October 14, 2018
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ArgentumRegio: The CD key identifies the player so that we who run servers can ensure that ONLY that player has access to the PCs they create. Lacking some identifier, miscreants and hackers would soon get into your characters (by simply giving your username) and I think we both understand what sort of mischief that would follow.

You are incorrect. Multiplayer NWN Diamond edition DOES require CD keys (I am a server admin since 2006). A server _can_ be setup to not require unique keys (especially if run across a LAN since) but lacking a requirement for unique CD keys, there is nothing to prevent miscreants from logging in on your username and mucking up your PCs while you are logged out.
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Stig79: Well it worked fine via GameRanger.
The GOG version of the DE came with a default CD-key preinstalled. That cd-key is enough to play the game on single-player and it can actually be used in multiplayer as well.

However, NWN has built-in checks that disallow two players with the same CD-key to play together in multiplayer. So if you never changed your CD-key, perhaps your friend did. It's the only possibility.

Regarding the EE, absolutely nothing has changed as far as CD-key requirement is concerned. So as someone else has already pointed out, the EE has no more DRM than the DE had.

But it's not intrusive DRM, because one can use his assigned CD-key to play multiplayer forever, even when Beamdog servers go down (as BioWare's did back in the day). I'm a very passionate DRM opponent, but this solution is perfectly acceptable.
Posted October 16, 2018
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Stig79: Well it worked fine via GameRanger.
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agog4games: You were playing over the LAN option, try connecting to one of the persistant worlds out there with your pal and you´ll see that you need your CD keys again.
NWN internet multiplayer always worked like that, for 20 years now.
This.
Stig79 is rather notorious around here for being one of the most anti Beamdog people in a forum full of people who hate Beamdog.
Posted October 16, 2018
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agog4games: You were playing over the LAN option, try connecting to one of the persistant worlds out there with your pal and you´ll see that you need your CD keys again.
NWN internet multiplayer always worked like that, for 20 years now.
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dudalb: This.
Stig79 is rather notorious around here for being one of the most anti Beamdog people in a forum full of people who hate Beamdog.
Naw. Just among the shills and sycophants. And believe it or not I actually own most Beamdog products. Paying customers do get to say what they think of the product they spend their money on, no?
Posted October 16, 2018
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dudalb: This.
Stig79 is rather notorious around here for being one of the most anti Beamdog people in a forum full of people who hate Beamdog.
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Stig79: Naw. Just among the shills and sycophants. And believe it or not I actually own most Beamdog products. Paying customers do get to say what they think of the product they spend their money on, no?
If only you could have done without the insults...
Posted October 16, 2018
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Stig79: Naw. Just among the shills and sycophants. And believe it or not I actually own most Beamdog products. Paying customers do get to say what they think of the product they spend their money on, no?
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thom_gog: If only you could have done without the insults...
Rather typical troll tactics - drop a provocation in each post to goad you into replying so he can get back to you with another provocation and keep the game going.
Posted October 16, 2018
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thom_gog: If only you could have done without the insults...
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Montresor_SP: Rather typical troll tactics - drop a provocation in each post to goad you into replying so he can get back to you with another provocation and keep the game going.
Then don't feed the troll.
Posted October 16, 2018
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thom_gog: If only you could have done without the insults...
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Montresor_SP: Rather typical troll tactics - drop a provocation in each post to goad you into replying so he can get back to you with another provocation and keep the game going.
He has his opinion, to say he shouldn't be able to express it as he honestly feels would be rather trollish as well wouldn't it?

you got your shoes on the wrong feet.

that in itself is a Nazi-ish (ELITIST) idea, don't you get that?

As a descendent of the native americans and the jews, i gotta tell you, i know much of abuse, but many others say the holocaust never happened, why would they say that besides to cover it up? there is no other reason, we all know it DID happen.

the victim never forgets, but then the aggressor denies it to the end of the earth, causing it to NEVER be fixed, healed, repaired, etc. End result, a worse wolrd for everyone, even the perpetrator (ESPECIALLY the perpetrator and his seed).

the sale was actually buggy for me on prices too, jumped all over the place, was kind of confusing, but yes I own the diamond edition.
Post edited October 16, 2018 by capricorn1971ad
Posted October 25, 2018
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thom_gog: If only you could have done without the insults...
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Montresor_SP: Rather typical troll tactics - drop a provocation in each post to goad you into replying so he can get back to you with another provocation and keep the game going.
I suggest you look up what trolling actually means. You are using the term wrongly.
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