I really don't know what the hell you're going on about here. I pretty much am giving everyone a pass on DRMs due to the fact that they're inevitable. People will want to protect their property. If they want to alienate customers in the process, they can, but again, I'm not going to let something as silly as always-on DRMs in primarily-multiplayer games (be it through co-op, deathmatch, or what-else-have-you) get in the way of me enjoying said game. From what I can tell, Miner Wars is built around a multiplayer focus, which is only natural since they're making an MMO in the same universe using much of the same tech.

Anyone else in here hasn't given it a free pass. :P So again, what exactly are you on about?

EDIT: tl;dr I'm a proponent of just enjoying games.

Yeah, see, that's what people don't get. As digital consumers, we basically have no rights. All sales are final unless the company is gracious, they aren't required to provide warranty, etc, etc. Eg. If you're stupid enough to buy a broken game, you're stuck with that broken game.

EDIT: Valve introduced a rule that people who use their service can't sue them. You want to tell me we have rights?

What do DRMs have to do with nickel and diming people?

Now seriously, enough with the DRM discussion. It's not SecuROM. It's not TAGES. It's a server. One that manages accounts and doles out multiplayer services.

EDIT: I'd also like to remind you that I still haven't bought the game. I couldn't afford it if I wanted to at this moment in time. I'm just saying that people really need to chill and enjoy games.

Well said! This post should be stickies on every videotape forum, and made mandatory reading. Let's start with the EA forums...

I was going to post a reply here, but then figured out that I just don't care... I might do so later when I am not in the middle of this game.

Have fun!