Will You Buy a SecuRomed Empire?

[rajpoot]

Wow, I never knew this thing was so big an issue until I peeped in the thread and then started reading as it was interesting..........

Yup its making my head spin, because I was totally oblivious of the fact that Kingdoms had installed anything hidden on my system.......not that I've had any problems so far, but I haven't found the files yet either, but if there is one thing I hate in this world, then it is things that have more power over my PC than myself
While I understand that the SecuRom whatever aren't really welcome, but they'd still deter a illegal copy won't they? I mean even if a guy uses a cracked game, he won't be able to copy it further isn't it?! I mean thats the whole point!!
Next, my dear sirs I live in India, there is a reason as to why I need to order my games over the internet and pay more in USD than I would have had to pay in my own currency, because the only PC game shop in my city, sells pirated games.......lord oh lord, the whole country runs on pirated games and movies.......and a select few people (considered a**h***s due it actually) buy the original DVDs/CDs of the games for ten times the price...........
Anyway, enough said.........
I'm uninstalling Kingdoms now, and I'm hurt that this is what CA gives me for my loyalty........far as ETW is concerned, I think I'll bycott it if it has the same rubbish alongwith it.

[Evil_Maniac From Mars]

While I understand that the SecuRom whatever aren't really welcome, but they'd still deter a illegal copy won't they? I mean even if a guy uses a cracked game, he won't be able to copy it further isn't it?! I mean thats the whole point!!

Nope. There are cracked copies of Kingdoms floating all over the internet. It might take the pirates an extra couple of minutes, but in the end, it only effects us.

[woad&fangs]

I'm uninstalling Kingdoms now, and I'm hurt that this is what CA gives me for my loyalty and honourableness........far as ETW is concerned, I think I'll bycott it if it has the same rubbish alongwith it.

iirc, the super secret securom files remain on your computer even if you uninstall kingdoms.

[Lord of the Isles]

I won't buy Empire:TW if it has any form of invasive DRM protection.

I bought Kingdoms and played it on an old machine that I've since trashed. It isn't on my new machine - like Silent Hunter III (Starforce copy protection) it sits on my shelf, games that I payed good money for that are now unusable. And now today, whilst browsing through SecuRom articles on the web, I find that Heroes of Might & Magic V, which I did install on my new machine IIRC, also has SecuRom protection.

I've been a PC gamer since the days of Civ I and F19 Stealth Fighter 20 years ago. I've just spent a lot of money building a gaming machine with a high spec graphics card so I could enjoy games like Total War, yet I find I cannot because of this <expletive deleted> DRM software. The next time I reinstall Windows HoMM V will join the others on the shelf and I may end up just playing Galactic Civilizations since Stardock now seem to be the only publisher I can trust not to infect my computer with hidden malware.

[hellenes]

I won't buy Empire:TW if it has any form of invasive DRM protection.

I bought Kingdoms and played it on an old machine that I've since trashed. It isn't on my new machine - like Silent Hunter III (Starforce copy protection) it sits on my shelf, games that I payed good money for that are now unusable. And now today, whilst browsing through SecuRom articles on the web, I find that Heroes of Might & Magic V, which I did install on my new machine IIRC, also has SecuRom protection.

I've been a PC gamer since the days of Civ I and F19 Stealth Fighter 20 years ago. I've just spent a lot of money building a gaming machine with a high spec graphics card so I could enjoy games like Total War, yet I find I cannot because of this <expletive deleted> DRM software. The next time I reinstall Windows HoMM V will join the others on the shelf and I may end up just playing Galactic Civilizations since Stardock now seem to be the only publisher I can trust not to infect my computer with hidden malware.

HOMMV doesnt have Securom DRM it has the older version...I dont know for latest patches cause my version is still the original...