Will You Buy a SecuRomed Empire?

**Martok** · 08-29-2008, 06:54

Originally Posted by Elite Ferret

But M2 doesn't have securom...

I believe HT has M2TW + Kingdoms.

Originally Posted by Poor Bloody Infantry

Erm, they said something vague a few months ago along the lines of "we know people don't like Securom, Sega say we have to use something, we're working on something we think people will be happy with". Didn't quite go as far as actually saying it won't be Securom, though I sort of hope that's what it implies.

That's my understanding as well. CA said that while Sega requires them to use some sort of copy protection, they're also very aware of how much SecuROM is despised, and were therefore working on an alternate protection scheme.

**Hosakawa Tito** · 08-30-2008, 00:06

I believe HT has M2TW + Kingdoms.

That is correct. MTW2 used to play perfectly for me. However, when I downloaded the Kingdoms expansion that came with that accursed and unannounced SecuROM, my MTW2 discs became a $50 set of beer coasters. Here is my e-mail tag log with their support. Their "expert" analysis conclusion, even though the disc and original game minus the dubious SecuROM played perfectly well on that same optical drive, not their problem.

Are you paying attention CA & Sega??? What amounts to malware has been placed on my pc with no mention of it at time of purchase. And even if one uninstalls the game SecuROM is still on my system. If there isn't a law against this practice of not informing customers of this before they buy or removing such a program when the game is uninstalled than there should be.

Buyer beware....indeed.

Spoiler Alert, click show to read:

**RodeoX** · 08-30-2008, 16:54

I set this account up to say NO I will not buy the game if it comes with this kind of malicious code. I love the series and have spent more of my money on total war than any other game. When will the executive set realize that draconian attempts to crackdown on copywright are the ruination of a software product. Ask microsoft about what a good idea it was to go security crazy in an attempt to protect MSword, only to watch OpenOffice undo their work. Or I'm sure the RIAA could give you some tips on how attacking people who enjoy music will make them better customers.
To bad, I was excited to pay for the next installment of the game.

**ArtistofWarfare** · 09-01-2008, 06:51

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**Evil_Maniac From Mars** · 09-04-2008, 04:09

Originally Posted by ArtistofWarfare

testing sigs...please delete this post

When editing your signature, you can simply hit the "preview signature" button to see what it looks like in the form of a post.

**caravel** · 09-04-2008, 22:44

"Would you please create a new Windows User Account without Adminstrator Rights? Sometimes this works as it is a different communication interface in this non-administrative mode."

Roughly translated: "our malware circumvents your OS's permissions and does far too much under a limited user account than is allowed. This is so that we can change how your CDROM drives actually work. This of course shouldn't happen under a limited user account so yes our product is malware."