Quote Originally Posted by Martok View Post
Careful, now. You're not implying that the venerable Hosakawa Tito is lying and/or a pirate, are you?

While I (mostly) kid, it does bring up a valid point: Just because you and I have personally not had problems with SecuROM, it doesn't change the fact that a good number of people *have*. Yes, they're probably in the minority, but a fairly significant minority for all that. People who worry over SecuROM and other invasive copy protection software are perfectly justified in their concerns.
I've now had Securom on and off the drive for over 4 months - Not even the slightest hint of a problem due to it. Nothing.

That said, this post I'm quoting is true - This does nothing to alleviate the frustration of someone who HAS had problems due to SecuROM.

I've said it before: The entire situation is totally and utterly illogical. Creating a piracy protection software package that comes included on the retail version of the game in an attempt to "verify" that people aren't using pirated software, achieves nothing. The guy with the pirated disk is still going to play the game, still not going to pay for it and still never going to see Securom on their drive.

The only person who will ever see Securom on their drive is the guy who bought the retail version. Once again, this does absolutely nothing to minimize pirated copies.

I just don't understand how the sales pitch from Securom to companies even goes. The entire program is literally worthless.