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On Sep 8, 11:05 am, DC <nob...@pseudo.borked.net> wrote:
> 1Up.comhttp://atu.ca/647
>
> If you take a look atSpore'slisting on Amazon.comhttp://atu.ca/SPOREyou may be surprised to notice that the
> game (as of this writing) has an abysmal user rating of one-
> and-a-half stars. But that isn't necessarily an indictment
> of the game's quality -- out of 184 customer reviews, 159
> are one-star ratings, and just about all of them have one
> thing in common: pure, vile hatred of the game's digital
> rights management, or DRM (via Destructoid).
>
> ..Spore'sDRM limits owners to only three activations of
> the game after installation. The point is to prohibit
> software pirates from sharing and reusing activation codes
> over and over, but it also means that if a user happens to
> uninstall and reinstallSporemore than three times for
> completely legitimate reasons, they'll have to contact
> Electronic Arts customer support to request and have
> approved a new authentication on a case-by-case basis.
> Which is precisely what has Amazon users up in arms.
>
> A quick scan of the negative reviews reveals some bitterly
> sensationalistic headlines: "DRM Kills another potentially
> great game," "Not a chance until the DRM goes," and "DRM
> complicates life, removes value." One reviewer, who calls
> the DRM "draconian," even likened a purchase to a rental as
> opposed to an actual ownership of the game, since a player
> could theoretically be barred from playing their copy ofSporeif they use up their activations and EA refuses to
> allow more. "What you will be left with is a nice, colorful
> $50 coaster. And you will be required to pay for another
> copy/license if you want to continue playing," the user
> writes.
>
> And believe it or not, this backlash comes after EA and
> Maxis madeSpore'sDRM less stringent, when fans decried
> the originally announced plan to require online
> authentication every 10 days. As for how much the Amazon
> debacle will affect sales of the game remains uncertain,
> but it's probably a PR problem that EA and Maxis could have
> happily lived without.


same at Best buy, sunday the 15th of september, only a thee star
rating out of maybe six or seven stars and most people had terrible
experiences with this.

I feel that the most "intelligent" user reviews tend to be on amazon!!

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