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Article #104780Re: DEREK SMART [Warning:Taco Commander - gamers must pay 10$ for product activation!]
From: MindFever
Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2006 18:52
Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2006 18:52
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Sorry peeps, but yoiu should see this CRAP!!!! "I already said that I'm pretty flexible in assigning CD-Keys. I will know who the abusers are. For example, Teknocack Prime , in a span of nine days, used up two unique CD-KEYs (four activations). The other day, he sent email to tech support asking for - yet another one - because this time, his motherboard got hosed. Naturally, he's not getting another one ANYTIME soon; even though he offered to pay for it. The problem with activations is that if you give out too many, then you find that people can install the game on more than one computer. And each time they use up an activation, I can access the server and take a look at the key to see how/when and from what IP it was activated. This is one of the criteria I use for assigning new keys. As I said before, after maybe six months or so, I will issue a patch which does away with the activation key or uses a less stringent HW test for invalidating a key. Even Valve charge ($10 I think) for a new STEAM key. There are TONS and TONS of products (not just games) online which use CD-KEYs etc and they work just fine. We're not yet setup to accept payments for new keys, but I'm going to have that setup next week. But I'm going to be charging $19.99 for each new CD-KEY issued to an abuser. That is still cheaper than buying a new copy of the game." If you activate your UC copy more than 2 times in 1 week,you wont get another CD-key... just because this stupid ass ,called MR SMART, is thinking you are ABUSING (just in what degree is he considering something an ABUSE???).This is a RIPOFF!!! He made a new excuse to pay him for a crappy game! I mean,this is plainly stupid! On Fri, 07 Apr 2006 20:46:04 +0200, MindFever <wadayacare@in-lag.netsplit.be> wrote: > quote: > Originally posted by Blond_Knight: > "AWA includes STARFORCE?? Requires activation? > Derek I like your game(s) but this is simply boneheaded. You should be > aware how much gamers hate this kind of intrusion." > > Derek Commander (the big TACO) replies: > First of all. You're an idiot. An IDIOT who - like most - just spouts > the first rubbish that comes to mind. > > I use Starforce ProActive. It is specifically designed for e-commerce > games and has NOTHING to do with the CD-ROM protection (which requires > special hardware at the CD-ROM replicators) used in games that DO use a > CD-ROM based protection scheme. All ProActive does is asks you to enter > a validation code and is NO different from the scheme I use for my own > multiplayer validation. The ONLY reason I chose StarForce for this > single player auth method (instead of using the same version I have to > mp), is so that I don't have to babysit the servers and because > StarForce already have the infrastructure to support online or offline > activation. I don't have the manpower nor resources to do that. > > EVERY single e-commerce game has some form of DRM protection. I have > implemented no less than five for UCAWA and UCG. These include StarForce > ProActive for BMT and other sites that don't offer downloads. Software > Passport (previously Armadillo before DR bought the company) for Digital > River sites. StarForce ProActive for www.boonty.com. ActiveMark for > www.trymedia.com and yet another proprietary scheme for sites that are > based on www.streamtheory.com. Even Turner's www.gametap.com service, > which uses Exent's technology (which was just signed on by Microsoft as > well), has their own DRM scheme. > > > quote: > > "I'll keep my money." > > Taco Commander replies: > Your loss. See if I care. > > Now get the hell off my site. You've been perma-banned for being a > stupid idiot. > > > > > > > OMFG :) This is awesome... he is getting worse! People, we should start > assembling an "army" to flame his ass everywhere he posts.Who's with > me?:) *sigh* > On Fri, 07 Apr 2006 20:35:57 +0200, MindFever > <wadayacare@in-lag.netsplit.be> wrote: > >> BASELINE PATCH >> >> >> >> THIS PATCH REQUIRES A NEW CD-ROM INSTALL! <--ROFLOL ... omg >> >> Btw, under the DEMO section it says: UNSUPORTED! If he means >> litelarly,i take it? Who would support such a pile of garbage coded >> together? >> >> Btw, does anyone know if he did some "thesis" for his AI Neural Net ? >> If the game had AI, there would be some traffic buzzing arround ... i >> think he made a "random" line in the code, then bragging about as if >> this was intentional.I remember when there was an error in the game (a >> base dissapeared),he bragged it was his AI that removed it,because the >> base was a "threat" or something like that... thats just ridiculous! >> >> >> >> On Fri, 07 Apr 2006 20:32:07 +0200, MindFever >> <wadayacare@in-lag.netsplit.be> wrote: >> >>> >>> ALL PATCHES REQUIRE DIRECTX AND THE LATEST DIRECTX COMPLIANT >>> AUDIO/VIDEO DRIVERS. >>> >>> TO TEST THE MD5 HASH OF A DOWNLOADED PATCH, DOWNLOAD A PROGRAM SUCH AS >>> WINMD5 AND THE HASH FILE LOCATED NEXT TO THE PATCH LINK BELOW. THEN >>> USE IT TO COMPARE THE HASH FILE TO THE FILE YOU DOWNLOADED. FOR MORE >>> INFO, CHECK THE FORUMS. >>> >>> >>> ahahahahaha! Check the forums! ahahaha ... that's a good one , Mr >>> Supreme Commander Taco-Deluxe PH(reak)D :) >>> >>> On Fri, 07 Apr 2006 20:30:18 +0200, MindFever >>> <wadayacare@in-lag.netsplit.be> wrote: >>> >>>> "PATCHES MUST BE COPIED INTO THE FOLDER WHERE THE GAME IS INSTALLED >>>> AND EXECUTED FROM THERE. DO NOT EXECUTE PATCHES FROM THE DESKTOP!!!" >>>> >>>> ROFLOL! This "threatening" quote on DOWNLOAD page from BC3000ad.com >>>> allways cracks me up ... as if all the problems of the game is just >>>> because everyone runs a patch from the Desktop :D >>>> >>>> Ok but truly, do you people call yourselves Smart haters? Come on, he >>>> said that our mothers are cheap nurses in a borthel and he started to >>>> write PHD on his signature too!!!! :) :) :) :D *Tsk-tsk!* What nerves >>>> ,huh?! :) >>>> >>>> I can't belive he tryed to implement STARFORCE protection in his game >>>> after one of the latest patches... lol,he thought his game would be >>>> less pirated AFTER someone patched it?! He hoped to earn more?! LOL! >>>> Even less now... starforce is allmost unpopular as Mr. Taco Commander >>>> PHD,MAG,PRAETOR...etc. is! :) >>>> Btw, did he think that someone would make a compromise between a >>>> bugged game with no starforce, to actualy PATCH it and get starforce >>>> protection?! Since when did their patches work anywayz? I really hope >>>> this is just a rumor... it would spoil his image to me - he would be >>>> actualy stupider than i thought. >>>> >>>> People ,i want you ALL to say this: DEREK SMART sucks when talking >>>> about graphics! Derek Smart stinks when talking about gaming! DEREK >>>> SMART and yet again DEREK SMART has a BIG HEAD! >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, 06 Mar 2006 19:15:13 +0100, MindFever >>>> <wadayacare@in-lag.netsplit.be> wrote: >>>> >>>>> On Mon, 06 Mar 2006 18:43:24 +0100, Bret Ripley <ripley@gotsky.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, 06 Mar 2006 17:46:21 +0100, MindFever wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sun, 05 Mar 2006 20:14:40 +0100, Bret Ripley >>>>>>> <ripley@gotsky.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Sun, 05 Mar 2006 03:16:42 +0100, MindFever wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Sun, 05 Mar 2006 01:10:00 +0100, MindFever >>>>>>>>> <wadayacare@in-lag.netsplit.be> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Peeps, anyone knows the "LAUGHABLE ICQ LOGS" affair? I've only >>>>>>>>> seen this >>>>>>>>> on DESKTOP COMMANDER mentioned (for a second,litelarly).Huffman >>>>>>>>> probably >>>>>>>>> knows more about this thing.I will cutt you some slack people - >>>>>>>>> now, im >>>>>>>>> just too curious >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I hope we've hit the jackpot regarding "Kevin's" last posts of >>>>>>>>> him >>>>>>>>> accusing a dude of being the ICE LORD warez pirate. >>>>>>>>> Bioderm: you have my many thanks by pointing this out.I was >>>>>>>>> amazed on >>>>>>>>> his >>>>>>>>> "criptic" language he used (he was more dirrect in the past >>>>>>>>> years,yes?).Maybe he is actualy realising he is the laughing >>>>>>>>> stock for >>>>>>>>> real... Hmm,must be tought being him. >>>>>>>>> It would be cool to have Mr. Smart explaining his point of view. >>>>>>>>> Is it wrong what im doing ? I mean,starting this thread and >>>>>>>>> all... >>>>>>>>> Waddafuck,im kind of posting toomuch per-day :D sorry,wont happen >>>>>>>>> again... >>>>>>>>> i saw the "show as flat" function for the NEWS :) (didnt find it >>>>>>>>> in >>>>>>>>> Opera, >>>>>>>>> lol... It was in front of my nose and i didnt see it) >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Slovenia salutes you all >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> And Molvania salutes you right back! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> http://www.jetlagtravel.com/molvania/eurovision.html >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> - Europe rox! >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Maybe, but only a little bit: I think I read somewhere that their >>>>>>>> "Greatest >>>>>>>> Hits" album was 12 different remixes of "The Final Countdown". >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Bret >>>>>>> >>>>>>> LOL :) I ment EUROPE like country :P >>>>>> >>>>>> They named a country after a lame rock band? >>>>>> >>>>>>> Detroit-techno ROX! :) (clear >>>>>>> now?:P) hehehe,sorry for my bad english >>>>>> >>>>>> No sweating it muchly, amigo. I'm sure it's better than my >>>>>> Croatian. And >>>>>> probably also my English. >>>>>> >>>>>> Bret >>>>> >>>>> Well,Croatia is our neighbour ... so , i can speak it a bit (i can >>>>> speak Italian fluently and English too... i can speak better than i >>>>> write,as you can see).Thanks for the compliment :) As Taco >>>>> Commander would say "your insults nettet ZERO (NUMERO >>>>> UNO,nada,zitt)" lol ... notice NUMERO UNO means NUMBER ONE actualy >>>>> :D >>>>> So , when did you have the first experience with Derek Smart? Were >>>>> you posting on usenet when the FLAME WAR FOLLIES began back in 1997 >>>>> ? I admired Mr. Huffman's ability to point out facts.I saw the logs >>>>> and other people were quite decent ,even though Smart attacked them >>>>> furiously. >>>>> So,what's your story ,m8 ? >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/
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