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Started by JoblessJunkie
Fri, 31 Mar 2000 00:00
Electronic Arts Games + CD-RW = Ripped Off
Author: JoblessJunkie
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2000 00:00
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2000 00:00
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A warning to CD-RW owners: Just got off the phone with EA tech support, who told me that my CD-RW drive (Yamaha 4416) and most other CD-RW drives are incompatible with their copy protection scheme. This means that The Sims, and Need for Speed: High Stakes will not work on my computer. This goes for the entire EA product line, and the products they distribute, like Maxis. There's no indication on the packaging that this is the case, and their web site also says nothing about this. To get a refund, I need to... ... make a xerox copy of my receipts ... send them to EA along with the game itself ... wait for them to return a sealed copy of the game to me ... return this new box to the retailer and get them to return my money For the forseeable future I'll be unable to purchase or play any EA games on my computer. This is too bad, since EA is one of the major distributors of PC games and maker of some of my favorities. Grumpily yours, JoblessJunkie
Re: Electronic Arts Games + CD-RW = Ripped Off
Author: James Percival-Prescott
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2000 00:00
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2000 00:00
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If they do that they will lose a great deal of thier market, so it's thier loss, buy your games from Game or Gameplay.com
Re: Electronic Arts Games + CD-RW = Ripped Off
Author: spamBgone... Clive Chan
Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2000 00:00
Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2000 00:00
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On Fri, 31 Mar 2000 19:36:12 GMT, "JoblessJunkie" <jobles...@hotmail.com> scribbled: > >A warning to CD-RW owners: > >Just got off the phone with EA tech support, who told me that my CD-RW drive >(Yamaha 4416) and most other CD-RW drives are incompatible with their copy >protection scheme. This means that The Sims, and Need for Speed: High Stakes >will not work on my computer. > >This goes for the entire EA product line, and the products they distribute, >like Maxis. > >There's no indication on the packaging that this is the case, and their web >site also says nothing about this. > >To get a refund, I need to... > >... make a xerox copy of my receipts >... send them to EA along with the game itself >... wait for them to return a sealed copy of the game to me >... return this new box to the retailer and get them to return my money > >For the forseeable future I'll be unable to purchase or play any EA games on >my computer. >This is too bad, since EA is one of the major distributors of PC games and >maker of some of >my favorities. > >Grumpily yours, >JoblessJunkie I've noticed that as well. I also have the Yamaha 4416, but I also have a Creative 32X. NFS: HS did not work without a third party patch. It leaves me no choice but to get pirated versions that WORK. I've been disappointed by EA lately. Sierra is becoming the company I like best now.
Re: Electronic Arts Games + CD-RW = Ripped Off
Author: iphigenie
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 00:00
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 00:00
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> I've noticed that as well. > I also have the Yamaha 4416, but I also have a Creative 32X. NFS: HS > did not work without a third party patch. It leaves me no choice but > to get pirated versions that WORK. > > I've been disappointed by EA lately. Sierra is becoming the company I > like best now. Sierra's latest games also don't work on many CD-RW drives Iphigenie
Re: Electronic Arts Games + CD-RW = Ripped Off
Author: bv...
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 00:00
Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 00:00
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The solution is easy. Go to www.gamecopyworld.com and download the patch that removes the copy protection. Black Void Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.
Re: Electronic Arts Games + CD-RW = Ripped Off
Author: James Major
Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 00:00
Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 00:00
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this is why most people have either another cd drive or like me a dvd: go out and get one 32x are really cheap. JoblessJunkie wrote: > A warning to CD-RW owners: > > Just got off the phone with EA tech support, who told me that my CD-RW drive > (Yamaha 4416) and most other CD-RW drives are incompatible with their copy > protection scheme. This means that The Sims, and Need for Speed: High Stakes > will not work on my computer. > > This goes for the entire EA product line, and the products they distribute, > like Maxis. > > There's no indication on the packaging that this is the case, and their web > site also says nothing about this. > > To get a refund, I need to... > > ... make a xerox copy of my receipts > ... send them to EA along with the game itself > ... wait for them to return a sealed copy of the game to me > ... return this new box to the retailer and get them to return my money > > For the forseeable future I'll be unable to purchase or play any EA games on > my computer. > This is too bad, since EA is one of the major distributors of PC games and > maker of some of > my favorities. > > Grumpily yours, > JoblessJunkie
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