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If people have bits and pieces, posts etc. they would dearly love copied/moved from other threads, let me know.

Coming to the conclusion that the increasing number of threads regarding the subject is getting a pain to a number of people, there is a slight change of plans. For the time being, this will be the thread to discuss DRM in any way related to gaming, sentiments for, against, degrees of obnoxiousness, alternative suggestions etc. For the time being other threads will be closed and pointed to this one. Trolling, baiting, provocative circumvention of this, hijacking other threads etc. will be met with a visit by the M.I.B.

But damn, she makes Dan Quayle sound gifted by comparison

I am probably horribly unqualified to give advice on the subject, which makes it sound fairly cheap when I say "chin up!". No matter how bleak it looks, it won't last. I know the feeling of having to dodge the guy with the eviction notice because you haven't paid rent, but eventually when things swing the other (your) way, it will just be a memory, even if a painful one But not knowing what living and market conditions is like in your area, I am afraid that truly useful suggestions are in short supply. I hope some of our fellow forumites may have more valuable input than me.

(In a deep voice): "I have a dream..." I seem to remember that we had a philosophy thread four years ago, and then one about a few years ago. It's surprising what people can disagree on

You guys need a general "Philosphy and Ethics" thread

Another Shryke fan

Way off-topic actually So is downloadable vs. cd music and whether Walmart is a good company to do business with, urban and rural areas alike

That has a certain "Indiana Jones'que" flavour to it From bad to worse to nightmare and then deteriorating.

Whee... got my soundcard today. Finished installing it in less than 55 minutes. 5 Minutes to plug in the card and the thingy that sits in the 5.25" drive bay, 5 minutes to install software, 10 minutes to update software online... and 30+ minutes trying to attach a stupid cable between the drive bay thing and the card *Sigh* Now I just need my gpu water block to arrive from Slovenia, then I can finally start to put all the innards back into the case, fasten all the screws, see if everything still fits in there, get all the stuff that made my desk look like a construction yard since mid June cleared away and move the thing down onto the floor, where its new home is, get my printer and other peripherals hooked up again... etc. Oh, and I need a new monitor. Saw a 30" Samsung that looked very sexy

RPG Codex - RPG Gaming - Let's Play mega-thread Gee thanks, now I have to figure out if it is useful When Kirottu starts seeing hentai in the patterns on the wall and Llyr and Nick are getting restless in their pants, it might just be a good idea to call it a day Besides, I think there is still a thread or two perfectly good threads discussing DRM.

Actively ignoring things is a bit of a challenge sometimes If you do it well, it is self defeating. Waiting a few more heartbeats for meaningful contributions. The poor thread is crawling on it's knees already, begging for mercy...

What has Kumquatq3 to do with anything?

That felt good, didn't it?

Yes Are you? That is because you can not boycott the DRM part without boycotting the rest of the game. How? Did you end up with the DRM part without the rest of the game? It is simple math really, if the number of units sold drops, you shift towards a different market. In this case, console gamers. Investors play a game of "ROI". No investors, nobody to commission guys like Obsidian to work on projects. What they (publishers) need is a business model that works entirely like pay-per-view. You can play a game via a remote desktop on a server and your credit card only gets charged for the time you actually play. Then we can do away completely with disagreements about shrink wrap licenses, DRM and all kinds of other nasty stuff, because there is no need for a publisher to protect the content of the media that is used to distribute a game. Plus, running on the publishers hardware, you get the same benefit as consoles, they have all the exact hardware specs that it is going to run on

Silent Service I & II... the memories... nothing like the sound of a tin can crumbling when you exceed your maximum safety depth

666? At least the forum software says so

Hush... (since I can't vote in the Australian election, I can pretend to vote in the US one) I just need an online connection to one of those voting machines

I even tell my own phone to **** off when it rings... but then I've always hated phones in all their incarnations, shapes and forms

I would like a link to that exact quote please?

That pretty much sums it up.

*Hides big pruning scissors behind his back* Nice idea. Let's see if we can point people in this direction with their gripes... worth a try

Sounds like great fun I took a walk into the city, not intending to do any more than getting some fresh air and a bit of window shopping. Walked past one of the DVD stores and let curiosity get the better of me, just one peek, who knows, maybe they had Battlestar Galactica Season 4? Yeah, I know, I could look it up on the internet and check release dates, but where is the fun in that. It's like looking up the answers to a test Anyway, didn't find any BSG S4, but I did find Rome Season 2 which I hadn't seen yet (I loved season 1) and a boxed set with all 47 episodes of Monty Python's Flying Circus at a bargain price

What is that, a Quake 2 mod? heh, somebody who never played ST.A.L.K.E.R.

Not caring one inch about AFL, I've checked my stock of old Cognac (and it looks good) and browsed through my DVD collection for things I haven't seen for long time. "Galaxy Quest" and "Firefly" it is tonight I think. A number of my old movies are going to be phased out and replaced with Blu-Rays. The old and most time worn ones first. Time to order "The Fifth Element" and the new deluxe compilation bunch of all things "Bladerunner".