Mysteries of Westgate

[Mamoulian War]

/shrug

 

I am sure there are but when you are unable to play the game it isn't really a consolidation price that pirates can't too. Its like saying "Yes sir we took care of your houses insect infestation problem by pouring radiation to the area and making the whole village inhabitable."

 

 

Congratulations, you just found why we are so opposed to limited installs being part of the games

[Deadly_Nightshade]

So in 10 years if you still want to play it you buy it from whatever the equivalent of Steam will be for $1.50

 

Oh yes, because I'll be willing to spend my money twenty-times for the same thing. Well... In some rare cases I might do this -I have, in fact, bought Fallout and Fallout II multiple times- but the majority of games are not worth the added price.

 

Saying since I might not be able to play it in 10 years so I won't play it at all doesn't make much sense.

 

It does if you do not want to support the "rental" system.

[taks]

And FO sold MILLIONS of copies.

actually, no, at least, every number i've heard has put it in the few hundred k ballpark. millions play it, however, as it is heavily pirated, particularly in eastern europe.

 

anyway, that's not why i'm posting. i got WoW. started it last night. i haven't really done anything yet, other than whack some dwarf on the street and pick up a fallen paladin (he's a fighter now) that drinks too much (my kinda guy, another beer lunch for me today). well, i went searching for an inn since there doesn't seem to be one in the first area. the only comments i have so far are a) the writing, what little i've seen, seems fairly high quality, and b) the few VOs that they did are done well.

 

taks

[Nightshape]

I think I dislike folks that moan and whine and don't purchase products because of DRM, more than DRM itself.

[Magister Lajciak]

I think I dislike folks that moan and whine and don't purchase products because of DRM, more than DRM itself.

 

Cool, so if DDRM goes away, you will be rid of two annoyances in one fell swoop.

[Magister Lajciak]

Saying since I might not be able to play it in 10 years so I won't play it at all doesn't make much sense.

 

It does if you do not want to support the "rental" system.

 

Exactly - the only way not to support the "rental" system is not to participate in it. Also, it is hardly as if Mysteries of Westgate is being picked on - I apply this policy of non-purchasing automatically to any and all games with online activation and/or limited installs. Even if a game like Dragon Age, probably my most anticipated game coming out in the near future, has online activation, I won't buy it regardless of how much I am looking forward to it at the moment. Heck, I wouldn't even buy KOTOR 3, Diablo III or Starcraft II if these had online activation and there are probably no other games I would like to see more than those. It is a blanket policy - no exceptions - no matter how much I was looking forward to the product before its online activation anti-feature was announced, I will simply not participate in the rental model.

[Nightshape]

*yawns* I'll join the legions of cry babies soon as I have a problem.

[Mamoulian War]

I think I dislike folks that moan and whine and don't purchase products because of DRM, more than DRM itself.

 

And i dislike people who thinks that only their oppinion is the correct one...

[Nightshape]

I think I dislike folks that moan and whine and don't purchase products because of DRM, more than DRM itself.

 

And i dislike people who thinks that only their oppinion is the correct one...

 

Opinions are fine, but the FACTS! Facts can be corrupted on the intarweb. It's just one of those LONG boring pointless pathetic conversations.

 

Am I interested in MoW , YES!

 

Will DRM effect my ability to play MoW, NO!

[Mamoulian War]

I think I dislike folks that moan and whine and don't purchase products because of DRM, more than DRM itself.

 

And i dislike people who thinks that only their oppinion is the correct one...

 

Opinions are fine, but the FACTS! Facts can be corrupted on the intarweb. It's just one of those LONG boring pointless pathetic conversations.

 

Am I interested in MoW , YES!

 

Will DRM effect my ability to play MoW, NO!

 

 

Am I interested in MoW , YES!

 

Will DRM effect my ability to play MoW, Hell YES!

[Nightshape]

Will DRM effect my ability to play MoW, Hell YES!

 

Will it? You upgrade that often!

[Cl_Flushentityhero]

Er, so, is the module any good?

[GreasyDogMeat]

I think I dislike folks that moan and whine and don't purchase products because of DRM, more than DRM itself.

 

And i dislike people who thinks that only their oppinion is the correct one...

 

Opinions are fine, but the FACTS! Facts can be corrupted on the intarweb. It's just one of those LONG boring pointless pathetic conversations.

 

Am I interested in MoW , YES!

 

Will DRM effect my ability to play MoW, NO!

 

DRM has affected your ability to play the game for the past... what is it now? Year and a half? More?

[Wrath of Dagon]

Talk about cutting off your nose to spite your face.

 

Er, so, is the module any good?

So far it is, I like the dialogues, too early to be sure. I had to put graphics on min setting to keep from constantly crashing.

[GreasyDogMeat]

Talk about cutting off your nose (DRM development time) to spite your face (NwN fanbase, DRM alternatives already available, NwN Lifespan).

[Mamoulian War]

Will DRM effect my ability to play MoW, Hell YES!

 

Will it? You upgrade that often!

 

Yes... this year new PC, next year Win7...

 

Last time activation of one software i use based on hardware changed when i removed my backup harddrive from PC...

 

i connect and remove with backup harddrive all the time... and i am reinstalling my system very often aswell... using tools from Acronis, it takes 15 minutes max to reinstall my PC... so why not doing it so often... last time i reinstalled XP, my boot time gone 30 second faster, and launching of programs 1 second...

[Bos_hybrid]

How about we leave DRM discussion in the DRM thread?

 

Personally I was very impressed with MoW, I wasn't too sure about it after playing the Bio modules, but Ossian did a great job with MoW. To tell you the truth I enjoyed it more then SOZ and recommend it to anyone that has enjoyed NWN games. Hopefully we will get a few more adventure packs in the future.

[Nightshape]

Will DRM effect my ability to play MoW, Hell YES!

 

Will it? You upgrade that often!

 

Yes... this year new PC, next year Win7...

 

Last time activation of one software i use based on hardware changed when i removed my backup harddrive from PC...

 

i connect and remove with backup harddrive all the time... and i am reinstalling my system very often aswell... using tools from Acronis, it takes 15 minutes max to reinstall my PC... so why not doing it so often... last time i reinstalled XP, my boot time gone 30 second faster, and launching of programs 1 second...

 

*Shruggs* Your loss...

[Mamoulian War]

Will DRM effect my ability to play MoW, Hell YES!

 

Will it? You upgrade that often!

 

Yes... this year new PC, next year Win7...

 

Last time activation of one software i use based on hardware changed when i removed my backup harddrive from PC...

 

i connect and remove with backup harddrive all the time... and i am reinstalling my system very often aswell... using tools from Acronis, it takes 15 minutes max to reinstall my PC... so why not doing it so often... last time i reinstalled XP, my boot time gone 30 second faster, and launching of programs 1 second...

 

*Shruggs* Your loss...

 

Having my PC fast and clean all the time is no loss for me...

[Nightshape]

Will DRM effect my ability to play MoW, Hell YES!

 

Will it? You upgrade that often!

 

Yes... this year new PC, next year Win7...

 

Last time activation of one software i use based on hardware changed when i removed my backup harddrive from PC...

 

i connect and remove with backup harddrive all the time... and i am reinstalling my system very often aswell... using tools from Acronis, it takes 15 minutes max to reinstall my PC... so why not doing it so often... last time i reinstalled XP, my boot time gone 30 second faster, and launching of programs 1 second...

 

*Shruggs* Your loss...

 

Having my PC fast and clean all the time is no loss for me...

 

I was commenting more on MoW. Clearly you've got a conflict that's legitimate with DRM, you're upgrading regularly, and you're doing OS reinstalls often. You're a rare case, and I see why you have an issue.

 

I said earlier, that I would complain about DRM if I had a problem. I've never had one that's been so bad that I've felt the need to jump over the fence.

 

My only issue from what I can recall, and this is EVER, are some of the DLC that was released for Oblivion, the Downloaded content didn't work for me and wouldn't activate, I got a refund, and bought Knights of the Nine instead. That is my one, single DRM horror story.

[Gorgon]

DRM factors into my buying games in that I will not impulse buy anything with limited installs and required internet access. I'll buy it anyway if the game is good enough though. My experience with STEAM has been pretty decent. I guess I'm more likely to get something protected by STEAM than other schemes. I can't say that I'm that interested in anything on the NWN2 engine anymore. It's out too late, and they have only themselves to blame.

[Pop]

This game must really suck if the only thing people are commenting on is the DRM.

[taks]

it's pretty good, actually. certainly worth 10 beans.

 

taks

[Cl_Flushentityhero]

This game must really suck if the only thing people are commenting on is the DRM.

 

Au contraire, people only care enough to complain about the DRM if they're already interested in the game.

[Cl_Flushentityhero]

DRM factors into my buying games in that I will not impulse buy anything with limited installs and required internet access. I'll buy it anyway if the game is good enough though. My experience with STEAM has been pretty decent. I guess I'm more likely to get something protected by STEAM than other schemes. I can't say that I'm that interested in anything on the NWN2 engine anymore. It's out too late, and they have only themselves to blame.

 

By "themselves," I hope you don't mean Ossian Studios, because they're had the game done for some time. It was, in fact, delayed for the sake of the DRM.