Koriel

Just curious.. how many developer notes are you planning before release? /wink

I have ordered the russian version of Forgotten Battles thru a russian game site without any problems. Paid with credit card. When I say no problems.. I did have major problems getting it done properly.. site was in russain only. I ended up asking a friend of mine to complete the forms.. :) Anyways, why not use a russian website with creditcard purchase? Koriel out

True, but there are also things as ip bands i believe they are called.. Your ISP has a certain pool of ip numbers.. so if it comes from say 82.161.2.161, or 82.161.45.276 it is regarded as within an allowable band of ip adresses. IP adresses can also be seen as fysical locations. At the moment i am testing for a video app that shows you you country based on ip adresses, and it is possible to go a lot more exact then that. Koriel out

Ouch... So we pay $35 for a patch!!! and are actually betatesters??? I know it wil take resources, but If ED will persist in online sales they could go another way. Basically it works like this: We all have registered on this site / forum, and what ED could do is link our logins to an account which will always reflect what we have purchased etc.. Every time you need to install 1.1, or an addon a/c or scenery, whatever, you just have to connect to the activation server using your login and password. ED then keeps track of the times you activate, and from what ip number. If for some reason a specific login activates within a certain period from different ip adresses then some red flags start waving, and the account gets frozen. This means that the ultimate responsibility of not sharing you details lies with the user who can be penalized by having his account frozen, or his license revoked. ;) This way updating versions can be easy as well. Best would be having the program check for updates using your details. So say that ED does a F18 addon.. Then i can elect to purchase it or not. and that would be reflected in my account status. Now when I want to update my version with the latest patches and my lockon connects to the server and my software version is unlike the one they have in my account.. BOOM.. frozen... Personally I hate activation procedures, but I'd be willing to accept something like this.. Koriel out

Now why would that be? Contrary to what you would expect with a company who's trying to sell their products ED appears not to care about making sales. I say APPEARS as I know that they are probably working very hard at solving this matter.. But what is actually being done, and what people perceive as being done are two completely different issues.. What is lacking most is an official presence on this forum who can tackle any (perceived) issues as soon as they crop up, even if it means telling people that they are working on an issue, and just showing that ED cares by being a continuous presence on the forum. I know that you and Matt are helping ED out, but since you guys are not always in the know when a matter crops up it doesn't count as an official presence. What potential customers see is a company blundering their way into the Capitalist market ;) Even though LockOn 1.1 is a very niche product ED manages to p*ss off a lot of people with their cumbersome activation procedure and limited activations.. Yes I know that people can re-activate after sending emails again.. but sheeshh who do they think they are protecting 1.1 from? The casual gamer? Who cares!!! They won't buy the addon anyway.. ED needs to care for their customers... Every Flightsim enthusiast will buy the game anyway. And since there are quite some bugs in 1.1 it only stands to reason that a patch will have to be done, and then the whole thing will start over again. To tell the truth, I would have bought the game weren't it for the activation issues.. Then I though about waiting for a cracked version and then buying the addon... And now I just don't know anymore.. To buy or not to buy ?? Right now I am leaning towards the "not buying", and not even trying for a cracked version... But before you start telling me to p*ss of then.. I am keeping an eye on 1.1 development in case activation, payment and in game issues are being solved and I can justify paying for 1.1 (or 1.2) Koriel out