vang

Why should I have to "work" with them? I bought the game. I upgrade pretty much once a year, CPU, memory, vid. So, in 5 years, I'd have to go through some as yet defined process to re-register? What if I install on a different machine? Legal, since I can only run the one copy (which is CD protected). What if ED or Starforce goes under? I really have an issue with this limit on registrations. There shouldn't be any. You're flat out punishing the legal purchasers of the software with a cumbersome setup process that will likely not curb piracy that much. As for you people who think no personal identification is being sent out, think about this: When you generate this unique key, it identifies your machine. Say you buy a couple of different games protected by Starforce. That same unique key (or some varient) is going to identify your machine as having played a different game or used a different piece of software. With that tiny, tiny, piece of information, Starforce has enough to do marketing analysis on your purchaesing habits (or on gamers as a group). They'll be able to tell what kinds of games simmers purchase, and so on. Sure, they might not know XYZZY-etc. is Vang, but they might know I bought this game and a couple of others. THAT, my friends, is privacy invasion.

Well, I'm very dissapointed to see that Eagle has chosen StarForce. As such, I will likely not be purchasing the add on. I am opposed to any game company requiring registration, and the sending of private information in order to play the game, regardless of whether or not it is identifiable and won't be used except to register the game. I simply don't trust the system. I am opposed to any system that requires me to install driver level code (beyond the required video/sound drivers). StarForce's track record has been spotty on this, and while it may have gotten better, the fact that these drivers hang around in your system even while you aren't running the game bothers the crap out of me. I am opposed to any system that may, in the future, make it impossible for me to keep playing the game (i.e. only 3 registrations, potential for ED to stop supporting registrations, etc.). I believe game makers do have the right to protect their intellectual property, and that whether we like it or not, copy protection will be a standard feature of games. Copy protection, by itself, I do not have a problem with. The extremely intrusive varients, such as StarForce, I do. This is my opinion. I could care less what the flames that are sure to follow this post will say, so flame away, I won't be reading. Thanks for listening.