Spore, my future piece junk
So, now I find out that Spore comes with DRM which I can’t find any information or even a refrence to on the game’s case or in the manual. It turns out I may only be able to activate it over the web 3 times (i’ve used 1 already, will need to use the 2nd if I install it again because I formatted) then I have 1 shot left… after that I’ll have to do it by phone and get charged some premium fee (probably $2.50/min) to be on the phone with them.
When I buy a game I expect a game I can install every day if I want to and not have to pay extra to do so. I also expect to know about all these “extras” BEFORE I buy the game. What’s the point of finding out after, when I can’t get a refund.
-Hintswen
Odds are it’s in the end user you agreed to.
Yeah… The agreement you can’t read until after you have bought and opened the box.
Blame EA, the game didn’t have this for quite some time until just before the initial release. See, EA was concerned about people pirating the game, so they thought they could stop it by putting in this digital rights management system. They figured that by doing this and having the online features would restrict people from pirating the game, but they just stuffed it for the honest people. Honest buyers will need to do as you said (call EA’s support and ask for another installation key) everytime they need to re-install after they’re used up their first three. EA’s so called “Support” system also requires a fee (as you said) and requires the user to give them a shit-load of information. Things like where you bought it from, what country, state and city you bought it from, why your activations are all used up, and things like that.
Personally I’m going to kick EA’s developers in the balls next time I get the chance.