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morriganrant:
Quote from: dumbfool on 2008 June 11, 15:10:30
I really don't see the problem with SecuRom. It's not like this is some brand new thing that appeared out of nowhere to ruin Simmers' computers. The copy protection has been around for what, maybe 10 years now. Perhaps it seems "new" to people that only play the Sims 2 and nothing else, but SecuRom definitely isn't new.
For all the gamers out there, you can't just remove it. You will need it for probably 50% of the games that came out in the last few years since it is the most widely used copy protection now.
I remember everyone raging about the StarForce protection, which is way more invasive than SecuRom. But if you're a general gamer (and not just a Sims-only player), then you know all about SecuRom. Personally, I don't mind the protection. Just remove the pirate tools off your system (such as Alcohol 120% and Daemon Tools), and game should load fine for 99% of you.
It may have a few problems with some weird computer setups, but you can fill out that form at the Securom web site and they either send you a better game executable that should work or I think even a code to allow the game to run. I think you guys are blowing this way way way out of proportion.
That's just my 2 cents so feel free to flame me all you want.
Companies have a right to protect their games and they have been doing so for over 20 years.
Says you who had no issue with Securom, several of us had various other issues that had nothing to do with pirate tools. Even without Deamon on my system I still had "Conflict with emulation software detected", I had the damn thing keep my Virus scan and my Ad-aware from updating completely and Ad-aware wouldn't even run with it on my system, it started to and then just hung there. I had my Firewall turned off repeatedly. No Virus scan, no firewall, yeah fun times. No freaking game is going to tell me what I can and can not have on my system nor is is going to dictate what software I can use(as it was doing with plenty of people and their innocent programs). A good potion of people had the damn thing disable their cd drives and burners. Which was all the "WAAAHH WAHHH SECUROM BROKE MY CD drive", nonsense. So it's all fine and dandy for people who have no issues with it, but what about those of us that do? Yeah, a lot of consumers are idiots, so it's quite possible that several of the instances that showed up during that whole BV HAS SECUROM! thing was just stupidity, but there was plenty that wasn't. I know of at least two people who had drive problems with it on their computer, I trust them to have not been idiots, and I trust other members on this forum to not be idiots about their PC as well. I'm not going to accept that some corporation has to give their okay as to what I can have on my PC. I bought their damn game I have my cd key as proof that I bought their game. How I run it is none of their business. I thought they passed some kind of law on personal pcs, that they were considered personal property, you had to have a warrant to search it and such. Well securom is trespassing. Damn kids, get off my lawn.
Kazzandra:
Quote from: dumbfool on 2008 June 11, 15:10:30
I really don't see the problem with SecuRom.
Did you just come here from the BBS?
Quote from: morriganrant on 2008 June 11, 19:34:10
Damn kids, get off my lawn.
Word.
ebonyspiral:
Quote from: dumbfool on 2008 June 11, 15:10:30
Companies have a right to protect their games and they have been doing so for over 20 years.
They also need to know when they have crossed the line. And shit on it.
This thread nicely illustrates the problem.
jsalemi:
Quote from: dumbfool on 2008 June 11, 15:10:30
Just remove the pirate tools off your system (such as Alcohol 120% and Daemon Tools), and game should load fine for 99% of you.
And FWIW, there are legitimate reasons to use Alcohol (CD/DVD archiving, for example) and Daemon Tools (to run legitimately owned software without having to put the CD in every time, and to speed up game loading), so calling them 'pirate tools' is a sign of severe brainwashing by the companies who use invasive and/or harmful forms of copy protection.
And also FWIW, I have legitimate copies of all my games, and I still prefer to run them with various no-cd tools or exes.
buddha pest:
If I could deflect for just a second. I know that the last 900 pages have been about SecuRom and all, but you know what?
They sure didn't fix that nanny/new cribs issue. Although she can use the changing table now. Nice.
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