The new version of Securom demonstrates just how borked it is (Mass Effect)
Solowren:
So he thinks the SecuROM problems are EA's fault, but isn't worried about it affecting Spore?
I think it would be in his best interest if you inform that him EA makes Spore.
saraswati:
And then he needs a bit enlightened by the fact that people don't get bitten by the same issues when they have Securom-free versions.
I'm doing some reading up on how it manages to do just what it does.. it comes down to the fact that it seems to program part of itself to the Kernel. With this in mind, the issues it cause are either a case of bad programming or it's a deliberate, intentional effort to shut down programs it doesn't like. (or a combination of both, considering Sony created it)
ShortyBoo:
Quote from: Solowren on 2008 June 17, 02:42:47
So he thinks the SecuROM problems are EA's fault, but isn't worried about it affecting Spore?
I think it would be in his best interest if you inform that him EA makes Spore.
He doesn't blame EA totally, just the specific people who program TS2. I've tried to tell him he's wrong and that all EA games will have that program, but he doesn't believe me. And the funny thing is, he's the one who's really good with computers. He built my PC from scratch (I bought all the parts, but it was much cheaper than buying a new PC) as well as his and he's the one who installs any upgrades I get for my computer. He's always comparing TS2 to Guild Wars (he plays it all the time) and pointing out how the game had very little bugs when it came out and if a bug is found, it's fixed within a day. He sees the huge amount of bugs in TS2 and how long they take to fix them, and because of that, he thinks the Sims team is just really, really bad at programming. But I think since the games are completely different, you can't really compare them.
Zazazu:
Well, the Sims team is really, really bad at programming. But as for not believing that EA will use SecuROM with future games, you might want to point him to all the online news articles saying it is so. There's optimism and there's willful oblivion.
raattgift:
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all EA games will have [securom]
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the Sims team is just really, really bad at programming
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the games [Guild Wars and TS2] are completely different
... are not mutually exclusive statements. In fact, at least the last two of these are true.
You could always suggest he check out the wikipedia article on SecuROM. That suggestion should not annoy his inner geek nearly as much as what is described in the article.
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