Stop me from buying Seasons -- AGAIN
ZephyrZodiac:
Well, it loaded fine, although I'm still getting the lag which I shouldn't be getting, so I'm wondering now if I should uninstall the Link - when I clicked on the icon on the desktop it still tried to use the Link, but since there was no internet access, it loaded anyway. (The Link is showing multiple errors in its log files! ) As soon as the game had loaded, I alt/tabbed and exited the Link, but no doubt during that time it was able to activate whatever file is causing the problems. There is one called prefs.ead, which I am just a little suspicious of.....
kuronue:
I think the issue legally is reverse engineering/hacking game files, which I'm not 100% sure is illegal but I'm willing to bet it is or that companies claim it is. And of course, if you download a cracked Exe without buying the game, it's piracy (ARR!), and I think certain programs are labeled illegal because their "intended use" is "illegal operations" so if you have them installed, it's like owning a black box to hack into a phone - you'll automatically be assumed to have either performed or to have the intent to perform illegal activities and be arrested.
BastDawn:
Don't be silly. A hacked exe is perfectly legitimate for use with legally purchased software. EA games might hate you for it and they will ban you if you mention it on the BBS, but you cannot be prosecuted so long as you own a copy of the game. Downloading the game itself is illegal, but downloading things to make the software you own less annoying is not illegal.
FlareStorm:
Quote from: eevilcat on 2007 September 01, 17:38:18
I renamed my Seasons EXE to Sims2EP5Original.exe so I know exactly what it is.
Very important to do that, I've been burned so many times. Often a patch or add-on won't install unless it finds the original exe (because that is being patched itself).
So before you install any updates/eps, get your cracked exe out of there, and rename the original back to its proper name. Then put your cracked one back and hope it works. Doesn't seem to be much of a problem with Sims, but its frustrating when updates fail and you can't figure out why.
Quote from: BastDawn on 2007 September 02, 07:01:08
A hacked exe is perfectly legitimate for use with legally purchased software. EA games might hate you for it and they will ban you if you mention it on the BBS, but you cannot be prosecuted so long as you own a copy of the game. Downloading the game itself is illegal, but downloading things to make the software you own less annoying is not illegal.
Totally true. Read the disclaimers on GameCopyWorld or GameBurnWorld. You own the game, you are fine. Otherwise those sites would have been shut down long ago.
And lol @ this situation. I like how getting an illegal, pirated, cracked copy is easier, faster, and works better than getting a legit one from EA.
ZephyrZodiac:
I think we're all agreed on this one, that downloading a cracked exe in order to play one's game that one has already paid for is fine. I just can't see why EA can't simply do with TS2 what most programs you download do, and provide you with the key that, after all, is part of what you paid for! It can only be for underhand reasons like wanting to stick you with spyware (as JM says) and they know that as soon as you run an anti-spyware program their little program will be gone, so then they install it again next time you play the game. And the other annoying thing is, if a new game of any sort comes out, then all the people busy downloading it mean that you can't even access the servers for the ten seconds needed to play your game!
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