Well, PC Gamers, put another nail in the Publishers-think-you're-idiots-and-will-believe-their-bullcrap-spin-on-persistent-internet-connection-DRM coffin. "Oh you'll sooooooooo love the things we're doing with OUR game that you won't care about the SMALL inconvenience of being forced to have a persistent connection to play."
Blah blah blah, we've heard it all before from Blizzard and Ubisoft, and now EA has officially rejoined the DRM freaks ranks again with their C&C4 title released today.
I love the spin they're trying to put on it this time as well... in a quote from an Ars Technica article:
"... as a nice side effect, since C&C4 requires players to be online all the time in order to prevent cheating, we'll be shipping without any form of DRM."
Sure enough, Steam lists it without notice of DRM in the right-column where they usually mention it. My question is, where on Earth does anyone get off passing off a required persistent internet connection as NOT being a form of DRM?
I'm starting to lose my faith in gamers, since we are responsible for this madness continuing and persistently getting worse in our lives. Until we put an end to it by stopping the consumption of said defiled games, we will continue to see a decrease in our liberty to use purchased content as we please. Freak, it won't be long before these software companies start telling you when you can use your computer for non-gaming related activities.
If we don't take a stand together and do it now... this will be our lot in life for the rest of our gaming lives. And don't give me your "I don't care about being forced to have an internet connection all the time... My computer is always connected, so I'm good..." crap either. It's a principle people. The principle of losing your liberty.
The principal of giving up your freedom to use something you purchased because you "have to have the game" or you don't feel like a hard-core gamer. I've got news for you folks... having the game first doesn't make you any more of a hard-core gamer than the next guy... I promise you'll live for a few more weeks while we all put our foot (and our wallet) down and let these companies know we're not going to take their crap anymore.
And if you really can't pull yourself away enough to stand up for what is right... then go enjoy your game as a slave to the man... and I'll just finish my career as a gamer with what little time I have left with the games that I have freedom to play how/when/where I want.
It's too bad... there are a lot of good creative developers and game creators out there. It's a shame these greedy publishers are ruining it for all of us.
So, to the pirates and hackers/crackers out there... Enjoy your short challenge of beating the system this time, and enjoy your stolen copies of the game; whilst the rest of us suffer for our honesty/integrity... I'll be waiting for the articles soon where people who did buy the game don't get to play because the EA servers are down, just like the Ubisoft ones after Assassin's Creed 2 release.
[sarcasm]Good Game[/sarcasm]
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