I've posted this elsewhere, but it's worth repeating:
Online Activations = Good
Limited Installations = Bad
In so far as online registration support is not discontinued without providing an offline activation tool, I have no problem with online activations. The 10-day dialhome idea was bogus, but apart from that I have not problems with this system. The limited activations, however, are a serious, serious concern of mine. I'm one of those PC gaming hobbyists that has games from 20+ years ago that I continue to play to this day when feeling nostalgic. The combination of online activations and limited installations pretty much trumps that possibility for me with games like ME, Spore and any other games making use of SecuROM's latest devil-spawned incarnation. I cannot - will not - justify the expense of renting a game in this manner, nor shall I be treated like a common criminal (or criminal of any other kind, for that matter). Period.
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