Spore + SecuROM = Death - Page 10

samplane123 · 19-08-2008, 09:47 AM

What I don't get is, if it damages your computer, you should be able to sue EA or Sony. They've damaged your property (more so Sony for unleashing this upon the world).

Personally, I've only had two problems with SecuROM, which only required me to reinsert the game disc.

orifice · 19-08-2008, 10:16 AM

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Quarterly public trading records show they have lost 90 mill the first quarter of the year. This is thru public trading, meaning theyre losing consumer confidence and achieving no good rep.

"The company, which also publishes popular sports games like "Madden NFL," posted a fiscal first-quarter net loss of $95 million, or 30 cents a share, compared with a loss of $132 million, or 42 cents a share, a year before."

After years of pumping out tedious sports clones and drivel, they only have themselves to blame for this! Of course they won't. They'll blame us instead for being evil pirates who are robbing them blind, and then treat us accordingly. Which in turn is alienating us and making EA's problem worse! Do you think anyone will remeber who EA was in ten years time?

Malgor · 19-08-2008, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by samplane123

What I don't get is, if it damages your computer, you should be able to sue EA or Sony. They've damaged your property (more so Sony for unleashing this upon the world).

Personally, I've only had two problems with SecuROM, which only required me to reinsert the game disc.

Correct, you should be able to sue them. The issue, however, is that you would have to prove, beyond doubt, that SecuROM was responsible for the damage. With PCs and software being as complex as they are nowadays, that would be hard enough - but remember that SecuROM's primary function is to remain hidden and covert. It would probably be near impossible to prove any damage related to SecuROM, even if you knew exactly what you were looking for when the damage occured.

Sony/EA have us over a barrel on that point - and I am sure at least Sony are laughing about it, and patting themselves on the back for being so clever.

lol, that reminds me of the line: "the greatest thing the devil ever did was convincing people he didn't exist"

JohnConnor101 · 19-08-2008, 01:11 PM

I imagine with the recession that all games companies are losing money, whatever the merits of their particular products. And games becoming unaffordable just because people are broke will probably lead to more piracy too. Orifice is right about stupid scapegoating displacement activity on manurfacturers' part - kind of confuses effect with cause.

TheAesthete · 19-08-2008, 01:18 PM

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"the greatest thing the devil ever did was convincing people he didn't exist"

oooh i think i'll go watch usual suspects now... hehe

SharonQ27 · 19-08-2008, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by TheAesthete

oooh i think i'll go watch usual suspects now... hehe

That movie is "thinks of a nice word that won't get me a telling off" Um.. poop? lol

TheAesthete · 19-08-2008, 02:35 PM

:O you have no soul!!! its a brilliant movie!

MetroPolice · 19-08-2008, 05:00 PM

This thread shold be closed too. Its more like a chat room than a conversitation of SecuRom. And when someon talks about SecuRom he/she just says things about it thats not evin true.

5xkwsk · 19-08-2008, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by MetroPolice

This thread shold be closed too. Its more like a chat room than a conversitation of SecuRom. And when someon talks about SecuRom he/she just says things about it thats not evin true.

I agree with you there.

Mokkun · 19-08-2008, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by MetroPolice

This thread shold be closed too. Its more like a chat room than a conversitation of SecuRom. And when someon talks about SecuRom he/she just says things about it thats not evin true.

actually, i have not seen anny lies about securom here.

BenVdd · 19-08-2008, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Mokkun

actually, i have not seen anny lies about securom here.

then you must have missed half of the thread

SuperAndy · 19-08-2008, 09:20 PM

alot of people tend to make secuROM out to be worse than it is (it is pretty bad tho)

-Pow- · 19-08-2008, 09:36 PM

i cant wait till all the noobs get spore b/c they have been waiting for so long and it doesent work+ blows up there computer

NicMacc · 19-08-2008, 09:37 PM

there have been reports of computers failing completly etc...whilst i doubt these are lies, they're probably exaggerated. for all we know, the PC's could have been on their last legs to begin with, and installing the game (and not just securom) might have pushed it into the BSOD

again, i'm not a supporter of securom!

take the post above. a perfect example of over exaggeration

-Pow- · 19-08-2008, 09:37 PM

well doesent blow up there computer but makes it lag and have corruptions

SuperAndy · 19-08-2008, 09:38 PM

.... and theres some proof of my above post

BenVdd · 19-08-2008, 09:42 PM

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.... and theres some proof of my above post

i was thinking the exact same thing

5xkwsk · 19-08-2008, 09:42 PM

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Originally Posted by -Pow-

i cant wait till all the noobs get spore b/c they have been waiting for so long and it doesent work+ blows up there computer

Oh yeah! That is gonna be fun when they all start crying on the forum.

-Pow- · 19-08-2008, 09:43 PM

I might be fine b/c secuROM was made before vista and vista has new safety issues it doesent even let you run a game with you agreeing like a million times

NicMacc · 19-08-2008, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by 5xkwsk

Oh yeah! That is gonna be fun when they all start crying on the forum.

i'll find it so much funnier when you're proven wrong :P

-Pow- · 19-08-2008, 09:46 PM

i wont i aint buying another computer this cost like 3000

flatfroggerx · 19-08-2008, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by NicMacc

i'll find it so much funnier when you're proven wrong :P

Why so confident? activation issues are bound to occur not to mention securom freaking out because someone has nero installed or daemon tools.

5xkwsk · 19-08-2008, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by NicMacc

i'll find it so much funnier when you're proven wrong :P

Ok, so I can't guarantee that you will come crying, and I certainly can't guarantee that SecuROM will mess your system up, but I'm not going to risk it even if you are.

tangfastic91 · 19-08-2008, 09:52 PM

I hope you are all right and SecuROM happens to be completely lovely. That means I can buy Spore. I'm just taking the safer side here.

SuperAndy · 19-08-2008, 09:53 PM

ofcrs there will be some problems, but i doubt secuROM will permanently scru ur pc, or anything as serious as that

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NicMacc Forum Regular Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Liverpool Age: 23 Posts: 730	there have been reports of computers failing completly etc...whilst i doubt these are lies, they're probably exaggerated. for all we know, the PC's could have been on their last legs to begin with, and installing the game (and not just securom) might have pushed it into the BSOD again, i'm not a supporter of securom! take the post above. a perfect example of over exaggeration __________________

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-Pow- Rookie Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 126	well doesent blow up there computer but makes it lag and have corruptions __________________ Microsoft: "You've got questions. We've got dancing paperclips." Sexy Unix Commands: date; unzip; touch; strip; finger; mount; gasp; yes; uptime;

19-08-2008, 09:47 AM	#226 (permalink)
samplane123 Rookie Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 6	What I don't get is, if it damages your computer, you should be able to sue EA or Sony. They've damaged your property (more so Sony for unleashing this upon the world). Personally, I've only had two problems with SecuROM, which only required me to reinsert the game disc.

19-08-2008, 01:11 PM	#229 (permalink)
JohnConnor101 Forum Guru Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,140	I imagine with the recession that all games companies are losing money, whatever the merits of their particular products. And games becoming unaffordable just because people are broke will probably lead to more piracy too. Orifice is right about stupid scapegoating displacement activity on manurfacturers' part - kind of confuses effect with cause.

19-08-2008, 05:00 PM	#233 (permalink)
MetroPolice Banned Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: IN HELL Age: 19 Posts: 903	This thread shold be closed too. Its more like a chat room than a conversitation of SecuRom. And when someon talks about SecuRom he/she just says things about it thats not evin true.

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SuperAndy Forum Guru Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Wishaw, Scotland Age: 15 Gender: Male Posts: 1,048	.... and theres some proof of my above post __________________ Superandy: Pretending to be a ninja since 1994 http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Ninja

19-08-2008, 09:43 PM	#244 (permalink)
-Pow- Rookie Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 126	I might be fine b/c secuROM was made before vista and vista has new safety issues it doesent even let you run a game with you agreeing like a million times __________________ Microsoft: "You've got questions. We've got dancing paperclips." Sexy Unix Commands: date; unzip; touch; strip; finger; mount; gasp; yes; uptime;

19-08-2008, 09:46 PM	#246 (permalink)
-Pow- Rookie Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 126	i wont i aint buying another computer this cost like 3000 __________________ Microsoft: "You've got questions. We've got dancing paperclips." Sexy Unix Commands: date; unzip; touch; strip; finger; mount; gasp; yes; uptime;

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tangfastic91 Forum Guru Join Date: May 2008 Location: Wouldn't you like to know... Age: 18 Posts: 1,058	I hope you are all right and SecuROM happens to be completely lovely. That means I can buy Spore. I'm just taking the safer side here. __________________ Heres my profile on sporepedia: Go Drink Go Party Go Bang head on wall

19-08-2008, 09:53 PM	#250 (permalink)
SuperAndy Forum Guru Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Wishaw, Scotland Age: 15 Gender: Male Posts: 1,048	ofcrs there will be some problems, but i doubt secuROM will permanently scru ur pc, or anything as serious as that __________________ Superandy: Pretending to be a ninja since 1994 http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Ninja