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According to a link in an uncle post, the system doesn't require an internet connection because it assumes that a user should be allowed to install or play the
by ekiru 17y ago
According to a link in an uncle post, the system doesn't require an internet connection because it assumes that a user should be allowed to install or play the game unless it can verify that said user should not. To prove that the user doesn't have a legitimate copy requires an internet connection, so in the absence of an internet connection, it lets you play without verification, but when the game is able to contact their keyserver, it will only let you play if it can verify that yours is a legitimate copy(with the key and password combination that you entered on install).
- tensor 17y agoSo it can be circumvented just by unplugging a cable. I guess it can work for multiplayer games, but then don't most of those require valid accounts some where online in the first place? At any rate, it's much kinder to legal buyers than most systems. Steam is also an example of DRM done right.
- sadiq 17y agoI'm not entirely convinced Steam is. There's no ability to resell or transfer licenses (which this system provides) and your entire games catalog is reliant on Valve, indefinitely, whatever shape or ownership they may be under in 5 or 10 years time.