Keeping the CD in the drive to play seemed acceptable to me. Product keys in a user manual weren't so bad. I always made sure I had my original packaging. I cou

Keeping the CD in the drive to play seemed acceptable to me. Product keys in a user manual weren't so bad. I always made sure I had my original packaging. I could compare it to registering an account and having a persistent internet connection and some may see the latter as a better option but I don't. I frequently timeout here in NZ and I need to be within a wifi area, a secured wifi area, just to play.