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Isn't it a matter of time before someone release a crack/patch that eliminates the online DRM requirement? The bitter complaints seem a little pissant to me. (T
by obiefernandez 14y ago
Isn't it a matter of time before someone release a crack/patch that eliminates the online DRM requirement? The bitter complaints seem a little pissant to me. (Then again my experience with the game is limited to one 20 minute session on friend's PC during the first beta period.
I'm annoyed that they didn't release concurrently for Mac. Also a bit relieved since I can't afford to spend a lot of time playing right now.
- nwh 14y agoIt depends how it's made. They're probably running some logic in the "cloud" to make it more difficult, or even impossible.
- duaneb 14y agoWell if the game logic/state is all server side (à la Diablo 2) then you would have to reimplement the game client side to get around DRM. However, not all games are like this.
- andrewmunsell 14y agoIIRC, there is logic that is done server side, but it is more of a basic simulation of the cities in the same region you are currently in, but are not currently managing. For obvious reasons, the entire simulation couldn't be done server side. I've gotten numerous "trying to reconnect" messages and the game happily continues until it does reconnect to their servers.