Bioshock --

[gizbug]

I see they have a beta version of the patch that some people are able to get and use.
Wondering if anyone on here has the patch?

 

[ethebubbeth]

It doesn't matter if someone has the patch yet... because you have to sign a non disclosure agreement to be part of the patch beta (what the hell is the world coming to?). We wont get any information about it until it hits

 

[postmortemIA]

Originally posted by: ethebubbeth
It doesn't matter if someone has the patch yet... because you have to sign a non disclosure agreement to be part of the patch beta (what the hell is the world coming to?). We wont get any information about it until it hits

maybe it updates your DRM from version 1.0 to version 2.0

 

[ethebubbeth]

Yeah, securom pisses me off, but I can live with it for a game I really like. The activation they implemented was just beyond tolerable though. I'd rant, but it's been discussed in great detail across half the net already.

 

[postmortemIA]

Yeah, there's no point of reiterating it again, but if patch has NDA , then it has more than bag of fixes.

 

[MmmSkyscraper]

NDA for a patch? This is serious BS.

 

[ethebubbeth]

Originally posted by: MmmSkyscraper
NDA for a patch? This is serious BS.

O rly?

The whole activation bullmalarkey pissed me enough to return the game... but Circuit City wouldn't take it back since the box had been opened. This is in spite of the fact that there is nothing about their licensing and activation scheme on the box. It only states that an internet connection is required to play the game. Their initial install scheme of 2 allowed installs was insane, and their supposed 5x5 scheme is still criminal. They promised a revocation tool to earn back those installs when you remove the game, but it has not yet materialized (surprise, surprise).

Less so than the number of activations, my biggest beef is whether or not I'll be able to install the game and play it 10 years from now when I'm waxing nostalgic. If that activation server no longer exists, I'm totally out of luck.

The whole experience has left me jaded and with less of an opinion of Bioshock than the game rightfully deserves. I guess I'm off to play System Shock 2, which I can install whenever I'd like without any limitations.

 

[Owls]

If 5 years from now I can't play Bioshock due to the servers going down then no, you aren't getting my money.

 

[miniMUNCH]

Bioshock on steam... problem solved.

 

[toyota]

Originally posted by: miniMUNCH
Bioshock on steam... problem solved.

well genius the Steam version has the same Securom as the retail copy.

 

[Slick5150]

Originally posted by: Owls
If 5 years from now I can't play Bioshock due to the servers going down then no, you aren't getting my money.

They already said that in a few years they'll release a patch that disables the need for activation anyways, so that really isn't a concern.

 

[Piuc2020]

Considering the efficiency of the 2K team I think it really is a concern.

The whole team at 2K sucks, their PR people, their PC team, their moderators, the only guys that don't suck are Ken Levine and the rest of creative and artistic directives.

 

[Schadenfroh]

Originally posted by: miniMUNCH
Bioshock on steam... problem solved.

2K does not think that the STEAM DRM is enough, as stated above, Sony's SecuROM comes with the STEAM copy as well, so you do not miss out on all the problems that plague SecuROM AND you get activation!


Good job 2K Games!

 

[Pez D Spencer]

There are cracks available that you can use to totally avoid activation, SecuROM and all that other crap if you know where to look.

I'm not advocating pirating the whole game, I'm just saying that all the jumping through hoops just to play a game sucks and there are ways around it that really aren't too difficult.

 

[ethebubbeth]

Originally posted by: Pez D Spencer
There are cracks available that you can use to totally avoid activation, SecuROM and all that other crap if you know where to look.

I'm not advocating pirating the whole game, I'm just saying that all the jumping through hoops just to play a game sucks and there are ways around it that really aren't too difficult.

I don't want to have to break the law (the whole DMCA circumventing protection crap) to play a game I paid money for.