If Bioshock3 does that, I likely won't buy the game. I /may/ consider buying it, and then running a cracked copy, but that's a little more work than I want for my fun time. It'll suck for them. So far they're 2:2 for me buying deluxe editions.
Unfortunately, I believe more and more companies will be adopting such measures, or crippling the game when it is in offline mode (see
SSFIV, though I believe they later decided against such a stupid idea).
Thank the pirates for this hassle in the first place
While piracy was probably the original reason for DRM, I believe it's just a scapegoat these days. In fact, at least two developers have said the used game market is more damaging than piracy (
Source 1 and
Source 2). So many games these days require you to tie them to accounts, whether it's through Steam, GFWL, or even Impulse (to play multiplayer). I don't know if Origins is required for games yet, but seeing as EA wants to push it as a competitor to steam, I wouldn't be surprised. I may be wrong, but I believe even CD Projekt asks for an account before allowing you to download patches (but at least they give you a choice).
Even if a game isn't tied to a service, digital downloads practically kill resale. At least with an account, you can try and sell it (even if it is against TOS). If I download a game from GOG, for example, it's practically impossible to sell. What are you going to do, tell someone "yeah, you can just download it and I'll delete it from my computer."?
I believe the entertainment industry (not just games) would love to sell licenses rather than products. I reckon one day the government is going to have to intervene and declare what rights consumers are entitled to when purchasing licenses (a digital first-sale doctrine).
PVZ is pretty fun.....
Along these lines, if you own the DVD or bluray version of a movie, do you consider it stealing if you want to put said movie on your mobile device of choice and rather than spending the time to rip it yourself you grab an already ripped version of it somewhere else?
The problem with torrenting is that you're seeding it to others. Unless you disable seeding, you can be held liable for that. I'm sure they could take you to court for downloading, but I hope that no jury would convict you if you could show you already owned the CD.
If you loose your Internet connection you will be booted out of the game even if you are playing single player!! This kind of thing just makes people MORE likely to seek out a pirated copy.
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