just say no to DRM
So disappointed with BioShock. It's like iPhone again.

So many rave reviews, then it's actually released and THEN people are finding out bad things.

1) There was this whole big deal about widescreen vs fullscreen (wide FOV vs narrow FOV); and 2K says.. we designed it the way we designed it. that's how it's supposed to be. (Aspect Ratiogate 07: BioShock Widescreen Working as Intended, Says 2K)
But really, I don't think it's that huge a deal.. the demo seemed OK.

2) new SecuROM copy protection requires you to be online to activate your copy. You can only have 2 active copies running. You must be online when you uninstall so that you can deactivate one of these or you will have to call them up. (2K Responds to BioShock SecuROM Issues)
Well, that really stinks. what a hassle. what if my hard drive crashes. what if hardware crashes or i upgrade and i either forget to uninstall first or I don't even get to because hardware failed.

and now:

3) servers went down so you can't activate it anyway! (BioShock PC launch short-circuits)
This really stinks. Sure it's a game, it's not the end of the world, but why should we have to put up with this BS "copy protection" anyway.

AND 4) apparently that whole thing about, oh.. if you uninstall, you'll be OK, isn't true; AND the number to call doesn't work either! (BioShock Uninstall/Reinstall Workaround a Gaffe)
And that is just FOUL. They lied and the number they printed doesn't even fucking work?

I almost bought it. So glad I didn't.

Posted by kn0w1 (2007.08.23 17:48)