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Bethesda Softworks continues releases for the computer out of the goodness of their hearts. A good deed deserves a good deed in return! | Bethesda Softworks continues releases for the computer out of the goodness of their hearts. A good deed deserves a good deed in return! | ||
== On New Vegas' PC Release == | |||
God dammit, Bethesda. While I understand your urge to protect your product, Steam is the most obtrusive and totalitarian method possible. Periodic verification, online-only use, mandatory upgrades, etc. For your next game, give me back SecuROM on my CD versions; leave Steam for the online downloads. I'm willing to tolerate some DRM if it is unobtrusive, but there are verifiable problems with Steam ''right now'', such as: | |||
* fallout_default.ini is marked as a protected, integral file, meaning it is not possible to edit it for fields of view or otherwise; | |||
* If this file is edited, the program will not run, effectively denying a legitimate user from accessing their real product; | |||
* On startup, it can take anywhere from one to three minutes to wait for Steam to update before the game can be played; | |||
* When/if Valve or Steam go bust, savvy PC users lose Fallout: New Vegas until they hunt down a pirated version, and novice PC users without this knowledge or ability will completely lose it; | |||
* Steam takes both aggregate and personally identifiable information from its users to direct advertisements and articles. | |||
SecuROM, on the other hand, has only a product key issue and possibly an online activation, which ideally is needed only once per installation. | |||
While we're on the subject, give us back more complete games at higher cost, rather than micropayment DLC models... it's getting ridiculous. I can only hope that eventually console gamers also become upset with the micropayment model so that business will shift back to proper long-term gameplay rather than appealing to those with the attention span of the common goldfish. | |||
== Miscellaneous == | == Miscellaneous == | ||