http://www.gossipgamers.com/blizzard-ca ... ng-battle/
Rather interesting take on DRM. One of the co founders considers it a losing battle. Instead of using DRM, they have battle.net and want to use that to entice people to get legit copies to play their games there due to the additional features. It's not a bad approach. Certainly better than the dribble I've seen other companies do.
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Blizzard and DRM
by Grimblast » Sat May 29, 2010 9:33 am
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by Tirian » Sat May 29, 2010 10:35 am
100% agreed. The CEO of Stardock (I forget his name) has good commentaries on DRM too.
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by Grimblast » Sat May 29, 2010 10:39 am
I'll have to look him up. DRM just seems to get dumber by each developer. I'll admit that piracy can hurt sales to some degree but I think when you make something harder to get, more people will work to get it. I Think DRM inspires piracy. But I'm no expert on the matter. Just my $0.02.
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Turalia Gearspark - Asuran Engineer ----------- Turus Gearspark - Asuran Guardian
Thelena Turusian - Norn Warrior ---------------- Jake Turusian - Human Thief
Dililah Turusian - Norn Necromancer ------------ Rahl Braincrusher - Char Mesmer
Star Earthbreaker - Sylvari Elementalist -------- Rylo Preystalker - Char Ranger
Turalia Gearspark - Asuran Engineer ----------- Turus Gearspark - Asuran Guardian
Thelena Turusian - Norn Warrior ---------------- Jake Turusian - Human Thief
Dililah Turusian - Norn Necromancer ------------ Rahl Braincrusher - Char Mesmer
Star Earthbreaker - Sylvari Elementalist -------- Rylo Preystalker - Char Ranger
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by Zancarius » Sat May 29, 2010 11:16 am
Comparing it to what other vendors (ahem, Ubisoft) have done, it makes at least one part of the gaming industry look somewhat more sane.
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