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Mass Effect Review (continued)
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Manufacturer: Electronic Arts
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ESRB Rating: Mature
Platform(s): Windows Vista, Windows XP
Release Date: May 27, 2008
Average Rating: 3 out of 5 Stars
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Date: 2008-09-21
Only 3 installs period!
You can only install this thing 3 times, and if you upgrade or reinstall your OS it counts as one of those installs. This is insane, I wont buy from EA again.
Date: 2008-09-19
Great game ruined by DRM
I pre-ordered Mass Effect when I heard it was coming out for PC. I've enjoyed other Bioware titles like Knights of the Old Republic and Jade Empire so I knew Mass Effect wouldn't disappoint, and I was right. From what I could play of the game I was thoroughly impressed by the storyline, and the gameplay was great. Unfortunately, I was unable to finish the game due to constant crashes. Sometimes I could play for an hour or two, sometimes only 20 minutes before the game would lock up and I had to restart.
I researched this problem and found others who were experiencing the same types of crashes. The answer I keep stumbling upon was that it was due to the DRM (copy protection) used on the game. It was the first time I had heard of SecuROM, which is the copy protection used on this game. It's the same DRM used on many other EA titles (notability Spore). There is no way to disable SecuROM and still be able to play the game, so I was forced to stop playing. I felt very ripped off.
I researched SecuROM further and found out that it has a set number of installs that are activated online once you install the game. I had already used up one of my 3 installs. That's all they give you is 3.. After that you have to call up EA and hope they'll give you more.
I wanted to sell the game after I found I couldn't finish it, so I could make a little of the money back that I spend on the game. With one install already used and the game already registered to my machine, I didn't want to take the chance of selling it to someone and not having it work for them. So now I have a Mass Effect box with a game I can't play or sell.
So the only conclusion I can come up with is that the publisher, EA, has this form of protection in place to lessen our ability to sell the game. I've heard it did nothing to stop piracy and those who pirated the game don't have to put up with any of this. I feel really ripped off. I'm sure not everyone will experience the crashes I experienced, but I can't recommend this game to others based on what I now know about EA and SecuROM.
I won't be buying any other game from EA with this type of DRM until they either get rid of it or lessen the restrictions. Unfortunately, EA publishs some really great titles. If I can't play their games on my machine and don't have the ability to sell the game then my only decision is to stop supporting them.
Many people say that PC gaming is dying. I don't agree with that, but EA definitely isn't doing anything to help that misconception. It's a sad day when paying customers are treated like pirates. It should be innocent until proven guilty, not the other way around.
Date: 2008-09-18
EA, DRM is going to hurt your profits....
I got the 360 version of this game (DRM free!!!!) and it's not too bad. I can let my friends borrow it and I can sell it any time I want, with no extra profit going to EA. I can also play it many years down the road unlike the PC version, since the PC version only has a limited number of activations (namely 3) and I actually upgrade my computer. Don't be a sucker and buy this DRM mess. Tell EA that you want PC gaming back, and you'll do everything possible to fight them! I just want to OWN my PC games again, legitimately!
Date: 2008-09-17
A great game ruined by DRM
You are allowed to install this for 3 times??? That means that you dont own the copy but temporarily rent it!! after paying 50$!!
Then they complain about users tend to play with pirated copies..!! Bioware and EA should just examine the reasons why users prefer original Stardock games (Sins of a solar empire, Galciv series) over pirated copies.
Date: 2008-09-16
Not Touching This With A 10-Foot Pole
Like many other I was looking forward to playing this game until Bioware sold out to EA and decided to wrap this thing in digital barbed wire. Congrats for losing another customer.
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