Copy Protection Issues

PanzerMeyer · Post by **PanzerMeyer** » 21 Oct 2008, 09:43

Has anyone here ever had any problems with pc games that had either Starforce or SecureRom? I'm just curious to find out since I myself have never had any problems (so far).

What prompted this question is that quite a few people on SimHQ will not be buying Black Shark because it has Starforce.

Softball · Post by **Softball** » 21 Oct 2008, 09:53

I have used Starforce and SecureRom with no problems to report. Now if Black Shark has a DRM policy like certain EA games, then I will not be buying it.

PanzerMeyer · Post by **PanzerMeyer** » 21 Oct 2008, 10:04

Softball wrote:Now if Black Shark has a DRM policy like certain EA games, then I will not be buying it.

The dvd version (which I recommend everyone get) will require a weekly disc check meaning that you'll need to put the disc in the drive at least once per week when you play the game. The digital download version I believe will have a limited number of installations but I dont know what that number is. I'll need to check out the DCS forums.

Buffalo Six · Post by **Buffalo Six** » 21 Oct 2008, 10:48

Panzer...you must have the super secrete password to get on there.....I have not been able to get to the SimHQ forums for at least a week

PanzerMeyer · Post by **PanzerMeyer** » 21 Oct 2008, 10:51

Buffalo Six wrote:Panzer...you must have the super secrete password to get on there.....I have not been able to get to the SimHQ forums for at least a week

I'm a platinum SimHQ card member. Membership has its privileges. LOL

Seriously though, I was saying that I would check out the DCS forums which is the Eagle Dynamics forum, not SimHQ.

Thanks for the IL-2 missions by the way.

VEGETA · Post by **VEGETA** » 21 Oct 2008, 10:57

SecureRom is what EA is using they have gone to 5 installs and do now say they are working ona system where you can de regester a isntall so MAX 5 pcs at a time but a pc can be changed. Still need to authenticate with a server ok can live with that but if server dies you are screwed. Tho they have said recentaly that they would release a patch removing the need for a server. but in the end copies of games hitting before official release without SecureRom means there is no point at all of SecureRom

Tach Deneva · Post by **Tach Deneva** » 21 Oct 2008, 16:11

Nobody was insecure when THIS ROM was around.

Jedi Master · Post by **Jedi Master** » 22 Oct 2008, 16:59

No one was ever as insecure as THIS Rom! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rom_(Star_Trek)

Gator · Post by **Gator** » 23 Oct 2008, 14:56

all the LOMAC versions used Starforce. Most games we use have either Starforce or SecureROM. That is not the entirety of the problem. The problem is the way the publisher specifically implements Starforce or SecureROM. They both have some problems with CDROM/DVDROM drives and interfere with some optical disc burning s/w as well.

Buffalo Six · Post by **Buffalo Six** » 23 Oct 2008, 15:22

well when Ubi released Hill 331 (or what it was called) that knock off of Ultimate warrior but in WW2 setting, it had starforce on it and it ganked my at the time oldish CD rom from over speeding it.

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