Stupid publisher withheld the truth (i.e. lied) by not indicating on the box that you can only install this game twice! Now they back tracked and said it should have been 5 times... This has so many issues, i'm not going to discuss all of them here (see
2k Forums 760 posts and counting!). Basically the game restricts the user from installing the game more than a few times. After which, the game will not work, until you can sort it out with the publisher (2K) or the company providing the system of protection (Securom). Supposedly, if you uninstall the game properly (i.e. use a special utility, NOT provided yet) then you gain an install credit to be used again. If this works then it might satisfy some users, but that's if you get the chance to uninstall properly. Think about all the times that your computer (e.g. hard disk, windows) has failed on you or how many times you update your hardware or how often you need to reformat your hard drive or what if you wish to play this game 10 years from now? Your game will not work!
It gets worse, still, as the game installs some software on to your computer that cannot be removed! Yes, even if you uninstall the game! Software like it has a reputation for causing security risks to your computer. It also causes conflicts with other software including virus scanners (e.g. AVG)
But what i am most upset about is they basically lied to all those people who bought this game. Now people have have spent like 100 dollars on a game they can't play. I am not going to buy this game until it is all sorted out. Furthermore, and very ironic, the stuff they are doing to protect their property against piracy is only turning people who would normally buy the game, to wait until the game is eventually cracked - this is just a matter of time. That's how bad their copy protection system is. Now while those who bought the game suffer, those who weren't going to buy the game anyway or those who have decided to not buy the game because of the outrageous restrictions placed on the user, are just patiently or impatient waiting until the game is cracked. Then they are going to play the game without those very annoying and unnessary restrictions. So in a nutshell, pirates will enjoy the game eventually, while legitimate consumers will suffer.
Furthermore this fiasco has damaged the reputation of 2K games. Many forum users have expressed their discust at the situation and declared they will never buy any 2K games ever again. And what about the costs involved in putting people in place to take all those calls from unhappy users.
According to many reviews this game is fantastic....what a shame...I am just going wait and see what happens and make a decision if i am going to buy it.
[I have no idea why i wrote this blog... i was just going to post the picture and that's it, but i ended up saying so much. I don't think anyone who comes to my xanga would be interested, understand or even be bothered with reading what i wrote]
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