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[azuriazyfire]

So, um.. who's playing around with the Spore Creature Creator? There is a free version available for those who just want a taste. Even the demo is amazing.

My Sporepedia name is Azuria. Share yours!

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[midnight_hawk]

Spore has DRM protection that's even worse than Mass Effect's, even the demo has it. If you have your real name and address entered into your computer, EA may now have that information, I'm not scaremongering here, I'm just warning you. People seem to think that the online activation is what the big issue was, not realising that because of the way securom works, it forces you to cripple your computer's internal security system (it messes with all kind of things that are important). Had to really check out the tech I didn't understand to get why it was so scary.

The only good thing about Vista's extra features is that it can identify what securom is trying to do and stop it. But, you cannot get the game to install at all without filling your system with malware.

It's unethical, an invasion of comsumer's privacy and basic statuary rights and should be illegal EVERYWHERE. Everybody needs to sue securom into the ground, because they aren't even required to put their logo on the game box. Their PR teams will tell you that its okay because you're buying a lisense, not the software, but I don't think EULAs are actually legally binding (maybe depends on copyright law and stuff where you live).

I'm realising I have actually installed securom by accident with something else and its made my computer not work correctly. Doh!

[azuriazyfire]

Yeah, I know all about this crap, unfortunately.

I really hope this gets sorted out by the final release. I take the good and the bad and will continue to futz with Spore, keeping my fingers crossed the whole time. I haven't had any problems because of the securom thus far and I really hope it stays that way.

Thanks for all the info, though. A lot of people don't know about this and it's good to get the word out. :)

[midnight_hawk]

The thing is I knew it at the back of my mind, really, but I believed it would be fixed because I felt that Bioware was considrate because it made things I liked. It's really tempting to get complacent about technology when you think you've learned enough, which you can't ever do, because it and the ways it can be bypassed changes all the time. Thats why Vista sucks, Microsoft are actually trying to change the way they do things to better protect their customers from tech they don't understand (where as the basic windows 95 stuff had to go, because it had been around too long to stay secure), but they haven't gotten it right yet.

Securom actually been big problem for a while and, truthfully anything from Bioware since Neverwinter Nights will have given you securom which means you could have crippled your security and have been doing so for years, without knowing it. You might not have money stolen from you, but someone could be using your identity for fraud or spam without you knowing.

Just the possibility of having securom should be scary, because people need to get involved in this stuff, is what I'm saying. Spread the word.

[erikochan]

Crikey! I've been so excited to try out the Spore creature thingy ever since I saw that E3 or whatever show demo they had sooooo long ago. But now I'm gonna investigate this whole Securom thingy a bit more first...