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I've got the retail Arkham City, and Securom is nothing but a disc check. No authorization, no online requirements at all, nothing. Best version of the game you can get, bar-none.
That's fine, I've kinda shyed away from a lot of PC games that are available on console recently. It seems that's it's always something that's going to get fucked up.
Console gaming isn't as good as PC gaming, obviously, but as we all have to work more when we get older, I just don't have the time nor the energy to deal with all their bullshit.
Console gaming isn't as good as PC gaming, obviously, but as we all have to work more when we get older, I just don't have the time nor the energy to deal with all their bullshit.
I bought Arkham City for half price on Origin in December, my first GFWL experience, played it on the highest settings and had a wonderful time. I'm sorry for what happened to everyone else, but I've yet to have any terrible problems stemming from SecuROM, GFWL or Origin, three services that people do nothing but complain about.
Now buying EA games through Steam, that's another fucking story. I bought Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box, which is SUPPOSED to come with all the DLC for the game, except you can't access any of it because they closed the in-game store down years ago which is where you need to download it from. Last time I ever buy an EA game on PC. I'll always try to buy them used now.
Now buying EA games through Steam, that's another fucking story. I bought Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box, which is SUPPOSED to come with all the DLC for the game, except you can't access any of it because they closed the in-game store down years ago which is where you need to download it from. Last time I ever buy an EA game on PC. I'll always try to buy them used now.
@Kanten
Yup! Also, few people seem to mention it, but the PC controls are awful. I wouldn't be surprised if that's intentional to force you to get an Xbox controller you wouldn't otherwise want or need.
Yup! Also, few people seem to mention it, but the PC controls are awful. I wouldn't be surprised if that's intentional to force you to get an Xbox controller you wouldn't otherwise want or need.
SecuROM is more like a brand, its not actually the same software EA was infamous for a few years ago. That said its not very smart to put a disc check on top of Steam/WL/Origin - it just fucking retarded.
I had no problem with kb/mouse with either Batman game, though a controller would be better for the hand-to-hand fighting I'm sure. And 360 controllers are the standard PC controller now, you shouldn't be gaming on PC and expect to not need one sometimes. Buying one is one of the best investments I've made for my PC.
This is truly mind-boggling. Not only do they insist on using an outdated DRM that was cracked ages ago, they use it on top of two other (just as ineffective) DRMs!
Meanwhile, legitimate customers feel like morons for being, well, legitimate customers, while pirate have all the fun.
Meanwhile, legitimate customers feel like morons for being, well, legitimate customers, while pirate have all the fun.
Oh Ehm Gee
All those entitled gamers expecting to be able to play a game that they paid good money for....... its just disgusting :P
All those entitled gamers expecting to be able to play a game that they paid good money for....... its just disgusting :P
I got mine working but it was a fucking pain. Had to uninstall any old version of GFWL, install the new versions, change something or other in config files; not fun.
Won't be getting dark souls because it has gfwl shenanigans attached to it. Don't need the added risk of losing saves, not being able to log in to my single player game or having the damn thing not authenticate to begin with.
Seriously tho, why are they giving the pirates the best versions of the games nowadays on pc? I started buying legit because I hated all the bullshit that went into getting a cracked game to work and I wanted to support the devs, and now here we are with the same hurdles for purchased games with devs locking customers out of their products because their DRM doesn't work. If I'm going to deal with that, I might as well just get it for free to boot.
Seriously tho, why are they giving the pirates the best versions of the games nowadays on pc? I started buying legit because I hated all the bullshit that went into getting a cracked game to work and I wanted to support the devs, and now here we are with the same hurdles for purchased games with devs locking customers out of their products because their DRM doesn't work. If I'm going to deal with that, I might as well just get it for free to boot.
It stated during the sale that the keys would not work for a while right on the games page, that = a no buy for me people are just dum.
If this is the "openness" that Gabe Newell is telling me Windows 8 doesn't have enough of, he can keep that shit to himself. I'm amazed that Valve actually allows this nonsense on Steam in the first place.
CD Keys for digital games? This is a joke, right? In case you're wondering Jim, this is why console gaming is *still* an easier, simpler choice for most people. Even if console gaming is more annoying than ever, at least 99% of games actually fucking work.
CD Keys for digital games? This is a joke, right? In case you're wondering Jim, this is why console gaming is *still* an easier, simpler choice for most people. Even if console gaming is more annoying than ever, at least 99% of games actually fucking work.
Arkham city was a pain in the arse experience. Buy DLC, shove keys into GFW Marketolace even though the game doesn't tell you that fucking part. It's menu dangles the Steam store for DLC in your face and then doesn't tell you how to use it. Goddamn.
Ignoring that GFWL corrupted my game save *twice* and the disc version wouldn't work if I had that ether as SecuROM hates my Blu-ray drive, I am done.
I won't spend over £5 for anything that contains GFWL/SecuROM again.
UbiSoft is on the "do not take games for free from them" list.
Ignoring that GFWL corrupted my game save *twice* and the disc version wouldn't work if I had that ether as SecuROM hates my Blu-ray drive, I am done.
I won't spend over £5 for anything that contains GFWL/SecuROM again.
UbiSoft is on the "do not take games for free from them" list.
@ctg867
Steam seems quite happy to deal with CD keys. Steam isn't GOG. Steam doesn't go out of its way to make sure the games it sells will actually run.
I got Steam keys for the Commandos games in an Indie bundle. I had to look on forums to find out how to enable *saving* and *loading* the game. Why? The version Steam supplies does not enable this by default. You have to manually edit the games' ini files to enable a basic game feature. And it isn't like it is a recent issue. I downloaded the games from Steam about a month or so ago. The Steam forum posts I read that explained how to fix the problem dated back to 2010. Neither the games publisher *nor* Steam have apparently made any effort to directly fix the issue in the intervening years.
Steam seems quite happy to deal with CD keys. Steam isn't GOG. Steam doesn't go out of its way to make sure the games it sells will actually run.
I got Steam keys for the Commandos games in an Indie bundle. I had to look on forums to find out how to enable *saving* and *loading* the game. Why? The version Steam supplies does not enable this by default. You have to manually edit the games' ini files to enable a basic game feature. And it isn't like it is a recent issue. I downloaded the games from Steam about a month or so ago. The Steam forum posts I read that explained how to fix the problem dated back to 2010. Neither the games publisher *nor* Steam have apparently made any effort to directly fix the issue in the intervening years.
I bought Arkham Asylum during the sale, but I haven't played it yet. Is this affecting everyone? Will I even be able to play it?
Everyone gave me shit last year when I was down on the WB. Ha ha, fuckers. Told you. It just sucks that they have 2 of my favorite franchises. Console only for the bastards.
Yep, this also happened with Borderlands over the free-to-play weekend because everyone used up all the CD keys for the 2 DLCs that require them thanks to fucking securom!
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2842858
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2842858
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