Battlefront.com DRM

[JudgeDredd]

I feel your pain JH. Been there 

[Toonces]

^ I pretty much have stopped buying BF products specifically because of their ridiculous DRM system.

Don't get me wrong- I love the games.  But I just can't be arsed with this kind of nonsense, not when there are so very many awesome games to be played, and not when there are such simple and feasible DRM systems out there, like Steam for example.

[Barthheart]

^ I pretty much have stopped buying BF products specifically because of their ridiculous DRM system.

Don't get me wrong- I love the games.  But I just can't be arsed with this kind of nonsense, not when there are so very many awesome games to be played, and not when there are such simple and feasible DRM systems out there, like Steam for example.

+100  >:(

[Elvis]

So since I STILL have not received a reply from BF, I went to the very inconvenient lengths of digging out a REALLY old system that I believed had all games installed and licensed. I got it running and sure enough, everything was installed. I was able to unlicense Nato and British Forces this time. However, I STILL cannot unlicense Marines. This time, I'm getting an error code that the first phase of the unlicensing cannot be completed. "The system identifier used to generate the license for this system cannot be retrieved."

W-T-F?

Have you heard back yet? I have no open tickets. I am on East Coast time and normally get to tickets as soon as I wake up but this morning my 11 year old had surgery, so I left the house in a rush super early and didn't get to any until I got her home from the hospital and tucked in (probably 10am-11am local time). Unfortunately, we are not able to provide 24 hour customer service.

PM me your real name and I'll see if I can find the ticket.

As a note, if you do have an older game like CMSF that used the old DRM system and have run out of activatiions, when opening a ticket, include all of the affected license keys. It saves an email exchange.

[Elvis]

I purchased a physical copy of Normandy (granted from someone else) but managed to lose the reg code paper after installing on my old computer.  Went to re-install and couldn't find the code, contacted BF and was told "sorry, you're going to have to repurchase the game".

Physical copy but couldn't do a dang thing with it.

I'm not sure that I understand. Did you purchase the game or did someone else?

If you purchased the game as a physical disc purchase ONLY, then the key is on the CD case. If you purchased a copy of the physical disc with the download option, the key will always be in your account.

[Jarhead0331]

Thanks, Elvis. PM sent.

[sandman2575]

Don't get me wrong- I love the games.  But I just can't be arsed with this kind of nonsense, not when there are so very many awesome games to be played, and not when there are such simple and feasible DRM systems out there, like Steam for example.

Really wish BF would migrate the CM games to Steam. Wouldn't have to do it exclusively, they could still sell their product directly through their website as well, as other outfits do (like Slitherine).

With the Graviteam Tactics games coming to Steam, I really think BF is missing the boat. Although from everything I've read on the BF forums, there seems zero chance of this happening.  Seems really shortsighted to me.

[jomni]

^ I pretty much have stopped buying BF products specifically because of their ridiculous DRM system.

But they replaced it.

[Moreb]

I hope all is well with your daughter and that she makes a speedy recovery. It's not easy seeing a child in discomfort. I've no doubt you'd take her place in a second.

[bbmike]

Damn, Elvis, I hope everything works out with your daughter. Sorry to hear that. My thoughts are with you.

[sandman2575]

Damn, Elvis, I hope everything works out with your daughter. Sorry to hear that. My thoughts are with you.

+1

[Jarhead0331]

Damn, Elvis, I hope everything works out with your daughter. Sorry to hear that. My thoughts are with you.

+1

Yeah...+1. Priorities.

[WYBaugh]

I purchased a physical copy of Normandy (granted from someone else) but managed to lose the reg code paper after installing on my old computer.  Went to re-install and couldn't find the code, contacted BF and was told "sorry, you're going to have to repurchase the game".

Physical copy but couldn't do a dang thing with it.

I'm not sure that I understand. Did you purchase the game or did someone else?

If you purchased the game as a physical disc purchase ONLY, then the key is on the CD case. If you purchased a copy of the physical disc with the download option, the key will always be in your account.

Also hope your daughter is doing well!

Elvis it was purchased from someone else.  I re-purchased it direct from BF after this so just me griping.

[Elvis]

I purchased a physical copy of Normandy (granted from someone else) but managed to lose the reg code paper after installing on my old computer.  Went to re-install and couldn't find the code, contacted BF and was told "sorry, you're going to have to repurchase the game".

Physical copy but couldn't do a dang thing with it.

I'm not sure that I understand. Did you purchase the game or did someone else?

If you purchased the game as a physical disc purchase ONLY, then the key is on the CD case. If you purchased a copy of the physical disc with the download option, the key will always be in your account.

Also hope your daughter is doing well!

Elvis it was purchased from someone else.  I re-purchased it direct from BF after this so just me griping.

I can dig it. But, I hope you understand that when someone contacts you, who didn't purchase the game, and asks for an activation key that it raises obvious flags, right? So, I'm not sure what the beef would be with us. Sounds like the beef would be with the person that you purchased it from. I've told stories on this forum (maybe this thread even) of tickets that I have gotten from people demanding license keys from us that never purchased the game from us. My favorite (also posted before) was this one. It never gets old:

[Elvis]

Thank you guys for the kind words. I'm not sure who was crying more when she was waking up in recovery....me or her. I'm posting a picture (and going WAY off topic) because it was something that I have never seen before. She had a tooth growing perpendicular to her other teeth, under the gums. And a pretty big cyst had formed. Everything went well and she spent most of the day drinking milkshakes and eating ice cream.....until about 10 minutes ago......I think everything has worn off....just loaded her with some meds. Poor little peanut.