Battlefront.com DRM

[Redwolf]

I raised the topic on their forum multiple times.  For a customer like me an "online-only" licensing scheme where a user account to start a game can be logged in once would be better. Just like you play a  MMORPG.  That scheme would be particularly good if you only had to be online to start the game and then walk out of wifi range to answer that PBEM move.

However, a majority of the forum citizens said they prefer the lock-to-computer system. That was before BFC changes to not even have an unlicense function anymore.  They do give you more, though, if you can convince them that it's you and you didn't do anything wacky.

Another disgusting detail about the system-intrusive DRM is that it easily breaks, and for no good reason, when you change things about the OS. For starters that makes ever running in Wine much more difficult. But don't say that it is just us FreeBSD and Linux people who are affected. Blows up with MS and OSX changes, too.

[Boggit]

@Elvis -- hope your daughter is recovering well -- one of my daughters has been through a couple of surgeries so I know what it's like and sympathize -- it's fun for nobody.

Just seen this, and I share Sandman's best wishes for a speedy recovery of your daughter.

[Boggit]

My beef is definitely not with the customer service. I just wish they would change the drm system and policy.

We actually have....several times in the last 9 years since CMSF came out. :)

Yeah...I guess I mean, change it for the better.  O:-)

...and revise the system for the older games. Its one thing to improve it for current or future titles, but the older titles should be updated together with the new.

+1. Great customer support, but no customer likes DRM.

Ok, I get that Battlefront feels they must have it, but JH makes a really good point: Make it the same for all the games rather than different methods for each game to make it easier and more convenient for your customers.