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Ex-Starforce Publisher turns to STEAM!
Ex-Starforce Publisher turns to STEAM!
SimBin a well known and PROUD Starforce Publisher has UPGRADED its copy-protection system to a even more AGRESSIVE one, and off course it had to be STEAM, the top of the line in AGRESSIVE copy-protection. SimBin's "RACE - The Official WTCC Game" will be STEAM INFECTED! http://www.race-game.org/ Is it surprising? Not at all! If a Publisher had the nerve and arrogancy to use Starforce it will also have the nerve and arrogancy to use STEAM. It suites well in SimBin personality. And like in the good old Valve tradition, all versions will force you to use STEAM, ALL! Even Retail! Yes even Retail! So No choice! No alternative! STEAM always! So beware, EVEN "RACE" Retail will FORCE and IMPOSE you STEAM. Also a big disappointment to Eidos for distributing the game, so they don't have any problem in being associated with more abuse done to PC Gamers. Links to Amazon so you can memorize this cover box. The game is due out in November 24, 2006 http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000K2XK64/ And for those STEAM LOVERs that will say "that's good I like STEAM", let me tell the others don't pay attention to this, cause STEAM is a MILLION time worse than Starforce! at least a MILLION! Why? Well Starforce the version used in Retail PC Games is nothing more than a disk based copy-protection system... yes it is driver based, it creates incompatibility and stability issues and overall its a major headache and inconvenience for users, but that is it, it has no other reach. As for STEAM, its a totally new paradigm, its a SERVICE based system for PC Games, meaning, end users are turned into SLAVES totally dependant on the SERVICE PROVIDER (Valve), and no longer there will be FREEDOM, CHOICE, ALTERNATIVE and specially Privacy; Yes say GOODBYE to PRIVACY and FREEDOM with STEAM. STEAM basically turns your own PC into a PRISON with those selling the games having ABSOLUTE POWER and the customer having NONE! I know for some at least, at the "surface" STEAM looks better than Starforce but believe me you are being FOOLED, and please don't! STEAM is way more WORSE than Starforce. STEAM reaches are not as obvious as Starforce. Also I want to ask PC Gamers to not be LAZY. I know STEAM is very ATTRACTIVE for LAZY Gamers cause every thing is automatic and you almost don't do anything except PAY and PLAY, but with that comes less FREEDOM for you. And do you exchange doing less work for your own FREEDOM! Come on! we are talking about FREEDOM! Don't be LAZY! Don't let LAZINESS turn you into a SLAVE in a PRISON in your own computer! To all the boycott continues! If you boycotted Starforce infected games now with STEAM it must continue! IT MUST CONTINUE! And we must be UNITED! PC GAMERS MUST BE UNITED IN THE BOYCOTT! BOYCOTT STEAM! BOYCOTT GREEDY ARROGANT PUBLISHERS LIKE SIMBIN! Fight for a PC Game market with FREEDOM, CHOICE and consumer rights! For more STEAM INFECTED and PRODUCT ACTIVATION games check my list at: http://pcgames2006.tripod.com/pcgprodact.htm PS: Please help me build my list as complete as possible, so if you know of any Retail PC Games that is either STEAM infected or has Product Activation warn me and all other PC Gamers! Information is the weapon! INFORMATION is the only weapon we got! |
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Ex-Starforce Publisher turns to STEAM!
On 16 Nov 2006 23:41:57 -0800, "pc games" >
wrote: >Ex-Starforce Publisher turns to STEAM! > >SimBin a well known and PROUD Starforce Publisher has UPGRADED >its copy-protection system to a even more AGRESSIVE one, and >off course it had to be STEAM, the top of the line in AGRESSIVE >copy-protection. > >SimBin's "RACE - The Official WTCC Game" will be STEAM INFECTED! >http://www.race-game.org/ Excellent. I'm currently loading Medieval 2 and I will be loading RACE. I'm personally saving $25 per game due to having to pay US price. Local price for games is around $75US! It's also great to have steam automatically update my game the moment a patch is ready and not have to endure a CD check whenever I want to play the game! Backup is also an absolutely breeze. Kudos Valve. Cheers, Rod. |
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Ex-Starforce Publisher turns to STEAM!
On Fri, 17 Nov 2006 11:08 +0000 (GMT Standard Time),
(Andrew MacPherson) wrote: (Rod) wrote: > >> I'm personally saving $25 per game due to having to pay >> US price. Local price for games is around $75US! > >My only problem with Steam is quite the opposite. I object to paying a >premium just so I can have a game the moment it's released (thanks to >pre-loading). Depends on what country you live in I guess. Games are considerably cheaper on Steam than in Australia. Cheers, Rod. |
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Ex-Starforce Publisher turns to STEAM!
I hated STEAM until I got a high speed Internet connection.
Peoples with no Internet connection can't even play offline with Steam game which is a pain. If they could find a alternative for offline play without internet, Steam would be great. |
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Ex-Starforce Publisher turns to STEAM!
"Claude Leclerc" wrote
>I hated STEAM until I got a high speed Internet connection. > Peoples with no Internet connection can't even play offline with Steam > game which is a pain. Incorrect. |
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Ex-Starforce Publisher turns to STEAM!
Partly incorrect ;-).
With HL2 I went to a friend with Internet connection and was able to install and set it up for off-line play. It worked for about a month and, I don't know why, it ask me back to connect. (If someone know why it would ask to go back online, it could be usefull if I disconnect from the Web again) I had 2 solutions: - Moving my PC again to my friends place. - Desinstall. I selected the easiest. "Vince" > wrote in message o.uk... > "Claude Leclerc" wrote >>I hated STEAM until I got a high speed Internet connection. >> Peoples with no Internet connection can't even play offline with Steam >> game which is a pain. > > Incorrect. > |
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Ex-Starforce Publisher turns to STEAM!
You can pre-order Race for as little as 21GBP in the UK and most Internet
shops will dispatch prior to release so you have it on the day of release. Race on Steam I think is $45 US (24GBP). Andi. "Andrew MacPherson" > wrote in message news:memo.20061117110841.33672A@address_disguised. address_disguised... > veme (Rod) wrote: > >> I'm personally saving $25 per game due to having to pay >> US price. Local price for games is around $75US! > > My only problem with Steam is quite the opposite. I object to paying a > premium just so I can have a game the moment it's released (thanks to > pre-loading). > > Originally I thought Steam would cut out the middle men (publishers) and > give us cheaper games. But I suspect the publishers used their leverage > to make sure this didn't happen. Not yet anyway. > > Andrew McP |
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Ex-Starforce Publisher turns to STEAM!
I think you need to go back into your shed in the woods and keep up on your
manifesto..... I had Steam for a long time when i played HL2 and Counterstike. Never had an issue with them and wasn't worrying myself to death about them spying on me or something. Usually the only people who yell the loudest about privacy and freedom, are those that have something to hide... like copying games. "pc games" > wrote: >Ex-Starforce Publisher turns to STEAM! > >SimBin a well known and PROUD Starforce Publisher has UPGRADED >its copy-protection system to a even more AGRESSIVE one, and >off course it had to be STEAM, the top of the line in AGRESSIVE >copy-protection. > >SimBin's "RACE - The Official WTCC Game" will be STEAM INFECTED! >http://www.race-game.org/ > >Is it surprising? Not at all! >If a Publisher had the nerve and arrogancy to use Starforce it >will also have the nerve and arrogancy to use STEAM. >It suites well in SimBin personality. > >And like in the good old Valve tradition, all versions will force >you to use STEAM, ALL! >Even Retail! Yes even Retail! >So No choice! No alternative! STEAM always! > >So beware, EVEN "RACE" Retail will FORCE and IMPOSE you STEAM. > >Also a big disappointment to Eidos for distributing the game, so >they don't have any problem in being associated with more abuse >done to PC Gamers. > >Links to Amazon so you can memorize this cover box. >The game is due out in November 24, 2006 >http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000K2XK64/ > >And for those STEAM LOVERs that will say "that's good I like >STEAM", let me tell the others don't pay attention to this, >cause STEAM is a MILLION time worse than Starforce! at least >a MILLION! Why? >Well Starforce the version used in Retail PC Games is nothing >more than a disk based copy-protection system... yes it is >driver based, it creates incompatibility and stability issues >and overall its a major headache and inconvenience for users, >but that is it, it has no other reach. >As for STEAM, its a totally new paradigm, its a SERVICE based >system for PC Games, meaning, end users are turned into SLAVES >totally dependant on the SERVICE PROVIDER (Valve), and no >longer there will be FREEDOM, CHOICE, ALTERNATIVE and specially >Privacy; Yes say GOODBYE to PRIVACY and FREEDOM with STEAM. >STEAM basically turns your own PC into a PRISON with those >selling the games having ABSOLUTE POWER and the customer having >NONE! >I know for some at least, at the "surface" STEAM looks better >than Starforce but believe me you are being FOOLED, and please >don't! >STEAM is way more WORSE than Starforce. >STEAM reaches are not as obvious as Starforce. > >Also I want to ask PC Gamers to not be LAZY. >I know STEAM is very ATTRACTIVE for LAZY Gamers cause every >thing is automatic and you almost don't do anything except >PAY and PLAY, but with that comes less FREEDOM for you. >And do you exchange doing less work for your own FREEDOM! >Come on! we are talking about FREEDOM! >Don't be LAZY! Don't let LAZINESS turn you into a SLAVE in >a PRISON in your own computer! > >To all the boycott continues! >If you boycotted Starforce infected games now with STEAM it >must continue! >IT MUST CONTINUE! >And we must be UNITED! >PC GAMERS MUST BE UNITED IN THE BOYCOTT! >BOYCOTT STEAM! BOYCOTT GREEDY ARROGANT PUBLISHERS LIKE SIMBIN! >Fight for a PC Game market with FREEDOM, CHOICE and consumer >rights! > >For more STEAM INFECTED and PRODUCT ACTIVATION games check my >list at: >http://pcgames2006.tripod.com/pcgprodact.htm > >PS: Please help me build my list as complete as possible, so >if you know of any Retail PC Games that is either STEAM infected >or has Product Activation warn me and all other PC Gamers! >Information is the weapon! INFORMATION is the only weapon we got! |
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