GoodGuy -> RE: Now this title might be successful (6/21/2009 4:46:33 AM)
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ORIGINAL: Hertston I'm another who took one look at the DRM and said 'no thanks' (and looking at their forums the DRM choice was a catastrophic own goal - 150 posts in six months?!). Yep, they scored an own goal. You guys might remember the discussion in the BFTB forum, where one of the french devs of WWII:GeneralCommander then stepped in, confirming rumors about the DRM and the limited number of activations (5). I did some research for several hours - back then, but could not get any info (besides the few infos on their webby) - let alone a review, then I came across some comment in a 3rd party forum, where a customer expressed his disappointemt - as he found out about the DRM only during the installation of the game, or right after, with the guy emphasizing the fact that their website did not mention it anywhere. So, the rather bad reception might be the reason for them doing a 2nd attempt now, giving it a go at Matrix. After I had I forwarded the info (that installs are limited) in the thread and after wondering about the fact why their website would not provide important infos, the dev said, after confirming the limit, that the game was "designed, mainly, for multiplayer mode". The dev also posted a copy of a dev's posting on wargamer, stating the current number of activations, and asking readers to trust the new company and the devs. EDIT: In post #13 he even corrects himself and states that the game can be installed 3 times only. ! http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=1962335 Well, according to ppl who checked out the game, the AI was (still is?) average or below, and the focus was on multiplayer. I wonder if a "Matrix Edition" would be different and if there'd still be a DRM. Well, at least their information policy will improve now, since Matrix is going to publish it. If Matrix would just publish it "as is", with the game having the focus on MP, while still advertizing a decent AI/SP, that'd be pretty disappointing, though.
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