[citation][nom]QEFX[/nom]I just wonder why none of the game publishers / developers have decided to use some sort of USB fob / hardened flash drive for game control, since it would be, slightly, harder to pirate hardware than software.[/citation]
I think the key there is your use of the word "slightly". It'd still be cracked, and now your legitimate customers have the inconvenience of carrying around/needing to plug in a USB device whenever they want to play. Really no better, and possibly worse, than securom BS.
But I don't care, I've been playing Blizzard games almost exclusively for the last 10 years and I'm not about to stop now. DRM doesn't really apply to mp-centric games.
I think the key there is your use of the word "slightly". It'd still be cracked, and now your legitimate customers have the inconvenience of carrying around/needing to plug in a USB device whenever they want to play. Really no better, and possibly worse, than securom BS.
But I don't care, I've been playing Blizzard games almost exclusively for the last 10 years and I'm not about to stop now. DRM doesn't really apply to mp-centric games.