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mrlg wrote:

> James Garvin wrote:
>
>>
>> I donno....It only activates once and after that you can play offline
>> to your hearts content. I don't see a problem with that.
>
>
>
> The year TurboTax required online activation of their
> software was the year they lost most of their customers.
> They had enough trouble with it that they went back
> to not having it next year. Despite that, some former
> customers never went back to TurboTax.

It I had griefers, lamers, and cheaters ruining my online fun with
TurboTax, online registration is great...oh wait...these are apples and
oranges....

> Gamers aren't the same as the non-gaming public, so
> they may put up with more - especially those who play
> online games. But introducing online activation was
> the best thing TurboTax could have done for their
> competitors.

Kinda...but really the online activation for a game is a boon for
multiplayer and doesn't detract at all from SP.

 

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James Garvin wrote:
> mrlg wrote:
>> Gamers aren't the same as the non-gaming public, so
>> they may put up with more - especially those who play
>> online games. But introducing online activation was
>> the best thing TurboTax could have done for their
>> competitors.
>
>
> Kinda...but really the online activation for a game is a boon for
> multiplayer and doesn't detract at all from SP.


For multiplayer I can see why it wouldn't be a problem.
No one expects multiplayer games to work without a
fast net connection. No one expects multiplayer games
to continue working if the company goes out of business
or decides the game is to old to bother supporting
anymore. Not needing the CD in the drive is an
advantage. The problems with not being able
to select the patch that works the best for
you can probably be fixed.

But there have been enough gripes from people who
have problems with online activation - not just with
it working smoothly but with the whole concept of being
dependent on an internet connection to use the software -
that you can't say it doesn't detract at all from it.

People complained about TurboTax,even though that was ONLY
an activation and didn't involve downloading a bunch of
extra files. And TurboTax isn't even something people might
want to reuse 5 or 10 years down the road, the way people
might want to replay a favorite old game. If TurboTax
went belly up or stopped supporting their old versions
(which they probably have already), no one would care.
But even for that one-time activation for software they
would only be using until they got that year's taxes done,
the online activation was too much. Don't underestimate
the average persons' resistance to this sort of thing.

Most gamers don't use newsgroups. Instead of coming
here complaining about online activation, they'll simply
make sure any game they buy in the future doesn't have
the same problem before buying.

 

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StreetMedic wrote:

> And who's "waffling"? Some people getting stuck with software that
> doesn't work, and which can't be returned, is a lousy situation. I'm sorry
> if you don't agree that people being out their hard-earned cash is a bummer,
> but it seems you don't. I do.
>

I have no idea what you're talking about. Of course I don't think its ok
to be out of pocket. Where did I suggest otherwise? The fact that I
accept that in the real world products can, and do, fail is the issue here.

You really are a waffler.

 

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"Walter Mitty" <mitticus@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:cun6ul$1m8$03$1@news.t-online.com...
> StreetMedic wrote:
>
>> And who's "waffling"? Some people getting stuck with software that
>> doesn't work, and which can't be returned, is a lousy situation. I'm
>> sorry if you don't agree that people being out their hard-earned cash is
>> a bummer, but it seems you don't. I do.
>>
>
> I have no idea what you're talking about. Of course I don't think its ok
> to be out of pocket. Where did I suggest otherwise? The fact that I accept
> that in the real world products can, and do, fail is the issue here.
>
> You really are a waffler.

And you're a hopeless backpedaler, too.

You poor thing...

 

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StreetMedic wrote:
> "Walter Mitty" <mitticus@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:cun6ul$1m8$03$1@news.t-online.com...
>
>>StreetMedic wrote:
>>
>>
>>> And who's "waffling"? Some people getting stuck with software that
>>>doesn't work, and which can't be returned, is a lousy situation. I'm
>>>sorry if you don't agree that people being out their hard-earned cash is
>>>a bummer, but it seems you don't. I do.
>>>
>>
>>I have no idea what you're talking about. Of course I don't think its ok
>>to be out of pocket. Where did I suggest otherwise? The fact that I accept
>>that in the real world products can, and do, fail is the issue here.
>>
>>You really are a waffler.
>
>
> And you're a hopeless backpedaler, too.
>
> You poor thing...
>
>

Sometimes, Usenet terrifies me. WTF are you talking about?

You have the optinion that of *One* person cant get (wait for it) HL3 to
work then its the end of the world? (a) Its not released and (b) you're
scare mongering.

*plonk*