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  1. Re:Terrible piece... by __aawavt7683 · · Score: 1 · on Controversial StarForce Copy Protection Creators Quizzed

    Perhaps you'd be interested to know that XIII shows up on the partial list of "protected" games:

    http://www.boycottstarforce.org/games/

    So... it looks like you were had. Better find that removal tool (link on site).

    -DrkShadow

  2. Re:And punish legitimate users? by golgotha007 · · Score: 1 · on Controversial StarForce Copy Protection Creators Quizzed

    The only real people being punished here are legitimate game owners.

    As an example, I just visited the Boycott StarForce! website, and most of all the games listed are available here (in Russia) already cracked.

    The games found at every corner store here (Saint Petersburg) cost $2 a CD, and all of them have custom installers. I can find the latest software (bought Doom3 full version the day before actual release) and I actually prefer these games because I don't need the CD in the drive to play them.

    These copy protection schemes are only going to stop folks like mom and pop from copying them. the dedicated folks who rapantly pirate software in other parts of the world aren't thwarted in the least.

    I'll say it again, the only people really getting hurt by these software protection schemes are the legitimate owners themselves.

  3. Re:And punish legitimate users? by harrkev · · Score: 3, Interesting · on Controversial StarForce Copy Protection Creators Quizzed
    And how in the world are you supposed to know what copy protection they have? It's not like they advertise what copy protection methods they use on the box.

    Well, HERE is a good starting point. Isn't the internet wolderful?

    The last game that I purchased (that did not come bundled with hardware) was Knights of the Old Republic. And to LucasArts credit, it said in big red letters on the bottom that it used technology to prevent copying. I am very much looking forward to KOTOR2, but if they use StarForce, then either I will pass, or I will wait until a crack exists before purchasing the game.
  4. Re:And punish legitimate users? by Skier4Life · · Score: 1 · on Controversial StarForce Copy Protection Creators Quizzed

    There is a list of games with StarForce at http://www.boycottstarforce.org/games/.

    However, according to the website: "work in progress -- this list is not comprehensive."

  5. Re:Games List ? by Kegetys · · Score: 2, Informative · on Controversial StarForce Copy Protection Creators Quizzed

    Here's one... Though I believe some of those have it only in certain versions, ie. EU or US version only. Also beware of the demos of those games, they install starforce too.

  6. Re:And punish legitimate users? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative · on Controversial StarForce Copy Protection Creators Quizzed

    Has anyone found/compiled a list of games that use this copy protection so that we can vote with our wallets?

    There's an entire website devoted to that now; It's here.

  7. Re:do-not-buy list by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative · on Controversial StarForce Copy Protection Creators Quizzed

    A few minutes of googling yielded this:

    http://boycottstarforce.org/games/