User: troynt

Re:We will not compromise

On: Spore DRM Protest Makes EA Ease Red Alert 3 Restrictions

You have the ability to install it 3 times, assuming they don't shutdown the Spore activation server in two years.

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3161699

Hopefully they would release a patch for that though, but I'm sure if they have Spore 2 out by then they wont bother.

Re:DRM for games

On: Ubisoft Steals 'No-CD Crack' To Fix Rainbow 6: Vegas 2

MLCT, go to http://steampowered.com/v/index.php?area=about

Get Steam.

You should be able to register your CD Key, this will register your game.

Then you can ditch your CDs as you can use their client to redownload the game as needed. No CDs necessary.

If for some reason you can not locate your HL2 CD Key.

Buy the "Orange Box"
http://steampowered.com/v/index.php?area=sub&SubId=469&cc=US
Gets You
HL2
HL2 Ep1 & Ep2
HL2 Lost Coast
Portal
Team Fortress 2
for $39.99

I recommend buying the Orange Box anyway just for Portal and TF2 alone.

Plus once you get Steam you don't need the CDs :-D

Note: You should still be able to use Steam behind a firewall. You probably can't host games, but playing them should be no problem.