Re:There is no one to blame: It's fiction.
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I agree with you 99.9% except for one major problem... what if ID goes away (I know I'm reaching here...) or any company that uses a central server for key-checks goes away? Doh! game no longer workable. Now we -hope- that a responsable company will release a patch that will turn off the feature but sometimes companies sink rather quickly (LGS!). What then? It doesn't work like that. If a game server cannot contact the auth server, it allows people on by default. For example, if id remove the auth server completely (eg they go bankrupt or something) then you can play on the server regardless. Just because one company messed up in the past with CD keys doesn't mean everyone will...
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I agree with you 99.9% except for one major problem... what if ID goes away (I know I'm reaching here...) or any company that uses a central server for key-checks goes away? Doh! game no longer workable. Now we -hope- that a responsable company will release a patch that will turn off the feature but sometimes companies sink rather quickly (LGS!). What then? It doesn't work like that. If a game server cannot contact the auth server, it allows people on by default. For example, if id remove the auth server completely (eg they go bankrupt or something) then you can play on the server regardless. Just because one company messed up in the past with CD keys doesn't mean everyone will...