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Reply to Copy protection follow-up in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

I am a bit confused on the Copy Protection scheme for GalCiv II. I purchased a copy at retail (newegg) and it arrived just fine. CD had a serial number sticker on it. I loaded the game from the CD, entered the serial number and started it up. Started up just fine. I downloaded the 1.11 patch and the now available pre-purchase files. I ran both of those executables and now the system needs to “phone home” for authorization. Huh?? I have sent two authorization emails (one 2 day

Reply to Galactic Civilizations II, Copy Protection, and Piracy in GalCiv II News GalCiv2 Forums

Ok, I have a few questions about "activation". I just purchased a copy of the game (retail copy) and I am not happy in the least. I believe I have been "bait and switched" by deceptive marketing tactics. 1) Why do I have to "activate it online?". This is the most insidious form of DRM. It means that if I am in the mountains and my video card dies (did once), I can’t reload, update and play the game because I have no net access. I would *MUCH PREFER* a copy protected CD as t