Has 'acknowledged' Mass Effect DRM community outcry.
Mass Effect developer BioWare has promised to put "a lot of thought" into its copy protection strategy for the PC version of upcoming role-playing game Dragon Age: Origins.
Last year the developer suffered a torrent of abuse from fans after it announced plans to require the PC version of sci-fi RPG Mass Effect to 'phone home' every 10 days via an internet connection.
AdvertisementIn the face of increased pressure BioWare scrapped the policy, removing the 10-day check in favour of a re-authentication only when players downloaded new game content.
In an interview with VideoGamer.com to be published tomorrow, Dragon Age: Origins lead designer Brent Knowles said that the game's copy protection was "an issue that everybody is well aware of" but couldn't confirm what strategy BioWare has planned for the title.
He said: "Obviously it's an issue that everybody is very well aware of. We haven't announced any plans but we're definitely paying attention to what the community is saying and keeping that to help guide that in the future."
When asked if BioWare had learnt any lessons from the Mass Effect DRM outcry, Knowles replied: "Again I think that's part of listening to the community. We've definitely acknowledged what they have said. Obviously I'm up to my head in Dragon Age work, so I don't pay maybe as much attention as I should do to the other products but we want to have a real positive reaction to Dragon Age when it comes out and there's going to be a lot of thought put into what our strategy is going to be."
You can check out our first-look preview of the hotly anticipated RPG right here. Be sure to check the site tomorrow for the full interview with BioWare's Brent Knowles.
dreamhunk wrote at 15:13 on 21 October 2008
bio-ware is owned by EA I bet that if they were not they would have put drm any of their products. Bio-ware is one those companies that love their fans.
Spinner wrote at 23:23 on 21 October 2008
Any copy protection is okay, however don't make it so that you have to have your original dvd in the drive everytime you play.
I know those sites that provide fixed exe's and yes I use them.
Really don't want my DVD's worth 50 euro to be damaged just by using them.
What if you can play the game without DVD present, but need to put it in the drive for an authentication check, that would be fine by me.
Anyhow, Bioware, you are doing a great job, only games producer that I buy stuff from without wanting to know all the details before buying.
ps. another sequel on Neverwinter Nights 2 would be nice too, in addition to Mass Effect 2 :-)