[Tim Brooks]

Hi All:

Deep breaths. We aren't and Illwinter isn't spying on you. Shrapnel Games does not keep track of CD keys by individual buying the game. Hell, we sell around 25% through distribution, so we couldn't do this - at least on those 25%. Obviously some of you think we have more time on our hands than we actually do.

Shrapnel Games was unaware that this was happening, and there should be a request to connect or at least a disclaimer that this is going to happen. This will be corrected in the coming weeks. In the meantime, if it upsets you as is, don't download and install the patch. Wait until we remedy the problem.

I apologize for any inconvenience or concern this has caused. I think most of us know that Illwinter's intentions are only to protect their intellectual property rights. With popular games being priated at a rate of 5x to 10x sales volume, you can see the concern is justified.

Happy Gaming!