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This form of copy-protection is by FAR preferable to the hardware-based one usually found on computer games.

There are enough companies that have to issue no-cd hacks just so customer can play or install the games, because their hardware isn't compatibel with Starforce or securom or whatever. Both of which may (or may not, depending on your source) seriously affect your PCs performance or establish a filter driver between windows and the cd-rom, making it potentially unstable and unsafe to uninstall.

Also, we don't need a cd to play dom3. Try that with any other modern game, out of the box.

So, the point is, it protects the developers efforts while not afflicting legitimate customers AT ALL.

As a software-developer and computer gamer, I salute Illwinter for the form of copy protection they have chosen (and developed themselves, if I'm not mistaken).