OT: SPYWARE/TROJAN and Off Topic!

Gandalf Parker · #1 April 7th, 2004, 06:51 PM

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Originally posted by Norfleet:

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Originally posted by Kristoffer O:
Gandalf is right. It's a multiplayer CD-key check. Nothing more, nothing less.

That's merely what you'd LIKE us to believe. You don't really think I'm that gullible, do you? No, I think there's something you're not telling us. Of course, you're not GOING to, since it's your little precious secret, but I'm going to rout it into /dev/null anyway. ET doesn't phone home on my watch.

So check the packet size. It shouldnt be hard to tell if its sending more than a key or more often than it needs to.

As far as blocking all programs contacting outward from your machine thats rather what I would have expected of you and various others here. I also tend to do more sniffing of my network traffic than most. But I dont think the average user is going to have a problem with just one more piracy protection. (and an effort to generate a coup would probably need to be in a newsgroup or something now that the answer has been given.)

[ April 07, 2004, 17:52: Message edited by: Gandalf Parker ]

En Forcer · #2 April 7th, 2004, 08:45 PM

Well, I guess I'm okay with the protection program as long as it doesn't corrupt my porn files!

PrinzMegaherz · #3 April 7th, 2004, 09:17 PM

What bothers me though is the timing.

Dominions 2 is selling well.

And I might be a bit naive, but IMHO people who are capable to appreciate this game don't use cracks because they don't want to hurt Illwinter.

[ April 07, 2004, 20:18: Message edited by: PrinzMegaherz ]

Gandalf Parker · #4 April 7th, 2004, 09:34 PM

Popularity has its pros and cons. The more popular something is, the more people are trying to crack it.

I wasnt thrilled with the cost jump from Dom1 to Dom2 but since I have paid it I have no problem with Illwinter taking steps to make sure that only people willing to pay for the game are able to play with me. From my experience, those who got it for nothing are people I wont miss if they fall out of the Dom2 community.

Kristoffer O · #5 April 7th, 2004, 09:40 PM

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Originally posted by PrinzMegaherz:
What bothers me though is the timing.

Dominions 2 is selling well.

And I might be a bit naive, but IMHO people who are capable to appreciate this game don't use cracks because they don't want to hurt Illwinter.

Actually there has been less piracy problems than we expected. Of course there are piracy, but I think you are right. We humbly thank you all

PvK · #6 April 7th, 2004, 10:41 PM

So if someone installs Dom II both at work and at home, are they suddenly going to not be able to play? How about if they are goofing off at work, and their wife or kid starts playing on the installation at home at the same time?

What are the rules for authorized use of one copy of the game?

PvK

Gandalf Parker · #7 April 7th, 2004, 10:52 PM

I think it gets flagged if Dom finds it playing with itself (boy that sounds bad) same CD-key from different computers.

But servers dont check (obviously or I couldnt play in a game Im hosting) which lets me have a copy on my linux for hosting and a copy on windows for playing without it being considered illegal.

[ April 07, 2004, 21:53: Message edited by: Gandalf Parker ]