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Periodic 10 day online activation for Mass Effect PC

Posted on Tuesday, 6 May 2008 by Ryuken, source: RPGWatch

"Are you really sure there isn't a more complicated protection scheme?"

Bioware and EA have come up with a new scheme to test the patience of Mass Effect buyers on PC.

Essentially, this singleplayer(!) sci-fi RPG will ship with SecuROM and you will have to activate the game online after installation in order to start playing. Good thing is that you won't need the DVD to play (no DVD-check) but you do need to activate the game again in the next 10 days, and every 10 days afterwards as well, as Derek French, Bioware's Technical Producer, explains on the official Mass Effect-forum:

Mass Effect uses SecuROM and requires an online activation for the first time that you play it. Each copy of Mass Effect comes with a CD Key which is used for this activation and for registration here at the BioWare Community. Mass Effect does not require the DVD to be in the drive in order to play, it is only for installation.

After the first activation, SecuROM requires that it re-check with the server within ten days (in case the CD Key has become public/warez'd and gets banned). Just so that the 10 day thing doesn't become abrupt, SecuROM tries its first re-check with 5 days remaining in the 10 day window. If it can't contact the server before the 10 days are up, nothing bad happens and the game still runs. After 10 days a re-check is required before the game can run.

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For clarity, though, an internet connection is not required to install, just to activate the first time, and every 10 days after.

No problem if you always have an internet connection up and running, if not, then you must pick your 10 day time span period to play the game. :)

"You've only got ten days to activate, mister!"

Every Mass Effect owner will have three of these activation processes available, and each of those will be tied to a single machine. So, you'll be able to install/play the game on maximum three different rigs and they all need to do the period activation thing in order for the game to be playable of course. Anyway, if you do get problems with it, then EA Support will be ready for you, Derek French promises it.

Also mentioned in the same thread is that Spore will likely use the same copy protection method. Mass Effect for PC will be in stores on June 6th.

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3 Comment(s)

Anonymous

Now I remember why I hate companies that think they are clever.

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Posted on 20:13, May 06th 2008

Anonymous

I wonder what will 'cripple' this game first, people NOT buying it for this reason or people eventually cracking the activation

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Posted on 00:56, May 07th 2008

StormGuy85

I purchased Half-Life 2, and installing that was the biggest pain-in-the-ass I think I've had a company put me through before. I refused to buy any of the HL2 episodic content as a result. You want to combat Piracy? Make your game worth buying.

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Posted on 18:27, May 08th 2008