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Lion King rocks, and spore was a letdown =_= I started playing it *jumps into the metaphorical ocean* hoping for depth *hits rocks and breaks neck* allas I was dissapointed.

(ps. I had a german copy of kingdom hearts, which made it more fun, yay for nazi goofy!)
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AAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHA
http://megagames.com/news/html/pc/eafacesclassactionlawsuitoversporesdrm.shtml
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Electronic Arts, a leading maker of computer games, defrauds consumers through its "Spore" game, which "completely wipes their hard drive" and replaces it with an undisclosed program that prevents the computer from operating under some circumstances and disrupts hardware operations, a class action claims in Federal Court.

wait what is this actually true or are they fucking stupid???

edit:  Oh, it's not that.  It's that that site completely took that quote out of context.

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Even if the consumer uninstalls Spore, and entirely deletes it from their computer, SecuROM remains a fixture on their computer unless and until the consumer completely wipes their hard drive through reformatting or replacement of the drive.

I guess those people can't read.
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so spore is apparently the most pirated game of all time. There is apparently a 1:1 ratio of legal purchases to illegal downloads of the game. Nice to see that EA's anti piracy DRM spyware bullshit worked out so well.

well real DRM that circumvents pirates is impossible at the moment anyways.

so its pretty dumb to do it in general

AAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHA
http://megagames.com/news/html/pc/eafacesclassactionlawsuitoversporesdrm.shtml

this has happened before, nothing ever happens.
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Still hilarious to see just how horrible the DRM backfired, especially with how horrible the game was. They undoubtedly thought the game would be so hugely successful that they considered it as protecting their investment. That it's now the complete opposite is sweet, sweet irony.
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yea but like I said, actual DRM is impossible at the moment. this is why i am against DRM right now, all you do is hurt the consumer. it is impossible to have DRM that is uncrackable, and the only way you can have DRM that I would support (ie: one that doesn't hurt legit consumers at all), would require so much reworking of OS's, game's, etc and involve a lot of changes that no one wants to do. You need a way to track at an unknown unchangeable key code level who everyone is, and bind games purchased using a key that is generated at only the exact moment it is needed, use the internet (not everyone has it.), and so much other stuff just to make "perfect" DRM.

EA is really dumb about this, and I wish more companies would do away with DRM. i mean come on, Spore had its DRM removed before it was released officially by piraters!

the only DRM system out now that actually works to some degree, is Steam. And even then it's easy to pirate single player games on it.
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kingdom hearts is singlehandedly the most homosexual game series of all time. Even I won't touch it with a fucking pole

I'd love to hear your thoughts on the Katamari series. Please tell! :)
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I actually enjoyed this game all the way though...
Its simple, granted... and I didn't realize there was alot of hype for it... (had I not seen the Cad comic on it I woulda never looked twice at it)
But all in all, its a good game. Alot of customization thoughout the entire thing, gets a bit repeatitive, but so what? Every game does... look at any fps... Solve puzzle, shot guy... pick up glowy thing... kill boss... etc.
I played through the game 5 times already (trying different things as I went along... I like playing as an Omnivore... lots of kick ass abilities.)
but I guess its what you make of it... I find its a pretty free roam game... I don't HAVE to evolve, I could stay in the cell stage if I wanted to, or I can get to the space age and fly around until I reach the center of the universe. Its also alot less stressful then, say, halo or TF2... where if you suck, you're boned... while Spore is simple and easy to learn, and there's no pressure to make the best creature, or be the best Starship pilot.
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I'd love to hear your thoughts on the Katamari series. Please tell! :)
I am on a similiar wave thinking KH is the most homosexual series of history


but Katamari is classy and fun
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What is it when you call someone racist, except it isn't for a race but for homosexuals?
I'd love to hear your thoughts on the Katamari series. Please tell! :)

Here we have a clear case of someone taking the negative connotation of the term "homosexual" and mistaking it for the literal one.

They are two different things you racist fuck!  (I agree that Kingdom Hearts is the most homosexual franchise ever to hit gaming history, but Katamari Damacy is good, wholesome, homosexual fun!)
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Not sure why he got a warn for that, he's totally bang on with both accounts, I was just egging.
Kingdom Hearts is like, if someone is watching you play, you're embarrassed.
Katamari is like, if someone is watching you play they're like "wha, the fuck?" and in a few minutes "GET THE CAT! YOU'RE BIG ENOUGH NOW! nanananananana"