Dylan0is0here

well said, piracy is ruining pc gaming

Unstableiser

I was glancing through this , the inside of the DiRT manual and this is what it says. What the hell does it mean by "the gameplay of a pirated copy will degrade."?

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SpuddGunn

Think that might be either relating to online access - pirated version not having any online access

Or that the disk itself wont be of the quality of an original? Not sure really

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magus.tsf

No its talking about codemasters FADE system. It checks if a game is being run from the original disk. If not it changes the gameplay to such an extent that the game is not worth playing.

see here

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The Black Mesa Survivors Club

Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht frist and lsat ltteer is at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not raed ervey lteter by itslef but the wrod as a wlohe.

SpuddGunn

Are there any screenshots or info on what exactly it does to the gameplay? At work at the mo so cant really look myself

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magus.tsf

no there are no screenshots I can find, but lots of forums complaining that the system works. It was first introduced in operation flashpoint and did things like putting your sights out on your weapons so you will never be able to fire in the same direction twice, and randomly turn your player into a seagull

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The Black Mesa Survivors Club

Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht frist and lsat ltteer is at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not raed ervey lteter by itslef but the wrod as a wlohe.

SpuddGunn

People complain about an anti piracy system working lol

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VulcanDragon

It's a great idea, too. If nothing else, it completely decimates the bull**** "I pirate, sure...but I buy it if I like it" argument. The system basically gives you enough time to figure out if you like it or not; so when the game degrades, it's time to put up (and buy the game) or shut up.

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magus.tsf

That's what all the complaints are about.

It's not "If I like it, I buy it"

Its now "I'm not going to buy a game that buggy"

You just can't win

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The Black Mesa Survivors Club

Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht frist and lsat ltteer is at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae we do not raed ervey lteter by itslef but the wrod as a wlohe.

VulcanDragon

Understood. The system really should tell the player exactly when and what is about to be degraded as it happens so that pirates don't assume it's a bug and start badmouthing the game publicly.

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Currently Playing: Grand Theft Auto 4 (X360); Rock Band (X360); Guitar Hero III (X360); Mass Effect (X360); Final Fantasy III (DS)
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