How many edgegamers play spore?

[Darkea]

Been playing it all week, absolutely loving it.

 

[FatalSinz]

I just bought the game today...I was kinda sad with the purchase because i hate playing kiddy looking games. Im currently installing it. Im hoping i enjoy it.

 

[sniperwolf1215]

Spore seems horrible. Anyways. Whatever.

 

[Superglue - Chelsea FC]

yeah play it, love it, its very addictive! im at war with only one other space empire... but they keep attacking me! its annoying, but whenever i go to attack them they have 100 ships in orbit and blow the %^&* out of my ship -.-

 

[CrimsonAegis]

Spore looked very interesting, but I will not be buying it due to the DRM restrictions. Quote from an article on PCmag.com:

Like the PC version of Mass Effect before it, Spore's DRM limits owners to only three activations of the game after installation. The point is to prohibit software pirates from sharing and reusing activation codes over and over, but it also means that if a user happens to uninstall and reinstall Spore more than three times for completely legitimate reasons, they'll have to contact Electronic Arts customer support to request and have approved a new authentication on a case-by-case basis.

Also, activations are used up by upgrading hardware or your operating system. Upgrade your video card? You just used up an activation. Upgrade your os from Vista Home to Vista Ultimate? You just used up another. Have your operating system completely mess up and have to reinstall? Sorry, you have used up all your activations and have to call EA support to get another activation.

Oh, and there is no guarantee that you will actually get another activation, I been reading comments on Amazon, and some people have said that they legitimately used up their number of activations, called EA support to request another, and EA denied their request.

Recommended reading:
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Amazon flash mob mauls Spore DRM

And, What they don't want you to know about Securom

 

[KyanWan]

Spore seems horrible. Anyways. Whatever.

Games by Maxis are terrible.
Spore is made by Maxis.
Therefore Spore is terrible.

The good thing about the "sim" titles is they would run on garbage for hardaware. The funny thing about those older titles (simcity) is that once your city got "big" - the comp would slow to a crawl - just showing you what garbage development went into the title.

Combine the "I know what their previous games are like" with the DRM and you've got a festering trash bin overflowing with "game".

Seriously, EA had the ball in their hands with the online and downloadable content, but they pulled out a knife and slashed the ball. They ruined the game for everyone. There's absolutely no reason spore should have DRM. EA sucks.

So what's coming next? spore nightlife. spore sports. spore university. spore retirement home. spore hospital. spore weekend. spore dig your own grave and bury yourself. spore I wish this game was never invented edition - with boredom renewal kit.

I'll be waiting for the: "I've had enough of spore and all these stupid expansions, with free cyanide pills".

Spore looked very interesting, but I will not be buying it due to the DRM restrictions. Quote from an article on PCmag.com:

Like the PC version of Mass Effect before it, Spore's DRM limits owners to only three activations of the game after installation. The point is to prohibit software pirates from sharing and reusing activation codes over and over, but it also means that if a user happens to uninstall and reinstall Spore more than three times for completely legitimate reasons, they'll have to contact Electronic Arts customer support to request and have approved a new authentication on a case-by-case basis.

Of course. According to EA only 1% of us actually use our PCs.

My theory is they're underhandedly using this DRM to enforce the nontransferable license. So when you find out "doh, spore sucks" and give it a friend or sell it on ebay - the person you give it to is not entitled to use it according to the EULA.

Read the EULA. To transfer means to sell or give away in legal-speak. Non-transferable means you're not allowed to sell it or give it to someone else.

That's dirty, and low.

This is to keep up the retail price and kill the secondary market for their garbage games.

 

[Atten]

I play teh spore! Much fun. But I still love TF2 the best.

 

[Dreadmaker]

KyanWan, tell us what you really think, huh?

I love spore. It's a great game, especially if you are someone who takes pleasure in biology, and evolution. I for one always find it interesting to create these creatures and see how they do in the world.. I have definitely learned that there is a definite way of building that will help you... and there is certainly a way to get it wrong

plus, on hard mode, it's difficult. seriously. At least, it's much harder than normal by comparison. I had to try a lot more on hard.

 

[Wal-Mart Security]

I'm Loving Spore

 

[FatalSinz]

So..I didn't look because i jumped straight into single player, but does this game have an online mode? Like a Live-RTS?

 

[GardenGroveVW]

If we see people posting about how they got the game.

IE Pirating, you will be banned. NO EXCEPTIONS.

PS: why would you post that anyways?

 

[ice-cold]

I was playing for a while but i stopped when i finished the game and i got bored.

 

[PeterGriffin]

ice-cold why do u keep on bringing up old threads...