LAN GAMES

Gandalf Parker · #1 November 8th, 2003, 01:57 AM

Why is it if something isnt the way people want they feel that it was done on purpose just to piss them off?

They didnt BLOCK lan play. Its just that they didnt allow it. To allow lan play means they have to spend alot of time trying to figure out HOW to allow it without making it really easy to rip off the game and play on any machine that anybody wants to. Allowing hotseat is much simpler.

So the question you should have asked is... why didnt they take the time to write it into the game to allow you to play as many people as you want on a lan without buying more copies.

Mortifer · #2 November 8th, 2003, 09:53 AM

Hm indeed this is not very good. If I will play multi, I will more than likely will play with friends over LAN.
However, I guess they will preorder it anyways.

Nerfix · #3 November 8th, 2003, 09:56 AM

I think it's part of the copy protection of Dominions.

However, i think it would be nice if someone who owns Dom II could play with more "sunday-gamer" type of people who don't own Dom II in LAN.

SnallTrippin · #4 November 8th, 2003, 12:22 PM

Copy protection is easy to defeat...anyway...so if you really want to you could install your Version on their comps or whatever to play IP games..or whatever...meh.

Gandalf Parker · #5 November 8th, 2003, 01:48 PM

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Originally posted by SnallTrippin:
Copy protection is easy to defeat...anyway...so if you really want to you could install your Version on their comps or whatever to play IP games..or whatever...meh.

Keep in mind that copy protection is just that. Protection against copying. Its not pirate protection or crack protection. The first line of defense is to protect against an average user who might casually give a copy to a friend if a game let him. After that its an effort to slow down the above-average user but thats a whole different ballgame.

NTJedi · #6 November 9th, 2003, 09:15 AM

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Gandalf Parker
Why is it if something isnt the way people want they feel that it was done on purpose just to piss them off?

WHAT ON EARTH ARE YOU THINKING?? I NEVER SAID ANYTHING LIKE THAT !

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Gandalf Parker
To allow lan play means they have to spend alot of time trying to figure out HOW to allow it without making it really easy to rip off the game and play on any machine that anybody wants to.

You MUST be joking... at least I hope so.

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SnallTrippin
Copy protection is easy to defeat...anyway...

You are correct. When developers prevent LAN games from working then it encourages gamers to go search/learn for ways of defeating copy protection.

PhilD · #7 November 9th, 2003, 11:50 AM

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Originally posted by NTJedi:
You are correct. When developers prevent LAN games from working then it encourages gamers to go search/learn for ways of defeating copy protection. [/QB]

It encourages some gamers to do that. Others actually care to respect their licences.

In other words - if I have an opportunity to organize LAN games of DomII, I will either try to convince the other players to purchase their own copies, or buy them myself. Either would be easier, and more likely to occur (esp. the latter) if there was an option to purchase just an additional key at a reduced rate, but I will not look for a crack, or use one if I know there is one.