And they would be happily playing now, not waiting for Valve to get more CD keys from EA. I know people who would pirate games like Mass Effect without a second thought to the morality of the action.
The people who legitimately buy the game, the ones who are giving the developers their due because they appreciate the work that goes into the production of a game get punished because the publisher can't trust them to not share the game.
#Let it die pc drm code#
CD keys? Really? Aren't we a little beyond that archaic copy protection system? Isn't Steam supposed to negate all that? Your login IS your "CD key"! Either the developers were too lazy to edit the code for the Steam release, or EA is too over protective with their DRM. It turns out that Steam didn't have enough CD keys on hand to distribute when the game was released. It's happening to a ton of people who bought the game yesterday, as well. I ended up finding a topic created back in January with people who had the same problem during a previous Mass Effect sale.
#Let it die pc drm download#
I knew this couldn't be right because I had download dozens of games from Steam already and hadn't had a problem with one of them. After confirming I was still connected to the Internet and wasn't mysteriously disconnected during the two minutes between when the game finished downloading and I clicked "Play", I searched Steam's site for some help, but all they had was this. So it finished downloading all 10 GB and click "Play" only to be met with the message "Failed to contact key server". Yesterday I bought Mass Effect for five dollars because it was a game I'd always heard was great, but couldn't play because I have a PS3. It's a very liberal DRM policy that gives the user plenty of freedom without having to worry about some people exploiting the system. DRM restricts the use of the game to your account, but it does not require you to be online at all times. Steam has become my friend with its insane sales, ability to download most games as many times as I want, and a great selection. Having never been much of a PC gamer before, only dabbling in a couple RTS games from the late 90's and the Sims, my new laptop turned out to be adequate at running most modern games on moderate settings. It was the answer to my college gaming concerns. In May, I discovered the wonders of Steam.
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