Last Remnant PC unplayable due to Steam activation [update]
by Griffin McElroy 
on Mar 20th 2009 6:40PM
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Posted: Mar 20th 2009 7:02PM (Unverified) said
Has anyone pirated it? Can the pirated version be used yet?
Just asking for irony's sake. You know. Superior Product.
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Just asking for irony's sake. You know. Superior Product.
Posted: Mar 20th 2009 7:11PM (Unverified) said
Um, yeah.
Yeah, it can play. I was playing it a while ago.
Yeah.
SSSSSSHHHH. Don't tell NOBODY.
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Yeah, it can play. I was playing it a while ago.
Yeah.
SSSSSSHHHH. Don't tell NOBODY.
Posted: Mar 20th 2009 8:09PM original fred said
No he was telling you to not tell Nobody. Nobody is such a fucking gossip and what he did to that cyclops was awful.
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Posted: Mar 20th 2009 7:11PM Chris DPSN AggieCEO XBLThe Aggi said
well damn. thats gotta suck balls
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Posted: Mar 20th 2009 7:30PM RedViv said
Well, that news is kind of not right. Now.
I've contacted the support myself this afternoon, and they told me that someone managed to miss that they'd have to tell Valve to enable those codes before April 9th, and they'd resolve it in some hours once people at the Steam support start working. And they did, and I activated my copy three hours ago. ^_^
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I've contacted the support myself this afternoon, and they told me that someone managed to miss that they'd have to tell Valve to enable those codes before April 9th, and they'd resolve it in some hours once people at the Steam support start working. And they did, and I activated my copy three hours ago. ^_^
Posted: Mar 20th 2009 7:36PM szimm said
get rid of DRM already.
its expensive.
its bothersome for your customers.
its a burden on your support team.
it doesnt prevent piracy.
having lower prices or cool pack-ins as a result of not having to pay starforce or securom for "protection", MIGHT ACTUALLY REDUCE PIRACY.
its so elementary, you would think a ten year old kid could see through it.
the worst part is, blunders like these may scare good developers like square away from launching their products on pc. last remnant may not be a top tier game, but who is to say what goodies might follow - if they see some success on the platform.
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its expensive.
its bothersome for your customers.
its a burden on your support team.
it doesnt prevent piracy.
having lower prices or cool pack-ins as a result of not having to pay starforce or securom for "protection", MIGHT ACTUALLY REDUCE PIRACY.
its so elementary, you would think a ten year old kid could see through it.
the worst part is, blunders like these may scare good developers like square away from launching their products on pc. last remnant may not be a top tier game, but who is to say what goodies might follow - if they see some success on the platform.
Posted: Mar 20th 2009 7:57PM einhanderkiller said
Steam DRM is free.
And, the way Steam DRM works, it does prevent piracy. It's impossible to pirate a Steamworks game before the release date as binaries essential to play the game are not included on the disc, but rather are downloaded after you verify the game.
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And, the way Steam DRM works, it does prevent piracy. It's impossible to pirate a Steamworks game before the release date as binaries essential to play the game are not included on the disc, but rather are downloaded after you verify the game.
Posted: Mar 20th 2009 8:53PM (Unverified) said
Aww...how little do you guys know.
Steam DRM is actually pretty easy to pirate for once you set it all up correctly.It's just that getting a cracked client is something way beyond the abilities/lazyness of the 95% so called point & click torrent pirates so the general populace believes the myth that Steam cannot be broken.
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Steam DRM is actually pretty easy to pirate for once you set it all up correctly.It's just that getting a cracked client is something way beyond the abilities/lazyness of the 95% so called point & click torrent pirates so the general populace believes the myth that Steam cannot be broken.
Posted: Mar 20th 2009 9:03PM einhanderkiller said
I never said Steam DRM couldn't be cracked--it can be, but the procedure is sometimes more complicated than most other DRM solutions. I said that a game cannot be cracked before its release date due to how the Steam DRM works.
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Posted: Mar 20th 2009 9:30PM JoshMilewski said
Wait, so is the retail version just a disc with the Steam download on it?
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Posted: Mar 20th 2009 10:19PM iHavePants said
No you install the game off the disc, but it activates through your Steam account in order to play, like any Valve game.
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Posted: Mar 20th 2009 10:35PM JoshMilewski said
Well, that's what I mean, basically. So The Last Remnant is only available through Steam, huh?
Well, that sucks.
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Well, that sucks.
Posted: Mar 20th 2009 11:51PM JoshMilewski said
OK, cool.
But I'd rather just have a straight-up .exe with no DRM attached.
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But I'd rather just have a straight-up .exe with no DRM attached.
Posted: Mar 21st 2009 6:57PM Blaquebeird said
I agree with the guy with the pants. Steam is awesome, hands down.
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