Starforce Petition!

[ripper_george]

In a few words, it's sure that publishers should protect their software(PC Games) from illegal copying, but you should be capable of backing up the cds. A CD isn't a 100% indestructible thing. It may suffer severe damage either when it's in or out of the PC. That's why we should back them up. Not to mention that the costumer's support is not satisfying. Especially in countries like Greece, where after the purchase, no support is available.
So the sure thing is that they must do something about the protections, so I don't have to be anxious, because I have to play my vidoe games with the original disk.
I have a starforce game, silent hunter 3, and unfortunately I can't back it up. That's why I stopped playing it.
I am boycotting Starforce Games!!!...

[robbdn]

Is starforce boycott working? Price of SCCT for PC is already down to $30, while console version remains $50...

Interesting...

[dajunka]

I think it's working but your not going to get publishers announcing the fact, they will just quietly remove it from there software without fanfare..

Read this if your thinking of going 64bit scroll down page untill you get to the bit about starforce.
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/...1816231,00.asp

http://www.64bitstuff.com/index.php?showtopic=1644

[KessG]

When Silent Hunter III was released, it was far from being offered here in Brazil. As a long time fan, I had no choice but to download it. I figured that when it is available, I'd buy it. three months later, it finally reached the stores in a reasonable price (not the most expensive, but above the average). This time gave me the opportunity to try the several methods of backing up (with no success) and to notice the overwhelming amount of bugs and inconstancies with history, engineering and even the previous Silent Hunter II. Coupled with the fear you and several other people displayed in installing StarForce, I've made up my mind: I won't buy it and will delete my illegal copy. Thank you.

[coffin filler]

Originally Posted by KessG

When Silent Hunter III was released, it was far from being offered here in Brazil. As a long time fan, I had no choice but to download it. I figured that when it is available, I'd buy it. three months later, it finally reached the stores in a reasonable price (not the most expensive, but above the average). This time gave me the opportunity to try the several methods of backing up (with no success) and to notice the overwhelming amount of bugs and inconstancies with history, engineering and even the previous Silent Hunter II. Coupled with the fear you and several other people displayed in installing StarForce, I've made up my mind: I won't buy it and will delete my illegal copy. Thank you.

So glad we could help..Tut tut to D/L it (warez) is not tollerated here @ GCW. Just be carefull what you say here otherwise you will be reciving a ban. (may i suggest you read the rules as to avoid this happening to you like it happens to so many others)

[Grumpy]

(Ive mentioned these points in other threads but thought they also deserved to be mentioned here)

If I was given a choice between a game with Starforce protection or a game with an Online Activation (like HL2) I would honestly prefer the online activation!
Starforce messes with your system and can cause hassles with other programs the whole time! And does their Starforce Clean really fix those hassles? Starforce doesnt tell you its installing!
Online Activation however is only a hassle for a short time, thats during the actual activation (except for dialup users, the hassle could be a longer one). Online activation tells you what is happening, it is not hidden from you! Once the game is activated you dont have anymore 'hidden' hassles. Like with HL2, once the game has earnt its profits they can release a patch so you dont need the disc to play, they can possibly even release a patch to stop the online activation?
But even if a starforce game has earnt its profits, and they release a patch for you to be able to play without the disc, would you really be free of the problems starforce has already created for your system?
I really dont like the Online Activation, it is a hassle but nowhere near the hassle of Starforce!
Since I for one had major problems with the Starforce Protection, I always create a ghost image before installing a new game. Luckily I had ghost images from before my system ever came in contact with a Starforce game! After installing a starforce game i found a lot of my other games would not even autoplay, my drives where reading the disc names even after the disc had been ejected, I had programs no longer working properly, I had CD's/DVD's which would not eject, I had all sorts of problems!! I never had any of these problems before I installed Starfoce and even after using 'Starforce Clean' these problems were still there!
But as soon as I ghosted back to before Starforce all my problems magically disappeared!
Regardless of how much any future games gets hyped up I will not be installing them if they have the Starforce virus!

[Eagle]

Originally Posted by Grumpy

(Ive mentioned these points in other threads but thought they also deserved to be mentioned here)

If I was given a choice between a game with Starforce protection or a game with an Online Activation (like HL2) I would honestly prefer the online activation!

Agree!