Is there anything they can't screw up?
http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/centipedes/battlefield-2142-with-a-dash-of-spyware-207955.php
I was eyeballing that game, too, until now.
No way in hell.
Good ol' EA.
Fuck EA up the ass with a chainsaw.
Where's the laws that state a developer MUST clearly state what's in the software on the outside of the box like food manufacturers have to do?
I mean, what happens when you buy a piece of software with StarForce or this spyware shit in it and you want to return it, but Best Buy's policy is to not allowed returns on opened software?
Where's the laws that state a developer MUST clearly state what's in the software on the outside of the box like food manufacturers have to do?
I mean, what happens when you buy a piece of software with StarForce or this spyware shit in it and you want to return it, but Best Buy's policy is to not allowed returns on opened software?
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
I don't have an issue with in game ads, if they make sense.
But if they are going to be making money off and me by selling the info to other companies and such the least they can do is lower the price of the game. I would still rather not have EA watching what sites I go to but I could possilbly stomach it a bit more if they were cutting me in on the deal.
But if they are going to be making money off and me by selling the info to other companies and such the least they can do is lower the price of the game. I would still rather not have EA watching what sites I go to but I could possilbly stomach it a bit more if they were cutting me in on the deal.
I don't buy shit from Worst Buy. & this shit is still legal cos most of the old bastards that make laws still think that "internet = world wide web = internet explorer = porn = BAD FOR CHILDREN." This latest attempt at legalizing spyware installation is pathetic. Games aren't software anymore, they're bills or resolutions with assloads of unwanted riders tacked on.
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This dude is working on blocking the ads.
http://www.totalbf2142.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5342
http://www.totalbf2142.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5342
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
From what I've read the in-game ad system isn't switched on yet, but if you check the outgoing ports in your firewall you will find that something related to the game is phoning home and sharing your web surfing habits with the mothership.Alhazad wrote:i got this game
the billboards don't have ads
it's fun
i dunno
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
And you know, if they sold the game for ten bucks and advertised that they'd make money by farming users' web habits, there's a good chance I'd give it a shot.
But this is like paying to see a movie in the theater and being subjected to commercials for Coca Cola AFTER THEATER OWNERS BROKE INTO YOUR HOUSE TO SEE IF YOU WERE A SODA-PURCHASING FAMILY.
But this is like paying to see a movie in the theater and being subjected to commercials for Coca Cola AFTER THEATER OWNERS BROKE INTO YOUR HOUSE TO SEE IF YOU WERE A SODA-PURCHASING FAMILY.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
Co-worker bought the game. Said it looks great, from a strictly graphics POV. Say's he's taking it back for a refund. The ads he could live with. The obnoxiousness of them he can't stomach. He said you feel like you're stuck in an on-line ad. The ads are all over the things you're trying to hide behind. So you can't look for your opponents and just sort of tune them out.
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