Serious Sam’s DRM Is A Giant Pink Scorpion

[Rydian]

Yeah it's often a time game, and if people who are trying to distribute these games first for glory in the scene don't realize there's DRM because it doesn't show up until later in the game, then it's more likely to be distributed with the DRM still intact.

 

[Midna]

That too. This kind of DRM is less likely to be fixed upon it's initial scene release.

 

[Gahars]

I think they should have given the Scorpion a health bar, albeit an extremely large one; if you can manage to beat it than you deserve to own the game, pirated or not.

 

[Joe88]

the crackers have already gotten rid of the scorpion

 

[DSGamer64]

Ultimate troll is ultimate troll. Force you to burn all your ammo and then you die, nice work I say.

 

[SifJar]

DRM would be more successful if it let you start up the game, but screwed it up for you in some way, like this. People get a shot at the game, realize they like it, but won't be able to complete the pirated version, so they go buy the real one. Profit.

Except it just doesn't work that way. Take the Serious Sam DRM, already been removed. What's stopping any other game from the same thing happening? As good of an idea you have it just wouldn't change much.

I'd say this is why so few companies bother with elaborate DRM. What's the point investing time into it when it will just get cracked within a few days of release anyway?

 

[Qtis]

Epic! Kinda reminds me of the original Settlers III protection, which made iron smelters produce pigs, trees not grow to the needed high and what else

 

[Deleted-236924]

I think they should have given the Scorpion a health bar, albeit an extremely large one; if you can manage to beat it than you deserve to own the game, pirated or not.

But then people would have cheated to become invincible/kill in one hit.

 

[tehnoobshow]

My initial reaction was WTF that is one of the weirdest DRM's ever.

 

[Veho]

Settlers 3 had the best DRM ever.

 

[prowler]

DRM would be more successful if it let you start up the game, but screwed it up for you in some way, like this. People get a shot at the game, realize they like it, but won't be able to complete the pirated version, so they go buy the real one. Profit.

Except it just doesn't work that way. Take the Serious Sam DRM, already been removed. What's stopping any other game from the same thing happening? As good of an idea you have it just wouldn't change much.

if I pirated a game and something like this happened, I'd be like "hey devs, you're kinda cool. here's my money".

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

DRM would be more successful if it let you start up the game, but screwed it up for you in some way, like this. People get a shot at the game, realize they like it, but won't be able to complete the pirated version, so they go buy the real one. Profit.

Except it just doesn't work that way. Take the Serious Sam DRM, already been removed. What's stopping any other game from the same thing happening? As good of an idea you have it just wouldn't change much.

if I pirated a game and something like this happened, I'd be like "hey devs, you're kinda cool. here's my money".

Well unfortunately we all don't have the honor of being you now do we?

...damn it...