The Reason I Preordered

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Mercy, Sep 13, 2013.

  1. Mercy

    Mercy Tentacle Wrangler

    I wanted to let the developers know the reason I preordered this game (one simple reason); it is DRM Free.

    I have no idea about the game, I have no idea if it is good or bad, or what the original was like. What I do want you to know is, I personally support DRM Free gaming with my personal finances.

    Keep making games DRM free please, and others like me will support you for the sake of the trust you place in your users.

    I appreciate you not treating users like casual pirates that are out to steal your game or give it to all their friends. There are those that will buy and never give away your hard work.

    Thanks
     
    • MrLevi

      MrLevi Phantasmal Quasar

      Well the original free one was fantastic, so I'm going to assume this one is probably even better. :)
       
      • Klaimen

        Klaimen Orbital Explorer

        Interesting approach. DRM-freeness is getting quite common among Indie Games lately though, I guess? Still it's great to see TAW becoming DRM-free, but I'd love to see this game on bigger platforms like Steam and GOG, also to increase publicity. Also, I guess GOG would only make sense since TAG is one of the free games you automatically receive when you sign up there, even with a couple extras. Oh, and GOG is DRM-free too. *g*
         
        • Active Link

          Active Link Master Astronaut

          If you wanna see it on Steam, you might want to go vote for it in Greenlight. ;)
           
          • Hasaosan

            Hasaosan Big Damn Hero

            if it isnt on steam i aint buying simple as that. DRM free is NOT a good thing and OP should be ashamed for saying it is
             
            • Annoctatio

              Annoctatio Pangalactic Porcupine

              What.

              DRM-free means there are no squeaky background programs that run checks if your game is valid or not. On top of (ever so slightly) increasing the resources it takes from a computer, they also often install some shady third party programs that do the checking. I personally don't care if some big company is spying on computer files and programs, but many people really don't appreciate it. Even if they are doing it for the good of their customers (marketing, bug fixes, compatibility for example).

              Now is your turn to tell why it is not a good thing?
               
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              • Hasaosan

                Hasaosan Big Damn Hero

                steam doesnt install any shady ANYTHING the only things they install on your pc is the crap that is NEEDED to play the game. ANYONE who thinks steam is putting shady things on their pc should just NOT own a pc... steam is the future of PC gaming it really is just THAT simple.

                ps i like how you try and hide the fact you are trying to defend piracy <.<
                 
                • MrLevi

                  MrLevi Phantasmal Quasar

                  That is ridiculous. Just because you don't like DRM doesn't mean you are supporting piracy.
                   
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                  • Evangelion

                    Evangelion Supernova

                    Piracy is pretty irrelevant to what you're saying about steam since their games can be pirated just as easily.
                     
                    • Seria-Myouna

                      Seria-Myouna The Last Moderator IRC Operator

                      Guys, don't use the terms "piracy" and "DRM-Free" interchangeably like they're synonyms.

                      A lot of gamers really don't like intrusive DRM like the kind that came in some recent titles like Sim City and Diablo III, where legitimate buyers of the game were forced to verify their game on a server that suffered from bottlenecks, crashes, and sometimes frequent disconnects that caused loss of progress and the like.

                      Thus, DRM in general has been given a bad name to a lot of mainstream gamers.

                      Making a game DRM-free for early backers is just a bonus for helping out the developers when they need it most. It's not a bad thing, and it's entirely a decision for the development team to make, not you.
                       
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                      • Hasaosan

                        Hasaosan Big Damn Hero



                        cept the fact that his STATEMENT does say he supports piracy. try using your brain... i know its hard

                        ether way DRM is the future <.<
                         
                        • Hasaosan

                          Hasaosan Big Damn Hero

                          no piracy was used for an entirly different part of this

                          "DRM-free means there are no squeaky background programs that run checks if your game is valid or not." is the part about piracy

                          and DRM-Free is just stupid tbh. devs that choose drm free chose to screw their game.

                          why you might ask? because steam helps games become known. steam helps people keep their games all in 1 place. steam is safe.
                           
                          • Evangelion

                            Evangelion Supernova

                            Oh? If it doesn't stop piracy, then how is it the future? It just seems like unnecessary restrictions on loyal customers.​
                             
                            • Seria-Myouna

                              Seria-Myouna The Last Moderator IRC Operator


                              It's a reward for pre-ordering...

                              If it gets greenlit, it will be subjected to whatever DRM there would be for a game on Steam, but they can't just slap it on steam without it being approved. That's not a decision they can make.

                              They're doing the best they can to promote their game as it is before it debuts on other gaming distribution platforms.
                               
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                              • MrLevi

                                MrLevi Phantasmal Quasar

                                Except that he didn't.
                                 
                                • Seria-Myouna

                                  Seria-Myouna The Last Moderator IRC Operator

                                  Guys, that's enough with the pointless arguing ;-;

                                  I understand that some not-so-nice phrasing was used, but continuing the argument is not the right way to handle that.

                                  The OP was trying to make a positive statement and it got mooshed around into a flamewar.
                                   
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                                  • Annoctatio

                                    Annoctatio Pangalactic Porcupine

                                    http://store.steampowered.com/privacy_agreement/
                                    Read the agreement carefully. Especially the personal data thing.

                                    I do not like that.
                                     
                                    • Rainbow Dash

                                      Rainbow Dash Oxygen Tank

                                      i honestly never buy anything if its not on steam
                                      steam is just so much better then anything else FACT
                                      i dont like overthetop drm (EA) those games diserve to be pirated
                                      altho indies i feel might need some cus they dont got megamillons like triple As do
                                      then again DRM or not, a pirate will get in and DRM olny makes it hard for leget people to play
                                      (looking at you Simcity 2013)
                                      tho steam doent make it hard to get in as you can play the games offline (besides games that are soley online like tf2, but even that you can play offline but youd be dumb to do that) and the severs are almost never down

                                      so incase you didnt read my post
                                      Steam > Everything else
                                      DRM = neutral
                                      Pirates = newage robinhood - the giveing to the poor part
                                       

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