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EA on C&C4 DRM

[Mar 24, 2010, 09:43 am ET] - Share - Viewing Comments

A tweet by EA's Jeff Green relates his own experience with problems with the DRM in EA's own Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight which were severe enough that he thinks something needs to change (this was posted a few days ago, noticed by Ars Technica). He starts by tweeting: "Booted twice--and progress lost--on my single-player C&C4 game because my DSL connection blinked. DRM fail. We need new solutions," and: "Welp. I've tried to be open-minded. But my 'net connection is finicky--and the constant disruption of my C&C4 SP game makes this unplayable." He added: "Yeah, Steam's ability to have off-line play is the clear, better model when talking about SP games," and then added a couple of comments to temper his reaction, saying "However, C&C4 experiments w/what a 'single-player game' is--given it's constantly uploading progress/stats for unlocks. It's complicated," and: "I think if we think of C&C4 as an 'online-only' game--which it basically is--then maybe we'd adjust our expectations accordingly."

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Re: EA on C&C4 DRM

Mar 25, 2010, 00:29

Beamer

I try not to be cynical and jaded, but I can't make myself view this "tweet" (God that's such a stupid fucking name...) as anything other than a calculated attempt at damage control and not just some guy trying to be honest and open

Jeff's the former editor of CGW now working on the Sims. EA is a very large company - not everyone is involved in C&C or DRM or feels the need for damage control.

Of course, 90% of EA would likely have been fired for making these comments. People get fired for saying crap like this on facebook or twitter all the time.




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Comment [quote="Beamer"Mar 25, 2010, 00:29]q[I try not to be cynical and jaded, but I can't make myself view this "tweet" (God that's such a stupid fucking name...) as anything other than a calculated attempt at damage control and not just some guy trying to be honest and open]q Jeff's the former editor of CGW now working on the Sims. EA is a very large company - not everyone is involved in C&C or DRM or feels the need for damage control. Of course, 90% of EA would likely have been fired for making these comments. People get fired for saying crap like this on facebook or twitter all the time. [/quote]

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