StarForce Challenge [Dec 15, 2005, 12:04 am ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
Destroy your
PC and receive $1000 from StarForce (thanks Andrew) is an offer from the
copy-protection maker in an effort to combat what they feel may be unfounded
rumors about their software:
There have been a lot of rumors in the Internet concerning DVD/CD writers malfunction after installation and star-up of StarForce protected applications. Some have even mentioned that should such “malfunctioning” drive be placed in any other PC without StarForce protection installed it will fail to work as well.
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After the installation and start-up of StarForce protected product the problem with (CD/DVD read-write malfunction) must exist and be reproduced in any other configuration.
If you can be the first to reproduce this situation in our office, we will be happy to award you with $1000.00 US, cover your trip to Moscow and pay 2 days’ lodging.
The PC Pirating scene is OVER folks. I have been in it for decades and have never seen it stopped so quickly, so drastically and so absolutely.
Sure a few early starforce games got cracked, even a few recent ones like Space Rangers 2, but after that? Mayhem, absolute mayhem with 50/50 of the people being able to play a cracked game.
I don't like to carry CDs/DVDs with my laptop, that simple, and this is an unfortunate but necessary protection so I must tip the hat to Starforce. They did what they set out to do and won.
I called this almost a year ago and now look at the frustration people are having with games. I am surprised it too this long.
It is a bit late with PC games on the decline, but the best games ARE PC Games and its sad to see them diminish. I hope this does save the PC game industry, this StarForce program. If that is what gets accomplished then they can have my money!
Sure a few early starforce games got cracked, even a few recent ones like Space Rangers 2, but after that? Mayhem, absolute mayhem with 50/50 of the people being able to play a cracked game.
I don't like to carry CDs/DVDs with my laptop, that simple, and this is an unfortunate but necessary protection so I must tip the hat to Starforce. They did what they set out to do and won.
I called this almost a year ago and now look at the frustration people are having with games. I am surprised it too this long.
It is a bit late with PC games on the decline, but the best games ARE PC Games and its sad to see them diminish. I hope this does save the PC game industry, this StarForce program. If that is what gets accomplished then they can have my money!
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