Thanks for the info, I will carry on with my day now.
Dragon Age II
Game » consists of 16 releases. Released Mar 08, 2011
This sequel to Dragon Age: Origins features faster combat, a new art style, and a brand new, fully voiced main character named Hawke.
High Res Textures don't come with the game.
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@Jeff said:" @jmrwacko said:
True. Still seems like a really weird anti-piracy incentive though." @benjaebe said:
This isn't necessarily the same thing as the Crysis 2 DX11 issue, since the texture pack will be available at launch. I think it's more of an anti-piracy incentive than anything. "" Really weird. This comes right on the heels of rumors that Crysis 2 will be DX9 at launch and get DX11 later via a patch. Source. What is going on over at EA? "
One of the developers said this on the forums: "Yep, same reason day 1 DLC isn't on the disc. This is all content we were able to complete after the game disc was locked and sent for certification." "
" Sounds like a bit of "please activate your legitimate copy of the game with us to get this fairly key feature" to me. "
I doubt this has anything to do with piracy.
Considering that if it does than it is a completely useless gesture.
There are already a HUGE amount of incentives for registering the game with them, for ligitimate consumers.
Pre launch DLC for this game is being thrown around like candy: pre orders, signature editions, cross game promotions (DS2), time limited pre orders, demo promotions, facebook game, facebook marketing promotions (they basically offered goodies for the players marketing the game for them.
Seriosly the DLC list for this game before it has even launched is pretty insane.
And to get any of it legitimately you ofcourse have to register them all with them and with your game and account.
Anyway, all of the above have 0 influence on piracy. If anything such measures encourage it.
Why?
It's easier to get a pirated version in one or two downloads that incldes ALL of the tens of DLCs for Dragon Age: Origins. (and DA2 has more)
If you want an idea of how much DLC there was for DA:O go to torrents and look at the list of DLCs in the packages.
It is much easier to just download that instead of fucking around with EA logins, Bioware Social Site, registering a myriad of your codes.
I should know I had to register several DLCs that came with DA:O preorder + special edition at launch. And post launch could not buy any further DLC from them at all because EA store does not accept either of my credit cards unlike Steam.
The amount of DLC Bioware puts out prior to launch makes everyone else look like amatures.
PS:
@Jeff:
I remember there being some indignation (for lack of a better term) on the Giant Bombcast regardng a marketing in a certain racing game that gave XP for spaming your friends.
(can't remember what racing game it was) Some heated words were said by you especially.
It would be nice to hear the GB crew thoughts on this, in the next Bombcast, considering it's DA2's release day and all :
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