Okay, I've heard all this horrible stuff about DRM. And I've never liked the idea of digital downloads for anything, whether it's games, music, movies, etc. I absolutely hate the idea of games I purchase being tied to some immaterial internet account. Maybe I'm old fashioned, but I like buying physical things that I can feel that I own. Because of that, I've never really had any bad experiences because I avoid games or media that require such things. Until tonight.
I've had a huge hankering to play the Sims 3 because it's a big old box of nostalgia for me, so I went to the local Target and picked it up. Installed it, went through all the Origin account-making stuff, booted it up and enjoyed the game. That was a few days ago. Fast forward to today, I try to start it up, log into Origin--except my account won't work. I won't get into the specific issues because that's not the point. The point is I had to spend about 45 minutes in chat with support, only to be told I have to call in to get the issue resolved, and hey, I can't play the Sims because I can't log into my account.
I just can't wrap my head around it. I have the discs right next to me. I have the game installed on my laptop. Why on earth can't I just play the game I bought?
If this is the future of games, then I'm out. Back to my library of books for me.
I'll get down from my soapbox now. I just really had to get this off my chest. But surely I'm not the only who's had a crappy experience? Sure, this is one time, and sure, if there had been no problem I'd be playing the Sims as happy as can be right now, but having a personal experience with the bad side of this stuff has really soured me on the idea of games tied to digital accounts even when I have a physical copy. That's not something I want to support.
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