Sorry to sound arrogant but f**k PC gaming full stop, too much piracy on that platform that is screwing over developers.

I say stick to console development!

If you want to play great games like Bioshock and Mass Effect go get an Xbox 360 that way no faffing aroud with upgrades, installations, activations etc.

I don’t understand the problem, should you have a PC then i very much doubt you don’t have a Broadband connection or even dial up, so why is it a problem to verify every ten days it won’t even be noticed,

But I’m probably missing the bigger picture.

LOL@SS4 comment about not having to worry about Upgrades, Installations and activations on console gaming LOL

Do you own a console?

PS3 Requires installation
360 requires you download updates to play online on some games (like an activation)

as for upgrades well should you want to patch a game you may need to upgrade your 360 to HDD or should you PS3 need a bigger HDD etc...

LOL

The problem is that anything they do is a waste of time. In the end, all the anti-piracy measures come down to code that runs on the PC. That code can and will be hacked so that people will end up with a version that doesn't need activation, doesn't need to verify every 10 days and still works fine.

Anything that can be created can be copied. No system is 100% secure. Complex anti-piracy measures are a waste of time and money. The detemined hackes just see them as more of a challenge and love the Kudos they get from being the first to crack the system. Only one person has to crack the game for piracy to be just as rife on a well protected game as it is on a badly protected game.

Developers might as well just use simple protection that stops people easily distributing their legal copies to multiple friends and let the hackers crack their game for the people who won't buy a copy anyway and will just hold off until they can download it. Save the additional development costs and time adding more features to the game.

I just moved house to just outside Dublin to work for a big Company and i can't get broadband i'll be damned if i'll pay £15 a month in line rental for just dial-up.

I'm stealing the neighbours wifi atm and it's patchy at best. I can only play singleplayer games as the latency is horrific (they are using some sort of WiMAX based atrocity of an internet connection).

I will be "getting" Spore and i already have Mass Effect for the 360 (couldn't wait). While i would probably be able to cobble together something every 10 days to activate why the hell should i have to.
They are fighting piracy by what... making it more attractive?!?!?

I think THIS sums up the message Ea want to send out.....

http://youtube.com/watch?v=MTbX1aMajow