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EA laces C&C4 with Ubisoft-like always-on DRM

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On March 18, 2010, 5:55 PM

Ubisoft caught some serious flak over its controversial DRM, but it seems EA's not afraid of a few pitch forks and torches. The company has reportedly included a similar always-connected DRM mechanism in its latest Command & Conquer title. According to a moderator on the official C&C4 forums, the game "has no DRM. Zip, zero, zilch, none" -- but a few lines later he said it requires a constant Internet connection. The post has since been edited to exclude that faux pas.


In a review of Command & Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight, Eurogamer highlighted some of the game's issues -- most of which should sound familiar if you read anything about the Ubisoft debacle. The site says that C&C4 is constantly monitor and uploading your experience-point count, and thus the game is always online. If your connection drops for any reason, you will be kicked from the game -- even in single player -- and the game won't attempt to reconnect, so your session is totally lost.

It's also noted that C&C4 plays well on a mid-range laptop, which would make it a great title to pick up while traveling, but without a strong Wi-Fi signal that isn't currently possible. It's unclear whether EA will incorporate these limitations into other titles, and let us pray that other companies won't resort to always-on schemes.

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  1. March 20, 2010 12:40 PM
    Guest said:

    how are you suppose to come up with a crack or patch when every time you go online it gets re-patch by EA, maybe you could crack it and play offline but the title was meant to be played online with people, anyone who has a pc probably has online so i see no problem just inconveniences,

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  2. March 22, 2010 7:42 PM
    Deathstar17 said:

    Guest said:

    this is all because of your stupid ****ing pirates who thought you would never get caught, well ya did and no we regular folks got to pay for your sins, you inbreds!

    Who got caught?

    I'm not sure if you noticed but all this DRM hasn't slowed the pirates at all...

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  3. March 30, 2010 7:14 PM
    Guest said:

    so basically, since I'm deployed in a combat zone, I cant play this game even though I ordered it from Amazon...wow thanks EA for making me never want to get another game from you and pissing alot of soldiers off, cuz it isnt just me who got it, about 20 to 30 guys got it cuz we like the Tiberium saga...

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