Mass Effect for PC has crappy dial-a-DRM

[admin]

Apparently those of you who’ve been waiting for the PC version of the popular console game Mass Effect will have to make sure your DSL bill is paid up, as the game requires an online connection even for the single player mode. Why’s this?

Because the game will phone home every 10 days to make sure you haven’t shared your activation key or are using a cracked copy of the game, that’s why.

http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/05/07/mass-effect-for-pc-has-crappy-dial-a-drm/

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So of course, there will be a cracked version that doesn't need that

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EA relents on cumbersome DRM for new PC games

Amid much fan outrage and negative publicity, it appears EA and each game's respective developer has relented and will instead implement a more benign DRM strategy. Gamer's Hell reported that Mass Effect will now require a one-time online authentication, and it will reauthenticate each time you connect to the game's download servers, but that it will no longer require constant reauthentication. Kotaku reported the same decision has been made for Spore.