The_Regicide

The_Regicide

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Reply to DRM problem with used copy in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

[quote who="dawatticus" reply="8" id="1995187"]Bla bla bla Look at it this way: Stardock sell 100 copies of Sins. They are now maintaing 100 copies of Sins (with patches). Bla bla bla Ironclad are still only maintaing 100 copies of the game, not 101. [/quote]In this particular case, they are maintaining 100 copies of sins, with one dude screaming bloody murder because he bought one of those 100, but without actually buying one of those 100. No, he just boug

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Reply to I can’t get impulse so am I screwed or what??? in Technical Sins Forums

Have an Windows XP SP2 installation disk. Failing that, have a Windows XP SP1 installation disk and the full SP 2 somewhere safe, like on a CD or a different partition. Failing that, have a Windows XP installation disk and both SPs somewhere safe, like on a CD or a different partition. Install in logical order. Apply the usual firewall/antivirus/antispyware. Dance the jigg.

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Reply to THE ORGOV: Why? in Beta Feedback Sins Forums

[quote who="wbino" reply="2" id="1994707"]It is a waste of a ship, don't think I've built two in ten games. They could have just given siege ships a structure attack ability. [/quote]I actually "lobbied" for this one. Like, a lot. Ah well, we've yet to see what the final Entrenchment will look like.

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Reply to I can’t get impulse so am I screwed or what??? in Technical Sins Forums

Never ever never ever never update your Windows XP to a new service pack. Never ever do that. Always download all the updates and service packs and format your install. Seriously. I've seen such ridiculous things that result from updating an existing XP with a service pack that you wouldn't believe. Heck, I've experienced one, too! Way back when SP1 came out, I made the mistake of updating my XP instead of just formatting it and reinstalling everything. Among the things it seriously FUBARed a

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Reply to DRM problem with used copy in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Whatever country is unlucky enough to have you has laws that the shop may or may not have broken. But since I know SD and IC are in the USA, I'm thinking they're free of all blame here... And any company that sells second hand games should take two point six seconds to actually open the box that was just returned and see if there is a serial number on a game card anywhere inside.

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Reply to DRM problem with used copy in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Bottom line: the shop you bought it from violated the law. It's as simple as that. You keep dancing around the issues, screaming corporate murder and greed, but that's what it comes down to. They practically sold you a DVD with Sins burned on to it, and charged you "half price".

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Reply to DRM problem with used copy in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

[quote who="Shadow_of_Light" reply="18" id="1992859"] Customer support is the only thing i have to remind u about, then you ofcourse will start about the fact that he spend 1/2 of the money .. when in turn i'll reply by reminding you what a customer is... well here it is A customer, also client, buyer or purchaser is the buyer or user of the paid products of an individual or organization, mostly called the supplier or seller. This is typically through purchasi

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Reply to DRM problem with used copy in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

[quote who="Soduka" reply="10" id="1992080"]All I know is since I live in the United States, I am protected by the First-Sale Doctrine which allows me to transfer any copyrighted work in its entirety. Both Supreme Court cases involving almost this exact situation have found that EULAs are NOT binding contracts because they can only be agreed to after the purchase has been made or the software opened. I don't read EULAs because they don't mean a damn thing where I live.

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Reply to Tournament in Sins Multiplayer Sins Forums

Oh, I see these guys every now and then. They believe every thread "pollutes" the internet or takes up valuable internet space, so they make just one thread and reuse it. They don't reuse by adding new questions in new posts, though, they just change the OP while everyone is left with a dumb face, wondering how in the world did fifteen people agree that reformatting is the best thing to do when the enemy Advent makes carriers.

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Reply to An uninterresting topic in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Accusation of poster known as jjz- of being a grammar nazi. Link to the uncyclopedia Grammar Nazi page. Smiley face. Questioning of jjz-'s relationship with his father. Mildly inflamatory fare-well.

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Reply to An uninterresting topic in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

Logical bisection of the original post, followed by a point-by-point rebuttal with a mild hint of sarcasm to outline the irregularities. Quote from the original post followed by a quote from dictionary.com on strawman arguments. Questioning of the original poster's upbringing and sexual preference. Expression of ridicule at the idea of 1v1 scout vs cap combat.

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Reply to DRM problem with used copy in Sins of a Solar Empire Sins Forums

[quote who="Schwarzie" reply="10" id="1988710"]So if the initial Buyer sold the license he looses every right to use support. And the new owner can use the support. Stardock was already payed for this support. [/quote]But in this particular case, the Initial Buyer did not sell his license. He sold his box with the game disc. He obviously kept the license.

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Reply to I can’t get impulse so am I screwed or what??? in Technical Sins Forums

However, they are working on some type of e-mail registration and executable patching thingy that will allow people without Impulse/internet to patch the game. In a neat way, I mean, as they can already do it now by installing the game on a computer that has Impulse/internet, patching it, then carrying the game files over to the target machine by a flash stick or a DVD or whatever.

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