No More Sims For You!
Monday, 13 October 2008 17:56![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lea_hazelI was supposed to be playing with my electronic dollhouse right now. However, the game launcher refuses to read the DVD and all indications are that it's a SecuROM problem. I actually didn't realize that Double Deluxe had SecuROM on it, but even if I had, there's nothing I could have done about it. The store didn't have any of the base game left, as they apparently don't ship/manufacture/whatever those anymore, and it's not like EA Games was about to reimburse me for disc 1 getting stolen with my last laptop.
I was hoping I wouldn't have to get into DRM politics just yet. I so don't have the energy for this. However, what's done is done. I generated a diagnostic report and submitted it to both EA and SecuROM. I await their speedy response, and in the meantime, am starting to think about uninstalling the whole mess and buying an original flavor base game second hand off eBay. If I can find one that ships worldwide, it's a definite option. If it works, it's also an option for non-SecuROMed expansion packs, IE OfB and Seasons.
Why am I being treated like a thief? It feels so awful.
I was hoping I wouldn't have to get into DRM politics just yet. I so don't have the energy for this. However, what's done is done. I generated a diagnostic report and submitted it to both EA and SecuROM. I await their speedy response, and in the meantime, am starting to think about uninstalling the whole mess and buying an original flavor base game second hand off eBay. If I can find one that ships worldwide, it's a definite option. If it works, it's also an option for non-SecuROMed expansion packs, IE OfB and Seasons.
Why am I being treated like a thief? It feels so awful.
