Command & Conquer 4

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The issue of LAN play has become a hot-button issue for PC gamers ever since we found out that StarCraft 2 will have no support for it. Be prepared for an even larger backlash against a well-known RTS franchise however, as EA has confirmed that Command and Conquer 4 currently requires an online connection at all times... even when playing the single-player game.

"As of right now, you need to be online all the time to play C&C 4. This is primarily due to our 'player progression' feature so everything can be tracked. C&C 4 is not an MMO in the sense of World of Warcraft, but conceptually it has similar principles for being online all the time," Community Leader APOC wrote. No matter what mode you're playing, no matter what you're doing, if you want to play Command and Conquer 4, you're going to need to have a working Internet connection.
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Source: Forced to connect: C&C 4 requires always-on Internet

As a nice side effect, since C&C4 requires players to be online all the time in order to prevent cheating, we'll be shipping without any form of DRM.
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Source: Command & Conquer 4 Q&A - Exclusive First Details


So which is more inane: Requiring a constant Internet connection to play the single-player portion of a game or tacking on SecuROM?

And couldn't requiring a constant Internet connection be considered a form of DRM?

I'm confused.

Nuts to this. I'm going back to playing Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks.
 
DRM topics aside (this is like the 6th? xD), I'm enjoying the game a lot.

It's a huge departure from the "CnC" game play, but the feels relatively balanced and the factions are unique enough depending on which side you choose. It's like DoW2 with tanks. :p
 
Keero said:
DRM topics aside (this is like the 6th? xD)
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Fifth or sixth, yes.

I received a key for the beta (which is multiplayer only), so as long as there's no DRM attached to the beta, I guess it's safe to install and try out.

Darn publishers. Got me skittish about installing a game beta. That's a sad state of business.
 
What?

I had not heard about the internet connection requirement. I used to be a C & C addict but my rts gaming has really tailed off in the last couple years as several of my friends used to have LAN parties often but have pretty much quit having any. I got an xbox360 at the beginning of this year and have been rediscovering the simple joy of console gaming. :) Press power button, insert game disc, press start button on controller - game until your thumbs won't move, lol. That whole C & C internet connection thing really bothers me for some reason... maybe I just see it as someone else trying to take control of yet another thing in my life. All that to say that there is a good chance I may at least try out the game; I recently dusted off Dawn of War, Lord of the Rings Battle for Middle Earth II, and C & C 3 Tiberium Wars and found that I am REALLY rusty at all of them, hahaha.
 
Tek7 said:
And couldn't requiring a constant Internet connection be considered a form of DRM?
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Actually, no, it couldn't, as long as it allows you to resell the game and make working copies of the disc.

The digital rights you are entitled to are:
a)The ability to resell.
b)the ability to make working archival copies.
c)The ability to modify a program if it doesn't work properly.
d)The ability to install on as many computers as you want

If it doesn't stop you from doing any of these 4 things, it isn't DRM. And just because needing to be connected to the internet is required, it doesn't mean you aren't allowed to modify it so you don't have to be, since you are allowed to modify a program to get it to work. So limiting resale/number of installs is DRM, requiring an internet protection is not DRM.
 
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