I've been reading quite a few forums, and things are pretty bad. Without exception, everyone is talking about avoiding these games. Loads have already been returned to shops. Now I know why BD dropped £10 in game. People must be returning it in droves!
It looks to me like to like starforce is damaging sales, and future sales. But the companies that use this, only have themselves to blame. They're losing their legitimate buyers, fans, and casual gamers in the process. People who are unsure about what starforce does are frightened of installing games with it, because they lack the knowledge to rectify their system.
This will effect sales more than piracy ever did. There's even talk about Half-Life 2 and DOOM 3 beening avoided if they use it. And these are the most eagarly awaited games of this year.
As Marian stated in another thread, Larian has nothing to do with Starforce: it was the publisher's decision.
