Originally Posted by Jasmine Moldovia
The only way to stop pirating is to do something like Stardock, game is DRM free, but patches can ONLY be gotten from their own source.


Otherwise, the Pirates get the Better product, no DRM, and a great game to play.

Current DRM like Securom and limited installs make others WANT to pirate, and honestly, I can't blame them. Limiting the rights of the Consumer is never the way to insure the consumer buys your product, rewarding them with limited items, content and support is.


Hence my post about additional content that is dependant upon sales (which would also make customers more likely to try and get others to buy the game). Given that DRMs tend to get overcome fairly quickly, some people believe limited installs artificially boost sales by killing the second hand game market, making it seem as though they prevent piracy.