Please answer quickly...

[nikolaus8754]

Please answer quickly...

Hi, I'm Niko. I from Poland.I would buy this game . I do not know if this game will require the installation of Steam. Or will not have Steam?Sorry for my English,

 

[merak43]

both if you go to GOG.com you can download it without steam and if you get it with steam it will and the cd is using securom that will uninstall it self after the 17 may someone will correct me if i am wrong i hope

 

[nikolaus8754]

The boxed version will not Steam? Will it?

 

[merak43]

nopebut you need an Internet connection if that is what you are afraid of

 

[nikolaus8754]

I'm not afraid. I just want to buy the boxed version. I'm interested in only the steam. : P I wish I had this game on steam but I bought in a store and not on the Internet

 

[merak43]

have the cd:s been released to the public in Poland? i would think they would do that a little bit closer to 17:may as the global release date has not come up yet.. if you have a copy just return it and buy it from steam when it come out

 

[Ostrowiak.382]

You don't need internet connection, good sir.Just download free 50mb activation patch during the installation and voila, you're internet free 4EVA.Boxed W2 does not use Steam.

 

[Kodaemon5924]

You don't need internet connection, good sir.Just download free 50mb activation patch

...anyone seeing a bit a bit of a contradiction here?

 

[Ostrowiak.382]

nag nag

Constant internet connection ;(

 

[username_2093396]

I have a related question. This is from the FAQ and mentions the DRM of the retail version:

While we are aware of some players’ associations with the SecuROM technology, the server infrastructure of its provider, SONY, gives us the highest level of confidence that registering legal copies will be problem-free.

http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/news/59895/The-Witcher-2-Updated-FAQThat was written before the whole mess with all of Sony's servers being hacked. Will Sony's current trouble prevent me from activating my retail copy of the game when I get it?

 

[GuyNwah]

I have a related question. This is from the FAQ and mentions the DRM of the retail version:

While we are aware of some players’ associations with the SecuROM technology, the server infrastructure of its provider, SONY, gives us the highest level of confidence that registering legal copies will be problem-free.

http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/news/59895/The-Witcher-2-Updated-FAQThat was written before the whole mess with all of Sony's servers being hacked. Will Sony's current trouble prevent me from activating my retail copy of the game when I get it?

No, only PSN got hacked. And it involved a specific vulnerability on the PS3. Some hacker would have to exploit a different vulnerability to get into SecuROM traffic. Also, because there aren't money transactions on the SecuROM net, the value of hacking it is far less.By the way, thanks to the PSN fiasco, you all should know the value of never accepting an SSL certificate that your browser says is bogus and never using software that automatically accepts bogus SSL certificates.

 

[username_2093396]

No, only PSN got hacked. And it involved a specific vulnerability on the PS3. Some hacker would have to exploit a different vulnerability to get into SecuROM traffic. Also, because there aren't money transactions on the SecuROM net, the value of hacking it is far less.By the way, thanks to the PSN fiasco, you all should know the value of never accepting an SSL certificate that your browser says is bogus and never using software that automatically accepts bogus SSL certificates.

Thanks for answering Sony's PC MMO servers got hacked too though:http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2011/05/sony-online-entertainment-hack/Is Securom completely separate from Sony's PC game servers as well? I've been really looking forward to The Witcher 2 (already have the retail version pre-ordered ) so I'm really anxious about anything that might stop me from playing it.

 

[soldiergeralt]

obviously, if securom got hacked, they're report that securom got hacked.

 

[coelocanth]

SecuROM is developed/administered/run by SonyDADC, a completely different division of Sony. The recent issues with Sony's servers should have no effect on the activation of the game. (Whether the SonyDADC servers will be able to handle the big slam of traffic on release day is another question).

 

[username_2093396]

SecuROM is developed/administered/run by SonyDADC, a completely different division of Sony. The recent issues with Sony's servers should have no effect on the activation of the game. (Whether the SonyDADC servers will be able to handle the big slam of traffic on release day is another question).

Okay, thanks I'm glad to hear that it's not part of Sony's game division. I thought it was, which was why I was worried.