That's what I thought too. I bought ME right when it came out and had a really good time with it, and the DRM scheme had just one great plus for me: No DVD in the drive needed. BUT that was before people found out how draconian the DRM really is. Some people on the ME forums already lost all their activations simply because they changed their user account, plugged in a new graphics card or had to switch their OS. And apparently what tweakguides.com and others wrote and what I believed was true - that you regain your activation if you uninstall the game before making changes - was false.So right now I'm sitting here in front of my work computer that is also my gaming rig, I'm too scared to touch anthing, and a new hard drive is already right around the corner. I upgrade this system regulary. Noone, not even Bioware seems to know what triggers an activation and what not, EA's support seems to be almost nonexcistant, people who lost their activations have been told to purchase a new code, and in my personal case I can't even call EA's hotline if I triggered activation 3 - the service number scheme they use (the usually frowned upon 0190-xxx number in Germany) is simply blocked by my phone service. So, I wouldn't recommend buying this game until the DRM problems are solved, and people who are interested in Spore should keep an eye on the DRM issues too. Of course, if you really think the DRM is no issue for you, go ahead and play ME. The story disappointed me a bit and there are other flaws, but it was well worth the money nevertheless.petestar1969 said:I don't understand the fuss about the copy protection on Spore or Mass Effect. I buy games, install them, play till I'm bored then uninstall.At most I will need to install on three machines when I replace my old ones, and by then the games are re-released as white label varieties for bog all cash anyway, so whatever!petestar1969 said:I actually canceled my pre-order of Spore because of the draconian copy protection that's going to be coming with it -- it's getting to where gamers don't actually own the game, even once we've bought it. I have never stolen a game; harass the pirates, not me!petestar1969 said:Yeah, if it ever happenspetestar1969 said:Personally, I'm looking forward to the debut of Spore.