sachin_rocks
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this post did not have any fanboyism.It is just the real story!
NOt in any cricket game
Future of Cricket Games on PC
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this post did not have any fanboyism.It is just the real story!
NOt in any cricket game
Kshitiz_Indian
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EA Cricket games did not have Online Play. Codemasters have a history of not requiring CD-Key verification for online play it seems, because the last Codies game I played (Race Driver: Grid) also didn't follow any sort of online verification. Which means its not just Cricket games which is where this is happening.this post did not have any fanboyism.It is just the real story!
NOt in any cricket game
sachin_rocks
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That is what i said IT has never happened in a cricket game and i don't know what codies achives by implementing securom without cd key verification for illegal copies this doesn't make a difference but only restricts legal modification in some cases(texmod) either put no copy protection (because securom does nothing) or put cd key verification which prevents online play in pirated copies
I do think there **IS** is a market for cricket games in the subcontinent. Thing is, it is only on PC and mobiles. Mobiles get enough cricket anways. PC is riddled with piracy right?
Imo, if the game has online multiplayer which can only be accessed through legit non-cracked .exe's, then this is by far the biggest anti-piracy measure you can put in your game and this is what will sell games in piracy-stricken countries. There are 150-200 million broadband users in India. All of them cricket crazy. Just how hard will it be to sell 1 million copies to such a population? People love social interaction and online gaming. Make this pitch to your publishers.
Let offline be nothing more than a endless free trial. Online multiplayer is what sells in gaming. How many online-only games release today on PS3/360? Just ask Activision, Blizzard or those thousands of devs who make a killing off Facebook games.
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No. In Ashes 2009, you could get online in cracked copies. This game probalby is the biggest seller in gray markets of India TODAY. And it is the only major PC cricket game with online multiplayer mode.
And hey if you don't even want them playing single player on pirated copies, go Ubisoft style DRM. I really think a good PC game with online will sell into millions of boxed copies being sold in India as long as online is protected against cracked copies.
Imo, if the game has online multiplayer which can only be accessed through legit non-cracked .exe's, then this is by far the biggest anti-piracy measure you can put in your game and this is what will sell games in piracy-stricken countries. There are 150-200 million broadband users in India. All of them cricket crazy. Just how hard will it be to sell 1 million copies to such a population? People love social interaction and online gaming. Make this pitch to your publishers.
Let offline be nothing more than a endless free trial. Online multiplayer is what sells in gaming. How many online-only games release today on PS3/360? Just ask Activision, Blizzard or those thousands of devs who make a killing off Facebook games.
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No. In Ashes 2009, you could get online in cracked copies. This game probalby is the biggest seller in gray markets of India TODAY. And it is the only major PC cricket game with online multiplayer mode.
And hey if you don't even want them playing single player on pirated copies, go Ubisoft style DRM. I really think a good PC game with online will sell into millions of boxed copies being sold in India as long as online is protected against cracked copies.
