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All I know is, microtransactions basically make games pointless for me.  If I play a game I want to own it.  Microtransactions mean even if you pay a crapload of money you still don't actually own the game, just little bits and pieces.  I personally like the system, say, Runescape, uses.  I have no idea about the games like LoTRO, so maybe they do use that sort of a system and not...microtransations...

Quote from: qwertyuiopas on December 04, 2010, 12:01:56 am

Quote from: BigD145 on December 03, 2010, 11:10:38 pm

They do allow DRM, but they don't have an in-house one.

That could be a negative aspect, depending on the games, because one DRM built into the service is better than ten different DRM systems created because "DRM reduces piracy".

It's not really a circumventable aspect, I don't think. I don't know how it works on steam with games that normally sell with DRM, but at least with gamersgate you're sure there's no overlap. The alternative would be every game on gamersgate having DRM, which would be horrible, or the site pirating DRM-less games and selling them, which would be illegal.

I don't understand this map pack thing :|

Uh, the thing about transferring ownership... a 3 install DRM doesn't go against it at all (although I agree it's retarded).

You can still sell the game disc on, it just won't work if you install it multiple times.  I mean, you can't watch a movie, sell the ticket to someone else and expect them to get to see it too.

Meh. He's got a business to set up. It's like being asked to work full time while moving to a new house.