On the issue of Spore and DRM software in general.

So I got my copy of Spore the day it came out at Best Buy and was really excited to play it. I installed it and have been playing it and have been having a lot of fun with it and it's a great game (Although it wasn't as good as it was hyped to be, which pretty much said this game would be Godly, IMO). Anyways, I just discovered I only have three installs of this game on different computers and when you upgrade your computer that counts as a different computer. So as upgrading a computer is a very common occurrence, I was sad with this news . This makes me feel that I have been somewhat cheated of my money by EA games.

Now, I have NEVER illegally downloaded a game off some P2P program for one reason. I respect the people who make these games for us and put them on the market for us to enjoy and it only seems right to give them money so that they can continue to make these awesome games.
I think that it is very unfair to all the other people who, like me, pay for their software.

I also have gone on Amazon and read the reviews of Spore and all everyone talks about is the DRM and how it is unfair. While it is strict, it only seems logical for these software companies to put these DRM's on their software because tons of people aren't paying for it! I mean, what exactly are they supposed to do to prevent people from illegally downloading it?

While I don't like DRM stuff on my software either (I'm talking to the people on Amazon reviews), I think it is only fair that companies like EA games put this protection (although it is rather extreme) on their software because they lose a ton of money from people downloading it.

What do you think about this issue?

I agree with you on spore being overhyped. It was great fun at first, but its more of a toy than a game. It got boring by the time I got to the civilization stage, and now I don't play it much. Piracy is a big deal with PC games and could potentially wipe it out altogether. An even bigger problem is the amount of absolute crap that floods the market. Spore, while it was a fun game, is not worth 50 dollars. If i had played it before I went in to a store to buy it, I would be willing to spend 20, maybe 30 dollars tops for it.

All too often I buy a game only to find out that it is terrible, and once it is open it cant be returned. I will gladly pay 50 bucks for a quality game that is fun for more than a couple of days. supreme commander I would gladly pay for again just to be able to keep playing it. call of duty 4, same thing. a few more come to mind, orange box being one of them, but aside from those I cant really think of any good PC games i have played recently, and I play a lot of them. every game should have a demo available. once you buy a game, it is yours forever because no store will accept opened software.

its too much of a gamble to go spend 50 on a game, knowing that odds are it will be complete shit. reading previews and reviews dont help all too much. look at spore for example, it was hyped to be the greatest game ever made. and one week later I am bored with it. I hate to say it, but the industry is creating the problem themselves by having such low standards

I think every magazine and gaming site has been paid off by EA they all gave it good reviews so I got it and its goto be the most simple game I ever played Its like playing final fight on the Snes you can attacky by presing 1 2 or 3 and thats it. Would of been better if your creature could actually bite of a leg or other parts and had a real simulated fight but they dont they fight like a 2D game from the 90s. I'll still have a laugh with it though when I'm drinking.

the only real way around the drm is the pirated copies which i find sad that they have to go to such extreme lengths to prevent pirating, only to fail, but, from what i've heard, people get a pirated copy(with no drm on it) and just buy a copy of the normal game