Did you read the arrogant BS they posted about why they use their specific DRM? I don't support companies that talk down to the customer so you are damn right that I would never have bought it.

then why even post here...

You poor baby...life is so unfair.

I demand satisfaction! <smacks white glove across enigma6584's face>

Now, is any information being beamed to the mother ship? Is a tinfoil hat needed? No and no, unless you really want to look rather silly Quick double check... the DRM works offline and doesn't require an Internet connection. Now, if the DRM just assumed you were OK if it couldn't contact the mother ship, then that would be a pretty easy way to get around the DRM, wouldn't it? So OBVIOUSLY the DRM is self contained and it checks internal to your computer and doesn't go external unless you need to activate.

Lastly, where the heck is this DRM anyway? Is it some virus secretly installed on your computer by our installer? No. It is inside the CM:BN EXE. So unless you think Combat Mission itself is a virus and intent on causing harm, then you're all set.

Remember, we aren't idiots. We know bad DRM drives away customers. So why on Earth would we spend so much time and money on a DRM that would piss off so many people that we'd go out of business simply because of boycotts by otherwise reasonable people? In the past 12 years have we struck anybody here as being particularly braindead and oblivious to our customers? I mean, we couldn't possibly have read every one of the several million posts on this Forum, but it's probably a safe bet we've at least read more than the ones in this particular thread.

I don't exactly see what is "arrogant" about that.

And what form of satisfaction would you require?

Never said I don't like or don't play it. I simply asked why they want $1.00 for 1.21 patch just so that I can get this latest patch, which is on topic. But I see now this forum is anti-consumer so will take it up elsewhere and not waste any more of my time here.

But I see now this forum is anti-consumer so will take it up elsewhere and not waste any more of my time here.

They are still supporting and putting out patches for a 2 year old game, and you are complaining about a $1 cost?

Compared to almost all of the game industry that kind of support/cost is terrific and even the DRM is also pretty industry standard for any titles with digital distribution in the last 5 years.

It's not anti-consumer to call you out on your unreasonable expectations, you sound like the people who spend most of their time hating Steam and discussing DRM instead of playing games, which is why that talk belongs in the DRM forum so most of us can avoid it.

And their DRM does cost them plenty of lost sales already so he has his head in the sand if he thinks it doesn't.

Well, I am very interested in this game and all its expansion packs. But I haven't and will not buy it while they have this DRM. What a shame, enjoyed the demo but just can tolerate such restrictive sytems.

Will stick with Matrix Games for my wargaming needs, just a pity they don't have a competing product.