Will there be DRM on Gamersgate?

[dozerking]

I really hope that 1C will NOT place any DRM at all in this game, and especially the digital distribution versions of the game, such as the Gamersgate and possible STEAM version of the game where it certainly isn't needed. I strongly feel that DRM isn't needed and that more customers are attracted in purchasing a game that doesn't place such restrictions on the customer.

Plain and simple, there is a huge group of potential customers that WILL buy this game. There is a portion of this base that feels strongly against DRM, and that could hinder sales as they will not purchase this game if it comes with activation restrictions that we've seen with Securom lately. Then there is the crowd that never pays for software, these people cannot be part of any sales figures or concerns, as they simply will never buy software regardless, they will just get a version without DRM and not pay up. Yet, we are told that DRM is necessary to prevent this group of people that NEVER buy software, which doesn't work in the first place, as EVERYTHING gets cracked and copied without paying the people that deserve to be rewarded for their labors.

It's a shame, with PC Gaming in transition right now, I hope 1C doesn't punish their paying customers with activation limitations, or DRM that ties a purchased game to their hardware. I upgrade all the time, reinstall Windows and Linux on a bi-annual basis. These all lose activations, and is common behavior for a "hardcore" PC gamer. For the record, I am NOT opposed to the STEAM model because the game gets tied to the actual person buying the game, not his or her PC's hardware, which STARFORCE and SecuROM do. This is a VERY important distinction between the two, and why I will support gamersgate and STEAM if we do not have restrictions placed on us.

Forgive me if 1C has already made a well known decision on this matter, but I haven't read anything about it.

Shawn
Philadelphia, PA
USA