Any clue who is gonna be the European distributor?

[Revvin]

Unfortunately DRM usually only hinders the genuine user though sometimes - though very rarely it will slow down the pirates enough for a developer to claw back some money from the first months sales.

Having just re-installed my OS I've found out just how irritating DRM has become with a few games I have. I'm not even going to bother trying to get GT Legends to install because to do so I'd have to go and hunt down a load of files because the DRM is not supported under Windows 7. Lock On was another nuisance, I had to go and hunt down a special update app just for the DRM for the totally legal copy I have.

Black Shark and Lock On 2 use limited install numbers so in the past where I've just wiped my HDD knowing I have the original disc's now I have to jump through hoops and remember to deactivate the programs else I lose an activation on a system format or upgrade. NetKar Pro also uses a limited activation number.

I wouldn't have a problem with this method if they used the same format as Live For Speed where you get three activations and one activation is replenished each week. I wouldn't even mind if it was 10 activations over 6 or 12 months and it was reset but 10 for the lifetime of a product? Even good old IL-2 is not without its problems with the disc checking. Again a little more searching required for that too.

Too much messing around just to install my totally legal sim collection. I respect the right for the developer to protect their work but respectfully ask that in doing so they consider carefully the impact on the end user, their customer and potential future customer.