Comments on: Spore for Mac and Spore Origins for iPhone/iPod touch Released http://theappleblog.com/2008/09/08/spore-for-mac-and-spore-origins-for-iphoneipod-touch-released/ TheAppleBlog, published by and for the day-to-day Apple user, is a prominent source for news, reviews, walkthroughs, and real life application of all Apple products. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:07:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Richard http://theappleblog.com/2008/09/08/spore-for-mac-and-spore-origins-for-iphoneipod-touch-released/#comment-120384 Richard Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:44:26 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=4456#comment-120384 The DRM is really not that restrictive. The Amazon responses are making a mountain out of a molehill. Most of them haven't even bought the game. How can you comment on someting you have no knowledge of? As for the DRM, you're allowed three concurrent installs. If you change you hardware or get a new computer you just contact EA on their support site and they'll quickly reset your counter. On the Mac (I don't know about the Windows version) you can even play it without the disk in the drive. Your serial number is tied to your EA account when you first install it. You can install and play it without going online, but I think half of the fun of the game is the online content. The DRM is really not that restrictive. The Amazon responses are making a mountain out of a molehill. Most of them haven’t even bought the game. How can you comment on someting you have no knowledge of?

As for the DRM, you’re allowed three concurrent installs. If you change you hardware or get a new computer you just contact EA on their support site and they’ll quickly reset your counter. On the Mac (I don’t know about the Windows version) you can even play it without the disk in the drive. Your serial number is tied to your EA account when you first install it.

You can install and play it without going online, but I think half of the fun of the game is the online content.

]]> By: Jeremy Ricketts http://theappleblog.com/2008/09/08/spore-for-mac-and-spore-origins-for-iphoneipod-touch-released/#comment-120315 Jeremy Ricketts Wed, 10 Sep 2008 06:55:39 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=4456#comment-120315 Michael, True true. I guess I was just really fired up about (and disappointed) about it. I was seriously ready to plunk down $50 and then when I saw all the ratings on Amazon, I thought... <em>"something must be whacky here. There's no way over a thousand people are giving it a 1-star rating."</em> Then I started reading up on the DRM in Spore. Geez, they really blew it. Anyway, I feel like people should be aware of it! I follow a lot of Apple blogs and no one, large and small, has commented on this. Okay, I'll calm down now. :-) Michael,
True true. I guess I was just really fired up about (and disappointed) about it. I was seriously ready to plunk down $50 and then when I saw all the ratings on Amazon, I thought… “something must be whacky here. There’s no way over a thousand people are giving it a 1-star rating.” Then I started reading up on the DRM in Spore. Geez, they really blew it.

Anyway, I feel like people should be aware of it! I follow a lot of Apple blogs and no one, large and small, has commented on this. Okay, I’ll calm down now. :-)

]]> By: bjzaba http://theappleblog.com/2008/09/08/spore-for-mac-and-spore-origins-for-iphoneipod-touch-released/#comment-120274 bjzaba Tue, 09 Sep 2008 09:48:43 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=4456#comment-120274 I was thinking about buying it, as it seems like its a great game. But the idiotic DRM changed my mind. I was thinking about buying it, as it seems like its a great game. But the idiotic DRM changed my mind.

]]> By: Michael http://theappleblog.com/2008/09/08/spore-for-mac-and-spore-origins-for-iphoneipod-touch-released/#comment-120270 Michael Tue, 09 Sep 2008 06:50:13 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=4456#comment-120270 Jeremy, I guess Josh didn't have time to surf on every available webpage regarding Spore, but its good that you contributed that link for us. I didn't realise that it has caused such a stir. EA is probably betting alot of marketing dollars on this game, and wants to protect is franchise. But I don't agree with DRM when its that restrictive. Not being able to uninstall it leaves the trojan horse there for other restrictive games from EA. Jeremy,
I guess Josh didn’t have time to surf on every available webpage regarding Spore, but its good that you contributed that link for us. I didn’t realise that it has caused such a stir. EA is probably betting alot of marketing dollars on this game, and wants to protect is franchise. But I don’t agree with DRM when its that restrictive. Not being able to uninstall it leaves the trojan horse there for other restrictive games from EA.

]]> By: Jeremy Ricketts http://theappleblog.com/2008/09/08/spore-for-mac-and-spore-origins-for-iphoneipod-touch-released/#comment-120269 Jeremy Ricketts Tue, 09 Sep 2008 05:32:30 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=4456#comment-120269 Mentioning the launch of this game <b>without</b> even a word about the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Spore-Mac/dp/B000FKBCX4" rel="nofollow">Amazon.com firestorm of negative reviews</a> regarding the aggressive DRM in Spore is... well I don't know. Come on guys, you can do better than that! Mentioning the launch of this game without even a word about the Amazon.com firestorm of negative reviews regarding the aggressive DRM in Spore is… well I don’t know. Come on guys, you can do better than that!

]]> By: Michael http://theappleblog.com/2008/09/08/spore-for-mac-and-spore-origins-for-iphoneipod-touch-released/#comment-120264 Michael Tue, 09 Sep 2008 03:40:32 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=4456#comment-120264 Yay, it just got released in HK! (Sad to constantly be monitoring the App Store... haha) It's quite well polished and alot harder to survive than I thought! Having some trouble on level 4 after getting my first evolution point. But it is a fun console game, and hilarious when you map a fresh photo of pavements to the creature's skin! Given its ultimate limitation of only staying at Cell phase, i think the game would be a better bargain at something like US$5.99. For $9.99 I would have hoped for abit more longevity by allowing syncing to the desktop version (For example, if you're on Creature or Tribal phase, you can still issue some basic commands, even if not as graphically impressive as the desktop version). Yay, it just got released in HK! (Sad to constantly be monitoring the App Store… haha)
It’s quite well polished and alot harder to survive than I thought! Having some trouble on level 4 after getting my first evolution point. But it is a fun console game, and hilarious when you map a fresh photo of pavements to the creature’s skin!
Given its ultimate limitation of only staying at Cell phase, i think the game would be a better bargain at something like US$5.99. For $9.99 I would have hoped for abit more longevity by allowing syncing to the desktop version (For example, if you’re on Creature or Tribal phase, you can still issue some basic commands, even if not as graphically impressive as the desktop version).

]]> By: Michael http://theappleblog.com/2008/09/08/spore-for-mac-and-spore-origins-for-iphoneipod-touch-released/#comment-120261 Michael Tue, 09 Sep 2008 01:24:35 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=4456#comment-120261 Not available on the HK App Store yet... :'( Although I still might try this, i am abit disappointed to read somewhere that you can't transfer your creature to the full desktop program, nor go beyond the Cell phase, but I guess would be asking too much of the iPhone to fully compute so many possible limb permutations. Not even the Macbook has enough graphical power to handle the full Spore version! (Specs require more than the intel 950GMA built-in 'video card'). Not available on the HK App Store yet… :’(
Although I still might try this, i am abit disappointed to read somewhere that you can’t transfer your creature to the full desktop program, nor go beyond the Cell phase, but I guess would be asking too much of the iPhone to fully compute so many possible limb permutations. Not even the Macbook has enough graphical power to handle the full Spore version! (Specs require more than the intel 950GMA built-in ‘video card’).

]]> By: Colin http://theappleblog.com/2008/09/08/spore-for-mac-and-spore-origins-for-iphoneipod-touch-released/#comment-120258 Colin Mon, 08 Sep 2008 22:30:26 +0000 http://theappleblog.com/?p=4456#comment-120258 Going to download it -NOW-. I'll post another comment with my thoughts...if I can leave it alone long enough to do so. Going to download it -NOW-. I’ll post another comment with my thoughts…if I can leave it alone long enough to do so.

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