I wanted to try that Harry Potter phone game but the only way it would let me know was with a Facebook account or google I think so I just won’t play it. It’d be the same with this. I just won’t do it out of principle. My gaming choices are becoming increasingly limited as a result.
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Originally posted by Asura View PostI think the issue is more that it wasn't made clear before people bought it, it's an abnormal requirement for a game of that kind and buyers couldn't refund it if they didn't want to sign up. It isn't the aggro of actually doing it.
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They're changing the login to optional:
However, their phrasing that "the login should be optional" is like they're trying to suggest it was a mistake; I don't personally buy that. I mean, screw-ups happen but that's an error of such magnitude (i.e. something which happens every time a fresh client boots) that I find that highly suspect. I think they underestimated the backlash (which is fair; I wouldn't have believed something like this would trend on Twitter!).
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The fact that Doom 3 doesn’t require any login demonstrates enough of a lack of consistency to at least suggest that it’s possible that it was not meant to be completely mandatory. But it’s also just as likely (if not more) that version was the mistake because it seems they really wanted signups with these games.
As for underestimating a backlash and it trending on Twitter, have you met gamers?
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Originally posted by Dogg Thang View PostNot sure you read the posts above mine. I wasn’t discussing the wider issue.
Im not a warrior against log in accounts for games. Somewhere I have a U-Play account kicking around just for the added stuff in far cry. I'm saying that Bethesda adding in a login account for a 1990s game I can already play is needless and ****ty. I'm not even going to mention the DRM and the removal of the xbox BC versions which are also ultra bull****.
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Originally posted by Brad View PostI wanted to try that Harry Potter phone game but the only way it would let me know was with a Facebook account or google I think so I just won’t play it. It’d be the same with this. I just won’t do it out of principle. My gaming choices are becoming increasingly limited as a result.
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Originally posted by Brad View PostTry buying my data off Charles and see how far you get
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Originally posted by Team Andromeda View PostI'm willing to bet, quite a lot of corps already have your e-mail address.
[MENTION=3144]Dogg Thang[/MENTION] has exposed me now anyway so it’s all moot!
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Originally posted by Brad View PostYes, hundreds of them. Not the same as giving facebook account access to Bethesda.
I also love the irony of people using various internet work around to get classic Doom to work on modern PCs, that's so overlook how Doom helped to pioneer the internet with shareware and death match
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