Registration issues and piracy

Nicolas Bischoff · 2002-07-30T13:07:19

From your experience if a code is leacked or a key-gen/crack created to you update your key-gen/reg code and then re-release? I was thinking about this last night, wouldn''t it annoy users to have a new code sent to them every week so that they could update their software to the newest version?

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Started by Nicolas Bischoff July 23, 2002 04:05 AM

14 comments, last by Nicolas Bischoff 21 years, 8 months ago

lutas

122

July 29, 2002 10:52 AM

quote:Original post by Rambo_Bill
I personally opt for the behind the scenes they don''t even know its happening and if it fails just let the program run.

Aren''t there legal issues surrounding this method? I''m curious to know how you get around any complications? (if there are in fact any to speak of..)

Also, you could debate how ethical it is to connect to/through the internet without the users knowledge.

Philip Lutas
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Obscure

175

July 29, 2002 05:07 PM

Ron,
I would assume that the game would know what version it was. By far the best way to maximise registrations is to make the process as foolproof as possible. The best way to do that is a "Register Now" button on the loading/splash screen at the start and probably within the games menu system too. When the user click that the game checks the version when connecting to get keys etc.

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LordKronos

122

July 30, 2002 06:57 AM

quote:Original post by Obscure
I would assume that the game would know what version it was. By far the best way to maximise registrations is to make the process as foolproof as possible. The best way to do that is a "Register Now" button on the loading/splash screen at the start and probably within the games menu system too. When the user click that the game checks the version when connecting to get keys etc.

But what happens when the user starts browsing through your web site and just decides on the fly that they want to buy the game? "We thank you for your interest in buying SuperGame2002. Unfortunately, if you would like to order, please close your browser, start up SuperGame2002, and click on the ''Buy Now'' link."

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LordKronos

122

July 30, 2002 07:03 AM

quote:Original post by lutas
Aren''t there legal issues surrounding this method? I''m curious to know how you get around any complications? (if there are in fact any to speak of..)

I was reading in another similar thread that Blizzard had problems when one of their games sent registration info to Blizzard without the user knowing.

Aside from that, unless it is an online game I think its silly to require the game to connect to the website every time it runs. People complain that they hate games the require the CD to be present to run. How do you think they will feel about having to dial up their ISP every time? Sounds like a crack waiting to happen.

Ron Frazier
Kronos Software
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Jai Shaw

122

July 30, 2002 08:56 AM

Whew... just finished writing my own reg code generator and checking code...

Just wanted to let anyone that hasn't tried it know that it's not as hard as it seems... Just get started and it will all begin falling into place

Peace,

Jai

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FenixDown

122

July 30, 2002 01:07 PM

quote:Original post by LordKronos
Original post by lutas
Aren''t there legal issues surrounding this method? I''m curious to know how you get around any complications? (if there are in fact any to speak of..)

I was reading in another similar thread that Blizzard had problems when one of their games sent registration info to Blizzard without the user knowing.

Actually from what I remember it was just the computer stats that the game sent to Blizzard when you connected to bnet. They''re still doing it now, when you install a patch. Except you have the choice to not send the info. It''s purely anonymous though so I don''t see what the big deal is.

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