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Would less downtime make protection warriors more soloable?

2008-03-14 06:14:09 by Tobold in Tobold's MMORPG Blog
 
...protection talent/spell inproved by protection talents could be added, that heavily increase health regeneration outside of combat. Something like: "Warrior's Recovery: Tier 5 talent. Increases health regeneration from spirit when out of combat by 50/100/150% (or some other large regeneration number that cut down heavily on downtime). Again,...
 
Tags: increases health regeneration, regeneration, health, low health, warriors, protection talents, health faster, talents, protection warriors
 
 
 
 
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PC Gamers Angered by EAs New Copy Protection System

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2008-05-08 17:21:27 by GamePolitics in GamePolitics.com
...protection Techdirt reports that publisher Electronic Artswill use SecuROM protection, a scheme that has caused technical problems with some past titles. From the Techdirt story This new version is causing controversy due to an online verification system connected to its CD key. The system requires a connection to the internet during...
 
Tags: system, protection, copy protection, copy, system requires, key, cd key, techdirt, online verification system
 
 
 
 
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Linux Introducing Game Copy Protection

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2008-06-25 18:47:11 by Shawn Sines in Gaming Today
...protection into its Linux-ported games. Starting with the latest port, Sacred: Gold , gamers will have to enter a valid key and password via the Internet to launch LGP games Theres a detailed article on just how the new copy protection will work up on phoronix . The author speculates as do I that this too shall be quickly cracked by pirates...
 
Tags: copy protection, games, launch lgp games, fire linux client, ps3 pilots suv, gamers, valid key, blood sacrifice, linux game
 
 
 
 
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Copy protection. Do we really need it?

2008-07-13 12:13:07 by Editor in N4G.com : News Feed : gaming
 
...protection into their games? After all it's no surprise that so far not a single PC Game has managed to block crackers. The idea is to stop casual piracy, the type which you see in Copy that floppy. Your friend wants to play the game so you copy the CD and play it without paying the game makers; a little copy protection stops that. However at...
 
Tags: copy, protection, improve copy protection, copy protection stops, game makers, game, game studios, stop casual piracy, games
 
 
 
 
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The protection warrior guide

2007-12-12 00:53:00 by Tobold in Tobold's MMORPG Blog
 
...protection warrior guide up on the Elitist Jerks forums, for everyone who didn't know yet that 2.3654 defensive rating = 1 defense skill (which then equals 0.04% improvement on various defensive stats). Which then means that you need 140 extra defense, or 336 defense rating at level 70 over your natural base of 350 defense, to become...
 
Tags: protection warrior guide, guide, protection warrior, defense, defense skill, elitist jerks, elitist jerks forums, extra defense, defensive
 
 
 
 
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Pirates/hackers win - FFCC: Ring of Fates copy protection thwarted

2008-03-19 03:42:50 by RawmeatCowboy in GoNintendo
 
...protection, and they now have the full pirated game to play. I will not be providing a link to this information, as it shows you how to bypass the protection. Thanks to Brad for the heads up
 
Tags: protection, square-enix, ffcc, block software, game, bootleg copy, bypass, software detection, hackers
 
 
 
 
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A History of Copy Protection

2008-06-09 07:19:59 by RawmeatCowboy in GoNintendo
 
...protection is a very hot topic. Movies, music, gamesthey are all impacted by software pirates, bootlegs, and the decisions companies make to keep these people out. Nintendo said that one of the reasons they went with their own proprietary media with the Cube was to better protect their software. Every company is sinking major development...
 
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Ken Levine says he got threats regarding BioShock PC copy protection issue

2008-09-10 14:38:00 by Colette Bennett in Destructoid - Hardcore video game blog
 
...protection, which limited a user to 2 installs and requited an internet connection From the interview When we had the copy protection issues come out, I was out there talking about the product, I didn't run away from that. And frankly I got some nasty f*cking threats," Levine told PC Zone. "I think it's important that somebody takes...
 
Tags: levine, copy protection, copy protection issues, responsibility, threats, interview, takes responsibility, recent interview, taste
 
 
 
 
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Circuit City shorts out, files for bankruptcy protection

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2008-11-10 15:30:00 by Alexander Sliwinski in Joystiq
...protection . The company will close 155 stores and lay off 17% of its work force, which amounts to roughly 7300 jobs. GamePolitcs notes that CC holds between 5-10% of the US video game market How CC's hard times will affect consumers still isn't very clear. It's probably worth keeping an eye on flyers for deals going into the holiday season...
 
Tags: circuit city, circuit city shorts, bankruptcy protection, video game market, files, affect consumers, shift inventory, electronics retailer, holiday season
 
 
 
 
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Football Manager 2009 Copy-Protection Details

2008-11-12 12:35:24 by Editor in N4G.com : News Feed : gaming
 
...protection system. The new system, developed by Uniloc, will reduce software piracy opportunities by making it impossible to deactivate the copy protection on the game until midnight on the night before the intended launch date of 14th November, 2008. Prior to this time
 
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