I'd really like to play the game, and I do want to pay them for it, but I do *not* want and will not accept any of the forms of DRM on the yet-available
versions.
I've started up a thread on the Runic forums asking about (and/or "for") a way to get a legitimate copy of the game which does compensate the
creators (so the rumored no-DRM "physical disc" copy probably won't qualify, since their per-copy profit margin on that is reportedly going to be
almost zero) but does *not* involve acceding to DRM. As of yesterday noonish, there wasn't any satisfactory answer, nor any response from the Runic people
themselves...
One response from a player of the game, however, has inspired the design of something which might be called a DRM scheme, might actually be effective in making
it possible to go after people who redistribute their copy, and be acceptable by my standards - which would be a first. Draft 1 is done but imperfect (it
doesn't allow for "try before you buy" demos which aren't done as a completely separate installer)...
versions.
I've started up a thread on the Runic forums asking about (and/or "for") a way to get a legitimate copy of the game which does compensate the
creators (so the rumored no-DRM "physical disc" copy probably won't qualify, since their per-copy profit margin on that is reportedly going to be
almost zero) but does *not* involve acceding to DRM. As of yesterday noonish, there wasn't any satisfactory answer, nor any response from the Runic people
themselves...
One response from a player of the game, however, has inspired the design of something which might be called a DRM scheme, might actually be effective in making
it possible to go after people who redistribute their copy, and be acceptable by my standards - which would be a first. Draft 1 is done but imperfect (it
doesn't allow for "try before you buy" demos which aren't done as a completely separate installer)...