Malichite

[quote who="Wahngrok" reply="17" id="2562023"] As a "Archivist" we have No Way to save these patches on our systems for use at a later date. You can "Download and Archive" in Impulse. Granted, that uses much more space because it archives the entire game but storage space isn't too expensive anymore.[/quote] No, that does not work as the archive needs to be reactivated upon restore unless the game was already activated on the same machine and the activation files remain.&nbs

[quote] I know most like to find and paste a link but at moment just responding. I "believe" that you will not need to be connected to online server, either foreground or background, to play single player. As to multiplayer online, if that was what you mean, I would agree on that. I don't currently know the difference between going to a private server vs. going to a Stardock server(when and if Stardock was to be bought/sold/goes under for whatever reason

The thing that I am always amazed with in similar articles/studies is the amount of hand waiving and verbal posturing that is used blame DRM only on piracy. While I don't deny that piracy exists on the PC and the XBOX360, this recent waive of DRM (i.e. even EA "DRM-Free" methods ... cough cough ... Cerbeus network) are an attempt to attack used game sale on eBay / Gamestop. Piracy is the easy scapegoat and it is amazing how little effort is needed to blame lower revenue on the billions