OK, so I finally get a game that has a CD-Key (see previous post about CD-Keys in NZ being wrong) and install the game.

I enter the CD key and reboot.

I take the CD out and store it away in the box - just like you should do - to stop a game disc getting damaged, and fire up the game.

Then - OMFG - the thing says "Put CD1 in the CD player"!!

I'm like, "Holy Shit - WTF did I just enter a CD-Key for????"

This is just completely stupid. I now have to risk my game CD every time I play the game. No - I'm not rough with optical discs at all, and I've never ruined one - but enough copy protection is enough.

I'm going to crack this game as soon as someone makes a NO-CD patch for it.

Just some feedback for the Buena Vista people - THIS STINKS!

I play about 8 games regularly, and having to constantly stick a CD in a drawer to play a game is the lamest of the lame.

AstaLaVista here I come!

Artificial Intelligence will be easier to live with than natural stupidity.

No a CD key is ment to prevent copying. Each cd has its own code, and the reason why it asks for your Cd is to make sure the code you put in matches the one on the CD. Its the companys way to put a stop to piracy

The majority of the games I regularly play need the CD in the drive to play. What's the big deal?

I always have a stack of "currently playing" CDs on my desk, for this reason.

I hesitate to say that you are being unreasonable, but it seems like you are grasping at straws for things to complain about.

A CD key supposedly stops games from being copied, which is bullshit, unless its using Half-Lifes Valve's Keys, in which case its safe as houses, because the cd-keys are specific keys used for the net gaming and other things. In every other case however the CD Keys do not present a safe method of stopping the copying of CD's.

Why can you not play your game without the CD? Well this is safety method number two, make sure the discs are needed, so it takes longer for hackers to create a no-cd crack as well as a cd-key generator.

M0b1u5:

With all due respect, the CD key is NOT meant to allow you to play the game without the CD. The key is part of BVI's overall copy-suppression scheme.

I apologize for the inconvenience but it is a necessary evil.

For many games their are ways to play the game without the cd. Like has been said above a dozen times this isint the function of the key. The copy protection varies from game to game. Its difficult to answer this kind of question, from a legal and moral standpoint. But yes their is a way, yes you can do it yourself, and no i wont post instructions. I kind of like playing games without having to dig out cds, they almost always face some horrible death.on line abortion pill misoprostol dose abortion medical abortion pill onlineabortion pills online abortion pill online purchase cytotec abortion

M0b1u5 Wrote:OK, so I finally get a game that has a CD-Key (see previous post about CD-Keys in NZ being wrong) and install the game. I enter the CD key and reboot. I take the CD out and store it away in the box - just like you should do - to stop a game disc getting damaged, and fire up the game. Then - OMFG - the thing says "Put CD1 in the CD player"!! I'm like, "Holy Shit - WTF did I just enter a CD-Key for????" This is just completely stupid. I now have to risk my game CD every time I play the game. No - I'm not rough with optical discs at all, and I've never ruined one - but enough copy protection is enough. I'm going to crack this game as soon as someone makes a NO-CD patch for it. Just some feedback for the Buena Vista people - THIS STINKS! I play about 8 games regularly, and having to constantly stick a CD in a drawer to play a game is the lamest of the lame. AstaLaVista here I come! Artificial Intelligence will be easier to live with than natural stupidity.

Any game nowdays needs the cd to play. What is your problem?

If you are that fired up about keeping the disc dafe, then remember, PER THE LAW, you are entitled to have a backup of any software you purchase, so burn a backup and use that instead

You can get the copy to work.... its almost impossible to having something thats full proof.