Rohan15: So, I'm downloading the 'game' from the site (Demo still.). Hopefully I can run this one since the other one never even started...ON a hardware term, does my computer need to be able to run current gen games or does it need a certain GHZ speed? I think mine is like 3000ghz.

Rohan15: So, I'm downloading the 'game' from the site (Demo still.). Hopefully I can run this one since the other one never even started...ON a hardware term, does my computer need to be able to run current gen games or does it need a certain GHZ speed? I think mine is like 3000ghz.

michaelleung: Should work, the minimum specs are so low I could run it ten years ago.

Arkose: It has DRM, but it's very light and does not use a driver or complain about your software; Themida concentrates on ensuring the encrypted files remain obfuscated when they are running in memory rather than sniffing about for "piracy" tools. The retail release comes on a CD but does not actually need it after installation (in fact you can just download the latest installer from the internet and forget about the CD altogether). As far as I know the Steam serial can be used with the normal, non-Steam installer.
Mount&Blade requires a one-time activation. This can be done from within the game or by using the offline activation feature (which allows you to activate on systems with no internet access). It doesn't "phone home" after activation, and you can make whatever hardware changes you like without needing to reactivate (unless you transplant the hard drive into a totally different system or something).
It also doesn't have a limited number of activations as with games using SecuROM activation; you are limited to two systems in any 60-day period, but there is no maximum number of systems so you don't need to deactivate before reinstalling Windows or whatever. You can also uninstall and reinstall the game as often as you like--including having multiple versions installed for compatibility with older mods--without any problems.

Starkrun: i didn't know about all that... what happens if your trying to reinstall in 10 years, and the company's gone belly up how would you activate it then? You have a crap CD sitting on the floor collecting dust... Eh, if they make a no reg version or what not i'll give it a go...

Starkrun: i didn't know about all that... what happens if your trying to reinstall in 10 years, and the company's gone belly up how would you activate it then? You have a crap CD sitting on the floor collecting dust... Eh, if they make a no reg version or what not i'll give it a go...

Balthier: I tried to like it, but couldn't (as much as I love indie games...). The mounted combat seemed a bit clunky, and nothing else stood as great. Maybe I should invest more time on it, but not now (specially considering that I won't be able to get it until the promotion ends).