Posted April 10, 2013
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Just saw this article on RPS: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/04/10/hmmm-shadowrun-wont-be-entirely-drm-free-after-all/
A quote from the Kickstarter page:
"Now, that may prompt the question, “What about DRM-free?” To honor our original promise of a DRM-free version of the game, the Harebrained Account Website will also contain a downloadable version of Shadowrun Returns that does not include Steam integration. While this version will include the Seattle story (and Berlin, via a one-time update), without Steam integration, it will be unable to browse and play community-created stories from within the game. Any future DLC will only be available through Steam. "
TLDR: Game will be drm free, but mods and all future DLC will require steam.
What do people think of this?
EDIT:
After reading the joystiq article today, I saw this table on the Kickstarter page :
https://s3.amazonaws.com/www.harebrained-schemes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/srrVersionsCompared.png
Is was part of a new update they did after their update that caused all the uproar.
Anyway looks like there will be patches for the drm-free version, and there will be mods for the drm-free version. The only thing you miss out on is any future DLC, and any mods based off that DLC.
Their reason for the DRM is actually explained in the post aswell : "The reason is that our license to develop Shadowrun Returns actually requires that the game and its DLC be distributed under DRM"
A quote from the Kickstarter page:
"Now, that may prompt the question, “What about DRM-free?” To honor our original promise of a DRM-free version of the game, the Harebrained Account Website will also contain a downloadable version of Shadowrun Returns that does not include Steam integration. While this version will include the Seattle story (and Berlin, via a one-time update), without Steam integration, it will be unable to browse and play community-created stories from within the game. Any future DLC will only be available through Steam. "
TLDR: Game will be drm free, but mods and all future DLC will require steam.
What do people think of this?
EDIT:
After reading the joystiq article today, I saw this table on the Kickstarter page :
https://s3.amazonaws.com/www.harebrained-schemes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/srrVersionsCompared.png
Is was part of a new update they did after their update that caused all the uproar.
Anyway looks like there will be patches for the drm-free version, and there will be mods for the drm-free version. The only thing you miss out on is any future DLC, and any mods based off that DLC.
Their reason for the DRM is actually explained in the post aswell : "The reason is that our license to develop Shadowrun Returns actually requires that the game and its DLC be distributed under DRM"
Post edited April 13, 2013 by apocolypse600