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Old 20-01-09, 01:37 PM   #1
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Just looking to buy spore on EA as a digital download, and there is a 6 month thingy. Is that unlimited downloads of the game for 6 months? or after 6 months you cant use the game anymore?

They give you the option to upgrade this to two years.

http://eastore.ea.com/servlet/Contro...ThemeID=850300

thanks for any help!

oh decided to go this route as buying off ebay is about £20 anyway, so might aswell get the free add on included for £27
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Old 20-01-09, 01:38 PM   #2
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you don't buy EA games any more, you simply rent them until the DRM limits are up and they stop working...
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Old 20-01-09, 01:43 PM   #3
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you don't buy EA games any more, you simply rent them until the DRM limits are up and they stop working...
Scary thing is......that ain't far from the truth......

I would say that your download links are valid for 6 months but I could be wrong.
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Old 20-01-09, 01:55 PM   #4
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yep, 6 months but you can extend it for £3 to 2 years.

dont think i will be doing that then!! might aswell get it from the shop for use for all time!!
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Old 20-01-09, 02:37 PM   #5
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Whaaaaaat? You can only rent EA games??? What the hell are they thinking?
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Old 20-01-09, 02:41 PM   #6
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Whaaaaaat? You can only rent EA games??? What the hell are they thinking?
It was a joke, referencing the horrific DRM on the spore game which allows you to install it only three times before it blocks you and you have to phone EA to get permission to play the game you paid for with your own money...

Let me google that for you...
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I have no idea what just happened!!!
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Old 20-01-09, 04:18 PM   #8
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from reading that link im still not sure, can you play the game for unlimmited time but only install it a limmited amount of times??
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from reading that link im still not sure, can you play the game for unlimmited time but only install it a limmited amount of times??
it's an installation limit, not a play time limit
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Thats why Steam is better
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