okay square, WHY do we need one of your accounts to play this game?

[skyace65]

seriously?! i hated it the first time and i was considering getting the steam release untill i found out you needed one. what was the freaking point?! steam is already a form of DRM and none of your other games need one.

[Freyar]

Because SE manages the cloud saves and and so on.

[skyace65]

Originally posted by Freyar:

Because SE manages the cloud saves and and so on.

thats a pretty weak excuse since steam has cloud save funtionality

[Tim Timsen]

Originally posted by skyace65:

Originally posted by Freyar:

Because SE manages the cloud saves and and so on.

thats a pretty weak excuse since steam has cloud save funtionality

Steam isn't forcing any company to use that and if Square doesn't want to, then so be it.
Send them an e-mail if it bothers you so much that you can't enjoy the game.

[Echo]

Steam is already a form of DRM + it also can manage cloud saving...

Having to log in with Square Enix is not a feature in my eyes and I'd be surprised if even 1% of customers see it that way. This is another irritating DRM hoop that only paying customers like us will need to jump through.

The whole process seems so unnecessary that I don't even want to sign up for an account to play this game I just bought. If any of you out there are annoyed by this sort of thing too please avoid purchasing this game.

[Freyar]

If you don't want to deal with it, then don't buy it, otherwise go ahead. Up to each individual person.

[Taiga]

I CAN'T EVEN LOG INTO MY GAME I'VE PURCAHSED , WTF

[Echo]

Originally posted by Freyar:

If you don't want to deal with it, then don't buy it, otherwise go ahead. Up to each individual person.

No need to start acting tough now is there? Do you think this extra annoyance is really justifiable? Personally I would have thought twice about buying this if the store page clearly said "requires log-in with Square Enix".

*hurries off to check if store page actually says that already*

[Freyar]

I really didn't mind it at all. Admittedly, I already had an SE account via FFXI and FFXIV. The problem here is that I don't see enough of a reason for it to be an issue.

[Ð乇ｷ乇ζЦ乇Ð]

I can't play it ... Thanks for another ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ drm scam .

[Tim Timsen]

Originally posted by ™ĐΣFΣCŦΣĐ™:

I can't play it ... Thanks for another ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ drm scam .

The registration is required for saving your game progress, smartypants.

[Peroxide]

Disconnect your internet and repeatedly try to save the game, it will eventually think you don't have internet and offer to store it locally.

I'm not sure if this prevents the usage of the Square account, but yeah.

[nirth]

Originally posted by Operator:

No need to start acting tough now is there? Do you think this extra annoyance is really justifiable? Personally I would have thought twice about buying this if the store page clearly said "requires log-in with Square Enix".

*hurries off to check if store page actually says that already*

This just went from a must-have (I bought the original CD version and lost one of the CDs over the years) to a nope. The Store page does not say that it needs an account with Square Enix. That's so sad really.

The reason I buy some (most) games on Steam is to not have to deal with multiple accounts. Having to create yet another account is an annoyance and a hassle. It isn't worth it.

Oh well.

[Ð乇ｷ乇ζЦ乇Ð]

http://oi42.tinypic.com/vesysi.

[Tim Timsen]

Originally posted by ™ĐΣFΣCŦΣĐ™:

http://oi42.tinypic.com/vesysi.

Your connection error has nothing to do with this thread's topic, pal.

[Pangolin Legends: Arceus]

Originally posted by Operator:

Steam is already a form of DRM

Steam is not a form of DRM. There is a widely-used DRM available to people who sell games on steam but it isn't universally used. There are quite a few games for which steam merely acts as a downloader, updater and (if you want) launcher.