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EA to Allow De-Authorizing a Machine?
In an article from IGN, it mentions that an EA spokesperson states of a Spore patch that will allow you to de-authorize accounts from computer to computer. This would ultimately mean more installs than just the 3 computers. This patch should be coming in the near future, there is no set release date for it.
Here are some statistics provided in the article:
Total activations: 437138- Users activating on only 1 machine: 86%
- Users activating on more than 1 machine: 14%
- User trying to activate on more than 3 machines: 0.4%
1. MatchNL - Oct 10, 2008 09:37 PM
Screw you EA.
2. Ezekel - Sep 19, 2008 03:25 PM
most humans are hoarders by nature. we know we have a limited supply on something so we are less willing to use it up. which in part explains why so few people are installing it on multiple computers. i for one was originally gonna let my sis have it on her PC till i heard of the 3-install limit
3. vetrijar - Sep 18, 2008 07:52 PM
well with reinstalls for one. if there are others like me (which I didn't think I'd be in this boat) I've already installed it but the game is slow and I cannot use all the high (and medium) settings. so I get terrible graphics and plan to buy a computer (or if someone has a desktop, better parts). That's going to mean a 2nd install for me.
4. apollo_11 - Sep 18, 2008 05:49 PM
maybe I'm doing this wrong (I'm using a crappy calculator) but .4% of 437138 seems to be a decimal. Oh, wait, that's total activations, not total users. Just forget this. I suck at math.
5. sporian troll - Sep 18, 2008 02:52 PM
omfg i geta thing saying sporepatch avalible in gameand the patch says at 0%after ages so i cancel and it wont let melay or reinstall!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! dont getthe patch
6. Knightly1818 - Sep 18, 2008 02:46 PM
Some people have more then one computer and they don't want to waste money to buy more copies of spore.
7. thedollardonkey - Sep 18, 2008 02:13 PM
I don't understand it. The game has been out for what, less than a month? Who are all these people re-installing the game over and over? And for what purpose?
8. Dr. Kilory - Sep 18, 2008 01:47 PM
Well that's good, they realize the stupid mistake they made.
9. xDreamache - Sep 18, 2008 12:31 PM
Fluffy, the worst that could happen is it wouldn't work and you'd be like "Oh, that's right, need to de-auth first"
10. FluffyGryphon - Sep 18, 2008 12:08 PM
That would be a good idea... You'd have to remember to de-authorize the game before upgrading, etc...
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