yes.. i was wondering the same thing. I actually like putting games on CDs that I buy online, so i can install them any time if anything happens. i don't like the idea of the 'registering online' or having to check your 'unique key' manually either. That makes it so you must go to their website to activate it... which is a bit silly. People probably will hack the program and distribute it eventually, of course. Those people will even have the luxury of being able to back it up, but here I am, a registered customer, not able to do something like that.
On a tangent, I've been screwed by copy protection for games I bought twice so far this month... Once by Operation Flashpoint and Beyond Divinity have both told me I'm a pirate (in a less direct manner) despite having bought the games at respectable retailers. I have virus scanned with Norton, cleaned adware with Adaware and Spybot, and my CD-ROM works perfectly. I just am tired of being treated like a pirate. People who illegally download games certainly don't have to deal with these issues. It's not fair, and I think that something should change
On a tangent, I've been screwed by copy protection for games I bought twice so far this month... Once by Operation Flashpoint and Beyond Divinity have both told me I'm a pirate (in a less direct manner) despite having bought the games at respectable retailers. I have virus scanned with Norton, cleaned adware with Adaware and Spybot, and my CD-ROM works perfectly. I just am tired of being treated like a pirate. People who illegally download games certainly don't have to deal with these issues. It's not fair, and I think that something should change