Signal, I'm confused what you mean stop supporting. They have a support forum labeled in English and some foreign language. There support system is great.. They have 3 games.. World of Subwayz 1,2,3 (1 = PAth) (2=Berlin ) and coming out soon #London
I don't see them stopping any time soon "supporting the product" - You don't need an active internet connecting.. There no muti player option yet..(I don't know if there getting one) - The only problem with no internet is you can't get support (because their support is based off a forum)
Cheers
David
One of the many problems with DRM schemes like Product Activation (be it one-time, an internet tether, etc.) is that the manufacturer can and, almost certainly, eventually will decide to stop accepting activations. With normal, non-DRMed software, that means you can continue to use the software, albeit without manufacturer support. But with DRMed software, this means your investment is gone whenever the manufacturer decides to stop accepting activations. It's already happened with some big-name services, like one of Amazon's ebook services and Yahoo and MSN's Music services, to name just a few.
If WoS's publisher, Aerosoft, doesn't require an internet connection to actually use the game, why do they state that
The PC running World of Subways requires an active internet connection"? I (and, I presume, Bill) are simply going by what they state on their site. I am open to the possibility that this is a miscommunication on their part.
Let me ask you this, can you say for absolutely certain that you don't need an internet connection (or make a phone call,) to activate the game? Are you absolutely certain you can run the game without an internet connection? Have you never, ever allowed the game program through your firewall? If so, that's very good news...though requiring a CD in the drive would still be deal-breaker for me. It might not be for Bill or others reading this thread though.
ETA: After poking around Aerosoft's forums (the publisher),which is not the same as the manufacturer's forums), I have confirmed that WoS does indeed use a product activation scheme, so all the problems and risks discussed above apply. That's definitely a deal-breaker. I'm still open to any input from you, Inn, or anyone else, especially if there are older, non-DRMed versions of the sim floating around. The publish does make mention of an "offline version" of which I will attempt to find out more, but even if such a version exists, it doesn't mean the above problems don't exist or won't in the future.
