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[Wiz33]

  I have so far used 2, one on my office PC and one at home. I'll probably install on my laptop also but I might be buying a new laptop in the next few months. I know ME have 3 so if this the same, I'll have to call EA then but I'm hoping they have increase the number of install allowed.

[damadorPL]

there is no install limit in DA

[igniss]

Does it regard the digital copies aswell?

[Maria Caliban]

If you're talking about Steam, they have their own DRM.

[igniss]

nah, im asking about the one on eastore (delux edition if it makes any difference)

[acare84]

ignis_pl wrote...

nah, im asking about the one on eastore (delux edition if it makes any difference)

It is using Securom on EA Store. So you have 5 times install limit but there must be a revoke tool with using that tool you can install your game more than 5 machines.

[Wolf Northwind]

AFAIK there is no standard DRM, the incentive to NOT pirate the game is Stone Prisoner, as you only get a key with a legit copy and the key is linked to your bioware account here.

[igniss]

Could you be so kind and explain or post a link to the info considering what steps should I take to install it on more than 5 machines.

cheers

[Scimal]

Wiz33 wrote...

  I have so far used 2, one on my office PC and one at home. I'll probably install on my laptop also but I might be buying a new laptop in the next few months. I know ME have 3 so if this the same, I'll have to call EA then but I'm hoping they have increase the number of install allowed.

The game does not have an install limit, nor does it have SecuROM.

It just has a simple disc-check if you have the disk. If you purchased it off of Steam, Valve uses their own DRM (can't play on the same account simultaneously on two computers while they're online).

You do not have to worry about anything, thankfully.

ME had a very different DRM setup, and BioWare/EA changed it significantly for DA:O.

[igniss]

Thanks buddy:)

[B33ker]

ignis_pl wrote...

Could you be so kind and explain or post a link to the info considering what steps should I take to install it on more than 5 machines.
cheers

Why would you possibly need it on more than 5 machines?

[TheYancey]

Interesting. I may install it on my laptop. Is there an easy way to synch my saves with my two machines?

[WarlordThor]

[quote]TheYancey wrote...

Interesting. I may install it on my laptop. Is there an easy way to synch my saves with my two machines?[/quote

Find your characters folder in your game folder, make a copy, and transfer it

[aries1001]

If you buya retail copy, the game only has a simple disc check. Buying from the ea store or from steam or gamers gate etc. uses their copy protection. If you buy from say the ea store, a digital copy, the game will use whatever copy protection the ea store uses.



And I believe it is 5 times activation limit, not install limit.

[igniss]

aries1001 wrote...

And I believe it is 5 times activation limit, not install limit.

And what's the difference between installation and activation in this case? I find none, since what's the point in installing the game if you cannot play it without activating. Or have I misunderstood you?

I wish any official could comment on this to resolve the doubts >.<

[Scimal]

B33ker wrote...

ignis_pl wrote...

Could you be so kind and explain or post a link to the info considering what steps should I take to install it on more than 5 machines.
cheers

Why would you possibly need it on more than 5 machines?

Because with all of the messed-in-the-head DRM issues, what the program considers a different "machine" is fairly vague.

Some things that have been shown to require re-activation and use up one of the 5 for ME:
-Changing motherboard.
-Changing OS.
-Changing Vid Card.
-Major driver update.
-Windows Update Packs.
-New network devices.
-New sound cards.
-Flipping EA the bird in your underwear on webcam.

Basically, any major changes to your system - hardware, software, or otherwise - can lock SecuROM into requiring another activation. So, if you install it on your Desktop, update to W7, update your BIOS/Mobo drivers, and install a new graphics card - that could be 4 activations right there without installing it on any other hard drive.

Thankfully EA decided against such insane measures and just let BioWare put in a disc check.

[B33ker]

Scimal wrote...

B33ker wrote...

ignis_pl wrote...

Could you be so kind and explain or post a link to the info considering what steps should I take to install it on more than 5 machines.
cheers

Why would you possibly need it on more than 5 machines?

Because with all of the messed-in-the-head DRM issues, what the program considers a different "machine" is fairly vague.

Some things that have been shown to require re-activation and use up one of the 5 for ME:
-Changing motherboard.
-Changing OS.
-Changing Vid Card.
-Major driver update.
-Windows Update Packs.
-New network devices.
-New sound cards.
-Flipping EA the bird in your underwear on webcam.

Basically, any major changes to your system - hardware, software, or otherwise - can lock SecuROM into requiring another activation. So, if you install it on your Desktop, update to W7, update your BIOS/Mobo drivers, and install a new graphics card - that could be 4 activations right there without installing it on any other hard drive.

Thankfully EA decided against such insane measures and just let BioWare put in a disc check.

As you said, DA doesn't use SecuROM, so that list is pointless to the question at hand.

His exact request was how to install it to 5 machines, not "how do I reinstall to a machine if something goes wrong".  Hence my question as to why you'd need it installed on 5 machines at the same time.
Perhaps the grammar is wrong in the original question, but a question like that smells suspicious in my mind.

[igniss]

B33ker wrote...

His exact request was how to install it to 5 machines, not "how do I reinstall to a machine if something goes wrong".  Hence my question as to why you'd need it installed on 5 machines at the same time.
Perhaps the grammar is wrong in the original question, but a question like that smells suspicious in my mind.

I ment installing it on a few machines (like my laptop and 2 PCs - both in different flats) and reinstalling it due to the os/devices change aswell, sorry if i didn't put it clear enough. Now cut the conspiracy theory

Modifié par ignis_pl, 13 janvier 2010 - 09:15 .

[Mordaedil]

Scimal wrote...

Some things that have been shown to require re-activation and use up one of the 5 for ME:
-Changing motherboard.
-Changing OS.
-Changing Vid Card.
-Major driver update.
-Windows Update Packs.
-New network devices.
-New sound cards.
-Flipping EA the bird in your underwear on webcam.

Actually, when I did that, it used 66 activations. Good thing that tool they released the next week removed all of them, eh?

[pepperchini]

Ok, I bought the disks for the Ultimate Edition on Amazon and when I went to try to install last night it kept saying that the install was failed..... It would get to 15.7% then freeze there for a moment then say that the install failed (to be exact)..... I have only installed this game on my PC before this so if my Ex boyfriend is right I should have 2 more comps that I am allowed to install it on.... Someone please help me find out why it is not working all the sudden.....

[Gorath Alpha]

The game is 2 1/2 years old now. Official support has always been on EA Help. This forum is not a tech forum, but there are so few members visiting the DAO tech forum, asking anything there is probably a lost cause. I can tell you that AFAIK, if you owned five or six PCs and installed it on each one all around the house, as long as you didn't have more than one copy running at the same time, you would be fine. I don't there's any actual limit, other than to not try playing simultaneously with copies of the same game.

Modifié par Gorath Alpha, 10 mars 2012 - 09:33 .