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The following post may either intensely annoy (apologies if so) or delight some of the people I've been arguing with. Although my opinion of DRM, and it's negative effects on innovation (in real life or not) remain entirely unchanged - you CAN successfully compete with free, and DRM is unlikely...

Perhaps use my variable price idea then: have shops alter prices according to stock levels. If someone tried what you're suggesting they could make a profit for the first X goods they sold (reasonable enough, they did some work), but at some point the shop's buy price would drop below the...

I'm perfectly well aware of what Steam is. You realise of course that Steam is voluntary DRM? It's the consumer who decides they'll get a game through Steam instead of an illegal free copy. They place themselves under Steam's control (I've done it myself). What you're talking about is forced...

How welcome are opinions that don't match your own? Non sequitur. The marginal cost of a digital product is virtually zero. (The cost require to produce another unit). The cost required to produce another computer is not near zero. A working ecomony is the solution to your trading desires...

Contructive criticism and arguments shouldn't be limited only to points of view you (KK) agree with. They should include points of view from both sides of an argument. This thread isn't just intended to be a love-fest for the suggestion in the OP. It's meant to be an breakdown and analysis that...

Quite right: ideas are not digital. Starmade ships are and always will be though. I won't reply to the rest of your post as it's about me instead of the topic at hand, again. I have repreatedly. See post #86. I enjoy discussions on DRM, and I'm enjoying this one, despite the (sometimes...

Depends on the artist. It doesn't deter me for example. I keep getting asked how to make a profit without DRM. That's why I keep saying how. I didn't introduce business to this argument, I came in talking purely about the effect of DRM on innovation.

Sections 1 and 3 weren't reasons not to add DRM. They just showed that lack of DRM isn't to blame for people's "problem", and that they can achieve their goals without DRM. Well I strongly disagree with that. I think it's a huge factor. The crux of the game in fact. Yes, I was the person...

I don't think you've read my argument, that business model has nothing to do with it. That was just a suggestion for people asking how to make a profit without DRM. Everything in the game is digital material. Culmination of knowledge, experience, creativity, and problem solving is not...

Unlike (perhaps) MacThule, I'm no economist, but wouldn't another fix be to have NPC shops alter their prices as their stock levels change? If you try to sell them something they have high levels of, they'll only offer you a low price? If "just go to the next shop" becomes the solution to...

I urge you to reconsider that sentence. It's an oxymoron. My arguments are not intended to improve the game they're intended to point out how ship DRM would have a negative impact on the game. No, the point of this suggestion is to make the game better for designers who want to sell designs...

I'm not going to read that wall of text, Lecic, sorry. I'll respond to the first sentence/line in each paragraph. Yes, but they also exist as digital media in the real world, and the implications of that can't be escaped. Again, this is an absolutely perfect example of DRM. The number X...

I really hope you don't mean that I was the one getting personal HolyCookie. I've had a huge number of negative comments about me (as opposed to my argument) made in this thread, but I've refrained from making a single personal comment in return. I wasn't the only one who felt this way, my...

Is the creativity flagging in the current state of the game? Welcome to the world of business. 1) Advertise. Post designs here. Develop a distinctive style that's unique and easily recognisable. 2) Pay in instalments at construction milestones. It's common in real life. You want to do...

If you'd actually like to discuss a point I've made, KK, I'd be happy to reply. I'm not going to respond to a personal attack though.

Wrong subject again: I am not part of the OP. Pass.

Working for me.

Not something I'd want personally, but if it helps some people just starting it doesn't seem like a bad idea. Anyone who doesn't like it can simply ignore it, so not really any drawbacks?

Plus depending on your monitor a maximum of only 60 or 120 fps are being delivered to your eyes anyway.

Excellent observation. Please try to keep it in mind when you post, and make the topic of the OP the subject of your points, instead of making me the subject of your points. Do you think ever in the history of DRM that the architects thought it was stupid or unecessarily strict and intrusive...