I'm usually not the kind of person to make angry rant threads, but I feel this is deserving. I had just bought a copy of Homeworld 2, played it for about two days, and the found out that Electronic Ass decided it would be a good idea to put SecuROM on it. If any of you don't know what SecuROM is, it's an "anti piracy" software developed by Sony. What Sony doesn't tell you is that it buries itself deep in your OS where it shouldn't be and starts taking over your computer and screwing things up. Then it sends your private info to Sony. Then it shuts down all CD burning software and any third party system tools you might have. And as a final spit in the eye, you can't uninstall it without performing open heart surgery on your computer through command line and risking deleting something vital. Fearing for my system's overall health, I spent a good three hours trying to get rid of it. Not only that, I can't run the game without reinstalling SecuROM. Bah.
A: Has anyone else had this problem?
B: If so, do you know how I can run the game without installing SecuROM?
C: You probably shouldn't buy EA games for the PC, almost all of them contain this satanic blend of mal- and spyware.
