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Slopicana Field · 04-28-2002, 05:32 PM

I've just read several threads here pertaining to the .400 studio's game licensing policy and I'm a little concerned.

From what I've gleaned from other threads, each customer receives three licenses with each purchase of ootp4. In addition, if I understand the company's policy correctly, each "clean" install of the game, say following a hard drive reformat, will either require or produce a new license key for use. Do I understand that correctly?

Since I reformat my hdd twice a year as part of the routine maintenance of my system, what do I when I inevitably run out of licenses? Will I actually be placed in the embarrassing position to have to ask/beg these people to provide me with a new license, or is there some way to simply reuse my old licenses?

The only reason I feel compelled to ask these questions is that I've had my share of bad experiences with several software companies in the past concerning ephemeral licenses. With the passage of time, say two years, software companies that tend to use this method of licensing often refuse to grant new licenses for what they consider to be old products, preferring instead to "encourage" users to purchase software upgrades.

If that's the case, then my final question is simply this: Did I just pay $30 to rent this game for awhile from .400 Studios?

04-28-2002, 05:32 PM	#1
Slopicana Field Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 21	Confused about game licensing policy I've just read several threads here pertaining to the .400 studio's game licensing policy and I'm a little concerned. From what I've gleaned from other threads, each customer receives three licenses with each purchase of ootp4. In addition, if I understand the company's policy correctly, each "clean" install of the game, say following a hard drive reformat, will either require or produce a new license key for use. Do I understand that correctly? Since I reformat my hdd twice a year as part of the routine maintenance of my system, what do I when I inevitably run out of licenses? Will I actually be placed in the embarrassing position to have to ask/beg these people to provide me with a new license, or is there some way to simply reuse my old licenses? The only reason I feel compelled to ask these questions is that I've had my share of bad experiences with several software companies in the past concerning ephemeral licenses. With the passage of time, say two years, software companies that tend to use this method of licensing often refuse to grant new licenses for what they consider to be old products, preferring instead to "encourage" users to purchase software upgrades. If that's the case, then my final question is simply this: Did I just pay $30 to rent this game for awhile from .400 Studios?