Current STARFORCE is great for legit buyers.

[t.foster73]

I've made working backups of Scrapland, Chaos Theory, SH3 and GTR Racing using the USB trick. As far as I'm concerned, it's a perfect scenario. those who buy their games legit are able to make a working backup of the game, where as those who've downloaded illegal versions can't play because of mis-matched MDS files or Serial Keys. If the current Starforce protection were to carry on like this, then I will still be buying Starforce games. However, it will be interested to see whether the newer versions deal with the USB loophole.

Suffice to say if they block the USB trick, then I won't be buying ANY more Starforce games, which will probably mean the end for me as far as PC gaming goes.