A real solution to the StarF**k virus for everyone.

[dajunka]

The beauty of this crack is that everyone of you can participate in its development.

The best crack for Starforce that works, is simple but will take a little patience and time.
Simply do what countless other PC owners are doing boycott (don't buy) any game that contains the StarForce virus, even, and I stress even if its a biggy release that you have been waiting for over 10 years.
This is a affective and permanent solution. Put the Starforce virus makers in the unemployment queue.

Time for action, don't leave it all to the poor overworked crackers.
You will still end up with your game the only difference being it will be SF free and in the bargain bucket. Publishers will soon lose their loyalty to StarF**k when their pockets start to empty.

You wanna get rid of Starforce forever? Then boycott today.

[Luciel]

Sure so say we stop, what happens to the other 10 million people that have no idea bout what sf is and just buy the game cos they like it? Well sorry but im going to continue to buy them for the simple reason that sf has never given me any problems.

[dajunka]

I hear you, but news and events entering the internet community are a very effective way of spreading the word, and each day because of the internet more people do become aware of the problems with SF, myself, I suffer with start-up and shutdown problems until SF is removed and other stuff that I haven’t noticed but has been reported on well known web site, problems like slow down in games and drive errors.
I’m glad that yourself and many others are happy with SF, but its up to those that are not happy to try and sort it out.
And I think maybe this is the chief role of discussion sites like this one.

What about the 10 million that boycott the game? 10 million customers is a lot to lose.

[DABhand]

It is pointless this is what im trying to tell you in the last thread, no matter what you try to do there will always be protections to combat piracy.

No matter who doesnt buy, aslong as they beat piracy that is their main aim.

[Joe Forster/STA]

Hey dajunka,

To generalize things, this world is turning into a police state. The government, the police, all executive authorities are indirectly getting into the hands of large monopolies, including but very much not limited to software/movie/music publishers (not artists/authors/developers!). Laws not defending the customers and authors (well enough) are only one symptom of this trend.

However, as you can see, most people - like sheep - are comfortable with the current situation because they don't understand what's happenning around them. A few knights of freedom won't change this, I'm afraid. Self-conscious and determined customers would; but they're almost non-existant.

Joe

[dajunka]

People are, boycotting games protected by SF for real, it’s not fantasy. And the publishers are quite aware of this trend as it is reflected in there profits.
What’s all this with Dream Catcher software publisher, where they release a hot game, not only minus Starforce but lacking any type of software protection what so ever. I am talking about the game Dungeon Lords recently released in the states. News is it started out very buggy but is getting fixed up nicely already having a patch out, all-in-all reports seem favourable and it looks like a hit.
But why has Dream catcher released this unprotected, when they are I believe a client for Starforce. Could it be that they are not only listening to their customers but also their bank manager.
I don’t think there is one gaming site that you can go to without some member or journalist slagging StarForce, it is becoming Common knowledge that this virus is bad and boycotting it is good, and the army grows not less but more.

If eveybody said; no body else is boycotting so why should I?
Then no, it wouldent work. But not all people seem to be thinking in this way.