Virtual-Mate Protection, any ideas?

[Cyber Akuma]

The problem with this system is not just online activation, but you need to validate your copy online EVERY time you want to play, even though it is an offline game.

This is a big problem for:

1. Those on dialup

2. Those that want to play a game while laptop and away from their home

3. When someone's internet connection is down

Not to mention what would happen when the game is too old and the validation servers are taken offline.

I woudlent care less if the virtual Mate games only needed me to register once to activate my copy, but the validate every time for an offline game is annoying as hell.