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Is there a DRM free version available for purchase?
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Is there a DRM free version available for purchase?

I get the impression that buying from the site would give me a DRM free version of the game, but I'm not positive. Can anyone give me some clarification? Would it be the same for Penumbra?
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RE: Is there a DRM free version available for purchase?

DRM free was only the Humble Bundle versions of Amnesia (HB 5) and Penumbra Overture (HB 1). Everything else is not DRM-free.
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RE: Is there a DRM free version available for purchase?

AFAIK, the Steam version is the only one with DRM.

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RE: Is there a DRM free version available for purchase?

If a key is required, isn't it DRM?
06-22-2013, 11:19 PM
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RE: Is there a DRM free version available for purchase?

The serial key isn't restricted to any one user, unlike the Steam version. Desura probably has DRM, too (forgot about Desura).

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RE: Is there a DRM free version available for purchase?

It has to be restricted otherwise every TPB copy would be considered legal after entering a specific cd key. It's not forced like Steam but I think it has the usual one user legal restrictions.
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RE: Is there a DRM free version available for purchase?

Steam has an offline mode you know if you get the game from there.

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RE: Is there a DRM free version available for purchase?

(06-23-2013, 12:00 AM)plutomaniac Wrote: It has to be restricted otherwise every TPB copy would be considered legal after entering a specific cd key. It's not forced like Steam but I think it has the usual one user legal restrictions.

It may not be legal, but there's nothing, as far i can tell, that prevents the same serial key from working for multiple users. In the case of Steam, even though a serial key is not required, the Steam application and its DRM policies are what decides whether or not you can play the game.

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06-23-2013, 03:57 AM
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RE: Is there a DRM free version available for purchase?

The Ubuntu Software Center version is DRM-free (but only works on Linux, preferably on Ubuntu).
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RE: Is there a DRM free version available for purchase?

Buy the game via Frictional Games Store. It will be DRM-free.
You will even need a key, but it's not checked by an online server, so it's not DRM.
06-23-2013, 03:29 PM
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