pilgrim Posted May 12, 2006 Share Posted May 12, 2006 I poked around the actual webpage but couldn't find the answer: How many copies of the game will be required for LAN play...1 for the LAN, or 1 per client? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaytoniousRex Posted May 13, 2006 Share Posted May 13, 2006 1 per client. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilgrim Posted May 15, 2006 Author Share Posted May 15, 2006 Ouch. I realize there are valid reasons for doing it this way, but that completely kills the idea of dad + 2 sons on a LAN at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Actually "dad + 1" son should work, because the eLicense will allow you to have two simultaneous installations at the same time. Unless there are other technical reasons which Clay would know MUCH better than me Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilgrim Posted May 15, 2006 Author Share Posted May 15, 2006 Originally posted by Moon: Actually "dad + 1" I'll have them call you when we try to figure out who gets to play and who gets to sit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaytoniousRex Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 "Dad + 0.5" actually. You can eLicense 2 copies, but you can only login for network play with the 1 account that corresponds to your product key. So, on your 2 licensed computers, 1 could play online while the other plays standalone, but they couldn't both play online at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yurch Posted May 15, 2006 Share Posted May 15, 2006 Is that to say you cannot connect two (or more than x) computers locally without an internet connection? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilgrim Posted May 18, 2006 Author Share Posted May 18, 2006 :confused: Combining this thread, Moon's Dad +1 comment, and your Dad + 0.5 comment, with the "Online Activation" thread leaves me a bit confused. Let's completely ingore Online play for right now. Let's say I have 3 pc's in my house, and two of the boys and I want to sit down and play. Not online -- just a game against each other on our own LAN in the house. I'm don't understand whether the eLicense lets two of us play, 1.5 of us play ... -- somebody gets to use either the mouse or the keyboard, but not both -- or more than that, since we're not authenticating against the online server. Sorry for my denseness, but this is a bit important to me. The public beta swung me from a Never-Buy-It-at-That-Price to a Very-Possible buy, but now I'm not sure exactly what I would need. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilgrim Posted May 22, 2006 Author Share Posted May 22, 2006 A slight bump to hopefully get an anwer before the pre-order offer expires. To sum up... Ignoring _online_ play, just consider a local game at home on a LAN: what do I need to buy in order for 3 people to play simultaneously? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaytoniousRex Posted May 22, 2006 Share Posted May 22, 2006 It took a while to respond because your question sparked some internal discussions here, Pilgrim. The way it works right now, LAN and online play work exactly the same way: they require that each person who wants to play have his own licensed copy of DropTeam. Therefore you would need to buy 3 copies of DropTeam in order to play on your LAN with your 2 sons. We've been talking this over and we feel that this is too restrictive. Therefore, we're changing the way accounts work in DropTeam so that each licensed copy of DropTeam allows you to create TWO accounts instead of one. This means that if you buy one copy of DropTeam, then you and one of your sons can play together on the LAN or on the Internet. If all 3 of you want to play at the same time, you will need to buy 2 copies of DropTeam. Sorry that it took a while to respond - we were hashing all of this out on our end so I didn't want to post before we had a real answer for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilgrim Posted May 22, 2006 Author Share Posted May 22, 2006 No problem on the delay -- the thread was semi-inactive long enough that I wasn't even sure you'd seen the question, so I thought the bump was the easiest way to get it noticed. Thanks for the answer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameroon Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 While either approach is reasonable from a business stand-point, I feel like the route you've taken is a good approach to garner customers (and customer loyalty). The other seems only to emphasize potential short-term gain. I mean, the question didn't even apply to me and yet the resolution makes me want to buy things from you guys. You guys are great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilgrim Posted May 24, 2006 Author Share Posted May 24, 2006 Cameroon, if I could step back and see the forest instead of the trees, I'd probably have to agree with you. However, I'm stuck in the middle of it, and all I can see is trees. For me, there's not much difference between 1 and 2 seats per license, since there are 3 of us, so either way we need more than one copy of a game. I haven't bought a full-price game since CMBO, and I've never bought 2 copies of a full-price game. I'll admit that I certainly got my money's worth out of CMBO, and there are very, very few games that I can say that about, even buying the rest of them at a discount. But, two copies is just too expensive. However, taking a couple of steps back to look at things outside of my personal situation, I'll freely admit that what they've done is very generous. Even more so, to have a team discussion and to make such a significant change in policy this late in the ball game shows a very resposive attitude toward customer satisfaction. While the answer isn't exactly what I (greedily) (personally) wanted, it's an answer for which the DropTeam guys should be commended, since it does show a desire for long-term customer relationships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tshare Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 I just installed Dropteam 1.0 on my computer and my son's. Only one of us was allowed to register for online play. Can you provide direction for how two people on two computers can register for online play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Los Posted June 5, 2006 Share Posted June 5, 2006 Well I'm glad that at least 2 can play off of one license that solves the Dad and Son LAN play thing for me! Los Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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