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[HoneyBadger]

I have to say, I loathe their download "system".

Originally, yes, it was great--you could download the game directly off of their site, with the CD key. No muss, no fuss. Worthy of duplication, I totally agree.

Now, though, Stardock has switched to an incredibly bad 3rd party that forces you to download what I can only assume is an "adware made easy" program from a site absolutely bloated with web advertizements, which didn't even work, and which not only wasted my time, but forced me to run extensive scans.

I could live with an advert page, but not with this kind of strongarm tactic in partnership with a 3rd party I don't even know.

I emailed Stardock directly, hoping that if I provided them my CD key, they could just email me the game, but they were incredibly unhelpful.

It's just another good start that they've made, and then outright ruined, without any consideration for their fanbase, even a proven customer.

[Gandalf Parker]

Originally Posted by HoneyBadger

It's just another good start that they've made, and then outright ruined, without any consideration for their fanbase, even a proven customer.

Sorry. I forgot to add the sarcasm smiley.
I know that its very rare that I post sarcastically.

For so long we kept seeing here "how come Shrapnel cant offer digital like Steam or Stardock" as if it was some sort of major news that such things were being done.

[Doo]

Originally Posted by HoneyBadger

Now, though, Stardock has switched to an incredibly bad 3rd party that forces you to download what I can only assume is an "adware made easy" program from a site absolutely bloated with web advertizements, which didn't even work, and which not only wasted my time, but forced me to run extensive scans.

What is this 3rd party thing? I have three Impulse games but have not seen anything like what you describe.

Do you mean the actual Impulse program?

[Gandalf Parker]

Technically Impulse might be called a 3rd party software since it is a separate company.
On the other hand, its a split off of StarDock and is still a sub corp of Stardock Corporation.
http://www.impulsedriven.com/about

And tho Im sure no one noticed, its formation follows closely my comments about digital download. When people first started yelling for it I said that all of the examples people were throwing around of "they seem to be doing it" had written their own download management software which is not as easy as it seems. And that only when a plug-n-play option was available would it become widespread. When you could add it to your site as easily as you add a forum or a blog or a wiki. (Brad does read these forums and Ive known him for longer than most but I wont take full credit). Brad did a smart thing by separating and packaging his digital download system