I'm looking foward to Disciples III. I'm glad that the copy protection isn't horrible.

It's nice to see that DRM companies and publishers/developers are starting to accept their accountability when DRM interferes with customer satisfaction. The whole 'ends justifies the means' argument has never sat well with me. Games and other software have stood alone as the only products sold to consumers where the customer is told that they should take responsibility for the failings of the product 'just to ensure sales.'

Of course, as ever, actions speak louder than words, and so I'll be interested to see what the reaction is to this new consumer-focused DRM.

I still think that the best strategy for preventing piracy is rewarding paying customers with an improved experience, such as games with multiplayer components, or additional content offered with legitimate serials, like Sims 3 and Dragon Age offered, as examples. But obviously most publishers and developers would never publish a game without some form of DRM, so this consumer-focused approach to DRM(as opposed to pirate-focused approach) is a nice compromise, presuming they keep their word.

We'll see. DRM is DRM is DRM.