Post by tbrass on Apr 19, 2011 2:30:50 GMT -5
Prologue: I think this is a terrific game and Cory has engendered a great community here with his responsiveness and dialog. Kudos to the brothers!
The google license check is really annoying. Like all DRM, it tends to prevent legitimate users from accessing the product. Unlike alternative schemes (EA, iTunes, etc.), few users even notice it.
Unfortunately, the license check has locked my phone once and prevented me from starting the game on a daily basis. When the modem registers a connection with outpace, but is actually fluctuating between states (3g, edge, etc) the communication can't happen and there is no way for the user to trigger a refresh and reattempt. As such, the game gets locked up (as intended). Living with bad reception, whenever I forget andforget, try to load, and get stuck on the verification.
It doesn't seem to be my kernel, or my phone's modem, because I have tried several
proposal: could you ditch the license check? Or, alternatively, decrease the check frequency (once a day, once a week, random unless last check failed and then intentionally lock the phone and auction off the miscreant's children.
workarounds: turn on flight mode and restart the game. Other than when my whole phone locked up, this is merely an annoyance, but a regular one!
testing : happens under several roms for the captivate, various kernels, etc. doesn't happen with a solid network.
Thoughts?
The google license check is really annoying. Like all DRM, it tends to prevent legitimate users from accessing the product. Unlike alternative schemes (EA, iTunes, etc.), few users even notice it.
Unfortunately, the license check has locked my phone once and prevented me from starting the game on a daily basis. When the modem registers a connection with outpace, but is actually fluctuating between states (3g, edge, etc) the communication can't happen and there is no way for the user to trigger a refresh and reattempt. As such, the game gets locked up (as intended). Living with bad reception, whenever I forget andforget, try to load, and get stuck on the verification.
It doesn't seem to be my kernel, or my phone's modem, because I have tried several
proposal: could you ditch the license check? Or, alternatively, decrease the check frequency (once a day, once a week, random unless last check failed and then intentionally lock the phone and auction off the miscreant's children.
workarounds: turn on flight mode and restart the game. Other than when my whole phone locked up, this is merely an annoyance, but a regular one!
testing : happens under several roms for the captivate, various kernels, etc. doesn't happen with a solid network.
Thoughts?
