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<blockquote data-quote="seattlemark" data-source="post: 59431" data-attributes="member: 1959"><p><strong>I just hope that FarSight Studios doesn't wind up with the same two problems.</strong></p><p><strong><u>Here are what a couple of Zen Studios forum members had said last month, after I initially asked if I had a bug or not with Pinball FX2 under Windows 8:</u></strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Person 1's response to me:</strong> Yes, you need an internet connection to play purchased tables. It's not a bug; it's a huge design flaw. Though I could not say if Zen Studios or Microsoft is to blame.</p><p></p><p><strong>Person 2's response to Person 1:</strong> It's kinda of both. When the game was in development, MS only had that DRM option available. After the game released, MS decided to lift their DRM policy on games. Zen is working on a fix, but I don't know when it will release.</p><p> </p><p></p><p><strong>Person 1's response to me:</strong> Likewise, the free "trial game" option is only available after purchasing the table, which makes it completely useless. That one is probably Zen's fault.</p><p></p><p><strong>Person 2's response to Person 1:</strong> Nope! This is Microsoft's fault. The feature is available in Zen's other platforms as well, but currently Windows 8 doesn't support it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="seattlemark, post: 59431, member: 1959"] [B]I just hope that FarSight Studios doesn't wind up with the same two problems. [U]Here are what a couple of Zen Studios forum members had said last month, after I initially asked if I had a bug or not with Pinball FX2 under Windows 8:[/U][/B][U][/U] [B]Person 1's response to me:[/B] Yes, you need an internet connection to play purchased tables. It's not a bug; it's a huge design flaw. Though I could not say if Zen Studios or Microsoft is to blame. [B]Person 2's response to Person 1:[/B] It's kinda of both. When the game was in development, MS only had that DRM option available. After the game released, MS decided to lift their DRM policy on games. Zen is working on a fix, but I don't know when it will release. [B]Person 1's response to me:[/B] Likewise, the free "trial game" option is only available after purchasing the table, which makes it completely useless. That one is probably Zen's fault. [B]Person 2's response to Person 1:[/B] Nope! This is Microsoft's fault. The feature is available in Zen's other platforms as well, but currently Windows 8 doesn't support it. [/QUOTE]
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