Borderlands PC DLC Released

DRM on the Steam version seems like an oversite. Weird.

Seems they are continuing the hole they've dug in thier PC fanbase. I would have actually checked it out if it weren't for SecuRom.

I am so disappointed with Gearbox's handling of the PC version... Another great developer gone to the dark side.

I for one will not be purchasing the DLC.

no, no, NO

More importantly, what was in the patch that Steam downloaded for Bonerlands earlier today? Steam is so ridiculously slow at updating the "view update news" page. D:

Yeah I'm pretty bummed about the SecuROM thing as well. I haven't decided if it's going to block me from buying this permanently but I'm definitely going to wait a few days to see how Gearbox and 2K respond to the nerdrage. This is one of the few time fan outrage seems justified. Steam is DRM in its own right. There's no need for SecuROM on the Steam version. Plain retail CD version makes sense, but Steam no. I'm hoping this was just an oversight by someone clueless at 2K.

T2A` said:

More importantly, what was in the patch that Steam downloaded for Bonerlands earlier today? Steam is so ridiculously slow at updating the "view update news" page. D:

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My understanding is that it was just hooks for the DLC. Retail version has to manually download a patch as well....

*Opens up the retail patch file and pokes around the .cab*

It's basically the localization strings for the DLC. No map data or anything else. I don't see any DLL files or anything that would suggest SecuROM sneaking in.

*Checks Borderlands Steam directory*

Odd not seeing any of the patch files in here. Weird. Could've been a patch to point DLC submenu inside Steam for the Borderlands entry to the right location? I know they put a DLC tab on the game weeks ago but the links didn't go anywhere.

EDIT: Oh wait. Steam hadn't updated my copy yet. Ok. It's updating and I see the localization files for the DLC now.

Yeah it's analogous to the patch listed on their support site for the DLC: https://store.gearboxsoftware.com/support/

Namely this file: http://updates.gearboxsoftware.com/dlc/Borderlands_Worldwide_Update_PC1.1.0.zip

The ini file in that directory from the Steam forums post definitely references SecuROM though I'm hoping it doesn't install it until the DLC is installed (as it prompts for a license key according to the posts).

EDIT: I'm guessing the retail patch doesn't contain any of the SecuROM stuff since that's already installed via the normal game installation?

EDIT EDIT: There's also this post on NeoGAF: http://forums.beyondunreal.com/showthread.php?t=190244 Which confirms what I found and notes the presence of SecuROM on some level in the game's .exe file.

*crosses fingers* Pretty please let it just be someone being stupid. I really like this game and want to support it but this just reeks of ineptitude either at Gearbox or 2K. AFAIK, Valve just takes whatever the developer or publisher give them and blast it out without any questioning. I'm just sitting here hoping that someone sent the wrong build out.

EDIT x3: Brizz, is you qualm the existence of SecuROM in general, or is it because they're unnecessarily applying it to DLC (and possibly retroactively applying it to the main game)? I don't see any griping about SecuROM in the Arkham Asylum review and the Steam version of that also contains the DRM. Just confused on your stance here.

EDIT x4: So in the retail patch there's ShippingPCWillowGame.exe. My guess is that this is the SecuROM retail version of the game executable and was probably accidentally pushed out via the Steam auto-update. Or something like that, since I am noticing about a 4 MB discrepancy in file size between what is in the 1.10 retail patch and what is currently in my Steam directory.

Again, ineptitude not malicousness at work here I feel. But we'll see how this pans out.

SecuRom = no buy.

Ah ok. I was just curious.

I'll wait or pass until securROM is gone. Sorry, I just don't support that type of crap on a Steam version of a game I purchased.

Jackal said:

I'll wait or pass until securROM is gone. Sorry, I just don't support that type of crap on a Steam version of a game I purchased.

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I woulden't support it on any version (disc check is one thing, but limited activations are a no go!), but aye, having it on a Steam version is just a double burn, and for what possible reason?

Good job Gearbox. Now go kick yourselves and anyone else who made this decision in the coinpurse.

doesn't make sense...the game didn't even have a cd key and now you have DRM on the DLC.

Sir_Brizz said:

I don't really care about SecuROM. I understand they want to protect it and other Steam games have SecuROM.

My main issues are that

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I completely agree with your points. I was just curious to see what you thought since I think this is the first time I've seen mention of SecuROM being a warning sign in a news update here.

I'm willing to give them the benefit of the doubt and I'm going to wait a few days to see how they plan to resolve this since there is a good amount of anger being directed at them on their forums and the Steam forums.