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Dark Souls early purchasers face a nasty surprise
Posted: 22.09.2011 06:12 by JonahFalcon Comments: 6
This is a Black Phantom. Be afraid.
From Software, the developers of the brutal action game Dark Souls, has a nasty surprise for players who get their hands on legitimate copies of the game before the street date.

One of the neat features Dark Souls has is the ability to let players invade each other's game world. It is this feature that becomes a sharp sword as it will allow From Software to have invincible monsters invade players worlds, maximum level Black Phantoms.

These are no ordinary Black Phantoms however. These creatures are level 145 monsters with 1900 hit points and all of their abilities set to maximum. In order words, they're impossible to defeat. So, unless you're a masochist who enjoys getting pummeled and decimated by unbeatable monsters, it'll be a good idea to wait for the game's regular release date before playing.

Dark Souls' street date is October 4, so you have been warned.
Source: Ripten

Comments

By Chosen_One (SI Elite) on Sep 22, 2011
Chosen_One
LOL, nice move From Software )))
By Jasca_Ducato (SI Core) on Sep 22, 2011
Jasca_Ducato
That's one way to go about it I suppose, though if the player has gotten their hands on a legitimate copy of the game, I believe From Software would be ebtter off punishing the vendor.
By SirRoderick (SI Elite) on Sep 22, 2011
SirRoderick
See now THAT is what I call DRM.
By FoolWolf (SI Elite) on Sep 23, 2011
FoolWolf
LOL - now that is funny - but the game itself seems to be a game that would seek out people that actually might enjoy that.... ;)
By JonahFalcon (SI Elite) on Sep 28, 2011
JonahFalcon
It's not really DRM. It's "don't break the street date, jerk!" Even if the buyer got the game legally, it's an unfair advantage to boost your level before everyone else gets it.
By SirRoderick (SI Elite) on Sep 29, 2011
SirRoderick
I consider that part of "digital rights management" don't you?