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<font size="3" face="Verdana, Arial" color="#cc6600">Georg Zoeller, Designer</font>

Will Online Authentication Become the Norm for All Future Games (http://nwn.bioware.com//forums/viewpost.html?topic=407599&post=3370663&forum=86&highlight=)
I don't think "all" will happen in the next few years. As said the reason we use this particular way of protecting the modules is because nearly all required code was already in the game from multiplayer so it was the cheapest possible way. This is a very specific application of the technology, it's not easily applied to full retail titles. However, if the situation continues to be the way it is right now, I see publishers pressing from this kind of protection or going even more console where it's easier for the to protect their investment.