[drdrek]

There is a reason games and software have moved to the client server architecture even when it doesn't really makes sense. Its the only way to maintain copyright.

You can hate it, but for the creative types your options are: Assume it fails and no one knows about it / Assume it succeeds get stolen / build it on the server side

[dylan604]

It also means everyone is on updated versions of software, or easier for devs to A/B different aspects. Anti-piracy is not the only reason