Dragon Age II PC DRM policies detailed

Bioware’s detailed their DRM policies for the PC version of Dragon Age II, the upcoming RPG and sequel to the hugely successful Dragon Age: Origins.
The Steam version of the game would only be using Steam DRM and won’t be implementing any third-party DRM methods, no hidden stuff.
The standalone retail version however will use a more DRM-heavy approach and would require you to struggle a bit. You’ll need to be online and register a EA account when the game starts for the first time and also only 5 PCs can access the game within a 24-hour period. There’s an offline mode available but you’ll have to sign-in online after “a select period of days”.
However, there’s no disc check or limit on the total number of PC in which you can install and play the game on.
EA’s also implementing their release control system for Dragon Age 2.
You can get the full drift below:
Non-Steam versions (digital or retail disc) DRM policies are as follows:

• No disc check, you do not need the disc in drive to play.
• No limit on the total number of PCs you can install and play the game on.
• There is a limit to the number of unique/different PCs that can start/play the game within a time window [5 PCs in 24hrs].
• Each install requires logging in to your EA account to verify game ownership and if you are a member of these forums, you have an EA account.
• You can play offline but the game will require a login check after a select period of days.

Release Control policies are as follows:

• It does not install anything to the PC.
• Sole purpose is to check with a server to validate whether the game release date has passed or not.
• It completely removes itself after the game release date has passed.
• You will not be able to play until that date has passed.
• Dates & times are set to the retail street date per country.

We must say that these are very lenient and dare we say, convenient DRM policies and we feel are required to ensure the maximum security of their titles. They’re by no means as intrusive as the DRM policies implemented by companies like Ubisoft and hopefully, gamers won’t have many complaints with these.
But, what do you (the gamer) think about all these? Let us know below.

Source: GamersMint