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Deus Ex: The Fall disables guns on jailbroken devices [Update]
Deus Ex: The Fall was released late yesterday, but users with jailbroken iOS devices are complaining that the game detects that status and doesn't let them fire weapons.
Updated with comment from Square Enix, who promises to remove the ban on jailbroken devices.
Deus Ex: The Fall is getting a fairly warm reception, but if you've modified your iOS device, you may want to resist buying the game. According to some early adopters, the game doesn't let you use guns if your device is jailbroken.
The restriction was caught by a user on Reddit (via Kotaku) and subsequently backed up by reviews in the App Store. When you hit the part of the tutorial that involves firing your weapon, an error message tells you, "We are sorry but you can't fire on jailbroken devices." Though you could conceivably stealth your way through without a weapon, failing to complete the tutorial by tranquilizing the guards may mean you can't progress through the rest of the game.
Jailbreaking your iPhone is perfectly legal, but voids your Apple warranty. It's a common practice among users who want to run homebrew apps and customize their iOS devices beyond the boundaries usually available.
Needless to say, iOS users who bought the game legitimately at its relatively high $6.99 price tag are upset. "I understand protecting the app against cracking/pirating, but preventing paying customers from playing on a device they own and legally modified is ridiculous," one user review read.
Update: Square Enix has issued the following comment to Joystiq, promising an update that removes the ban on jailbroken devices:
We have not been clear in our communication earlier this week when we launched Deus Ex: The Fall. We did not state clearly that the game would not support jailbroken devices and so we will be switching this off via an update, so that all the supported iOS devices will be able to play the game in the near future. We feel it's the right thing to do in this situation and apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.
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Deus Ex: The Fall was released late yesterday, but users with jailbroken iOS devices are complaining that the game detects that status and doesn't let them fire weapons.-
Assuming jailbreak=pirate doesn't seem fair.
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In Square's defense, it usually does mean that for normal game consoles. The problem is that iOS devices aren't consoles. Quite a few people Jailbreak them for reasons other than piracy, like custom apps, enhanced features, etc. etc. In fact I'd wager that a majority of Jailbroken iOS devices have no pirated software on them (provided you exclude music).
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No, but Jailbroken devices are a subset of iOS devices, and pretty much every iOS device has pirated music on it. :P
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I wonder how many among that 10% would buy a $7 game?
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There's a few that work alright, like classic turn-based rpg games. In most cases, I'd much rather play any game with a monitor or TV, though.
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We're about to find out I think. Stuff like this has led to class-action lawsuits before. It depends on whether or not there was an appropriate disclaimer 30 pages into the EULA for the game or not.
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Well I guess they can say to unjailbreak it.
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And the countdown starts for a plugin to appear on the Cydia store which fixes this.
The only thing I can figure is that this is meant to be some kind of heavy anti-piracy measure to stop people from sideloading unauthorized copies of the game. Only problem is, iOS apps are hardly difficult to break open and tinker with. I guarantee you every pirated copy of the game will be modified to remove this "feature". Yet again, pirates will play the game without issue while legitimate, paying customers are negatively affected. -
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didn't they not renew that rule this year - or significantly pared down what it applied to? i'm guessing if anything is still covered, it'd be iphones though
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I'm not sure if it's still true that you can't unlock your phone yourself, but I know for certain that providers must unlock your phone if requested once its out of contract.
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In Oct. 2012, the Library of Congress ruled on how the DMCA affects unlocking all cellphones, including the iPhone. That ruling, which starts on page 16 of the linked PDF ( http://goo.gl/e3qXm ), went into effect on Jan. 25, 2013. It says that, because there are a number of phones that users can buy unlocked right out of the box (instead of having to unlock them with software), unlocking cellphones is now a violation of the DMCA and is illegal.
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It's not Jensen different guy this game I think.
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Hmm maybe I should ask for a refund. Would they like that?
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So they're forcing take-down only runs? Cool.
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Maybe Square just assumed that people with jailbroken phones are doing sneaky stuff, so they assumed you would want to play the game sneaky too.
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There's a tiny bit of logic to the idea that, by jailbreaking your device you are now running an unauthorized operating system. When you're looking to support a game it's going to be much easier and cheaper to do so if you can eliminate anyone who is using the device in a different way from which it was intended. I could see someone at Square busting their ass trying to fix a bug only to discover that some app which is running in the background at all times and that would never be authorized from the Apple store is dicking up their game. Maybe they could code the game in such a way to work around that, or maybe they could just tell the guy with the jailbroken device to fuck off. And what better way to do so than making sure he couldn't get anywhere in the game in the first place.
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Apparently the xCon tweak I mentioned here works with this.
Source : http://9to5mac.com/2013/07/11/ios-gaming-news-two-pack-deus-ex-disables-shooting-with-jailbreak-and-rovio-stars-releases-tiny-theif (near end of article)
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I used to swear by jailbreaking. Now I give zero shits about it, so I'm cool with this.
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Seriously, Android has a ton of apps that iOS doesn't, like
Angry Chicken: Egg Madness!
Cut the Birds 3D
Angry Birds Zuma
Angry Little Birds Free
Angry Bird Basketball
Natural Angry birds free
Angry Frogs
Cute Storks R Non Angry Birds
Angry Birds Minecraft YourApps
Meany Birds
Angry Pissed Birds
Angry Keeper
Catch The Birds - Fun Tap Game
Ninja Birds X - Fruit Strike
Fan Angry Birds
Thunder Birds
Annoyed Birds Coloring
Angry Tits
Arrogant Birds Matching
Bloody Birds Live Wallpaper
Cute Angry Chick and Bird
Save birds
Angry Bird chicken
Angry Space Alien Birds
Angry Poo Space
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This myth is no longer valid, many developers are making more money on Android than ios
http://games.greggman.com/game/android-vs-ios-game-myths/-
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Yeah, I agree with this.
However, it's getting better for sure.
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What does robustness have to do with jailbreaking? Seriously, these platform wars turn everyone into retards.
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Wait a minute... do you mean to tell me there are people playing this game?
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The actual story.
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What a crock of shit. I'm jailbroken and all my apps are bought and paid for. I was considering picking this up, but now no way.
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Same here, oh well
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if iOS didn't suck balls, this would not be a problem. Apple needs to get with it, and Squeeenix needs to put out an Android version.
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Want to know how to play Deus Ex: The Fall on jailbroken devices? Search AppsGoer Deus Ex: The Fall forum to get the trick.
http://forums.appsgoer.com/showthread.php?3183-How-to-play-Deus-Ex-The-Fall-on-jailbroken-devices -
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Square Enix is doing a 180 (pretty common in games nowadays, huh?). Jailbroken devices will be able to play the game soon:
"We have not been clear in our communication earlier this week when we launched Deus Ex: The Fall. We did not state clearly that the game would not support jailbroken devices and so we will be switching this off via an update, so that all the supported iOS devices will be able to play the game in the near future. We feel it's the right thing to do in this situation and apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused."
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