spore cant connect to internet

[zerolol]

i bought a retail copy of spore and it wont connect to the internet once bought it. it said it cant connect to the license server please help!

[brewno]

Happened to me. Just keep trying. It'll work, sooner or later...

[Lord Zedd]

Another good reason not to rent DRM crippled games like spore!

Eventually that is the only message you will see when the DRM servers are shut down.

[Mackilroy]

Another good reason not to rent DRM crippled games like spore!

Eventually that is the only message you will see when the DRM servers are shut down.

I'm not promoting DRM, but I'll point out you can play offline. If you never log in again after initially doing so it doesn't matter one bit.

[Lord Zedd]

It does actually. It authenticates every time you go online, without your acknowledgment. If authentication fails then the game will not work.

Like I said, Spore is a $50 rental.