Replying to this to voice my support for this situation, I travel the world and work at sea, I have zero internet at times and gaming gets me through my off time. Holding your games hostage should be illegal, I bought the rights to play thet game at my leisure. I mean once my PURCHASE is verified and my computer ID and MAC address and whatever else the system needs is embedded why would I need to "peridocically" login to prove I have a legit copy...?!?! What a * excuse for a business model... based on paranoia and a big F you to the customer base.
