Demon's Souls is a game known amongst gamers as one of the most brutal and unforgiving games from this generation. Developer From Software created a game with the unrelenting difficulty of games from the early days, games meant to suck the quarters from you as fast as they can.
Their next game Dark Souls hopes to do the same thing. The game is out in just a couple more weeks and as usual, some people have already gotten their hands on copies of it. Even with the vast array of anti-pirating options available nowadays, From Software decided to do something even better.
In Demon's Souls, you are always online. Other players can jump into your game at any time, if you are connected. These players are defined as "Black Phantoms" and can be several levels higher than you, taking you out in one strike.
To teach the pirating players a lesson, From Software is jumping into games with extremely overpowered characters, essentially griefing them as a way to get them to stop. You have to hand it the developer for not just sticking an online code into the box. Instead, they just kick your ass if you try to play early.
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