As far as my knowledge on the matter goes, no one was actually able to prove that StarForce broke 100% fully functioning drives.... (read new)
Not saying it didn't happen, just saying that at some point you need proofs not just words :|
And it wasn't that widespread...
True, but for folks who use their comps professionally (especially the drives), the risk just may not be worth it.
Besides, didn't everything turn out OK? The industry turned mostly to SecuROM. Sure, explorer.exe might crash if you right-click a folder icon, but that's no biggie. ;)
On-topic:
Looks like MW2 is shaping up to a rather smallish MP player cap:
http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1802552#post1802552
http://www.infinityward.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=129808
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=993562
16-18 players
max? IW is getting darn close to the gold medal for the Multi-FAIL event.