Pretty cool link. Lots of good stuff there.

Wasn't Direct2Drive the service where they would only let you install a game a couple of times anyways? I think I bought SotS:Born of Blood from them and when I realized they'd only let me install it a couple times I never bought anything else from them.

I would like to dissect one. I am very curious about their internal structure. 

Nope.  They used to have a 5 activation limit, but it was easily reset by talking to customer service.

What I personally hated was how many of their products used a huge setup file which Vista/7/8 had to verify with consent.exe which took forever.  So once Gamefly gets my stuff added their service will be a lot less annoying.

If you really want to see a professional troll technique IRL that is actually used in business then I suggest you see the (new) Delphi technique.  No not the one listed in wikipedia, that's the old legit Delphi method.  The new one is a very clever form of trolling manipulation to get the illusion of consensus from a group but in fact all it does is some community sleight of hand.

I'm showing you this so you can more easily identify this specific standard trolling IRL technique, not to be used for malicious purposes.

DON'T BE EVIL

Best song for this video btw:

And here is the actual technique itself being used by special interests on a small community township:

No ... instead you also have to buy driving lessons, and then you buy a drivers license, and then you have to buy car insurance ... and THEN you have bought enough stuff to drive a car.

I agree. I think there is a difference between being truly 'entitled' and merely wanting to retain access to a purchased product.

I believe this was a bit harsh. I don't think he was claiming to own the IP for any of his games, merely being irate at the inaccessability of such games.

-> My definition of an entitled gamer is someone that clearly has a god complex, and feels that just because he fancied to pirate game X for a few days, he should be lord and master of all things game X related.

Someone who puts no effort into the actual production of a game, but instead feels that the game must suit his every need or be banished to the farthest reaches of hell.

I think, at least in some states, you don't need to pay for the license until you pass ...

but paying for the written portion is a different story.

If driving is a right might as well make flying a right as well ... At least you will always have Bicycles and Horses

As for the analogy, I don't think it works. For the analogy to work, I think the car manufacturer should be able to recall the Car once its been bought or once its gone bankrupt.

After the Car is recalled, those with new ownership get to decide if they will give you your car back, although they probably wont, and will ask you to buy another car (or rebuy the same care even).

That would be a more appropriate analogy.

The car analogy may work, but with some specifics:

When I buy a game, my system needs to meet the minimum requirements to be able to play it.  If it doesn't, then, while I may complain, the supplier has no responsibility to come upgrade my system so that I can play.  This equates to meeting the requirements to drive (a drivers license, insurance, etc.), but not necessarily to buy the car in the first place.

To me the following would be a better example of digital distribution brought to the automotive world.  Let's say that I bought my car from Dealership A.  Every time I drive my car the anti-theft device connects to this dealership to verify that I am the legitimate owner before I can turn the key.  A year later, Dealership B buys Dealership A and suddenly my car is not able to connect to this system and won't start.  I still meet all of the 'Minimum Requirements", but my anti-theft system denies me access to driving my car until either Dealership B makes my information available as before, changes my anti-theft system so that it will now contact Dealership B, or replaces the component in my car that handles the anti-theft system. I guess I could take my car to the "mechanic" that claims he can "fix" this, but then I take the risk that my engine may die at any time. 

Now, to be more on topic.  When I personally think of someone "trolling" it is a person who is posting just to get a response.  They don't post their actual beliefs or feelings, their posts are only meant to illicit an emotional response from the OP or group as a whole.  It is a very intentional process.  The "entitled" gamer is not really a troll, they are even more annoying! They actually believe what they post and will argue it until the end.  Sometimes it is hard to tell the two apart, I realize,

Posts like yours are the reason I said in my first post it's not so much about 'entitled gamers' as it is about 'entitled society' at this point.  All I know is as a canadian my rights are actually limited and very specific; my priviledges however are plentiful and very appreciated.  The humble (non-entitled) attitude of the individual who is part of a nation comes across as the nation's attitude on the world stage.  Personally I'd rather be seen as humble than entitled anyday!