BioWare, a division of Electronic Arts, has backed down on its original plans to require users to re-authenticate Mass Effect ever ten days. The original announcement was met with hostile reaction from the gaming community. We reported last week BioWare’s producer Derek French announced that PC editions of Mass Effect and Spore would require online validation every ten days for the games to continue working. After a massive backlash, BioWare has confirmed that that the titles will include a different version of SecuROM technology. The new version will require users to validate their game only one time. "BioWare has always listened very closely to its fans and we made this decision to ensure we are delivering the best possible experience to them," said Jay Watamaniuk, Bioware community manager. “"To all the fans including our many friends in the armed services and internationally who expressed concerns that they would not be able re-authenticate as often as required, EA and BioWare want you to know that your feedback is important to us.” According to the Mass Effect FAQ posted on BioWare’s site it appears that users will still be require to re-authenticate when ever the user chooses to download new game content. This strategy runs in line with NVIDIA’s new belief that publishers will begin to treat games as services, offering post-launch content to legitimate users as a way to reduce piracy. The new solution will allow “gamers to authenticate their game on three different computers with the purchase of one disc,” and will now also allow users to play the game without needing the DVD in the drive to play. On a related note, Electronic Arts also released a statement saying Spore’s similar copy protection to will under go changes, requiring validation on patches or content updates.