Some users have recently had their accounts hijacked. It seems that the now defunct EVGA forums might have compromised your password there and seems many are using the same PW here. We would suggest you UPDATE YOUR PASSWORD and TURN ON 2FA for your account here to further secure it. None of the compromised accounts had 2FA turned on.
Once you have enabled 2FA, your account will be updated soon to show a badge, letting other members know that you use 2FA to protect your account. This should be beneficial for everyone that uses FSFT.
Is your dvd drive PATA? Is your old hard drive PATA? If so maybe you need to change the master/slave jumper on the DVD drive to get it to work on its own on the IDE channel.
It could work out great if the quality of what you see, and the amount of latency etc. is decent. That needs a very fast internet connection, which I'd imagine isn't even possible for most people, let alone worth the cost. That said, when net speeds eventually get fast enough it might catch on-...
Well in a way its testament to the appeal of the game that people actually play it for four years. Anyone playing it for that long is going to be getting a little bored with some aspects. But that doesn't mean there aren't new players taking the place of those leaving. I've played for 3-4 years...