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"Well, at least someone's going to fix this, right?"
This is honestly one of the reasons I don't worry much about DRM... if it ever bones me completely, I just crack it. I own a box copy, no one is going to sue me for playing a game I paid for, I don't care what the DMCA says.
It's important to support PC gaming right now... buy the games, then crack them if you need to. It sucks, but it's better than the alternative: Ubisoft giving up on the PC entirely.
This is honestly one of the reasons I don't worry much about DRM... if it ever bones me completely, I just crack it. I own a box copy, no one is going to sue me for playing a game I paid for, I don't care what the DMCA says.
It's important to support PC gaming right now... buy the games, then crack them if you need to. It sucks, but it's better than the alternative: Ubisoft giving up on the PC entirely.
Ah, Ubisoft. Stop pretending you always know what you are doing and start doing the right thing for once.
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I love how /v/ is trolling the forums. A choice quote:
"drm was a good thing youre internet is not good enuogh thats is why it fail. witout it pirates would invaede youre game and you would have bad time"
"drm was a good thing youre internet is not good enuogh thats is why it fail. witout it pirates would invaede youre game and you would have bad time"
@StingingVelvet
"I don't care what the DMCA says" makes you as much a pirate as brainderailment in the eyes of the law. Hell, buying/selling second-hand games makes you as much a pirate in the eyes of a lot of publishers.
"I don't care what the DMCA says" makes you as much a pirate as brainderailment in the eyes of the law. Hell, buying/selling second-hand games makes you as much a pirate in the eyes of a lot of publishers.
@Daxelman
Oh, I really enjoy mine! I encourage you to get one. Don't klet Ubisoft's failures make you look down on the idea.
Just be sure to know what you are doing.
Oh, I really enjoy mine! I encourage you to get one. Don't klet Ubisoft's failures make you look down on the idea.
Just be sure to know what you are doing.
I've been hearing of horrid bugs with silent hunter 5, which uses the same DRM. Apparently some people are having issues where it doesn't actually save their game when it says it does, and losing half an hour of gametime.
"Well, at least someone's going to fix this, right?"
Someone did fix this - they are called pirates.
Someone did fix this - they are called pirates.
Although I'm against DRM, I have to give Ubisoft credit for being upfront about it.
If the ApocalyPS3 has taught us anything it's better to know and be safe than sorry.
If the ApocalyPS3 has taught us anything it's better to know and be safe than sorry.
I feel sorry for PC gamers. This is just stupid on Ubisoft's part. I'm just glad I haven't liked any Ubisoft game in years. They're always riddled with bugs, shitty controls, online issues, etc. But for those that do like their games, this sucks.
Generally if you do something that limits the versatility of the product its bad. This is one such example. And pirates aren't the root cause of this, Ubisoft is the root cause of this. Honestly, EA decides to give people $10 in DLC to prevent this stuff, Ubisoft decides to make people bend over and take it in the rear.
This is too funny.
How did they not anticipate a lot of people needing to log in at once, did they not know how many units they were producing??
How did they not anticipate a lot of people needing to log in at once, did they not know how many units they were producing??
I mean I get they're trying to go for ways of preventing piracy and all that. But, when you do it in such horrible ways (such as this), it kind of re-enforces people to pirate considering you really don't own their game with this shitty DRM.
This is why people shouldn't buy games with such absurd DRM in it. If you did happen to buy this game already I would look for a crack so that you can play it regardless of whether you have internet or not.
So if we go and take a look at the sales figures, because of this DRM stopping nasty pirates from stealing their games, their numbers should be WAY above normal, right? I mean if pirates are really the cause of so many lost sales, AC2 should be off the freaking charts! Or,just maybe, sales are on par with every other release, if not below. Oh of course "pirates" will still be to blame, along with ghosts and Area 51.
Well, if piracy wasn't justified before, it is now...since it's the only way to play the game you just fucking paid for.
Meanwhile, the pirates (wasn't the DRM supposed to stop these guys?) are playing their copies of AC2 just fine.
Just goes to show that DRM only hurts the legit customers.
Just goes to show that DRM only hurts the legit customers.
Bahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.
Delicious.
I should feel sorry for the people that bought the game, but I don't. Thats what you get for supporting draconian DRM schemes and making Ubisoft think it's OK to punish their customers for buying a game.
Delicious.
I should feel sorry for the people that bought the game, but I don't. Thats what you get for supporting draconian DRM schemes and making Ubisoft think it's OK to punish their customers for buying a game.
God, as soon as a working crack comes out, I'll be enjoying my Assassin's Creed 2 DRM-free. This is BS.
I do feel sorry for anyone who unknowingly purchased a recent Ubisoft title, but anyone who knew better got what they deserved for feeding the beast that is massively obtrusive DRM.
And no, piracy is not justified because you knowingly or unknowingly agreed to sit on an anal probe while playing it.
And no, piracy is not justified because you knowingly or unknowingly agreed to sit on an anal probe while playing it.
This is just wrong. If this is the way that PC gaming is going then everyone is going to start pirating there games. I know that I won't feel sorry for the publishers that lose money for doing things like this to their customers. If you make a good game, people will pay for it, there is no reason for companies to criminalize there customers in this way.
Someone must be hitting Ubisoft with a denial of service attack. They hope to show Ubisoft the flaws in their DRM system. I can't think of a better way to turn public opinion against Ubisoft than to have this system break just as everyone is starting to use it. I can't imagine that Ubisoft didn't take into account the number of people that were going to be using the system. So the next best explanation is someone messing with Ubisoft.
@ Isaac Cajina
I am pretty sure they're not at all worried about people who crack games they bought. I mean, it might contribute to piracy stats if I had to do it often or anywhere near release, but I don't. I am talking about wanting to play Mass Effect again and being out of activations and EA support doesn't email back for a day or two so I say screw it and crack it.
It's not perfect customer behavior, but it's far from piracy. If they want to sue me for that I would welcome it, it would be a great way to finally challenge that silly DMCA provision which, read the right way, calls modding a crime.
I am pretty sure they're not at all worried about people who crack games they bought. I mean, it might contribute to piracy stats if I had to do it often or anywhere near release, but I don't. I am talking about wanting to play Mass Effect again and being out of activations and EA support doesn't email back for a day or two so I say screw it and crack it.
It's not perfect customer behavior, but it's far from piracy. If they want to sue me for that I would welcome it, it would be a great way to finally challenge that silly DMCA provision which, read the right way, calls modding a crime.
Remind me again, what's the reward for buying the games with this DRM over pirating them?
None?
Wait, it's worse if you buy them?
Cool way to persuade people not to pirate, Ubi.
None?
Wait, it's worse if you buy them?
Cool way to persuade people not to pirate, Ubi.
that suxx. i was for DRM on PC games... and this idea was good.
A friend said:" what if you have a crappy wireless lan connection in your dormitory"
I said:" common they need only some data packets"
He said:" What if the servers suck ass?"
I said:" Common mate, I think they planned everything well, to show that DRM can really work"
Now I say:"DRM and Ubisoft....fuck you"
A friend said:" what if you have a crappy wireless lan connection in your dormitory"
I said:" common they need only some data packets"
He said:" What if the servers suck ass?"
I said:" Common mate, I think they planned everything well, to show that DRM can really work"
Now I say:"DRM and Ubisoft....fuck you"
Funny story: I could not play Assassin's Creed II, whereas my next door piece of **** downloader neighbor was enjoying himself =(
Good thing I had EA games' Bad Company 2 to play while I waited... Oh wait.....
*Facepalm*
Good thing I had EA games' Bad Company 2 to play while I waited... Oh wait.....
*Facepalm*
Can't believe people are actually buying ubisoft games with that crap on it. Way to punish paying customers ubisoft.
If it wasn't such a twisted idea, I'd think that Ubisoft had this kind of crap planned so more people would pirate their game and they have some kind of excuse to leave PC behind.
But that would be such a twisted thing... right?
But that would be such a twisted thing... right?
Ubisoft enacts draconian DRM to stop pirates, and now they've effectively driven their customers into the arms of pirates with their own failure. Fantastic.
In a way, though, I'm kind of grateful to Ubisoft. For years, people have been saying that DRM software is a bad idea, and for years people like KrazyKraut (no offense) have written off the complaints because surely things couldn't be/get that bad. Now that things have come to a head like this, I imagine a lot more people will start seeing DRM as a bad thing. Perhaps sweeping changes in copyright protection policy are around the corner...
In a way, though, I'm kind of grateful to Ubisoft. For years, people have been saying that DRM software is a bad idea, and for years people like KrazyKraut (no offense) have written off the complaints because surely things couldn't be/get that bad. Now that things have come to a head like this, I imagine a lot more people will start seeing DRM as a bad thing. Perhaps sweeping changes in copyright protection policy are around the corner...
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