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Yep, i pretend Ubi Soft is console exclusive. No way in hell i'm going to buy any of their games in pc with so much abussive DRM
Quite a few seemed pretty pleased with these guys after E3. Even the PC-only guys seemed pleased to see them announced Watch Dogs for PC, which was a little surprising.
Yeah the little PC cred they gained with Watch Dogs has just been pissed down their legs. Ubi is ok on consoles, last PC game I bought from them was AC1.
Damn it all Ubisoft. I can't imagine why anyone would want to play Ubisoft games on their PC(legally anyway) after this whole DRM debacle started up but now even the tolerant enough to deal with it get screwed.
Fuck! And I JUST bought Assassins Creed 2 on steam. Guess I'm not playing that shit or buying any more Ubisoft games.
Being excited for a PC game is not the same as committing to paying money for broken DRM. I want to play Watch Dogs but you'd be mistaken if you think I plan on putting up with that shit.
I've already sent in a support ticket requesting the location of the files so I can manually remove them, and I suggest anyone else who has it do the same. Maybe if enough people do it customer service reps will actually come out and apologize.
I have been boycotting ubisofr for what.. 4 years now i think? And to tell you the truth its easier than you think, after 1 year you stop caring. The only game I really wish I could play (as I am boycotting as in not playing not pirating) would be the latest anno
I reckon this is gonna inspire a huge load of piracy, which will inspire UbiSoft to say "LOOK! MORE PIRACY! EVEN WORSE DRM INCOMING!!!"
Not that I would find fault in pirating UbiSoft games, because this attitude the company have is, frankly, disgusting.
At least I can play Rayman Origins WITHOUT piracy.
Not that I would find fault in pirating UbiSoft games, because this attitude the company have is, frankly, disgusting.
At least I can play Rayman Origins WITHOUT piracy.
Huh. Saturday night I sent out a spam email to everyone I had ever emailed. Considering I have that Google 2-Step thing where they text an access code, I wonder if they used this since I have AssCreed Bro and Rev?
That'll teach me to install PC hardware freebies.
That'll teach me to install PC hardware freebies.
I just don't buy anything from Ubisoft, problem solved.
I'm firmly against pirating software, but given the chance I'd gladly do so with Ubisoft's PC titles. Fuck them. I would even play them, but I'd pirate them anyway.
I'm firmly against pirating software, but given the chance I'd gladly do so with Ubisoft's PC titles. Fuck them. I would even play them, but I'd pirate them anyway.
During the Steam sale, I absolutely refused to buy any game with 3rd Party DRM. As much as I wanted to check out something like Driver, I passed on it. There are enough games out there to keep me entertained.
I did buy Ubisoft's Rayman Origins, but only after confirming that it is DRM free!
I did buy Ubisoft's Rayman Origins, but only after confirming that it is DRM free!
This might sound stupid buuut. I had AC 2 installed on my PC and I am assuming that it installed the plugin then, it is not on my computer anymore but the same counts for the plug-in apparently. So I am guessing that with removing the game the plug-in also gets removed(can't find it in the Chrome and IE plug-ins tabs)?Just removed Ubisoft game launcher as well, but I just want to be sure that I don't have that ridiculous plugin on my computer still.
What I found especially poetic was Ubisoft's removal of Starforce from Silent Hunter III.
They literally endorsed you downloading a crack in order to remove it - they wouldn't tell you it was a crack, they just said they couldn't supply it for you to download and instead told you what to search for.
Good going, Ubisoft. It's a pity - some of my favourite games were made by them (PoP Sands of Time, Beyond Good & Evil, SHIII + more) but I refuse to buy their games these days due to their awful DRM practices.
They literally endorsed you downloading a crack in order to remove it - they wouldn't tell you it was a crack, they just said they couldn't supply it for you to download and instead told you what to search for.
Good going, Ubisoft. It's a pity - some of my favourite games were made by them (PoP Sands of Time, Beyond Good & Evil, SHIII + more) but I refuse to buy their games these days due to their awful DRM practices.
Ubisoft is doing little to endear itself towards PC gamers these days. I like how I cannot play single player Heroes 6 if UPlay is down.
Are you implying their console efforts are worth anything?
I hope not. They may not have always-on DRM, but they are usually bugged to hell and poorly crafted. IMO.
I hope not. They may not have always-on DRM, but they are usually bugged to hell and poorly crafted. IMO.
Boring, I don't have the plugin despite owning most of these games.
And if the plugin is with the other browsers that I never use (Steam), then I'm not worried at all.
And if the plugin is with the other browsers that I never use (Steam), then I'm not worried at all.
@usedtable what console ports were buggy? I've recently played splinter cell connection, rayman origins, and ass creed 2, and probably other ubi titles and found them to all be smoothe experiences as far as bugs go. It's rare you find a 100 % bug free game. They are hardly Bethesda.
rofl I haven't played any of these games
Watch Dogs looks amazing, though. Hopefully Ubi will get a f*cking clue by the time it comes out.
Watch Dogs looks amazing, though. Hopefully Ubi will get a f*cking clue by the time it comes out.
Downloading Ubisoft games... I mean really, who's still naive enough to do tha-
*remembers the Steam Summer Sale*
Uh-Oh.
*remembers the Steam Summer Sale*
Uh-Oh.
Thankfully I have not purchased a Ubisoft title in years. I am considering Watch Dogs, but only if it avoids this messy business of overly restrictive or, in this case, potentially malicious DRM.
In B4 someone calls everyone who bought Ubisoft games entitled because they expect Ubi to fix the back door, that never should have been there in the first place, free of charge.
As I have personally stated seeing Ubisoft as the dev/pub is an instant disqualifier for any of their recent game titles.
.......... I sorta secretly hope this turns into a class action. A multi multi million dollar settlement* and a lesson to the WHOLE FUCKING INDUSTRY ABOUT WHAT YOU SHOULDN'T DO WITH DRM.
*yeah the lawyers sop up most of that money but class actions aren't about making money (where the consumers are involved) they are about taking money.
As I have personally stated seeing Ubisoft as the dev/pub is an instant disqualifier for any of their recent game titles.
.......... I sorta secretly hope this turns into a class action. A multi multi million dollar settlement* and a lesson to the WHOLE FUCKING INDUSTRY ABOUT WHAT YOU SHOULDN'T DO WITH DRM.
*yeah the lawyers sop up most of that money but class actions aren't about making money (where the consumers are involved) they are about taking money.
@ Tristrix
the game looks good, that's all that matters. if they're still using their awful DRM i expect a lot of players will pirate the game and have a great time.
personally i'm not sure what i'll do if they keep up their ridiculous DRM shenanigans. i'm absolutely not above pirating it, as i've paid for horrible DRM plenty of times before and regretted it. the problem is that if the game is as good as it looks i'd be happy to support the creative team that made it, i just won't support UBIs crap DRM.
WHAT DO??
the game looks good, that's all that matters. if they're still using their awful DRM i expect a lot of players will pirate the game and have a great time.
personally i'm not sure what i'll do if they keep up their ridiculous DRM shenanigans. i'm absolutely not above pirating it, as i've paid for horrible DRM plenty of times before and regretted it. the problem is that if the game is as good as it looks i'd be happy to support the creative team that made it, i just won't support UBIs crap DRM.
WHAT DO??
So yeah, I have Driver SF and AC2 installed and I'm not seeing the Uplay plugin on Firefox or IE. Should I be worried?
So let's unite and file a massive class action lawsuit again Ubisoft for installing malicious software without warning or prompt. Though I don't buy their games so, I couldn't really get involved. Still, my advice to all of you.
@psycho terror
If we pirate the game and after we go to the studio of the guys who created the game and thow a bag full of money in the door and leave?
If we pirate the game and after we go to the studio of the guys who created the game and thow a bag full of money in the door and leave?
I check my add-ons regularly and have nothing like this installed on Firefox or Internet Explorer. I have Assassin's Creed II installed and I think R.U.S.E. too.
So... what?
So... what?
Also, I seriously hope that anyone who is against Ubisoft's DRM and plays their games anyway at least purchases them legally before pirating them. Otherwise you have no credibility to me as this is pretty much just another excuse to steal.
@Tabarnaco Piracy ≠ Stealing. Theft: "In common usage, theft is the taking of another person's property without that person's permission or consent with the intent to deprive the rightful owner of it." Nobody has claim over those copied megabytes, it's nobody's property. Mind you I am not using that as an argument to justify piracy, just saying that it is not stealing.
@Tabarnaco
I am at the point now where I really do not give a flying Scotsman. Ubisoft has made chronic errors in their handling of their PC department where I am just going to say go ahead and pirate their crap for any rhyme or reason. They are not going to learn because they have not learned for awhile. People can cite any moral justification but it is really at such a dire point where I if they want to make a genuine effort then all I can say to them is I am still waiting for such an effort to be made.
Let 'em burn I say.
I am at the point now where I really do not give a flying Scotsman. Ubisoft has made chronic errors in their handling of their PC department where I am just going to say go ahead and pirate their crap for any rhyme or reason. They are not going to learn because they have not learned for awhile. People can cite any moral justification but it is really at such a dire point where I if they want to make a genuine effort then all I can say to them is I am still waiting for such an effort to be made.
Let 'em burn I say.
Piracy is still wrong Tocor, and ends up hurting someone in the end. Don't start this bullshit argument about opinions on theft and piracy here.
As for Ubisoft, I'm just not going to play Ubisoft games anymore, unless they stop with this shit. I feel like I wasted 6 dollars on the steam sale for Splinter Cell, just because I didn't check to see if it used Uplay. I wouldn't eat at a restaurant where the whole time I was there they treated me like shit, I'm not going to buy games where the publishers treat me like shit, simple as that.
As for Ubisoft, I'm just not going to play Ubisoft games anymore, unless they stop with this shit. I feel like I wasted 6 dollars on the steam sale for Splinter Cell, just because I didn't check to see if it used Uplay. I wouldn't eat at a restaurant where the whole time I was there they treated me like shit, I'm not going to buy games where the publishers treat me like shit, simple as that.
Ha, why is Brothers in Arms: Furious 4 on the list? The game isn't even out! Anyway, yeah this is typical Ubisoft stuff. And this is why I haven't supported them for years and years. Any Ubisoft game I want to play is quickly bought used, borrowed or rented. I then pass the game around to as many people as possible.
@psycho
I dunno man, I don't wanna tell you what to do and I don't wanna get preachy about piracy because I've done that enough on here, but if you're addressing me because you wanna discuss it, I don't think stealing games is ever the answer. Not to get sanctimonious on you or anything, that's just how I feel about it.
Frankly nothing's bothered me to the point that I've felt it necessary to boycott any game thus far. Shit just doesn't really get to me like that. If it did though, it seems to me like pussying out if you decide you're boycotting a game and just turn around and steal it and play it anyway. Have some standards, ya know? Just my impression.
I dunno man, I don't wanna tell you what to do and I don't wanna get preachy about piracy because I've done that enough on here, but if you're addressing me because you wanna discuss it, I don't think stealing games is ever the answer. Not to get sanctimonious on you or anything, that's just how I feel about it.
Frankly nothing's bothered me to the point that I've felt it necessary to boycott any game thus far. Shit just doesn't really get to me like that. If it did though, it seems to me like pussying out if you decide you're boycotting a game and just turn around and steal it and play it anyway. Have some standards, ya know? Just my impression.
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