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by Brian Leahy, Apr 03, 2010 1:00am PDTGamePolitics reports that gamers, specifically in Australia, are experiencing issues with The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom, which utilizes Ubisoft's controversial DRM scheme. The DRM requires a persistent Internet connection, even for singleplayer.
An Ubisoft representative updated a forum post to say that "it's a problem that occurs when linking your keys to the multiplayer profile. Ubisoft GNS and TG-OPS are currently working on a solution."
Assassin's Creed II PC and Silent Hunter 5 PC both had downtime for legitimate customers after repeated denial of service attacks were made against Ubisoft's authentication servers. Ubisoft maintains that the DRM scheme has not been cracked.
Meanwhile, Eurogamer has learned that the delay hitting the PC version of Splinter Cell: Conviction, which releases 2 weeks after the Xbox 360 version and will use the same DRM scheme, is to polish the game and not due to its DRM.
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Then once a couple months are done, and the 1st wave of hype purchases are done, then remove the drm that requires the internet connection ( and then I'll buy it!), and just stick to the standard key code/CD check. After 1 year remove the need for the CD check.
Why wouldn't this work?
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-Ubisoft has never had games that were "must haves": they don't have Counter Strike, the reason you put Steam on your computer, or Half Life or anything, really.
- In case you want to play an specific Ubisoft game, you just have to look up the best in that particular genre, I can guarantee you that it won't be the one published by Ubisoft.
Don't say AC2 is a must have because it's not all that great.
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I've never ever played a pirated PC game - honest truth. They need to stop treating their customers like criminals.
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- if their games sell less than before the introduction of the DRM, it's a total failure, indicating that pirates aren't ready to buy a game even if it's not cracked, and that traditional customers feel it's too much.
- If their games sell as much as before, it's a failure, indicating the absence of cracked copies on the web does not cause more games being sold.
Even if the games sell more, question is, will the next one do as much? Customers are pretty pissed off right now not being able to play a game for which they pay. And they're not going to be tricked twice this way. (Hope so)
But Ubi seems pretty determined to run in the wall, or at least for their PC division.
'tis a shame...
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Its sad really and is a big 2 fingers to valves steam DRM which is cracked all the time it seems which i wish it want to be honest.
Steam is great but those prices are a disgrace.
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Wow, so now they out right lie to their customers?
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Seriously, this is probably doing more harm than good at this point for them.
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I don't know if they really are or not, but I will say that I am curious.
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