Ubisoft, along with every other game publisher, is trying hard to lessen the piracy of their games. Over the years we have all seen different DRMs(Digital Rights Management) come and go, some terrible, and some not too bad. However, it seems that Ubisoft wants to take the throne when it comes to "most annoying DRM ever".PC Gamer's Tom Francis wrote an article on Ubisofts new DRM for the upcoming PC release of Assassin's Creed 2.
"If you get disconnected while playing, you're booted out of the game, all your progress since the last checkpoint or savegame is lost, and your only options are to quit to Windows or wait until you're reconnected."
It's been known that Ubisoft is a fan of the online verification method when it comes to DRMs, but personally, I think this is taking it a bit too far. I'm sure all of you have experienced a couple of internet connection drops while playing games, but could you imagine what it would have been like if that game you were playing had used Ubisofts newest DRM?
Please, feel free to discuss this topic further in the comments, as I'm sure many of you have a "kind" thing or two to say about it.
"You called down the thunder, now reap the whirlwind".
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This sounds pretty ridiculous... I'll stick with consoles for most games
ReplyDeleteSC2 beta is out hallelujah! Now I just gotta win a key :D
Would love that key :D
ReplyDeleteThat's pretty ridiculous. When DRM inhibits gameplay, you are going a bit far.
ReplyDeleteNot a fan of DRM, especially of this magnitude.
ReplyDeleteStarcraft II!
ReplyDeleteWhy should people who buy games be punished instead of those who download illegal copies of the game.
ReplyDeleteyea the DRM sounds horrible and will only promote piracy....
ReplyDeleteWow, that's heavy handed. And as usual this will do nothing to prevent piracy.
ReplyDeletenot a fan for DRM...
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ReplyDeleteBattlecruiser operational.
ReplyDelete"Make it happen."
ReplyDeleteFire it up.
ReplyDelete"Starcraft quote."
ReplyDeletewow...thats pretty lame
ReplyDeleteI blame Yves for this. He has always complained about PC games and piracy. I thought they would have learned their lesson with Starforce, but I guess I'm wrong.
ReplyDeleteDRM is getting ridiculous... you'd think after Itunes broke the record industry, we'd see less of it overall
ReplyDeletestarcraft 2
ReplyDeleteThis is why they're not supporting the pc as much as they used to.
ReplyDelete"You called down the thunder, now reap the whirlwind".
ReplyDeleteI have noticed the quote, give me the beta key please!
This is still not gonna stop groups from cracking the game, only make it more annoying for everybody.
ReplyDeleteAlso, Ghost quote: "You called down the thunder, now reap the whirlwind".
that sounds awfull.
ReplyDeleteAre you playing sc2 beta yet?
I've never really liked Ubisoft's games, they all are kinda bland...and now they really want to screw over customers. Awesome.
ReplyDeleteThats pretty lame, also SC2 PLEASE AHHH!!!
ReplyDeleteI don't know...$60 is a lot for a PC game, where you have to upgrade so much to get it to run. I hear rumors that SC2 will cost $60, too...but I'd shell that out cuz of all of Blizzard's polish.
ReplyDeleteQuote is from the ghost. :)
ReplyDeleteNuclear launch detected... :O!
YEAAAAAH BOOOOOOY SC2
ReplyDeleteCan't wait for SC2
ReplyDeleteAt first, I didn't care, because I really don't care for Ubisoft anymore. Then I realized that Ubisoft recently bought Nadeo, the creators of the Trackmania series.
ReplyDeleteIf this crap shows up in Trackmania II, heads will roll.
this behavior will made UBI lost a lot of players
ReplyDeleteyeah it seems more and more that internet connection is being required to play games. i think EA was the first to really start it as paranoid about hacking they are
ReplyDeletelet it roll to me!!
ReplyDeleteHorrible idea!!
ReplyDeleteLooking good
ReplyDeleteThat is ridiculous. My internet connection would go down when my roommate accidentally bumped the router. Also, can't wait for SC2!
ReplyDeleteOh man. I seriously cannot wait to play SC2.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to nuke down my oponent!!! Boom!!!
ReplyDeleteoo cant wait either
ReplyDeleteI think we're in the same boat!
ReplyDeleteGreat post! Please post more!
ReplyDeleteSC2?
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This is so foolish they will only do it if they want their forums visited daily by i hate this game posts
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not foolish! neeed to win =P
ReplyDeleteIn for a key! plz
ReplyDeleteHah, swarm of people coming in today in hopes of beta key. Nice, guys :P
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ReplyDeletei hope this boat does no crash ;)
ReplyDeleteI love starcraft more than my parents.
ReplyDeletewhat does reap the whirlwind mean anyways?
ReplyDeletewell done sir!
ReplyDelete^^
ReplyDeleteSc2 looks HOT =)
ReplyDeleteThanks for this opportunity
ReplyDeleteStarcraft 2 beta, Diablo 3 is already up for pre-order on Amazon...Blizzard you complete me :)
ReplyDeleteNever been a diablo fan... Loved SC though, cant wait to play SC2
ReplyDeleteDid somebody call for an exterminator?
ReplyDeleteDownloaded SC2 just need a key baaad!
ReplyDeleteI hate that they are doing this to people. When will big game companies learn? Oh and Starcraft II.
ReplyDeleteWhen will they learn that DRM only harms the people that pay for their products, not the pirates. Someone will find a way around it
ReplyDelete<3 SC2
ReplyDeletehttp://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2010/2/19/
ReplyDeleteThat's a pretty apt quote... I don't know why they think harming the user experience will work as a good deterrent. I can't see how you can explain that authentication scheme out loud and not hear how ridiculous it is.
ReplyDeleteWas not aware of this DRM, thanks for the heads up.
ReplyDeleteHurr durr, SC2!
ReplyDeleteStarcraft 2 of course!
ReplyDeleteToo late for starcraft 2 ? :p
ReplyDeleteIts almost my bday! haha scII please.
ReplyDeleteterran ghosts = awesome
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ReplyDeletein4 1 sc2 key.
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ReplyDeleteStarcraft 2, yeah. :)
ReplyDeleteIm really looking forward to starcraft 2
ReplyDeletewhoa contest ends soon! Looking forward to BETA
ReplyDelete"all your progress since the last checkpoint or savegame is lost"
ReplyDeleteYeah, I don't think I can get behind a system like that!
I love starcraft... assassin's creed was great too and ubisoft is going DRM crazy
ReplyDeleteWoohOOO!!!! SC2 BETA!!!
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ReplyDeleteI always thought it would come to this, but never thought they would do it any time soon.
ReplyDeletei'm prepped and ready
ReplyDeleteWow, this stuff is getting pretty ridiculous.
ReplyDeleteThis is right up there with the new Socom PSP thing, where you pay an extra $20 just to play online.
gogo more sc2 keys! ;(
ReplyDeletesomebody call for an exterminator?
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