Latest Ubisoft DRM measure - all SP saves stored on a cloud server

Chade on 8/3/2010 at 03:59

Stop plaguing me with your draconian surveillance! :mad:

lost_soul on 8/3/2010 at 07:08

(http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/07/ubisoft-drm-authentification-server-is-down-assassins-creed-2/)

Muhahaha! I love it! I freaking LOVE it!!!

The larger this whole mess gets, the happier I shall be.

lost_soul on 8/3/2010 at 07:12

Quote Posted by PeeperStorm

Me too. The only games that I'd want to sell are the ones that weren't all that good, and I'm careful enough about what I buy that I don't have more than a few of those. Everything else I want to be able to reinstall and replay next year and 10 years from now, as I do with the Thief and Fallout games.

I'm rather strange. Although I buy lots of used games, I rarely sell them to others. I guess this is because I only buy games that I know I'll like (like games that I've played before).

mothra on 8/3/2010 at 08:53

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hehe, I provided my friend with the "consumer-friendly" patch (that does not exist according to ubisoft, hehe) and we continued the game. stupid ubisoft. and how is it possible that the rage thread on the ubi forum is only 8 pages long ??? btw, game is ok, nothing to write home about. but stabbing ppl in the head never gets old...or poisoning an entire squad and see them killin each other.

lost_soul on 8/3/2010 at 09:12

Perhaps people should consider giving this game tuns of 1-star reviews at amazon, as was the case with: (http://www.amazon.com/Spore-Mac/dp/B000FKBCX4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1268039506&sr=8-1)

For the record, I don't think Ubisoft makes bad games. I thought Chaos theory was a fantastic game.

Woohoo! my wish came true!

(http://www.amazon.com/Silent-Hunter-Battle-Atlantic-Pc/product-reviews/B002PAIPQO/ref=sr_1_1_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1)

Well, okay, it is a different game, but it also requires a connection.

Malleus on 8/3/2010 at 14:39

Latest one from RPS - ubi says it was an attack (from the official forum statement it sounded like it was something on their end ... though a DDoS attack is "exceptional demand". :) )

(http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010/03/08/ubisoft-says-server-downtime-due-to-attacks/)

Al_B on 8/3/2010 at 20:06

Looks like they've got problems again today. Their twitter page says:

Quote Posted by "Ubisoft"

Our servers are under attack again. Some gamers are experiencing trouble signing in. We're working on it and will keep you posted.

Their forums seem to back this up although "Some gamers" would seem to be an understatement. (Unless of course they're only counting legitimate PC players who haven't applied a patch like mothra).

Sulphur on 8/3/2010 at 20:14

Ah, a concerted DoS attack. Charming, but ultimately dumb. That's just a leeetle more immediately illegal than piracy, and it's the worst way to send a message across. Almost every single way I look at this, it's going to end with Ubi just throwing their hands up and saying, 'fuck it, it's not like the PC's our biggest revenue stream any more'.

It's kinda sad. I was looking forward to the new Prince of Persia and (perhaps someday) BG&E2. I'll consider playing their shit on a console, but this wholesale DRM insanity of theirs is leaving a very sour aftertaste in my mouth.

ZylonBane on 9/3/2010 at 00:00

Quote Posted by Sulphur

Ah, a concerted DoS attack. Charming, but ultimately dumb. That's just a leeetle more immediately illegal than piracy, and it's the worst way to send a message across.

On the contrary, it's the perfect way to wake up Joe Clueless PC Gamer to exactly what Ubi has done with AC2. Kind of like in They Live when Roddy Piper beats up his friend and forces him to put on the glasses.

gunsmoke on 9/3/2010 at 05:16

Quote Posted by ZylonBane

Agreed. And a great reference, by the way!