WastedJoker Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Why are companies bothering? Ubisoft's latest and supposedly greatest DRM software has been hacked already. Hani 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metallithrax Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Source? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WastedJoker Posted March 3, 2010 Author Share Posted March 3, 2010 The sources I have will get me warned on here :ninja: Needless to say, it's out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tablet_user Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 ? ? Additinal Notes: ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Don't install/use Ubisoft launcher, or simply block any ? ? ? ? connection to internet. ? ? technically not hacked just bypassed so its not needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambroos Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Confirmed. It's probably all over the place already. I'm still glad I bought it! Hurray for fast updates. (Gotta say, I'm impressed and the 'introduction' wow-ed me!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob.derosa Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 yeah turning off the internet is hardly 'cracking' :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nagisan Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 And THIS is what sucks about all the DRM companies are trying. It ends up affected legit buyers of the game and those who use the software properly, more than it does those who illegally obtain it or those who buy it, but use a crack to bypass the DRM. rob.derosa - You do not need to turn off your internet, simply ignore the game launcher, using the game exe directly, or tell your firewall to block the game launcher and exe and your set to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambroos Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 And THIS is what sucks about all the DRM companies are trying. It ends up affected legit buyers of the game and those who use the software properly, more than it does those who illegally obtain it or those who buy it, but use a crack to bypass the DRM. Honestly, I paid for the game and the launcher and the DRM did not affect me at all. It doesn't do any background processes or services, so who really cares? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob.derosa Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 And THIS is what sucks about all the DRM companies are trying. It ends up affected legit buyers of the game and those who use the software properly, more than it does those who illegally obtain it or those who buy it, but use a crack to bypass the DRM. rob.derosa - You do not need to turn off your internet, simply ignore the game launcher, using the game exe directly, or tell your firewall to block the game launcher and exe and your set to go. LOL so their DRM is cracked by simply opening the game directly... gotta laugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nagisan Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Honestly, I paid for the game and the launcher and the DRM did not affect me at all. It doesn't do any background processes or services, so who really cares? Wait until your internet connection drops for a minute or two and you are booted out of the game. LOL so their DRM is cracked by simply opening the game directly... gotta laugh. Thats what it sounds like....obviously the game exe itself was probably cracked so it doesn't sent anything to Ubisoft while your playing, but it sounds like a part of the crack involves bypassing the launchers connection to the internet, which can be done multiple ways. But, I do not have the sources like the OP, so I cannot confirm thats exactly how it was bypassed, thats just what it sounds like from reading the earlier posts. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambroos Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Wait until your internet connection drops for a minute or two and you are booted out of the game. I don't know about DSL, but I've had my cable internet with the same modem since 2003 and it has never ever dropped before. Does that really still happen these days? * bypass DOES include patching two files. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giantpotato Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Honestly, I paid for the game and the launcher and the DRM did not affect me at all. It doesn't do any background processes or services, so who really cares? The game's not even out yet, where did you buy it from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raa Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 So it is a crack, not a simple bypass. Still - pointless either way. I'm a paying customer and I feel forced into having to use these methods because I want to play on the go (no reliable internet connection). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbauer Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 I don't know about DSL, but I've had my cable internet with the same modem since 2003 and it has never ever dropped before. Does that really still happen these days? * bypass DOES include patching two files. Yes, it happens. After playing MW2 online using other people's connections, you'll see that it happens quite often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nagisan Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 I don't know about DSL, but I've had my cable internet with the same modem since 2003 and it has never ever dropped before. Does that really still happen these days? It certainly does....just last night my internet went on the fritz and was down for 5-10 minutes. Didn't last long, but it still would have booted me back to the main menu if I was playing a single-player game that requires internet access.....despite it only taking you back to your last checkpoint, it would have still been an inconvenience that can easily be avoided by A) using a cracked EXE (or 2, or whatever) or, B) Not using that type of DRM to begin with. Now, it only happens once every month or so to me personally, but I live north west of North Charleston (not in the city, but not in the country either) and am with a fairly respectable ISP (Time Warner Cable / Roadrunner), so I guarantee people with less ISPs or out in the middle of nowhere probably have much more interruptions than I get, enough to disrupt playing a single-player game with the new Ubisoft DRM that its worth it to bypass the DRM all together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raa Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 The game's not even out yet, where did you buy it from? Update : I have got AC2 Black sitting right next to me at the moment. I was just as surprised when my local EB Games rang me up this morning and said it's ready. I wasn't expecting it until next month! So shiiiiiiiiiny. Now about that DRM... :angry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KiHu Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 +Anarkii 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunknMunky Veteran Posted March 4, 2010 Veteran Share Posted March 4, 2010 What game are you guys talking about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nagisan Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 What game are you guys talking about? Assassin's Creed 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c3ntury Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 The game's not even out yet, where did you buy it from? Ah, the voice of innocence! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambroos Posted March 4, 2010 Share Posted March 4, 2010 The game's not even out yet, where did you buy it from? ... I preordered from the Ubi site, and on 3 march I got a text that I could go pick it up at my local Game Mania that afternoon... My uplay profile should you wonder :) http://uplay.uk.ubi.com/profile/ambroosv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yusuf M. Veteran Posted March 4, 2010 Veteran Share Posted March 4, 2010 As far as I'm aware, this new DRM will be used in Assassin's Creed 2, Splinter Cell: Conviction, and Silent Hunter 5. The fact that its been cracked is reason enough for developers to stop wasting time and money on futile DRM. Moved Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ylcard Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 So it is a crack, not a simple bypass. Still - pointless either way. I'm a paying customer and I feel forced into having to use these methods because I want to play on the go (no reliable internet connection). No one is forcing you to play a game, I support cracked exe's with all my heart, heh, but don't ever say that you feel forced, that's just you trying to convince yourself that you're not doing anything wrong, don't worry, you're not, so don't make up excuses ! Although it is disappointing to see people buy the game AND oppose to this DRM, that's borderline hypocrisy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radium Posted March 5, 2010 Share Posted March 5, 2010 Will they never learn? The only DRM that works is a DRM that cripples the game to an extent that not even the developers can run it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Anarkii Subscriber² Posted March 5, 2010 Subscriber² Share Posted March 5, 2010 I plan on buying Splinter Cell Conviction for the PC, but the first thing when I get it home would be cracking it so I can play it DRM free. Ubisoft make great games, and ill support them as they continue to do so, but I will support crackers too. I buy a game, I wanna play it when I want, how I want, where I want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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