Ubisoft DRM Authentication Servers Go Down


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No, you will not be able to. This is an educated guess based on the logic used by publishers that when you buy a game you buy a license to play the game. Not personal copy of the game itself. Therefore, when they stop supporting the game you lose the valid license to play the game and therefore cannot continue to use it.

This statement is largely written in a joking tone, as I have no idea what will happen. But, it's scary that this is probably close to true.

they will just rls there own patch towards the end of its life :shifty:

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I will never buy a PC game that requires me to be online. Ever.

You know in the future it might be a requirement for all games.

It's scary.

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games that require this sort of drm garbage/authentication is dumb as what if the servers go down and your at a very important part and if the servers go down then your screwed as your unable to play the games you bought and pirates are not the problem it's these damn companies that include that garbage and if they have not already learned by now that pirates will always find a way past that so they can enjoy the game but without the garbage.

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You know in the future it might be a requirement for all games.

It's scary.

I've heard that speculation, and I doubt it, personally... at least for the near-term (not too distant future, I mean: I don't see it happening within the next 5 years or so).

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You know in the future it might be a requirement for all games.

It's scary.

Nope, I think smart companies will go to the DRM that BC2 is using. I believe the Keep CD in/10 activations or Stay Online and unlimited installations is better them this bull**** there doing.

I know many people who live in the country and cant get online without a 3G card. There 3G card also has a small limit so they dont bother with games like this that need ot be online all the time.

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Take that, pirates! legit customers!

There, fixed for you. I'm willing to bet the pirates are currently unaffected by this issue. :rolleyes:

He was being sarcastic...

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I've heard that speculation, and I doubt it, personally... at least for the near-term (not too distant future, I mean: I don't see it happening within the next 5 years or so).

That's a reasonable prediction.

Hopefully gamers will have a loud voice if something "deviant" were to arise.

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He was being sarcastic...

It is amazing to me how absolutely no one picked that up.

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They said that they can easily patch the game so it will no longer require internet connection, that's what ****es me off the most.

That's probably what the pirates are doing.

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Nope, I think smart companies will go to the DRM that BC2 is using. I believe the Keep CD in/10 activations or Stay Online and unlimited installations is better them this bull**** there doing.

I know many people who live in the country and cant get online without a 3G card. There 3G card also has a small limit so they dont bother with games like this that need ot be online all the time.

Sounds appropriate, but it depends on where the direction of the big 3 are headed, what will be the trends to further revenue as much as possible?

It's a little optimistic to think things of this nature to combat piracy will be reasonable because most of the time it never is.

It is amazing to me how absolutely no one picked that up.

I did but chose not to mention it :p

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Pretty sure the game has been released everywhere except the US as of a few days ago.

EU: http://www.play.com/Games/PC/4-/9606606/Assassin-Creed-II/Product.html?ptsl=1&ob=Price&fb=0&&_$ja=tsid:11518%7Ccc:%7Cprd:9606606%7Ccat:Action

http://www.amazon.co.uk/UBI-Soft-Assassins-Creed-II/dp/B001TK3DO0

Been for sale at both places since last Wednesday.

So yes, Pirates are not affected by it because there is no crack out for it yet, but people in other countries ARE being affected after buying their legal game through normal sources, because they are completely unable to play the game they just paid for (last I heard the Ubisoft server issue is STILL not resolved, but I may be wrong). So, AC2 just released in other countries (outside the US), but people who have bought the game are unable to play it due to this new DRM.

Give it a few days, AC2 will be released in the US and it will be cracked, then pirates will be completely unaffected by Ubisoft DRM Server issues while legit purchasers (or those who refuse to use the crack, at the least) will be unable to play any time there are server issues.

EDIT: Also, Ubisofts claims that there is no proper crack for SH5 is just laughable. Its been cracked and working fine since it was released, they are simply trying to save face by claiming the crack isn't working properly.

Oh, I meant released on the scene, not retail/digital distribution, otherwise known as legal :)

That's probably what the pirates are doing.

Indeed, that's what drives people to crack it, Ubisoft basically confirmed that it CAN be cracked/hacked/bypassed or whatever you wish to call it, so even if it's not cracked yet (the DRM, not the game(s)) it WILL be, in time..

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Taken from AC2 forums :laugh:

This is definately a DDOS by the way - check out Ubi's twitter:

Good on the DDOS'ers. Maintaining a connection for a single player game is just ridiculous and unfair to gamers supporting them.

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Taken from AC2 forums :laugh:

This is definately a DDOS by the way - check out Ubi's twitter:

Good on the DDOS'ers. Maintaining a connection for a single player game is just ridiculous and unfair to gamers supporting them.

Nothing like a great big kick in the balls by the consumer

Ubisoft must of had reefer madness from all this paranoia on piracy that'll teach them next time.

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I was going to buy AC2, but with the more expensive than normal priceing and this DRM, I think I'll wait for a year or so and get it off Steam for $20. :wacko:

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What can you do but laugh really, where you have an industry that thinks penalising and inconveniencing your actual customers in the way to go.

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what happens when they stop supporting the game, in say a few years, are you no longer able to play?

They'll probably release a patch to remove DRM/online need.

I don't really care if a game needs a constant online connection, I've had one period of disconnection during my whole 12 month O2 contract, but everyone is under different circumstances.

I mean when I play games on my consoles, I'm always online, but since they're closed hardware they probably won't need as strict DRM as the PC ever will. Due to it being open hardware, everything is cracked/modded and pirated in days usually, which isn't good for the PC gaming industry.

I approve of any PC devs managing to find DRM that works, but that's the issue they have to keep trying, as it's all an ongoing battle right now. The "no DRM = more sales" argument is nonsense in my books, if you're going to pirate your PC games you're going to pirate them regardless. DRM just needs to mature and be less prone to annoyance.

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They'll probably release a patch to remove DRM/online need.

The only downside to that, is you will still require internet to play the game in a sense. If they release a patch that removes the online requirement, then you will still need internet to download the patch. So if you do not have internet access to begin with, you will essentially never be able to play AC2 unless you can get the patch from a friend or public internet source.

I approve of any PC devs managing to find DRM that works, but that's the issue they have to keep trying, as it's all an ongoing battle right now. The "no DRM = more sales" argument is nonsense in my books, if you're going to pirate your PC games you're going to pirate them regardless. DRM just needs to mature and be less prone to annoyance.

The way I look at it, if they went back to basic DRM in that you need the CD/DVD or need a serial number to install, they remove any extra development time it takes to create and implement new DRM methods. That means less development cost, and they could lower the price of the game to increase sales. Sadly, even with less development cost they are unlikely to lower the price of the game itself, as they want more profit from every product they make, so while it sounds good on paper its extremely unlikely to happen. Therefore they instead waste development time and money on DRM that tends to affect customers more than pirates.

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They say this hasn't been cracked, which may or may not be true.

If it is true, the negative backlash has been immense against the company. I guess this would decline over time if everyone used this, but it still cuts out the people that just don't meet the requirements.

If it is not true, then no matter how complex the DRM, if all it takes is for some end user to download the install and copy over a cracked file to play it it doesn't matter if it's a simple CD check or a complex online authentication. To the end user, it's cracked and the company has achieved nothing.

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Nope, I think smart companies will go to the DRM that BC2 is using. I believe the Keep CD in/10 activations or Stay Online and unlimited installations is better them this bull**** there doing.

I know many people who live in the country and cant get online without a 3G card. There 3G card also has a small limit so they dont bother with games like this that need ot be online all the time.

Agreed, I can't convince a couple of mates to buy MW2 for pc, because they pretty much depend on a 3G modem which limits them to 12gb :(

BC2 DRM FTW!

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They said that they can easily patch the game so it will no longer require internet connection, that's what ****es me off the most.

By the time they do that, piracy won't be an issue (for this game).

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