Down with Ubisoft

[TheDanishMaster]

Man.. I dont get DRM protection. No matter how hard you try it'll always be cracked one day. Why waste your money on something that doesnt really help much. I remember when GTA IV was released for PC. I had so many problems because of that "protection" system which didnt do shit. Why not just leave it? I mean.. Is it really nessecary with all these protections? They only work the first 2-3 hours after release and then theyre cracked. Also why would you protect AC2 like this? Who would even buy this? Ive completed it on xbox 360 and i must say.. Its nice but not something I would enjoy on a PC.

The best protection u can get is serial keys. Once the key is used you cant use it again. Of course thats some shit if ur pc breaks or something like that.. but.. come on.. PC games are really really cheap and without all that protecshit it'll be even cheaper

[ad_hominem]

I pre-ordered Conviction last month. And I've been waiting for Beyond Good And Evil 2 for a very long time.

Pre-ordered it? After the fail of Double Agent?

To be fair that was the first mediocre game in a series of stellar titles. From the looks of things it seems to be getting the series back on track.

Don't forget Psychonauts 2.

The game developed by Double Fine, published by Majesco? I don't quite see how the sequel (which hasn't even been announced) would end up in Ubisoft's hands.

[YokaI]

Another worrying thing as well is what if Ubisoft decides take down servers for a particular game?

I'm sure it isn't server related, it's probably that it goes to one big authentication server located in Ubisoft Headquarters, which acts kind of like a "VAC" tool, (UAC, Ubisoft Authentication Client? ) it will probably only make sure that there's a legitimate game in x persons xbox. It also makes it so that they can trace who pirated the game to the xbox account, resulting in some sort of punishment. In other words, it will probably be 1 server that ubisoft uses to authenticate every game, not just this one specific game.

They probably did something along these lines because of heavy piracy (SF4, for example, had the game pirated 2 weeks before) and the only people to blame for these sort of resolutions are the people who manipulated the lack of authentication in the first place.

This could have been done in a more tactful way, rather than just making it so you can't play at all if you don't have internet connection, but all in all it isn't too horrible.

To be fair that was the first mediocre game in a series of stellar titles. From the looks of things it seems to be getting the series back on track.

I love some of the art direction on conviction, i.e. the text visuals and how they blended those into the environments. It looks like they may need to touch up the effect in some circumstances, but the game looks pretty good. Also, it seems they've got rid of some of the extensive menus from the original game, something I look forward to seeing how they pull that off. I think I'll rent that game, depending on whether or not I have the time between studies.

I think splinter cell went through a Megaman crisis, in which there were too many sequels too frequently. The games were good, but it was impossible to keep up with the latest edition and the changes were too minuscule. The games never really got worse, but there were too many games that just kept having less and less additions.

[Major Banter]

I'm sure it isn't server related, it's probably that it goes to one big authentication server located in Ubisoft Headquarters, which acts kind of like a "VAC" tool, (UAC, Ubisoft Authentication Client? )

OH MY GOD UBISOFT CAUSE HELL TO INVADE EARTH.

+10 to whoever gets that.

[Syphon]

The way Conviction uses the text in the environment for tutorials, objectives etc is really cool! Two weeks ago I had a demo of the latest build of the game and I was shown the interrogation system, a bit too much in my opinion, but Ubisoft has me interested in Splinter Cell again.

Anyway I'm not sure what to think of their new system, doesn't Steam do something comparable? And can you blame them for trying to stop piracy that's really hurting the industry? I'll see where this goes but they'll need to do a lot more before I lose respect for the company that brought me Beyond good & Evil!

[ad_hominem]

I'm sure it isn't server related, it's probably that it goes to one big authentication server located in Ubisoft Headquarters, which acts kind of like a "VAC" tool, (UAC, Ubisoft Authentication Client? )

OH MY GOD UBISOFT CAUSE HELL TO INVADE EARTH.

+10 to whoever gets that.

'Tis the Union Aerospace Corporation! We're DOOMed!
We're way off topic now.

[Major Banter]

I'm sure it isn't server related, it's probably that it goes to one big authentication server located in Ubisoft Headquarters, which acts kind of like a "VAC" tool, (UAC, Ubisoft Authentication Client? )

OH MY GOD UBISOFT CAUSE HELL TO INVADE EARTH.

+10 to whoever gets that.

'Tis the Union Aerospace Corporation! We're DOOMed!
We're way off topic now.

+10 WIN TO YOU

And yes, we're the ultimate in digression

[Lobstar]

That means im totally gonna pirate the game now. Will take like a extra week to crack it, but its worth it.

[Unreal_Me]

Will take like a extra week to crack it, but its worth it.

More like an extra day at most.

I'd love to see the sales reports after a game with this DRM is released.

[[JFG]Propaganda]

I have mixed feelings on this, on one hand you can't blame the publishers from trying to protect themselves, on the other hand on what expense to the legit customer. I won't say I haven't pirated games, but generally it's games I would never buy, if I really like a game I will go buy it. I quit buying anything from Ubisoft after Rainbow Six Vegas for PC, waste of $60.

[dewkl]

Having this kind of DRM shouldn't be necessary, but then again who cares. AC2 stinks.

[Jman]

The way Conviction uses the text in the environment for tutorials, objectives etc is really cool! Two weeks ago I had a demo of the latest build of the game and I was shown the interrogation system, a bit too much in my opinion, but Ubisoft has me interested in Splinter Cell again.

Anyway I'm not sure what to think of their new system, doesn't Steam do something comparable? And can you blame them for trying to stop piracy that's really hurting the industry? I'll see where this goes but they'll need to do a lot more before I lose respect for the company that brought me Beyond good & Evil!

Valve makes it so pirating isn't necessarry, for one their games are constantly updated, they're multiplayer, and they don't suck and make me wish I pirated them after completion.

[MrTwoVideoCards]

DO you guys remeber the days Ubisoft used to make games for msdos. Oh those were good times. Long live rayman.

[ad_hominem]

Fuck. Splinter Cell is getting the same treatment.

[Dionysos]

No splinter cell for me then. Shame, wanted to at least try it.