I don't really care about Ubisoft any more. Their PC games are just lousy console ports with almost non existent customer support. They can't even make a decent patch.
Ubisoft ditches their idiotic DRM for their next PC title.
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Somehow, the PC gamer inside me doesn't really start giggling with glee that these obvious consoleports were ever developed to the PC. You can't really be serious when calling AssCreed and Splinter Cell "famous PC-games"?Treblaine said:
Woo! I can't say I'm going to buy R.U.S.E.
In fact, I entirely ignored it because it was an Ubisoft game (which is what I do with their games since the DRM) but hell lads, I'm proud of all of you. We showed Ubisoft that if they're going to dick us around, we just don't care anymore and we won't buy their games and it seems as if that's having an effect.
In fact, I entirely ignored it because it was an Ubisoft game (which is what I do with their games since the DRM) but hell lads, I'm proud of all of you. We showed Ubisoft that if they're going to dick us around, we just don't care anymore and we won't buy their games and it seems as if that's having an effect.
FINALLY! You'd think there would be more posts in here considering how pissed off people were just a few months ago. (Including myself) I thnk this is a sign that they're ditching it all together. Now I can only hope they'll re-release Splinter Cell Conviction without the DRM.
Good Old Games is completely DRM free, I'd say that's far better than Steam.Trivun said:
Also, GOG doesn't yank you around with sales, waiting for a sale to get the game you want at a decent price (I can't believe Steam tries to sell UT2K4 for $20 when you can get it from GOG for $10. $6 and $10 are consistently good prices to buy games at, it's nice having that kind of stability with no drawbacks of any kind.
Funny, they ditch a DRM that actually worked (to a certain degree) better than others for something that doesn't stop anything. Atleast the Ubisoft DRM took weeks to crack rather than steam with is laughable at how quick groups do it.
I dunno if someone else posted about this, not read everyones replies, but apparently RUSE is the exception, other games will still continue to use the DRM.
http://www.vg247.com/2010/08/12/r-u-s-e-says-n-o-to-ubisoft-drm-but-most-ubi-pc-games-will-continue-to-use-it/
http://www.vg247.com/2010/08/12/r-u-s-e-says-n-o-to-ubisoft-drm-but-most-ubi-pc-games-will-continue-to-use-it/
Better a console-port-to-PC than staying on console. Yeah, they are quite butchered but "best" is the worst enemy of "better" and they are certainly better on PC, even though by comparison they are poor to the likes of Left 4 Dead or even Bad Company 2 for PC versions.Lordmarkus said:
For example if you want to play Splinter Cell Conviction, you are still best getting it on PC. I mean the 360 version is so broken, at only 576p resolution, inconsistent AA, screen tearing and frame-drops up the yazoo. All fixed on PC and much more like mouse aim, customisation and all that good stuff.
As bad as Ubisoft DRM is (was?) it's still not as bad as the DRM that consoles have = utter control over EVERYTHING from your system, to what peripherals you're allowed to use, what games you are even allowed on the system.
Frankly I only see the point in consoles for 1st and 2nd party games. I certainly don't view them in ANY WAY comprehensive gaming platforms.
Actually, the Ubisoft DRM took several weeks to crack because it was a new system that hackers didn't know exactly how to circumvent. Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory took more than a year to crack because nobody knew how to circumvent StarForce. It probably took more than a few days to figure out how to beat a standard disc check as well. Once you know how a system works and how to crack it, it takes, maybe a day at the most. Most titles using the same DRM get cracked before they even launch. Ubisoft's DRM took a while to beat the first time, but it got beat, and that means it's broken, because it's far, far easier to crack the second time around.xavierxenon said:
Ten bucks says piracy rates remain the same---they always do, Steamworks, always-on DRM, or no DRM at all.
Another ten bucks says this is irrelevant because actual SALES will rise, as people whose usual reaction to oppressive DRM is not piracy but simply not buying...well, they'll pull out their credit cards for this one.
Another ten bucks says this is irrelevant because actual SALES will rise, as people whose usual reaction to oppressive DRM is not piracy but simply not buying...well, they'll pull out their credit cards for this one.