Ubisoft DRM Authentication Servers Go Down

[CoverYourHead]

I imagine the pirates having too much fun playing their copy of AC2 to notice this disaster. Seriously Ubisoft, you guys just made pirates gain the higher ground. Your DRM has failed. Please remove it.

 

[deathyepl]

Eh.

Maybe someone attacked the servers.

Wouldn't that be interesting.

Sounds like a pretty good target for Anonymous to me. ;-)

 

[thebobmaster_v1legacy]

Server went down today? Well it's online now anyway. As my brother plays it right now.

Yes he uses a real version.

Also you people overreact when the servers go down.

Ever thought too many tried to access it at once? :/

When servers going down involves not playing single-player, can you really blame them?

 

[cieply]

Well 4chan was planning this since a looooooong time. They probably just DDOSed the living shit out of their servers.

 

[dommyuk]

Ever thought too many tried to access it at once? :/

Exactly, that shouldn't happen in a single player game.

 

[Bigsmith]

Yarrr, they be wishin' to plunder the seven seas now I bet ye.

Ar' they blind sided us on the port side Prepare to Fi-, wait they're already sinking.

OT Did anyone not see this comming i seriously SERIOUSLY!

 

[AndyFromMonday]

Spoiler: This was Ubisofts response when shit started going down

Spoiler: 12 hours later

 

[Sajuuk-khar]

and that's why piracy exists!

Sure. The people not willing to pay for shit part plays no role. Piracy didn't start because devs implanted DRM first.

 

[Jared]

Fail DRM is fail!

Dosnt surprise me...When something contriversial comes out...it always messes up!

 

[Sebenko]

So, with the servers down, I have no choice to pirate the game?

Ubisoft. Fuck off and die. You don't deserve any more elaboration than that, even you can see how fucking stupid that DRM was.

 

[Gardenia]

It's just a little bit embarassing at this point.

Meanwhile, pirates (I assume) get to play their cracked version without issue. Nice job Ubisoft, really.

Yeah, just checked a torrent site, and it seems playable. Didn't download it though, as I have it for console already, so don't completely trust my word on it.

 

[BlackStar42]

"Oh don't worry, our servers won't go down, you'll always be able to play..."
*time passes*

"Oh...."

 

[Woodsey]

Give it a couple more years and console games will be pirated on a PC too.

Oh come on, keep up!

If this is just about shareholders (which I have no doubt that it is) then why don't they actually look into things before demanding stuff that is harmful towards the company?

Morons.

 

[commasplice]

I thought people were going to boycott this, maybe their contempt would have had more gravitas had they done so.

Honestly, I'm betting a lot of people didn't even know about the DRM when they bought it. I certainly had never heard of SecuROM when I bought my copy of Spore.

 

[Soviet Heavy]

And this is why company servers suck. This is why dedicated servers are important to PC games. Something that only Valve can seem to comprehend.

 

[Sebenko]

And this is why company servers suck. This is why dedicated servers are important to PC games. Something that only Valve can seem to comprehend.

Yeah, maybe buy something from Valve. They're so good, we have to make stuff up about them (see L4D2).

Though I think what we need here is *no* servers. We shouldn't need this authentication/constant connection bullshit.

 

[JediMB]

As it happens, I was thinking of grabbing my very own copy of AC2. It seems I have two options:

- Pay money for a crippled version of the game, that will demand resources, a consistent 'net connection, and likely fail whenever Ubisoft's janitor accidentally unplugs the servers

- Pay less (i.e. nothing) for a torrented version, likely never be caught, have a far better time playing without relying upon the DRM system being functional.

DECISIONS.

Pay for it, but get it for the PS3/XBOX 360 rather than the PC.

Or pay for and crack the cheaper PC version.

 

[CopperBoom]

May I be the first to call `sabotage'? This all seems a little too convenient...

First thing I thought, though it really was bound to happen naturally at some point.
Gamers steal though, what can be done to fight that?

 

[7ru7h]

and that's why piracy exists!

Sure. The people not willing to pay for shit part plays no role. Piracy didn't start because devs implanted DRM first.

People always want something for free. In the software world, it is a FACT OF LIFE that someone will find a way to use your product without paying. You can throw up every barrier you can think of and program and it wont stop some people. Piracy happens, and you can either say "Fuck it, they aren't our real customers" and just accept the fact or "ZOMG!!! WE MUST STOP THEM!1!1" and start implementing malicious bits of code that don't stop the problem and hurt your customers. Unfortunately, most of the gaming world has decided to go the latter route. Because that can't go wrong, amirite?

Can you honestly tell me that instituting practices that harm the people that buy your products is a good thing, and doesn't push more people to less reputable means of using your products?