Q&A about the new Ubisoft online platform

Seeadler · 01-26-10, 06:34 PM

here is a Q&A about the new Ubisoft online platform
http://support.uk.ubi.com/online-services-platform/

bigboywooly · 01-26-10, 06:38 PM

cheers for that
answers a couple of questions

Onkel Neal · 01-26-10, 06:39 PM

Good find, Seeadler.

piri_reis · 01-26-10, 06:41 PM

Is there an "off-line" option?
No. The added services to the game (unlimited installs, online storage of saved games and the fact that you don’t need the game disc to play) require you to have an online connection while playing the game.

What will happen if I lose my Internet connection when I play the game?
If you lose your Internet connection the game will pause while it tries to reconnect. If the Internet Connection is unable to resume you can continue the game from where you left off or from the last saved game.

Will all my saved games be stored online?
Yes! They will be stored both online and on your PC.

I don't understand the game pausing??
Well the save games also being saved locally means utilities similar to sh3cmndr would work, but I'm not sure..

HundertzehnGustav · 01-26-10, 06:42 PM

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Saved games are also synchronized online

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Will all my saved games be stored online?
Yes! They will be stored both online and on your PC.

not ONLY online. Synch'ed.

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Is there an "off-line" option?
No. The added services to the game (unlimited installs, online storage of saved games and the fact that you don’t need the game disc to play) require you to have an online connection while playing the game.

hahahaha.

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What if Ubisoft decides not run these online services in the future? Will my game stop working?
Ubisoft is committed to being a forerunner in providing new exciting online service. If any service is stopped, we will create a patch for the game so that the core game play will not be affected.

So its patched out by 2012 or something like that (when sale stop?). Good.

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Can I resell my game?
Not at this time.

Need to discuss that with lawyer in the morning.

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How does Ubisoft use my personal information? How can I control which data is actually provided to Ubisoft?
Ubisoft uses information provided by its customers only to ensure our services run properly for an optimal gameplay experience - including the customer service. Ubisoft does not use personal information for any other purposes, unless you have explicitly accepted for us to do so.

Better keep providing as Fake data as you can, and use tools to prevent them knowing more than you want them to know.

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Why is Ubisoft forcing their loyal customers to sign up for a Ubisoft account when they don't want to give their private data and only play single player games?
We hope that customers will feel as we do, that signing up for an account will offer them exceptional gameplay and services that are not available otherwise.

Yawn. Ultra Big Yawn.

GoldenRivet · 01-26-10, 06:44 PM

thanks for sharing!

PROS:

1. dont need the disc to play

2. can install on any number of different computers (work, home, moms house, cousins house, grandparents house etc)

3. Play from any one of those computers from the last saves position

4. No strict access rules

5. if online service is expected to cease for a title, a patch will be released to make it playable without the online requirement

6. Loss of connection results in a pause while a reconnect is established, if one cannot be established you can start from where you left off when it is established

7. save games are stored BOTH ONLINE AND ON YOUR PC

8. No monitoring software is included!

CONS:

1. You cant re-sell your game

2. If you buy the game and only then find out about the online requirement it is up to the retailer to provide a refund.

3. No offline option means people who have spotty access to the internet will have problems

IanC · 01-26-10, 06:44 PM

Will I need to be online the whole time when I play the game? Including for single player?
Yes. You will need to have an active Internet connection to play the game, for all game modes.

Good gawwd... what are they thinking.

Paajtor · 01-26-10, 06:45 PM

Here is another article.

bigboywooly · 01-26-10, 06:45 PM

so i guess would mean no chance of a program such as SH3commander or sh3 gen as saves stored at ubi

Sgtmonkeynads · 01-26-10, 06:47 PM

If I have the game, mod it, then login to play,and some auto-update writes over stuff, will that affect my entire set up right? I had another game do that, and I'm not going through that crap again.

Subnuts · 01-26-10, 06:49 PM

So if my internet connection goes down for a few days, and just want a U-boat fix to tide things over, I'm SOL?

Time to get the GWX team back together. They'll need something to do when the local server goes down for maintenance.

Seeadler · 01-26-10, 06:49 PM

perhabs if every SH5 user around the world, saving the game every two minutes, the Ubi servers runs out of save space

Paajtor · 01-26-10, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Sgtmonkeynads

If I have the game, mod it, then login to play,and some auto-update writes over stuff, will that affect my entire set up right? I had another game do that, and I'm not going through that crap again.

Dual install?
Or is that not allowed?

"However you can only play with your individual Ubisoft account on one computer at a time."....

HundertzehnGustav · 01-26-10, 06:52 PM

Mwaaahaha but hold on

they will dynamically adjust their servers aallocated to SHV. that means the other games will have problems, not ours.

Well, no matter how, that would wreak Havoc on their system...

GoldenRivet · 01-26-10, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by bigboywooly

so i guess would mean no chance of a program such as SH3commander or sh3 gen as saves stored at ubi

saves are stored at ubi AND the PC

i dont know which save takes precedence over the other though

01-26-10, 06:34 PM	#1
Seeadler Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Northern Germany Posts: 1,096 Downloads: 169 Uploads: 0	Q&A about the new Ubisoft online platform here is a Q&A about the new Ubisoft online platform http://support.uk.ubi.com/online-services-platform/ __________________ -- Vapor-ware is always easier to sell because there's no limit what it can do!

01-26-10, 06:38 PM	#2
bigboywooly Rear Admiral Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Swindon, England Posts: 10,151 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	cheers for that answers a couple of questions __________________ My mediafire page http://www.mediafire.com/?11eoq19bq9r41

01-26-10, 06:39 PM	#3
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01-26-10, 06:41 PM	#4
piri_reis Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Istanbul, Turkiye Posts: 715 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	Is there an "off-line" option? No. The added services to the game (unlimited installs, online storage of saved games and the fact that you don’t need the game disc to play) require you to have an online connection while playing the game. What will happen if I lose my Internet connection when I play the game? If you lose your Internet connection the game will pause while it tries to reconnect. If the Internet Connection is unable to resume you can continue the game from where you left off or from the last saved game. Will all my saved games be stored online? Yes! They will be stored both online and on your PC. I don't understand the game pausing?? Well the save games also being saved locally means utilities similar to sh3cmndr would work, but I'm not sure.. __________________ Lt.z.S. Barbaros Hayreddin, U-35, 2nd Flot/Kiel, Type VIIB Oct.29.1939, 2nd Patrol Eastern English Waters Running SH5/TWOS

01-26-10, 06:44 PM	#6
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,712 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	thanks for sharing! PROS: 1. dont need the disc to play 2. can install on any number of different computers (work, home, moms house, cousins house, grandparents house etc) 3. Play from any one of those computers from the last saves position 4. No strict access rules 5. if online service is expected to cease for a title, a patch will be released to make it playable without the online requirement 6. Loss of connection results in a pause while a reconnect is established, if one cannot be established you can start from where you left off when it is established 7. save games are stored BOTH ONLINE AND ON YOUR PC 8. No monitoring software is included! CONS: 1. You cant re-sell your game 2. If you buy the game and only then find out about the online requirement it is up to the retailer to provide a refund. 3. No offline option means people who have spotty access to the internet will have problems __________________

01-26-10, 06:44 PM	#7
IanC Grey Wolf Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Running silent and deep Posts: 902 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	Will I need to be online the whole time when I play the game? Including for single player? Yes. You will need to have an active Internet connection to play the game, for all game modes. Good gawwd... what are they thinking.

01-26-10, 06:45 PM	#8
Paajtor The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: The Dutch mountains Posts: 1,545 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 1	Here is another article. __________________

01-26-10, 06:47 PM	#10
Sgtmonkeynads Ships Secretary Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: MilesCity Montana Posts: 583 Downloads: 614 Uploads: 0	If I have the game, mod it, then login to play,and some auto-update writes over stuff, will that affect my entire set up right? I had another game do that, and I'm not going through that crap again. __________________ Just help someone.....it makes a difference

01-26-10, 06:49 PM	#11
Subnuts The Old Man Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,658 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	So if my internet connection goes down for a few days, and just want a U-boat fix to tide things over, I'm SOL? Time to get the GWX team back together. They'll need something to do when the local server goes down for maintenance. __________________ My Amazon.com reviews

01-26-10, 06:52 PM	#14
HundertzehnGustav Sea Lord Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lux, betw. G, B and F Posts: 1,898 Downloads: 66 Uploads: 0	Mwaaahaha but hold on they will dynamically adjust their servers aallocated to SHV. that means the other games will have problems, not ours. Well, no matter how, that would wreak Havoc on their system... __________________ In conclusion: SH3 is the shizzle, yo. -Frau Kaleun Another negative about using your deck gun is that you are definately DETECTED, which has long term effects on your relationship with aircraft. -snestorm