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Rockin Robbins

03-13-10 08:05 AM

You know, the fact is, as long as this atrocious DRM is around it doesn't matter how good the game is, how moddable it is, how much work went into it, how many people are depending on it for income. All the good stuff is entirely wasted and rendered meaningless by the customer punishment program.

Ubi is the first company in history to make suicide part of its centeral business model. It's a wonderful thing! I suggest that we help them attain their goal by finding other purposes on which to spend our money. SH5 is done. Stick a fork in it.

Faamecanic

03-13-10 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Nordmann (Post 1311448)

Yes, but rather than blame themselves for turning out an unfinished product, they will either attest lack of sales to piracy, or a lack of interest in this genre. Either way, we're probably not going to get another Silent Hunter game.

That's fine though, because if the trend displayed with SH5 continues, the next game would probably be a scrolling platform rendition of submarine warfare!

That was my point in Number 2. Ubi will blame lack of gamer interest and not enough up front buyers to fund the devs to further patch the game. Instead of blaming themselves for an unfinished product with a horrendous DRM scheme.

Faamecanic

03-13-10 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by janh (Post 1311818)

Maybe extend the idea of "renting a license" (which is what it legally always was, but as a courtesy you previously had the CD at home and could install at will without internet chain), i.e. customer binding to a product or company: what would you think about "software on demand"? Addons on demand (Rise of Flight etc)? Like Netflix, have one game at a time send to you as DVD, or run one game at a time online? For only $69.99 plus state tax a month. And as a bonus, you will get the unbelievable "Making of" of your favorite bug!

You mean like M$ Winblows?

You pay $300 for a OS... you can only install it on one machine (even if you OWN 5), if you switch out any major component or re-install more than a few times you have to call them to re-activiate, and in 3-5 years it will be obsolete.

I will give it to M$...at least they have tried to work with people and lowered the upgrade costs since WinXp first came out.

TwistedFemur

03-13-10 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie (Post 1304851)

Gabe Newell of Valve destroys your argument in one short interview on piracy, and how DRM only creates more pirates:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87pevh2Q0hg#t=3m30s

WOW THIS IS WHAT iVE BEEN TRYING TO SAY FOR YEARS

Gilbou

03-13-10 05:47 PM

Fact of life : you paid the game, can't register server is down.

Fact of life : you paid the game, did register but can't play server is down.

Stare at your screen and repeat aloud : "up my a$$"

Get on your knees and bow to Ubisoft and pray for a DRM world.

Meanwhile, all pirates are playin' the game while you stare and your screen.

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