Before I heard about the DRM/OSP in SH5 I planned on buying it, and I still do. I've played 4 games that use a form of it, never had a bad experience.

While you complain about it everyday after release, ill be enjoying the game thank you.

Unless you press "A" :woot:
Sorry, couldn't resist. :03:

Can't find my choice from those you gave, sorry. Are you sure you didn't forget something? Something like "No-DRM"...? :03:


Greetings,
-RC-

For me, it's a point of principle. I have no objection to logging onto a Ubisoft server in order to authenticate the game. I have a very strong objection to logging onto a Ubisoft server in order to play it.

I will only purchase it if off-line access becomes possible. :)

It's not like the game is a hot pastry anyway. I bought SH3 2 years after release, it didn't undermine my enjoyment, more like the contrary since after so long my copy was patched, with no starforce and I had NYGM, WAC 3.0 and GWX 2 available.
If nothing is done about that DRM I don't mind delaying my purchase.

In my case it's not a matter of principle, though I may drag that out too. No, for me it's a matter of fact: I don't have an internet connection, so for me to buy a game I cannot possibly play would be stupid. I said I would buy it in spite of the other percieved flaws, but for me it has to be that way. If they make it so I can't play it, Why bother?

Starforce has not affected my computer one bit. That said, I now have the newer version of SH3 without it. But If they remove the "online only" requirement, sure I'll buy it.

Yes, I'll sit by, but I'll cry and say "Why me?" As I said, for me it's not the principle but the necessity.

Very good read , but i am not buying it while i have to rely on Ubi servers to play the game . SH4 for me .

I'll tell you why I won't buy SH5,

I rather buy Metro 2033, Stalker COP.

I just bought Mass Effect 2 Collectors Edition with all the DLCs I've found for free.

Depending on what other game comes out this year I'm doing good.

SH5 was on my list till I found out there direction of the game compared to previous series. Lastly that killed SH5 for me was the DRM.

SH5 isn't for me. Not my kind of game. :D :yeah:

Vanagen, pardon my ignorance, what do the arrows mean in your pic?

People that officially boycotting the game (MW2, I believe), but are playing it regardless..

That's what I thought. But how do you recognized these people?

It is listed beneath their names what they are doing. Some play other games and those with arrows play MW 2. :up:

No, I won't buy it if a constant internet connection is required. Furthermore, I am sceptical following the debacle of shIV with its many, appalling errors.

As for political philosophising, try a few gems from Sir Winston:

Democracy is the worst form of government......apart from all the others

and

The greatest argument against democracy is 5 minutes spent with the average voter (I love this one....)

On the top of the screenie you read Modern warfare 2 boycott member list.
The arrows indicate the guys who are on the list and playing Modern warfare 2 .

Mud

I think I would love to play an awesome submarine game. Oh wait, I have SH3 with GWX3. I guess I have something to fulfill my NEED there. I also have SH4 if I so decide, but SH3 with GWX3 is actually better in some ways. It is not like we are forced to buy SH5 for a submarine game. It would just be something new.

I think people claimed this with starforce also. I, personally would not buy POP:SoT or any of the other games while they were on starforce. Turns out that after UBISoft stopped using that, they decided to release said games on steam, without the afore mentioned DRM. Maybe steam works well enough there.

There was a boycott? I thought it was just a bunch of people whining about how they were not getting the features they wanted. It was content rather than restriction. I am sure that a boycott about restrictions might last longer. I personally will not buy SHV as long as it has this OSP DRM. I have a lot of other games I can play in the mean time, that have yet to be beaten.