Stepping away from "SH5"'s DRM for a moment:timeout:.
Just wait for the screams and howls that will erupt when Oleg Maddox releases "Storm Over Britain". Previous "IL2" titles have of course been published by Ubisoft and if the DRM isn't addressed, there certainly will be a storm.
Back to "SH5", yes I bought the game and am enjoying the early Mods already published (thanks guys). A long way from being a complete product, however.
Ubisoft really should look at the business models of GFWL and STEAM (yeah I know, they have their faults and detractors), if anything at all. If they want a direct delivery system, which UPlay really is then they need to remove compulsory online connection at all times. As a DRM solution it is questionable at best (still waiting for Ubersoft to admit the game has been hacked).

Last I heard, Ubiosft wasn't publishing SoB... 1C is.

Still haven't bought SH5 yet, too. As soon as Ubisoft drops OSP, or at least reduces the need to be constantly connected, they'll get my money.

Depends if Maddox wishes to appeal to the console crowd with "SoB", as his "IL2: Birds of Prey" was such a success.
1C doesn't have the publishing power of Ubisoft, though I do prefer them as publishers go.

I am having a horrendous time. Played fine yesterday (applied the 1.0.1 patch just after installing), and today I cannot get back into the game - it is stuck during the "Synchronizing saved games" bit on the main menu. The game is totally frozen.

Switching off the 'sync games with server' option in the launcher does not change the behavior.

This was supposed to be fixed on the 1.0.1 patch apparently, but had not effect. tried re-applying the patch and that did nothing. So now I cannot play at all. $50 down the tubes...:damn: