to DRN or not to DRM
 

I probably will not go any further with Silent Hunter regretably, but they do have the right to protect their investment with the tools they have.

I have an alarm on my house hard wired with hidden traps, heh. that's all

maybe in a few years when SH7 is out they may concider re-releaseing SH5 or 6 without the DRM, who nows.

StarForce,, "fool me once shame on you, fool me twice shame on me":sunny:

One major factor Ubi marketing has failed to recognize is that many urban areas in the U.S. don't have reliable enough internet service. A good example is the D.C Metro Area, the U.S, capital with over 6,000,000 inhabitants. Large areas in the Midwest and Mountain states have only dial up connections. This alone will reflect reduced sales.

Then, there is a large percentage of people who are dead set against any DRM or similar system.

It isn't Subsimmers alone who are in the great majority against DRM. Ubi will see their sales plummet in other games, too.

Predicting a dismal 2009-2010 4th quarter. I expect Ubi to drop DRM.
By then, it might be too late as angry gamers might have taken a different route.

Brag: That's precisely the concern I expressed in my post above at #919 - that the community may waste away while UBI dithers.

The Subsim community will not desintegrate. They will not pay money to Ubi. But that will change the face of the community. As I write this and think things through, I see the birth of a sort of underground and that some disintegration can take place.

Ubi's move is stupidly, crimminally pro pirate.

This is little different than Pay to Play.

Do not purchase or support it.

It does not belong to you if you need somebody else's permission to use it.

I hate this type of DRM so bad I wouldn't even use a :arrgh!: copy of it.

Cdr

I like that. Very true.

As someone who plays games from all different kinds of genres, this whole flaming of DRM on here is just ridiculous and won't do anything to cease it from existing. It's not like it's new to the gaming industry either. Permanent online connectivity has been used in various other games, but the RTS and RPG communities have become big fans of it recently. I understand some people can't afford broadband or don't care to rely on this connectivity, but this is one of the experiences gamers all across the PC world are currently facing. The old presentation and distribution of games we once knew will never return as video games are evolving as a entertainment medium. Your frustrations are understandable, but it'd be best to cope with it now to prevent future stress.

I'll be buying the game regardless of what it has within. SH3 doesn't run on this 26" monitor due to technicalities and SH4 was fairly mediocre in game-play. SH5 seems to be a reasonable game, so why not? While Subsim may be a huge part of the Silent Hunter community, the people here who refuse to buy the game will be nothing but a small dent in SH5's profit. In the large scheme of things, the game should still sell very well. With the style of online connectivity, we should definitely expect further DLC as well.

I don't believe that. If enough customers complain, things can change, big companies sometimes do listen.
As for the small dent we at subsim make, do you think we're the only ones? The dent is far bigger than you seem to think.
You can bend over and say it's the way of the future with gaming and there's no point fighting it, but I say bullocks to that.

ASAP ASAP :yeah:, I need to BUY the :salute: SILENT HUNTER 5 :woot:Game ASAP , :up: Cant wait to install in my PC ASAP :yeah:


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And that's one of the reasons why I ain't gonna buy it, despite all
the eye candy UBI throws at me.

It's not just about confort and being able to play when and where you want, it's about PRIVACY

A guy in the spanish forum just commented that he had been using a game with such a DRM recently but got fed up from it and stopped playing. Well, he just receiced an e-mail from the game's company asking him why he stopped playing, if he is not satisfied with the product ... :nope:

I too will not buy....not with the constant online requirement. I want to own what I buy and not seek ongoing permission to use what is rightfully mine.

ASAP ASAP ,:salute: I Will Buy the :yeah: SILENT HUNTER 5 :woot:Game ASAP , cant wait , Please :up: UBISOFT Hurry up :yeah:

@tonschk:
Are you working for UBI or are you spamming?:down:

:yeah: I Just Need To Buy the SILENT HUNTER 5 ASAP :yeah: , cant wait , I need the SH5 ,I am addicted just to the Silent Hunter series game therefore , Hurry up UBI

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