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Perhaps your net connection is good enough not to worry about the constant connection requirement, but not all of us are as fortunate. My net drops out on a regular basis, a bit of bad whether and I won't be able to play the game I've paid for. Not exactly what you'd expect from a single-player game. But hey ho, what does it matter? As long as some people are satisfied, bugger the rest of us. This would seem to be Ubi's underlying attitude, and if that doesn't tell you something about the future of this title, then I don't know what else will. |
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All I can figure is that it is all done to ultimately benefit the company, not us, the customer. Perhaps they intend to charge for using SH5 or patches- who knows. It don`t look good anyway and from the customer POV completely unreasonable. |
The biggest issue for me is the fact that I still play SHIII, and will for some time yet, it is now 8 years old, will UBI servers still be active for SH5 in 8 or more years?:-? I think not, when they drop support for the game they will cut us off, when it happens the game can no longer be played, and who would want to mod a game knowing it could be dropped any time they feel like it, not me and others feel the same way I'm sure!:doh: Basically your leasing the game till your lease runs out, that will be at UBI's discretion!:nope:
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The analogy I have given my wife to talk about slow internet speeds when we have a "fast" connection and she just doesn't understand why things are so slow is this: Imagine you have the fastest Ferrari built today. This sucker can do 0-100mph in 4.2 sec. and has a top end of 200+ mph and then you go to New York City during rush hour... How good does your fast car do you then? She got it real quick. :D
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Some people are saying we do have an offline mode and some aren't I'm confused?
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Wow, I haven't been to this side of Subsim for almost a week and this discussion is still raging on! (Keep up the fight!:D)
After what I have been seeing lately with other publishers who tried the umbilical cord method of DRM, my guess is UBI will patch it up after their sales drop even lower than last year. What mystifies me...Looking at UBI's revenues last year (or lack of), I originally thought this draconian DRM thing was a vain attempt to sell the Shareholders/Market that piracy was the reason to blame for their dismal year last year and that they were taking steps to end that loss. Not exactly a smart PR strategy in the long run, but shareholders and the Market will often buy a line of BS if the seller can sell it well. Howeevr, like musical chairs, that kind of PR only boosts share prices until the music stops and real sales start coming in (or NOT) with the new system in place. But in light of all the other companies dropping this kind of DRM lately due to lost sales and add to that the obviously HUGE and outspoken sales base that now looks at UBI as 'Darth Vader and the Empire', I would think that they'd change course before the train completely derails. Maybe the guys on the Executive Floor really are as stupid as they look right now.:hmmm: |
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One possibility is a mixed option,
with login first and continuos connection, in case of disconnect the game will continue playing but with a visible sign in the screen with the words "Internet connection lost" so ilegitimate users have to deal with the constant caption in the screen while registered users not, only in ping timeout periods. :hmmm: |
How does the law frame the DRM issue?
Let's say that someone purchases Silent Hunter 5, and because of his personal availability, he can only actually play the game between the hours of 6PM and 8PM on Saturdays and Sundays.
Because those days are the busiest in terms of server access, every time he tries to log on and play the game during that window, he is denied access. He has therefore spent $49 on a game that he can't play. He can't get his money back on the game, because nobody offers a refund for computer software/video games, and he can't change his availability in order to try and access the servers at a different time. In the pre DRM era he would have had no problem, but now he has a $49 coaster and no access to a game he wants to play. Does he have a legal claim against Ubisoft? I wonder what kind of disclaimer will be written in the mice type on the box? |
Depends on what country this hypothetical player is in.
Here in the UK? Refund, no problem. Even if it's bought through Steam or any other company who say they don't give refunds. Their terms don't override our laws, and if you know your rights it's easy enough to "bully" the retailer into a refund. |
I have a feeling that the attempted returns will be the highest ever because of the online element. Time will tell I guess. :)
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Be assured. There will be some relavent "fine print" in the End User License Agreement....:yep:
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What is up with you people?
you will buy the game, come home and play it right away. why is everyone acting like the world is going to end? lol Dont tell me that you arent connected 24 hours per day :P |
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