And the official announcement for this quite startling volte face is where?

After all Ubisoft's line on this particular species of DRM was:

"the best way to deal with" piracy in the PC market.

As far as I'm aware the "fixed" version was available BEFORE the game was released in Europe! What a joke.

So they haven't even got the integrity to admit that this was a complete and utter fiasco from start to finish. It's exactly this kind of disingenuous contempt, typical of UbiSoft, that has so totally pissed off so many of their potential customers, right across the gaming spectrum.

To quote a man who knew something about dealing with dictatorships: "They have sown the wind. They are now reaping the whirlwind"

Regards,

Dredd:arrgh!:

When it will have at most a single online check and when I'll read an official statement on how an idiotic decision it was, I'll start thinking about spending my money.
Until then, I won't spend a cent on any ubisoft games. They can leave the pc gaming as they said, for what I care and for what it's worth.
Plenty of other developers out there, and much more worthy of attention\interest: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011...s-excitements/

Hi there,

Brussels' mediamarkt shop dropped the price from €49 last month.... to €9 today. To me, it sounds like a desperate manoeuver to get rid of their inventory of that game. That game was really a disaster sales wise.

At least if they are belgian virtual captains that want to try it... you don't risk that much now

Now that sounds like a bargain well worth consideration to those who have yet to purchase it.

Welcome Aboard.

:har: Proof that Ubisoft and reality are poles apart.

Reality sometimes is too hard to confront :yep:

The only thing that isnt cracked is the adding of more ships to SH5 :nope:

Ouch! :haha::har:

So I finally decided to install this game. Had to create an Ubisoft account, grrr.

Try to run the game... autopatch... log in...

An internet connection is required to play this game. Failed to connect to the Ubisoft master servers. (etc)

Again.

And again.

And again.

This is the future of computer gaming? :nope:

EDIT: Turns out my anti-virus was preventing the first-time connection. Frankly I don't blame it. ;)

Your experience is not mutual. No one else is currently reporting difficulty with connecting to the server. There may be something else going on here.

Oops, didn't see your reply when I edited the post. I had to disable the anti-virus, after which the launcher immediately updated itself. Now it connects just fine whether the AV is enabled or not.

Just spotted the note on the front of the site about Ubi dropping their constant connection DRM requirement.
The last thing I had read about SH-5 was the announcement that it was going to be in effect.

Maybe it's time to peruse that section of the Forum....and then see what prices are like if the observations sound favorable.

Boy, implementing that requirement was an awfully dumb move on Ubi's part.

I can identify a dumb move very quickly. I've made enough of 'em.

I just purchased SH5 on amazon for about $7, shipped, in the U.S.

Here's a question...has anyone identified the critical update files which eliminate the DRM?

I only ask for archiving/long-term game play reasons. I want to snag them, if possible and back them up. I saw on the SH5 sub-forum on the UBI forums that Ubisoft is dropping support of SH5...so, how long will the launcher be able to pull the final DRM-killing patch/update from UBI's servers?

So just to clarify, and sorry if this is an obvious question. Has Ubisoft dropped all the DRM requirement? As in, no Internet connection to verify anything? Or is it just during play, and you still have to verify when you start the game?

I still haven't bought the game for this reason, and some other odds/ends, but if the DRM is totally gone, I'll drop my money down.

And I'll apologize for being rude, but did you read any of the thread?

In internet connection is still required to start up the game, which is why many of us are still refusing to give them our money, however little that may be now.

Yes, you must still connect and verify.