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jwilliams 03-08-10 04:39 PM

Ubisoft servers under attack. Again!
 
Ubisoft Twitter.

Quote:

Our servers are under attack again. Some gamers are experiencing trouble signing in. We're working on it and will keep you posted
about 2 hours ago via web
http://twitter.com/Ubisoft/statuses/10184920360

Crécy 03-08-10 04:41 PM

:nope:

Commie 03-08-10 04:45 PM

Like a red rag to a bull this idiotic DRM. Probably this time it's just desperate gamers trying to log in and complain.

malkuth74 03-08-10 04:47 PM

They sure do get attacked a whole lot. Seems kinda like maybe there might be a reason for that. I know they are pretty stupid at UBI.... But can't be that stupid.. But then again they are the ones that came up with the IDea for Permanent online connection with a single player game.

PyRRhUs 03-08-10 04:51 PM

Their forums are down too maybe some of the unhappy customers threads will be lost in this attack? :hmmm:

SabreHawk 03-08-10 04:53 PM

Nahhh their not the only ones. FSX needs the same online connection or it doesn't run in anything but demo mode.

But it's the hackers and pirates that are to blame for this sort of thing, not software companies. If not for piracy, none of the security measures we see today would be nessicary. I still remember when games had none of this, but then came the theives, and then came disk in drive to play, then starforce and the like anti-priacy software. Then the theives got around that so now it's online verification.

Omnissiah 03-08-10 04:55 PM

Ubisoft corporate lexicon, lesson one.



Ubispeak - "Hackers are attacking our servers!!"

English - "People are trying to log on to our servers to play their games!!"

OakGroove 03-08-10 04:57 PM

Quote:

Nahhh their not the only ones. FSX needs the same online connection or it doesn't run in anything but demo mode.
I can run FSX offline just fine.

jwilliams 03-08-10 04:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SabreHawk (Post 1302679)
Nahhh their not the only ones. FSX needs the same online connection or it doesn't run in anything but demo mode.

FSX just needs a ONE time activation.

Like windows does.

UBI's OSP need 24/7 365 connection.

I've been playing games for over 25 years and since the early 90's games have had some form of protection,
earliest examples i can remember where:-
Enter word 6, line 25 of page 7 from game manual.

Thinks have sure got worse now. The internet has made it so easy to obtain pirated software.
I dont like this DRM (OSP). but companies have a right to protect their software. Same as you have the right not to buy their software.

tracker 03-08-10 05:01 PM

Cannot login
 
Just tryed to login on the game at unisoft but will not except my name or password so no game
ps check it very carefully the third time, tied unisoft website cannot leave a message .:damn::damn:

razark 03-08-10 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jwilliams (Post 1302699)
FSX just needs a ONE time activation.

Nah, swap out your graphics card, and it will decide it is not activated.

And then it won't be able to find the server to activate.

And then you get to call and activate it over the phone.

SteamWake 03-08-10 05:04 PM

This just keeps getting better.

I dont buy the angle of UBI just trying to deflect blame. I do believe they are under some kind of stress attack.

This will continue for some time till either the hackers get tired of their game or UBI does something a little more robust.

Ducimus 03-08-10 05:04 PM

Dear Ubi,

http://images.icanhascheezburger.com...4568783805.jpg

SteamWake 03-08-10 05:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by razark (Post 1302711)
Nah, swap out your graphics card, and it will decide it is not activated.

And then it won't be able to find the server to activate.

And then you get to call and activate it over the phone.

? I installed a new graphics card, a second hard drive, and re-installed FSX with no issues and no calls to home. You must have had some other issue.

KevinM 03-08-10 05:10 PM

I was willing to give Ubi the benefit of the doubt until I at least installed SH5 and played it....

I just did install it, it downloaded and applied the patch, but then the auto launcher tells me that my username and password are not recognised :damn:

WTF :down:

And Ubi have the gall to say the crackers are pirates. There's ony one company here that has taken money under false pretences...Yes Ubi, that's you :arrgh!:

At least let me play the game I have paid for.


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