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3DDevil · 02-14-10, 09:47 PM

I was thinking about this DRM issue and I had a thought about where UBI may be going with this.....

I recently purchased Rise of Flight, without realising the online all the time requirement. This didnt affect me greatly. Another surprise was that the game only came with 2 flyable aircraft... ROF slowly released further aircraft which you had to purchase at $7.50 US a piece. Now I purchased them and enjoy flying them... but...

I then was reading all the stuff about UBI and DRM and thought 'hey, they are only looking like releasing the game with two playable subs'... sound familiar.... and then I realised.... I bet they will release (drip feed) more subs and make you pay for them... with ROF it checks thier servers to see if you have paid for the extra planes, then when it gets an answer it allows you to use them. They have realised the error in thier ways and are releasing a patch to allow single player missons offline....

I love the SH series and own them all.... I have ordered the SH5, but I hope UBI see that this is not the right way to go and abandon this type of sales stategy. Also I hope that big yellow 'internet connection lost' sign doesnt come up on the screen like in Neal's Vids... what an immersion killer!! C'mon UBI listen to your customers....

02-14-10, 09:47 PM	#977
3DDevil Watch Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Down Under Posts: 24 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	Paying for more Submarines I was thinking about this DRM issue and I had a thought about where UBI may be going with this..... I recently purchased Rise of Flight, without realising the online all the time requirement. This didnt affect me greatly. Another surprise was that the game only came with 2 flyable aircraft... ROF slowly released further aircraft which you had to purchase at $7.50 US a piece. Now I purchased them and enjoy flying them... but... I then was reading all the stuff about UBI and DRM and thought 'hey, they are only looking like releasing the game with two playable subs'... sound familiar.... and then I realised.... I bet they will release (drip feed) more subs and make you pay for them... with ROF it checks thier servers to see if you have paid for the extra planes, then when it gets an answer it allows you to use them. They have realised the error in thier ways and are releasing a patch to allow single player missons offline.... I love the SH series and own them all.... I have ordered the SH5, but I hope UBI see that this is not the right way to go and abandon this type of sales stategy. Also I hope that big yellow 'internet connection lost' sign doesnt come up on the screen like in Neal's Vids... what an immersion killer!! C'mon UBI listen to your customers....