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Originally Posted by razark
I can think of several ways to block SH5, and not other games. Block ID numbers in range X through Y. Or simply block product ID Z.
The server also needs to know who is running it. Notice the need for an Ubisoft account. If you tick off someone at Ubi, and your account accidentally gets deleted, what then?
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I'm not saying these things
cannot happen. I'm saying the likelihood is low. Can you provide an example of when a game company did this?
People can do lots of bad things. People can murder and steal. That said, it is not as if
everyone does it.
Why do you treat Ubisoft of acting immoral when they haven't actually deactivated games/deleted accounts? Amusingly, you are doing the exact same thing you accuse them of doing. Just as you don't want to be treated like a pirate for being an honest paying customer, maybe you should not treat them like they are dishonest without proof.
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Originally Posted by razark
As for Steam and Half Life 1, I couldn't speak to that. That doesn't seem to have any bearing on this issue.
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This is my example of a game company not doing what you are asserting that they "could" do. Half life 2 is out -- they didn't simply decide to stop activating Half Life 1 as a result. The same goes for Counterstrike 1.6, Team Fortress Classic, Half Life Deathmatch, or Left 4 Dead. Each of those games has a sequel, and each can be still be purchased and authenticated.
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I'd also like to clarify something. I am actually quite miffed about the DRM issue (and DRM in general). I think it's abuse stems from publisher misunderstanding of the industry and it's userbase. I'm playing Devil's Advocate because it's fun; and because understanding their point of view is as critical to the issue as understanding our own. Some people here have some really good arguments against DRM; some have less logically-designed arguments. Hopefully by challenging both of those arguments we can come to a greater understanding of the situation, and make this clear to Ubisoft in an eloquent, logical fashion. Emotion will not win the day for us in this battle, or looking through the periscope.