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Originally Posted by John Channing
So let's summarize.
Hackers try to hack the software so that people can steal it.
Ubisoft tries to come up with a system that prevents this (and are partially successful).
Hackers don't like this so they run a DOS attack on Ubisofts servers.
This prevents everyone from playing the game.
And now it's Ubisofts fault because they came up with a DRM that the hackers can't fully defeat so they resort to DOS attacks to prevent you from enjoying the game you paid money for.
And everyone is mad at Ubisoft?
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John,
1) Certain Hack Groups have announced already last week that they are going to do this. UBI should have been prepared.
2) It's not yet even proven that this is indeed a DDOS, certainly I don't believe their "95%" number so why should I believe their excuse?
3) Even if it is a DDOS attack, it simple shows that UBI servers are vulnerable and instable - such attacks are simple part of the environment, they happen for Wold of Warcraft, Steam and all other major online systems. A good system has to be able and deal with such things.
4) If it wasn't a DDOS attack today, it might be server maintainance tomorrow, or a power outage the month afterwards. Or an interconnection problem on any number of routers between you and them.
This simple proves how idiotic a system is that requires an offline singleplayer game mode to be connected online. Because if they didn't insist on something that is technically not possible (a 100% flawless, working, ever reliable connection between your client and their server) it wouldn't matter what happens on UBI's end at all, where we as paying customers have zero technical influence.