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tater · 03-09-10, 02:13 PM

Once again, a brand new poster supports Ubi.

I've read some decent defenses written by "old hand" members, but virtually all those posts that are sycophantic are written by new accounts. It may not be true, but it certainly makes it look as if Ubi is sending people to the forums to defend them.

While some of the OP's points are OK, the unreserved praise for OSP is absurd. Absurd. Particularly given the fact that we know it defeated pirates for all of 25 hours. Yes, Ubi claims that the game doesn't work right, but who knows if that is true or not—they have a vested interest in making people think that is the case, regardless of the veracity of the claim. If they want to demonstrate how their claim is true, they are welcome to post—and be very specific about what is missing. Short of that, I simply don't believe them one way or another.

It's also predicated on the absurd claim that "90% of the copies are pirated." This claim is meaningless. The only number that matters are lost sales. What % of pirated copies would have sold in the absence of a pirated version. My guess is that it's a vanishingly small %.

OP also completely neglects the idea of adding value via an online connection as an option.

OSP is all downside for the user, there are no upsides.

03-09-10, 02:13 PM	#4
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	Once again, a brand new poster supports Ubi. I've read some decent defenses written by "old hand" members, but virtually all those posts that are sycophantic are written by new accounts. It may not be true, but it certainly makes it look as if Ubi is sending people to the forums to defend them. While some of the OP's points are OK, the unreserved praise for OSP is absurd. Absurd. Particularly given the fact that we know it defeated pirates for all of 25 hours. Yes, Ubi claims that the game doesn't work right, but who knows if that is true or not—they have a vested interest in making people think that is the case, regardless of the veracity of the claim. If they want to demonstrate how their claim is true, they are welcome to post—and be very specific about what is missing. Short of that, I simply don't believe them one way or another. It's also predicated on the absurd claim that "90% of the copies are pirated." This claim is meaningless. The only number that matters are lost sales. What % of pirated copies would have sold in the absence of a pirated version. My guess is that it's a vanishingly small %. OP also completely neglects the idea of adding value via an online connection as an option. OSP is all downside for the user, there are no upsides.