From my standpoint it doesn't matter what good SH5 contains. The DRM is an absolute deal breaker. Since I already own SH3 and SH4 I'm not motivated at all to bow to a truly draconian punishment of legitimate purchasers.
Unfortunately, if you pay for the game, you give up your right to ask for a change. Your money has already spoken for you. It said,
"It's just fine for Ubi to produce a game "honoring" men in the military who are shunned: unable to play because on their ships, in their tents, they have no Internet connection. Let them play Frogger.
"It's just fine for Ubi to produce a game that counts all laptop owners with metered Internet connections as non-customers, as it would cost them too much money to play. If they can't afford it they can play Dig Dug.
"It's just fine for Ubi to produce a game that unnecessarily (and should be illegally) interferes with your ownership rights of your computer and your fair use rights for that game you "bought." You should EXPECT not to be able to resell the game. You should EXPECT to be punished for being stupid enough to purchase this debacle.
"Here's the money endorsing your decision to do all of the above. The game is so cool that none of that matters. In fact, you should use this cash to produce more and more draconian acmes of customer abuse. Let's see just how much the consumers of the world will tolerate! This is gonna be fun!
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This is where it would be appropriate for governments to become involved and bring this house of cards down. Any rights we have buying a book should also be enjoyed when purchasing a piece of software, including but not limited to: the right to resell, the right to lend, the right to use it without connection to the Internet, freedom from undue interference with our other sovereign property.
Piracy of my computer is NOT a proper solution for piracy of a game.
Some game companies have it right. Here is Stardock's Gamers' Bill of Rights:
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1. Gamers shall have the right to return games that are incompatible or do not function at a reasonable level of performance for a full refund within a reasonable amount of time.
2. Gamers shall have the right that games they purchase shall function as designed without defects that would materially affect the player experience.
3. Gamers shall have the right that games will receive updates that address minor defects as well as improves game play based on player feedback within reason.
4. Gamers shall have the right to have their games not require a third-party download manager installed in order for the game to function.
5. Gamers shall have the right to have their games perform adequately if their hardware meets the posted minimum requirements.
6. Gamers shall have the right not to have any of their games install hidden drivers.
7. Gamers shall have the right to re-download the latest version of the games they purchase.
8. Gamers have the right to use their games without being inconvenienced due to copy protection or digital rights management.
9. Gamers shall have the right to play single player games without having to have an Internet connection.
10. Gamers shall have the right to sell or transfer the ownership of a physical copy of a game they own to another person
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Amen brothers! Just think how successful Ubi could be if they quit beating on us who have spent and are willing to spend our money on their games so long as we are treated like valuable honest human beings.