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Originally Posted by Bilge_Rat
...but logic is not the strong suit of the anti-DRM crowd...
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Well, I'd call that an apparent fail of your logic -- by a circular argument.
Don't generalize, and be respectful, mature and polite -- that works pretty well. You really wouldn't want to question the logic capabilities of a person that is specialized on quantum theory and theoretical chemistry and is a faculty member of a very famous US institution in Cambridge, MA -- I hope that is convincing enough.
And I can tell you that I strongly oppose this DRM, but not only because it doesn't make logical sense to be permanently connected in single player mode. However, I am a person of strong integrity and little tolerance towards such measures.
Thus far subsim enabled us to discuss our worries in regard to DRM with other community members, and I think this discussion -- so heated at times, and very childish at others -- was quite constructive. Though I do not agree with some things said against this DRM, or SHV, nor with pirating activities, I generally value my customer rights as highly as the reasoning of Ubi to protect its creative property. But this time they simply did not reach a balance.
Whether our critique here will be heard is a different question, but it appears that subsim is read by other journalists that cite this discussion. And subsim is read by at least one of the Ubisoft Romania developers. So there clearly is a chance that the people here with a stronger understanding of their own rights as customers may be heard and may contribute to making a difference. That logic should be pretty clear.