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Yak · 04-19-10, 10:47 AM

I would be extremely sceptical of it. If anything it would be a sweeping 'Ubisoft reserves the right to suspend services without notice or compensation blah blah'

No way they would commit to a guarantee of removing the DRM, no way.

As for the purpose of DRM, not one person here has mentioned what both Ubi and EA have said in their most important communications: That to their stock holders.

They openly state they want to move towards a greater reliance on DLC as a revenue source.

DLC and the micro transaction system is a great money spinner and by forcing a connection, means people have constant access and ease of purchase for it.

They are effectively training their audience to accept the new model.

I think also that ubi's past actions (Assassin's Creed 1 for eg where the game would constantly try to phone home after June 3rd 2008) lead me to not trust their motives with regards to privacy and data mining either.

04-19-10, 10:47 AM	#41
Yak Torpedoman Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Here, sometimes there Posts: 113 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I would be extremely sceptical of it. If anything it would be a sweeping 'Ubisoft reserves the right to suspend services without notice or compensation blah blah' No way they would commit to a guarantee of removing the DRM, no way. As for the purpose of DRM, not one person here has mentioned what both Ubi and EA have said in their most important communications: That to their stock holders. They openly state they want to move towards a greater reliance on DLC as a revenue source. DLC and the micro transaction system is a great money spinner and by forcing a connection, means people have constant access and ease of purchase for it. They are effectively training their audience to accept the new model. I think also that ubi's past actions (Assassin's Creed 1 for eg where the game would constantly try to phone home after June 3rd 2008) lead me to not trust their motives with regards to privacy and data mining either. __________________ It all started with a goat, a golf club and a pack of Marlboro Red's...