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Originally Posted by Arclight
So how is that different from SH5, or any OSP game? 
First you say the people who buy the game are part of the problem, and not buying it will make it go away. Now it's the negative feedback? SH5 got plenty of that, I'm sure we can agree on that, so what's the problem then? |
People who buy the new Ubisoft titles are part of the problem (the problem being defined here as the draconian DRM) because it promotes the company's DRM.
However, no matter what kind of boycott is in the general mindset, some people are going to buy these games. I
wish it were a 100% boycott, but
expecting that is unrealistic.
If a few people buy these titles and most give horrible reviews and the total sales end up bad, that's still a message of overall dissatisfaction. In the case of SH5, that seems to be panning out (I just got done reading the customer reviews at Amazon and 55 out of 60 gave it 1 out of 5, most being very critical of the DRM). That SH5 is broken out of the box in game play, however, muddies the waters and the anti-DRM stances in these reviews are diluted by this. Ubi may ignore the DRM gripes, and rationalize that SH5 is floundering
only because it wasn't a finished product. This again, is why a 100% boycott (or as close as you can get to 100%) of purchasing would be a more effective message against the DRM.
My concern at this point is more toward Ubi's other titles, which aim to a much larger audience. (There are far more people interested in AC2 than SH5, for example.) If the general acceptance there remains by large sales numbers, then complaints about the DRM will be glossed over by the sales and anything happening in the SH5 realm will be ignored as a 'niche market reaction'.
Thankfully, at least looking at Amazon as a guide, the PC version of Assassin's Creed II customer reviews are at 1.5 out of 5, with 122 reviews. It
all seems to be based on the DRM! That's a good thing. With the console game reviews hitting 4.5 by comparison, that
will send a message that the DRM is the issue on the PC side. At least if Ubisoft is paying attention, it will send that message. If they don't pay attention to the reasons behind the ratings, then they may just decide that the problem isn't the DRM, but that PC gaming is a lost cause.
At this point, it will all depend on how Ubisoft reads the results.
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That contact address is a mystery indeed. "contact us" section holds no e-mail address, need to log in for support (should have account already). International support page is down. Alternative is by telephone, but that would cost you a bit. 
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Maybe they're tired of people griping?
The International support page was up a couple of days ago, but still no email address.