Servers down. Molotov Party at ubisoft? [Merged]

Walruss · 01-27-11, 05:14 AM

So their servers are down, AGAIN. Can't log on to play my game. Do their tech support drown in their coffee? Have they no back-up servers for just this event?

Rage.

vanjast · 01-27-11, 10:25 AM

"Guess who died on the bus today..doodah doodah!!"... Ahem, whoops... err hello!!!.

Would somebody like to film the backroom scenes in UBI's server room in moments like these.. I'd really like to see the panic and pain they've caused themselves.

vanjast · 01-27-11, 10:42 AM

This gets me thinking what a realy 'bad business model' that this is, that UBI adopted.

First of all, people who see UBI as opposition (and there probably many), would encourage/turn a blind eye to attacks on UBI DRM servers.

UBI, to save money, has probably extended their IT employees duties to include the DRM servers. This could be streching their staff capabilities which will result in resignations, resulting further in lower expertise... and more DRM server downtime.

With the final result is that nobody will touch DRM games/servers. Once again UBI has shot themselves in both feet.

They seem to be going in the right direction of making games more moddable, but 1 step forward, and with DRM 2 steps backward. The pirates don't have to do a thing except sit back and watch the circus.

Ducimus · 01-27-11, 04:06 PM

Everything would have been fine, had Ubi done this:

Jan Kyster · 01-27-11, 06:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ducimus

Everything would have been fine, had Ubi done this:

or if...

Install game with first time online authentication

Then for each DLC I buy/download - like a new sub, new ships, towns, landscapes, vehicles, planes and what not - I gladly authenticate again.

Like Microsoft do with Windows and other programs....

SHV is a story of missed opportunities... imho...

Ducimus · 01-27-11, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jan Kyster

SHV is a story of missed opportunities... imho...

Yeah. Truthfully I think they had the right idea with SH5 conceptually (RPG + Sim in an effort to grab a larger audience - only way this genre was going to survive IMO), but they lowballed it with (im assuming) a limited budget, really short development and QA time, and then saddled it with a DRM scheme that made PC gamers the world over angry. So what could brought sub sim's back into the public mainstream, instead put the final nail in the coffin.

Just my opinion.

ingsoc84 · 02-01-11, 05:49 AM

Servers down? Now Im getting an error that says I can't connect to the internet to perform the autoupdate..and myinternet connection is fine..what gives? geeezz..always something.

Angelis · 02-01-11, 05:57 AM

Same here.

Ubisoft's Website:"This website is currently undergoing maintenance.
Services will be restored at approximately 5pm GMT/12am EST"

ingsoc84 · 02-01-11, 06:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Angelis

Same here.

Ubisoft's Website:"This website is currently undergoing maintenance.
Services will be restored at approximately 5pm GMT/12am EST"

Thanks Angelis..at least I know its not just me and I didn't frack something up with a mod..how that could happen I dont know..but Thanks!

THE_MASK · 02-01-11, 06:12 AM

break out the molotovs

Giganto · 02-01-11, 07:33 AM

Yay! Why does that ALWAYS have to happen on my day off duty?

*Is grumpy now*

Itabraga · 02-01-11, 11:58 AM

Website, server, all off, im disappointing my friends bought the SH5 Friday and got online play only once, or lack of players or the server are off

GertFroebe_neu · 02-01-11, 12:16 PM

I am sick at home and bored to death. Why do the servers have to be down now???

Thanks UBi!!

Ragtag · 02-01-11, 12:30 PM

Well, that's the price we pay for being stupid enough to buy games with DRM's like this

Brauner · 02-01-11, 09:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Angelis

Same here.

Ubisoft's Website:"This website is currently undergoing maintenance.
Services will be restored at approximately 5pm GMT/12am EST"

That takes away 4 hours of my daily playing time

01-27-11, 05:14 AM	#1
Walruss Soundman Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 144 Downloads: 126 Uploads: 0	Servers down. Molotov Party at ubisoft? [Merged] So their servers are down, AGAIN. Can't log on to play my game. Do their tech support drown in their coffee? Have they no back-up servers for just this event? Rage.

02-01-11, 05:49 AM	#7
ingsoc84 Navy Dude Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 173 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Servers down? Servers down? Now Im getting an error that says I can't connect to the internet to perform the autoupdate..and myinternet connection is fine..what gives? geeezz..always something.

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Itabraga Watch Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Nova Prata-RS Brazil Posts: 18 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	Website, server, all off, im disappointing my friends bought the SH5 Friday and got online play only once, or lack of players or the server are off __________________

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01-27-11, 10:25 AM	#2
vanjast Sea Lord Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Somewhere else now Posts: 1,736 Downloads: 825 Uploads: 4	"Guess who died on the bus today..doodah doodah!!"... Ahem, whoops... err hello!!!. Would somebody like to film the backroom scenes in UBI's server room in moments like these.. I'd really like to see the panic and pain they've caused themselves.

01-27-11, 10:42 AM	#3
vanjast Sea Lord Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Somewhere else now Posts: 1,736 Downloads: 825 Uploads: 4	This gets me thinking what a realy 'bad business model' that this is, that UBI adopted. First of all, people who see UBI as opposition (and there probably many), would encourage/turn a blind eye to attacks on UBI DRM servers. UBI, to save money, has probably extended their IT employees duties to include the DRM servers. This could be streching their staff capabilities which will result in resignations, resulting further in lower expertise... and more DRM server downtime. With the final result is that nobody will touch DRM games/servers. Once again UBI has shot themselves in both feet. They seem to be going in the right direction of making games more moddable, but 1 step forward, and with DRM 2 steps backward. The pirates don't have to do a thing except sit back and watch the circus.

01-27-11, 04:06 PM	#4
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Everything would have been fine, had Ubi done this:

02-01-11, 05:57 AM	#8
Angelis A-ganger Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 77 Downloads: 143 Uploads: 0	Same here. Ubisoft's Website:"This website is currently undergoing maintenance. Services will be restored at approximately 5pm GMT/12am EST"

02-01-11, 06:12 AM	#10
THE_MASK Ace of the deep . Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 9,226 Downloads: 901 Uploads: 73	break out the molotovs

02-01-11, 07:33 AM	#11
Giganto Swabbie Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 6 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	Yay! Why does that ALWAYS have to happen on my day off duty? Is grumpy now

02-01-11, 12:16 PM	#13
GertFroebe_neu Mate Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Hamburg Germany Posts: 53 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	I am sick at home and bored to death. Why do the servers have to be down now??? Thanks UBi!!