DRM - Turn Lemons into Lemonade

McHub532 · 04-11-10, 03:38 PM

So.. here I am thinking; which is what I do a lot of because.. well.. it's free.

So, we all have to have an internet connection to play this game. Why not take that 'restriction' and turn it into something incredible and amazing?

I have some ideas:

When you speak to the radar guy or the sound guy (or anyone), the game is paused and you go into an internet javascript window that overlaps on top of the game and you have a video interface. The same (or more) questions or comments on the bottom, but the guy is an IRL guy dressed the part and responding as a real person would. Use the internet to offer the option (could be on/off option in gameplay window). This way you could modify the chat/conversation options greatly over time. You just change the video options on the Ubisoft server and you can have countless conversations (though a bit one-sided).
Various 'easter egg' type locations around the sub you can click on or find that will bring up the same javascript overlay interface to show you a few different things: Perhaps IRL historical facts and photos from meuseums about things on the ship, perhaps a little easter-egg about a modder here and how they fixed some problem that came out in the Stock Version (ignore this option, it would crash the internet having such vast needs of DB space for this one).
Video Chat. Sort of like Skype. Instead of the event camera popping up have a little window in the corner where you can video chat with those in your wolfpack?

There are loads of more things you can do. Since we are forced to have an internet connection with the game; why can't it become a positive thing?

What do you think?

04-11-10, 03:38 PM	#1
McHub532 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 665 Downloads: 104 Uploads: 0	DRM - Turn Lemons into Lemonade So.. here I am thinking; which is what I do a lot of because.. well.. it's free. So, we all have to have an internet connection to play this game. Why not take that 'restriction' and turn it into something incredible and amazing? I have some ideas: When you speak to the radar guy or the sound guy (or anyone), the game is paused and you go into an internet javascript window that overlaps on top of the game and you have a video interface. The same (or more) questions or comments on the bottom, but the guy is an IRL guy dressed the part and responding as a real person would. Use the internet to offer the option (could be on/off option in gameplay window). This way you could modify the chat/conversation options greatly over time. You just change the video options on the Ubisoft server and you can have countless conversations (though a bit one-sided). Various 'easter egg' type locations around the sub you can click on or find that will bring up the same javascript overlay interface to show you a few different things: Perhaps IRL historical facts and photos from meuseums about things on the ship, perhaps a little easter-egg about a modder here and how they fixed some problem that came out in the Stock Version (ignore this option, it would crash the internet having such vast needs of DB space for this one). Video Chat. Sort of like Skype. Instead of the event camera popping up have a little window in the corner where you can video chat with those in your wolfpack? There are loads of more things you can do. Since we are forced to have an internet connection with the game; why can't it become a positive thing? What do you think? __________________ Thomas Jefferson - "When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty."