DRM a slightly different viewpoint

captainprid · 04-15-10, 06:50 PM

Ok, I know a lot of guy's don't like UBI's new digital rights management (DRM) and I can fully understand that. However after a lot of thought, I can also understand Ubi's point of view. SHV is the first game to use full DRM, consequently, it's a new thing and therefore represents change. We have all for a long time been used to the status-quo; you buy a game, you install it, you play it- as long as your PC is up to it, you require nothing further. Howvere, thanks to our old friend TPB and others, it would appear those days are gone.
Put yourself in UBI's shoes, you are solely responsible to your shareholders, you invest a million quid into a game and then some spotty skip rat pirates the same game and you lose potentially 20% of your income; which directly affects future game dev thereby ruining it for all of us......No SHVI (ok judging SHV most probably don't want one) but you see my point.
A few years ago, I bought an EVOIIX, my warranty depended on me buying 99 octane juice from BP, which believe me was a pain when I took a trip to the Scottish Highlands!!! but the point is, I knew about this when I spent nearly £40k on a car.
This isn't a new phenomonon, games for a long time, have at least required you to register on-line. Footy manager has required you to use Steam for a while, admittedly, you have the option not to register on the basis you have to permenantly have the disc in the disc-drive--maybe this is the way that UBI should have gone, given us the option.
In my opinion, DRM is here to stay......One part of me think's this is sad, the other part makes me think that because of this there will be a SHVI sometime 2013. A large proportion of the population now has broadband so from a developer perspective it makes sense and at least they have built in to the game a feature that saves your game if you become disconnected.

Please don't attack me guys, I know a lot of you feel very strongly about this and I don't want this to develop in to another DRM bashing thread. Personally, i'm not overly pleased about it but I would think the pragmatic amongst you may well see a kernel of truth in this???

04-15-10, 06:50 PM	#1
captainprid Watch Officer Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Blackpool, England Posts: 347 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	DRM a slightly different viewpoint Ok, I know a lot of guy's don't like UBI's new digital rights management (DRM) and I can fully understand that. However after a lot of thought, I can also understand Ubi's point of view. SHV is the first game to use full DRM, consequently, it's a new thing and therefore represents change. We have all for a long time been used to the status-quo; you buy a game, you install it, you play it- as long as your PC is up to it, you require nothing further. Howvere, thanks to our old friend TPB and others, it would appear those days are gone. Put yourself in UBI's shoes, you are solely responsible to your shareholders, you invest a million quid into a game and then some spotty skip rat pirates the same game and you lose potentially 20% of your income; which directly affects future game dev thereby ruining it for all of us......No SHVI (ok judging SHV most probably don't want one) but you see my point. A few years ago, I bought an EVOIIX, my warranty depended on me buying 99 octane juice from BP, which believe me was a pain when I took a trip to the Scottish Highlands!!! but the point is, I knew about this when I spent nearly £40k on a car. This isn't a new phenomonon, games for a long time, have at least required you to register on-line. Footy manager has required you to use Steam for a while, admittedly, you have the option not to register on the basis you have to permenantly have the disc in the disc-drive--maybe this is the way that UBI should have gone, given us the option. In my opinion, DRM is here to stay......One part of me think's this is sad, the other part makes me think that because of this there will be a SHVI sometime 2013. A large proportion of the population now has broadband so from a developer perspective it makes sense and at least they have built in to the game a feature that saves your game if you become disconnected. Please don't attack me guys, I know a lot of you feel very strongly about this and I don't want this to develop in to another DRM bashing thread. Personally, i'm not overly pleased about it but I would think the pragmatic amongst you may well see a kernel of truth in this???