Ubisoft ain't so Bad

FIREWALL · 03-17-10, 07:30 PM

I clicked desktop icon for SH5 and it loaded up just fine.

Played saved career for a couple of hours and had to save and do some RL things.

Came back later and came right back to save and continued playing.

The funny thing is... I took SH5 back to BestBuy for full refund, days ago.

btw. It plays better now than it ever did.

609_Avatar · 03-17-10, 07:48 PM

Uh... shouldn't you have deleted the game then? Would be the right thing to do.

stabiz · 03-17-10, 07:51 PM

So ... you hated the game so much you had to return it? But you still spend hours with it?

Good topic this.

Letum · 03-17-10, 07:59 PM

Oh dear.

Everything is backwards.

Bilge_Rat · 03-17-10, 07:59 PM

I love these guys that claim to hate a game and still spend hours playing it. I'm sure he will still find a reason to complain even though Ubi is letting him play for free.

Letum · 03-17-10, 08:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bilge_Rat

I love these guys that claim to hate a game and still spend hours playing it. I'm sure he will still find a reason to complain even though Ubi is letting him play for free.

Well, I'll play anything if it's free.
But if I pay for £40 worth of game and I get £5 worth of bugs, I want a refund.

KING111 · 03-17-10, 08:20 PM

bloody hell i never thought of that
on line games no need for disk ??
buy them install them take them
back you can spend the same £35
over and over again
and have all original games

Letum · 03-17-10, 08:28 PM

FIREWALL: you might want to stop using your SH5 copy.

Eventually someone will buy your disk and try to use it.
Each disk had a unique ID.
When the new owner finds he/she can't use the game, they will contact
ubi support to get it sorted. Ubisoft will they check to see which profile is
using the game and your name will come up.

Or at least that is a possible scenario.
Although, who knows, perhaps you have found a genuine loop hole.

Either way, what you are doing is not very moral.
It may be accidental, but it is still fraud/theft.

Nafod81 · 03-17-10, 08:30 PM

Hence the reason software isn't returnable most places.

If I might ask what is with the ridiculously large fonts all the time?

jwilliams · 03-17-10, 08:35 PM

As soon as Ubisoft realise. Your account will be banned and then you'll nolonger be able to play using that account.

GoldenRivet · 03-17-10, 08:42 PM

Thats the funniest thing i have seen all day!

return the game, get full refund, play the SOB anyhow.

i say we coin the phrase

"Pulled an Ubi" to convey something that failed on a biblical scale

"Doh! Looks like SH5's DRM pulled an Ubi!"

Quote:

Originally Posted by jwilliams

As soon as Ubisoft realise. Your account will be banned and then you'll nolonger be able to play using that account.

bets on how long this takes?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Letum

When the new owner finds he/she can't use the game

So... like normal then?

CaptainHaplo · 03-17-10, 08:54 PM

Mein Gott!

You mean all these people have been complaining about draconian DRM - and it turns out you don't even have to be "renting" the game to play it...

If this is not proof to UBI of how big a FAIL the "online connection" DRM really is, nothing ever can be.....

I also have to say this has to be one of the funniest things I have read in the last week! Not that I morally approve mind you - but its funny regardless - and its not me doing it so I am not worried about it!

Letum · 03-17-10, 08:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nafod81

Hence the reason software isn't returnable most places.

It's returnable all over the EU...

jwilliams · 03-17-10, 09:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

bets on how long this takes?

About that long :-

Quote:

Originally Posted by Letum

Eventually someone will buy your disk and try to use it.
Each disk had a unique ID.
When the new owner finds he/she can't use the game, they will contact
ubi support to get it sorted. Ubisoft will they check to see which profile is
using the game and your name will come up.

Which could be a very long time. LOL

I think the legal/moral thing to do, is remove the product from your HD if you return it.

Falls in the realms of copyright infringment?

So FIREWALL remember, you removed it from you HD.

P.S. You also might want to edit/delete you original post.

ddrgn · 03-17-10, 09:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jwilliams

About that long :-

Which could be a very long time. LOL

I think the legal/moral thing to do, is remove the product from your HD if you return it.

Falls in the realms of copyright infringment?

So FIREWALL remember, you removed it from you HD.

Not sure why this guy isn't in the brig, not only did he declare he is stealing the game but he also has told everyone else how to do it.

I got banned once for saying much less.

03-17-10, 07:30 PM	#1
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Ubisoft ain't so Bad I clicked desktop icon for SH5 and it loaded up just fine. Played saved career for a couple of hours and had to save and do some RL things. Came back later and came right back to save and continued playing. The funny thing is... I took SH5 back to BestBuy for full refund, days ago. btw. It plays better now than it ever did. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

03-17-10, 07:48 PM	#2
609_Avatar Watch Officer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: 3rd Planet From The Sun Posts: 345 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	Uh... shouldn't you have deleted the game then? Would be the right thing to do. __________________ Avatar

03-17-10, 07:51 PM	#3
stabiz Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Norway Posts: 4,224 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	So ... you hated the game so much you had to return it? But you still spend hours with it? Good topic this. __________________

03-17-10, 07:59 PM	#4
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Oh dear. Everything is backwards. __________________

03-17-10, 07:59 PM	#5
Bilge_Rat Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: standing watch... Posts: 3,855 Downloads: 344 Uploads: 0	I love these guys that claim to hate a game and still spend hours playing it. I'm sure he will still find a reason to complain even though Ubi is letting him play for free. __________________

03-17-10, 08:20 PM	#7
KING111 Planesman Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 181 Downloads: 245 Uploads: 0	bloody hell i never thought of that on line games no need for disk ?? buy them install them take them back you can spend the same £35 over and over again and have all original games

03-17-10, 08:28 PM	#8
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	FIREWALL: you might want to stop using your SH5 copy. Eventually someone will buy your disk and try to use it. Each disk had a unique ID. When the new owner finds he/she can't use the game, they will contact ubi support to get it sorted. Ubisoft will they check to see which profile is using the game and your name will come up. Or at least that is a possible scenario. Although, who knows, perhaps you have found a genuine loop hole. Either way, what you are doing is not very moral. It may be accidental, but it is still fraud/theft. __________________

03-17-10, 08:30 PM	#9
Nafod81 Loader Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Saint Louis MO Posts: 87 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Hence the reason software isn't returnable most places. If I might ask what is with the ridiculously large fonts all the time?

03-17-10, 08:35 PM	#10
jwilliams Ace of the Deep Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1,013 Downloads: 124 Uploads: 0	As soon as Ubisoft realise. Your account will be banned and then you'll nolonger be able to play using that account. __________________ Windows 7, 64bit. Phenom II 965BE (OC 4cores @ 3.8 Ghz). Radeon HD4870 (1gb gddr5). 6gb Ram.

03-17-10, 08:54 PM	#12
CaptainHaplo Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 4,404 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	Mein Gott! You mean all these people have been complaining about draconian DRM - and it turns out you don't even have to be "renting" the game to play it... If this is not proof to UBI of how big a FAIL the "online connection" DRM really is, nothing ever can be..... I also have to say this has to be one of the funniest things I have read in the last week! Not that I morally approve mind you - but its funny regardless - and its not me doing it so I am not worried about it! __________________ Good Hunting! Captain Haplo