Ubisoft gives Assassins Creed II the DRM treatment

Tonnage_Ace · 02-18-10, 02:11 AM

http://kotaku.com/5474209/assassins-...ab-in-the-neck

Kotaku made a post about Ubisoft taking the same measures to Assassin's Creed II as it is with SHV and the same outpouring of grief is evident among the posts. Is online DRM a step in the right direction? Popular opinion says no way I guess.

Ragtag · 02-18-10, 03:23 AM

All major PC titles in he future will include the OSP. This has already been confirmed by Ubisoft.

Seafireliv · 02-18-10, 04:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Ragtag

All major PC titles in he future will include the OSP. This has already been confirmed by Ubisoft.

Pretty astonishing in my view. surely they`re committing suicide as a business with this?

TarJak · 02-18-10, 04:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Seafireliv

Pretty astonishing in my view. surely they`re committing suicide as a business with this?

They are if enough people don't buy it.

Seafireliv · 02-18-10, 04:12 AM

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Originally Posted by TarJak

They are if enough people don't buy it.

WEll, i`m only one person, but i`m sorry to say that my PC buying of UBi ends here... and I was considering getting AC as well, since my friend said it was pretty good on the Xbox.

Tonnage_Ace · 02-18-10, 04:46 AM

Well I'm also a fan of the Splinter Cell series and the latest incarnation will probably have OSP or whatever they call it as well.

I still consider the PC to be the master race when it comes to gaming but it seems the economic and cultural aspects of gaming has gone to the consoles. Being that SHV is PC only I don't really blame them as much for turning to OSP but I still don't like it one bit.

Denial
Anger
Bargaining
Depression
Acceptance

I'm at Depression right now.

Fluffysheap · 02-18-10, 05:11 AM

Well, so much for me buying SH5. I bought 2 copies of SH3 and SH4, plus the SH4 U-boat pack. Steam (or a simple DVD check) is the only DRM I will tolerate.

Then when the game fails Ubisoft will blame the pirates. Or the "niche market." Or the economy. Well, it's a shame. SH5 looked fun.

Lionclaw · 02-18-10, 06:10 AM

I wonder if it's a sign that they're really don't want to sell PC games and instead focus entirely on consoles.

I bought AC2 for the 360 last year, but I'll be wary of buying Ubisoft titles in the future.

The many developers that have Ubisoft as a publisher should really look for some other publisher.

I wonder how the developers feel when a publisher take these kind of decisions.

When companies get really big, quality goes down.

Quality? Nah, we want to make money. And while we're at it, we want to make even more money while screwing the paying costumer in the posterior!!

Brag · 02-18-10, 06:23 AM

Though the demographics are different for AC players, It will probably meet similar opposition as it does here. The article on PC News (?) sure slammed Ubi hard. So far nearly 100% of the gaming press is strongly against DRM/OSP.

It doesn't take genious to realize that DRM/OSP does not offer any benefit to the end user.

Nordmann · 02-18-10, 07:22 AM

Indeed. If they have thought this through (which I doubt), then they have definitely come to the wrong conclusions. PC gamers put up with a lot as it stands, but this really takes the proverbial biscuit. I wouldn't be surprised to see a turnaround decision on this OSP, once they realise no one is fooled by their attempt to sugar coat it!

conus00 · 02-18-10, 01:05 PM

Oh well, another game on my "to-buy-list" goes bye-bye...

Arclight · 02-18-10, 02:12 PM

Oh noes, they found 'general games'!

*cough*

Anyway, in case you hadn't realized it, applies to R.U.S.E. as well. Other upcoming titles include Anno 1404: Venice and Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier.

Raptor1 · 02-18-10, 02:18 PM

Denial
Anger
Bargaining
Depression
Bloody Revenge
Armed Revolution

This is the only way it could be resolved short of Ubi finally coming to their senses...

Highbury · 02-18-10, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Brag

It doesn't take genious to realize that DRM/OSP does not offer any benefit to the end user.

It was never supposed to. Calling it OSP is just a "positive spin" but it was always designed as theft prevention. The devs themselves know that anything they do is crackable/hackable.. but most "pirates" are only interested in what is shiny and new. If a DRM remains uncracked long enough for the next shiny thing to take most of the attention, the devs consider it a success.

malkuth74 · 02-19-10, 01:07 PM

Ok So I will make stand on ACII since I wanted that game too. Am getting SHV though.

But ACII is a larger gaming on PC then I think SHV is.. I think they will feel it more with ACII then SHV. So there. My protest is in.

And I really want ACII... Dam you UBI.

02-18-10, 02:11 AM	#1
Tonnage_Ace XO Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Vancouver Posts: 411 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Ubisoft gives Assassins Creed II the DRM treatment http://kotaku.com/5474209/assassins-...ab-in-the-neck Kotaku made a post about Ubisoft taking the same measures to Assassin's Creed II as it is with SHV and the same outpouring of grief is evident among the posts. Is online DRM a step in the right direction? Popular opinion says no way I guess.

02-18-10, 03:23 AM	#2
Ragtag Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 654 Downloads: 163 Uploads: 0	All major PC titles in he future will include the OSP. This has already been confirmed by Ubisoft. __________________ Intel I7-7800x CPU. 16Gb G.skill DDR4 3600MHz. Asrock Taichi X299 mb Palit RTX 2080Ti. Fortron 1000W PSU. BenQ XR3501R LCD.

02-18-10, 06:23 AM	#9
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Though the demographics are different for AC players, It will probably meet similar opposition as it does here. The article on PC News (?) sure slammed Ubi hard. So far nearly 100% of the gaming press is strongly against DRM/OSP. It doesn't take genious to realize that DRM/OSP does not offer any benefit to the end user. __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

02-18-10, 07:22 AM	#10
Nordmann Commodore Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: England Posts: 628 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	Indeed. If they have thought this through (which I doubt), then they have definitely come to the wrong conclusions. PC gamers put up with a lot as it stands, but this really takes the proverbial biscuit. I wouldn't be surprised to see a turnaround decision on this OSP, once they realise no one is fooled by their attempt to sugar coat it! __________________ "I must confess that my imagination refuses to see any sort of submarine doing anything but suffocating its crew and floundering at sea." - H. G. Wells

02-18-10, 01:05 PM	#11
conus00 Grey Wolf Join Date: May 2008 Location: DB85 Posts: 804 Downloads: 166 Uploads: 0	Oh well, another game on my "to-buy-list" goes bye-bye... __________________

02-18-10, 04:46 AM	#6
Tonnage_Ace XO Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Vancouver Posts: 411 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Well I'm also a fan of the Splinter Cell series and the latest incarnation will probably have OSP or whatever they call it as well. I still consider the PC to be the master race when it comes to gaming but it seems the economic and cultural aspects of gaming has gone to the consoles. Being that SHV is PC only I don't really blame them as much for turning to OSP but I still don't like it one bit. Denial Anger Bargaining Depression Acceptance I'm at Depression right now.

02-18-10, 05:11 AM	#7
Fluffysheap Bosun Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 63 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Well, so much for me buying SH5. I bought 2 copies of SH3 and SH4, plus the SH4 U-boat pack. Steam (or a simple DVD check) is the only DRM I will tolerate. Then when the game fails Ubisoft will blame the pirates. Or the "niche market." Or the economy. Well, it's a shame. SH5 looked fun.

02-18-10, 06:10 AM	#8
Lionclaw Ace of the Deep Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,006 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I wonder if it's a sign that they're really don't want to sell PC games and instead focus entirely on consoles. I bought AC2 for the 360 last year, but I'll be wary of buying Ubisoft titles in the future. The many developers that have Ubisoft as a publisher should really look for some other publisher. I wonder how the developers feel when a publisher take these kind of decisions. When companies get really big, quality goes down. Quality? Nah, we want to make money. And while we're at it, we want to make even more money while screwing the paying costumer in the posterior!!

02-18-10, 02:12 PM	#12
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Oh noes, they found 'general games'! cough Anyway, in case you hadn't realized it, applies to R.U.S.E. as well. Other upcoming titles include Anno 1404: Venice and Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

02-18-10, 02:18 PM	#13
Raptor1 Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Stavka Posts: 8,211 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Denial Anger Bargaining Depression Bloody Revenge Armed Revolution This is the only way it could be resolved short of Ubi finally coming to their senses... __________________ Current Eastern Front status: Probable Victory

02-19-10, 01:07 PM	#15
malkuth74 Sonar Guy Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 377 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	Ok So I will make stand on ACII since I wanted that game too. Am getting SHV though. But ACII is a larger gaming on PC then I think SHV is.. I think they will feel it more with ACII then SHV. So there. My protest is in. And I really want ACII... Dam you UBI. __________________