Something I Don't Understand...

theluckyone17 · 01-31-10, 09:46 PM

So obviously we have this huge spat with Ubisoft right now regarding OSP and SH5, along with all their future products. As much as Ubisoft may not want to call it DRM, it is. I'm sure we all can agree on that.

On the other hand, we have SH3. Now I haven't been able to play SH3 for a while, since I've got the copy that included Starforce. Vista 64bit doesn't care much for that version of Starforce, but I can't update it without installing the old version.

Lo and behold, as of January 10th of this year, Ubisoft blesses Neal with permission to post information on the "crack" to bypass Starforce on SH3, assuming one hasn't already purchased the DRM-less version.

Now I realize that Ubisoft isn't likely to make much more profit off of SH3... but I would've expected them to hunker down and take a firm stand against the removal of Starforce through that means.

Needless to say, I'll be going back to SH3 now... and I'm rather confused about the whole matter.

And if some Ubisoft exec manages to run across this thread, I suppose thanks are in order

, even if it leaves me feeling a bit

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01-31-10, 09:46 PM	#1
theluckyone17 Captain Join Date: May 2006 Location: Niskayuna, NY Posts: 482 Downloads: 103 Uploads: 0	Something I Don't Understand... So obviously we have this huge spat with Ubisoft right now regarding OSP and SH5, along with all their future products. As much as Ubisoft may not want to call it DRM, it is. I'm sure we all can agree on that. On the other hand, we have SH3. Now I haven't been able to play SH3 for a while, since I've got the copy that included Starforce. Vista 64bit doesn't care much for that version of Starforce, but I can't update it without installing the old version. Lo and behold, as of January 10th of this year, Ubisoft blesses Neal with permission to post information on the "crack" to bypass Starforce on SH3, assuming one hasn't already purchased the DRM-less version. Now I realize that Ubisoft isn't likely to make much more profit off of SH3... but I would've expected them to hunker down and take a firm stand against the removal of Starforce through that means. Needless to say, I'll be going back to SH3 now... and I'm rather confused about the whole matter. And if some Ubisoft exec manages to run across this thread, I suppose thanks are in order , even if it leaves me feeling a bit .