Public statement against DRM (yet not SH5)

martes86 · 03-15-10, 10:42 AM

Hey everybody,

By the title of this thread most of you are already wondering why the hell would we want yet another complaint post out of the hundreds of those already populating the forums. Well, this one is an official complaint from a simulation community like the one I represent, that is, the 24th Flotilla. I don't really know how many communities have officially positioned themselves, but I hope this one serves some purpose.

http://www.24flotilla.com/foro/viewtopic.php?t=36407 (both Spanish and English)

Please note that we're still commited in the fight against piracy, and I've recently banned several new members (since I am the global moderator there) just for the very mention of the group that cracked SH5 (despite what Ubisoft is telling us, it's been cracked, and it works), but if even our own Staff members tasked with exploring SH5's tournament capabilities can't play online for several days, then we can't efficiently and credibly defend the game (or make our community work with it), and tell everyone else that they should buy it no matter what. That this supposedly "so-good" DRM system is actually a total fail that has been preventing legal buyers from playing for several days (yet not a problem for pirates), and still counting, and that it only weakens our efforts to actually help Ubi make money by banning those who just download it, no matter the excuse used. Even those that bought it are going for refunds after several days of not being able to play.

That's why we want to, in a civilized manner, ask Ubisoft to retire this painful DRM, and help us in promoting both our passion and their business.

Also, after having had a go at the sim (I bought it the day it came out, right after work), while it has many bugs to be fixed (and mods to be made), I think it has an enormous potential to become the sim of our dreams, and so I'd like to thank the Devs for their efforts (and their will to innovate, to do new stuff), which I'm sure have been beyond the call of duty in lots of times.

Cheers

03-15-10, 10:42 AM	#1
martes86 Grey Wolf Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: The Colourful Seville - Spain Posts: 971 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	Public statement against DRM (yet not SH5) Hey everybody, By the title of this thread most of you are already wondering why the hell would we want yet another complaint post out of the hundreds of those already populating the forums. Well, this one is an official complaint from a simulation community like the one I represent, that is, the 24th Flotilla. I don't really know how many communities have officially positioned themselves, but I hope this one serves some purpose. http://www.24flotilla.com/foro/viewtopic.php?t=36407 (both Spanish and English) Please note that we're still commited in the fight against piracy, and I've recently banned several new members (since I am the global moderator there) just for the very mention of the group that cracked SH5 (despite what Ubisoft is telling us, it's been cracked, and it works), but if even our own Staff members tasked with exploring SH5's tournament capabilities can't play online for several days, then we can't efficiently and credibly defend the game (or make our community work with it), and tell everyone else that they should buy it no matter what. That this supposedly "so-good" DRM system is actually a total fail that has been preventing legal buyers from playing for several days (yet not a problem for pirates), and still counting, and that it only weakens our efforts to actually help Ubi make money by banning those who just download it, no matter the excuse used. Even those that bought it are going for refunds after several days of not being able to play. That's why we want to, in a civilized manner, ask Ubisoft to retire this painful DRM, and help us in promoting both our passion and their business. Also, after having had a go at the sim (I bought it the day it came out, right after work), while it has many bugs to be fixed (and mods to be made), I think it has an enormous potential to become the sim of our dreams, and so I'd like to thank the Devs for their efforts (and their will to innovate, to do new stuff), which I'm sure have been beyond the call of duty in lots of times. Cheers