Will the DRM affect your Purchase?

[trenken]

Voted makes no difference. I'm a big fan of DRM.

[tater]

Originally Posted by trenken

Voted makes no difference. I'm a big fan of DRM.

I have no problem in principle with a DRM system of some kind.

A DRM that phones home continuously during play or locks my game up? Nope, showstopper.

A DRM that auto-updates, and thus ends any ability to mod the game? No problem if the game is historically accurate, etc, out of the box. Is that even remotely likely given the history of SH3 or SH4? LOL, no. So that means the auto-update is also a show-stopper.

[trenken]

Originally Posted by tater

A DRM that phones home continuously during play or locks my game up? Nope, showstopper.

Have you ever had that happen to you? I have 1600 hours logged into guild wars, and thats an MMO, far more intense than SH5. Around 200 logged on Fallout 3, a 100 or so on Spore, ive never had any problems with any of these games.

[badkarma]

Originally Posted by trenken

Have you ever had that happen to you? I have 1600 hours logged into guild wars, and thats an MMO, far more intense than SH5. Around 200 logged on Fallout 3, a 100 or so on Spore, ive never had any problems with any of these games.

Last Thursday Ubi's server was down from 6pm to 9pm and so were all of it's online games.
I've posted this 2 or 3 times in threads you're smooching away in but you've yet to respond.
Can't think why?

[LukeFF]

An "always-online" requirement for SH5 means I won't be buying it.

[Sailor Steve]

Hitman, there's another one!

[trenken]

Originally Posted by badkarma

Last Thursday Ubi's server was down from 6pm to 9pm and so were all of it's online games.
I've posted this 2 or 3 times in threads you're smooching away in but you've yet to respond.
Can't think why?

I havent even see that, Im only going in 2 threads here. This one and 1 other DRM thread. I havent seen what you wrote.

So what you're saying is SH5 isnt even out yet, and you're assuming right now, before the game is even out, not even knowing if it will be on its own server, that the servers will go down? Okay...

[badkarma]

Originally Posted by trenken

I havent even see that, Im only going in 2 threads here. This one and 1 other DRM thread. I havent seen what you wrote.

So what you're saying is SH5 isnt even out yet, and you're assuming right now, before the game is even out, not even knowing if it will be on its own server, that the servers will go down? Okay...

So your argument that server side game saves are awesome because hardware fails which you told me earlier, is perfectly acceptable.
However in your magical world where my hardware is gonna blow any minute, Ubi's (or anyone's) game servers are flawless and never go down.

You are so full of contrary **** it's hysterical.

And whether it's on it's own server or sharing one with a hundred other games is irrelevant. Hardware fails, software fails, nodes fail, routers fail.

You.... fail!

[guynoir]

Originally Posted by badkarma

And whether it's on it's own server or sharing one with a hundred other games is irrelevant. Hardware fails, software fails, nodes fail, routers fail.

You.... fail!

Not just Ubisoft's hardware... ISPs' lines go down, too... My connection dies if there's even a hint of lightning, and it rains a lot here. AT&T tells me where I can stick it when I call them and complain.

Ubisoft's games are now only for people within the city limits apparently, too, since people out in the country have limited access to broadband.

At this point, trenken, it just sounds like you're trolling... either that, or you have a lack of empathy for others' situations.

[Galanti]

Originally Posted by trenken

Have you ever had that happen to you? I have 1600 hours logged into guild wars, and thats an MMO, far more intense than SH5. Around 200 logged on Fallout 3, a 100 or so on Spore, ive never had any problems with any of these games.

No one here gives a rat's arse about Guild Wars. The concern is that this DRM will kill the modding scene, which is indispensible given the history of this franchise.

[Iron Budokan]

Originally Posted by Galanti

No one here gives a rat's arse about Guild Wars. The concern is that this DRM will kill the modding scene, which is indispensible given the history of this franchise.

Bingo.

[THE_MASK]

I will not buy SH5 if i have to be connected while playing it . I will not buy SH5 if it includes auto patches or DLC at the expense of modders ability to mod the game .

[irish1958]

Originally Posted by Galanti

No one here gives a rat's arse about Guild Wars. The concern is that this DRM will kill the modding scene, which is indispensible given the history of this franchise.

Exactly, or as Iron Budokan said so masterly "BINGO".

[Captain Sub]

1 word:

reloaded

actually I'm wondering which release group will have it cracked first...

[Reece]

Originally Posted by Captain Sub

1 word:

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actually I'm wondering which release group will have it cracked first...

1 word:
Neal!