Ubisoft Masterserver down? (merged)

[msxyz]

Now they are blaming hackers and DDoS attacks? Brillant!

What's next? Solar flares and the greehouse effect?

[alx100]

Originally Posted by msxyz

Now they are blaming hackers and DDoS attacks? Brillant!

What's next? Solar flares and the greehouse effect?

Didnt they say yesterday that it was due to a high number of users logging on (or something similar)? Make your mind up Ubi!

[RSColonel_131st]

I do feel an ounce of pity for the guys who can't play (but: We told you so!), yet I'm having a most awesome time seeing this DRM-system break into pieces.

This is a literal, word for word, 100% dream come true textbook case on why online-based after-sales DRM is bad. Cracked within days, massive failure for paying customers within a week, and prolonged at that. Not one or two hours, like for Rise of Flight, but weekends!

Maybe this is the catastrophe that finally had to happen before things will change and customers will finally stop giving up their rights to those companies.

Edit: I can still see SH5 in my local steam store. If they start to have to pull product "off the shelf" I'll be smoking a cigar.

[BlackSpot]

Originally Posted by RSColonel_131st

I do feel an ounce of pity for the guys who can't play (but: We told you so!),

Blah...blah...blah. (yawn)

[mookiemookie]

Originally Posted by BlackSpot

Blah...blah...blah. (yawn)

No kidding. Another idiot for the ignore list.

[RSColonel_131st]

Originally Posted by mookiemookie

No kidding. Another idiot for the ignore list.

Calling people idiots just because they happen to have been right, and you disagree with their views, makes you look really mature.

[AVGWarhawk]

Play nice nice guys. DRM is frustrating enough!

[mookiemookie]

Originally Posted by RSColonel_131st

Calling people idiots just because they happen to have been right, and you disagree with their views, makes you look really mature.

If maturity means trolling forums and gloating because legitimate customers can't play their game, then I'll take immaturity any day.

If you have nothing to add besides smug attitude and rubbing people's noses in an already frustrating situation, then go away.

[RSColonel_131st]

Originally Posted by mookiemookie

If you have nothing to add besides smug attitude and rubbing people's noses in an already frustrating situation, then go away.

I was here to warn people (like many others did) of the potential problems with OSP before the game was released. These warnings have been ignored. But you can't say I didn't try to help the community by informing guys like you what could happen (and now actually does happen).

Now, a few days later, everyone who bought SH5 already sent a clear signal to UBI "Hey, it's okay if YOU keep control after I paid for the game. I don't mind if you dictate to us when we can play." Don't complain now.

I'm indeed very happy today: Happy because it seems that finally people will wake up and stop giving companies money in exchange for systems that let those companies control those customers, ban the resale of games, monitor their gaminghabits for marketing-relevant data and sell over-priced DLC to make up for too little initial content.

And furthermore, like I wrote earlier: If this system takes a foothold in the market, you can expect "pay to play" singleplayer games in about two or three years.

You guys who bought this game were willing to sell your basic customer rights (like the right to resell an item) away, either because you truly thought big coporate interests have the best for the customer in mind, or because you didn't know better. I don't envy your position today, but if your problems mean that we as a gamer community can avoid that such a "draconian restrictions management" can get a foothold, and that we continue to have the right to re-sell our games and don't be monitored in the end, then the price you guys are paying is small in comparison.

And besides, if it really pisses you off so badly - return the game and send a message to UBI.

[Hartmann]

Originally Posted by msxyz

Now they are blaming hackers and DDoS attacks? Brillant!

What's next? Solar flares and the greehouse effect?

Ubi managament :
well we don´t want to expend a lot of money in servers and service, lets cut the thing a bit the first days and see how works.

After the first week :
Ok , there are problems with the servers, too many connections, but we have the money of the games, people paid for nothing ( devil laugh in the background ) the best is blame the poor connection to hacker attacks , then people can see that pirates are the origin of all problems , DRM and server brakdowns , no Ubi. ( sinister laugh again)

[reaper7]

Incorect username and password here also. Are udisoft still getiing hit by the hackers with ther denial of service hack.
It'a always the guy who forks out the cash that gets punched in the gut.

[rulez_Cz]

Incorrect username/password here aswell.

[Hartmann]

Originally Posted by msxyz

Now they are blaming hackers and DDoS attacks? Brillant!

What's next? Solar flares and the greehouse effect?

Ubi managament :
well we don´t want to expend a lot of money in servers and service, lets cut the thing a bit the first days and see how works.

After the first week :
Ok , there are problems with the servers, too many connections, but we have the money of the games, people paid for nothing ( devil laugh in the background ) the best is blame the poor connection to hacker attacks , then people can see that pirates and ISP are the origin of all problems , DRM and server brakdowns , no Ubi. ( sinister laugh again)

And if people don´t believe us ?? well don´t worry , we have another excuses like mods, or "we are doing all we can to solve the problem" ( false of course)