Ubisoft ain't so Bad

[Nafod81]

Hence the reason software isn't returnable most places.

If I might ask what is with the ridiculously large fonts all the time?

[jwilliams]

As soon as Ubisoft realise. Your account will be banned and then you'll nolonger be able to play using that account.

[GoldenRivet]

Thats the funniest thing i have seen all day!

return the game, get full refund, play the SOB anyhow.

i say we coin the phrase

"Pulled an Ubi" to convey something that failed on a biblical scale

"Doh! Looks like SH5's DRM pulled an Ubi!"

Originally Posted by jwilliams

As soon as Ubisoft realise. Your account will be banned and then you'll nolonger be able to play using that account.

bets on how long this takes?

Originally Posted by Letum

When the new owner finds he/she can't use the game

So... like normal then?

[CaptainHaplo]

Mein Gott!

You mean all these people have been complaining about draconian DRM - and it turns out you don't even have to be "renting" the game to play it...

If this is not proof to UBI of how big a FAIL the "online connection" DRM really is, nothing ever can be.....

I also have to say this has to be one of the funniest things I have read in the last week! Not that I morally approve mind you - but its funny regardless - and its not me doing it so I am not worried about it!

[jwilliams]

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

bets on how long this takes?

About that long :-

Originally Posted by Letum

Eventually someone will buy your disk and try to use it.
Each disk had a unique ID.
When the new owner finds he/she can't use the game, they will contact
ubi support to get it sorted. Ubisoft will they check to see which profile is
using the game and your name will come up.

Which could be a very long time. LOL

I think the legal/moral thing to do, is remove the product from your HD if you return it.

Falls in the realms of copyright infringment?

So FIREWALL remember, you removed it from you HD.

P.S. You also might want to edit/delete you original post.

[ddrgn]

Originally Posted by jwilliams

About that long :-




Which could be a very long time. LOL

I think the legal/moral thing to do, is remove the product from your HD if you return it.

Falls in the realms of copyright infringment?

So FIREWALL remember, you removed it from you HD.

Not sure why this guy isn't in the brig, not only did he declare he is stealing the game but he also has told everyone else how to do it.

I got banned once for saying much less.

[IanC]

Originally Posted by ddrgn

Not sure why this guy isn't in the brig, not only did he declare he is stealing the game but he also has told everyone else how to do it.

I got banned once for saying much less.

Oh please. He just told us what happened when he clicked on his desktop icon.

[Ark]

Originally Posted by IanC

Oh please. He just told us what happened when he clicked on his desktop icon.

Piracy: The illegal copying, distribution or use of software.

Sorry, but using software that was returned for a refund is piracy.

[Reaves]

Originally Posted by ddrgn

Not sure why this guy isn't in the brig, not only did he declare he is stealing the game but he also has told everyone else how to do it.

I got banned once for saying much less.

This is not condoning piracy. This is exposing a loop-hole to DRM.

In Australia it is consumer rights to be able to return goods if not up to standard. EB Games no longer allows the return of games that require Online activation for this exact reason. This is illegal but they have no choice.

This just shows that the retailers get screwed along with the consumers by dodgy DRM.

The real victim will be poor Timmy who goes to best buys and purchases his game only to register and find that his CD key is already in use... poor Timmy

[jwilliams]

Originally Posted by Reaves

The real victim will be poor Timmy who goes to best buys and purchases his game only to register and find that his CD key is already in use... poor Timmy

I would guess that the store would have to return the `online activated` products direct to Ubisoft. Or atleast this is how it should be done. So that poor timmy doent have to find out that his key is already in use.

I dont know if this is how it's done. But it should be.

[ddrgn]

Originally Posted by Reaves

This is not condoning piracy. This is exposing a loop-hole to DRM.

In Australia it is consumer rights to be able to return goods if not up to standard. EB Games no longer allows the return of games that require Online activation for this exact reason. This is illegal but they have no choice.

This just shows that the retailers get screwed along with the consumers by dodgy DRM.

The real victim will be poor Timmy who goes to best buys and purchases his game only to register and find that his CD key is already in use... poor Timmy

DRM? What are you new to computers? This has nothing to do with DRM fool. Anyone can buy a game, copy it, bring it back to the store. Thats stealing. What this guy has done is reminded everyone how to do it, declared he did it and is still posting away with his sausage thumbs. Like I said, I got banned for 10 days for much less. Ban this old fart a few weeks and watch how he shakes. If the ignorant admins here cant see that and continue to let this jerk post his crap (its all he does), than this board is just as bad as the pieces of **** showing up here to rant about their problems.

[Letum]

Originally Posted by Nafod81

Hence the reason software isn't returnable most places.

It's returnable all over the EU...

[Leandros]

Originally Posted by Letum

It's returnable all over the EU...

Is it not supposed to be unopened if eligible for return..?