The gawd-almighty merged DRM in Silent Hunter V thread

floundericiousWA · 01-27-10, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by trenken

Hard for me to complain about them for trying to make a larger profit.

man oh man...trying to get you to see the point is

This has nothing to do with whether they make a larger profit. This is frustration on the part of people who sincerely want to continue buying SH games and enjoying them who are being told that paying FULL RETAIL for the game will NOT get them access to the singleplayer component of the game which is a dramatic departure for the SH series. That is, a legal or high level dev choice determines whether or not they will even have access to the game if they spend the money to buy it.

As for UBI...I hope they make a nice profit and make more by releasing expansion content...hell, this community would be JUMPING for JOY if UBI constantly released expansion packs and new content in an UBI store.

Their track record doesn't reflect their willingness to release new content (qualifier: for this game market) once they've dumped the game onto the market.

karamazovnew · 01-27-10, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by floundericiousWA

Their track record doesn't reflect their willingness to release new content (qualifier: for this game market) once they've dumped the game onto the market.

Please do remind me... is Ubisoft behind the respawn hell of Far Cry 2?

We're doomed!

floundericiousWA · 01-27-10, 05:42 PM

You got me, I have NO experience with FC2 and I'm guessing that's a good thing!

Inertia win! YES!

karamazovnew · 01-27-10, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by floundericiousWA

You got me, I have NO experience with FC2 and I'm guessing that's a good thing!

Inertia win! YES!

The game is filled with road blocks that respawn after you've moved more than 50 meters away. Also, the 5-6 imbeciles there shoot you no matter if you're doing missions for their faction or not. They can spot you from beyond hills during the night. It's the one thing that EVERYONE asked to be fixed. And they never did. A simple timer would've been enough. They didn't care. They only fixed a few multiplayer issues. Maybe becuase of the DRM the game used... That must be it. Well no more lads, from now on they'll instantly fix any bugs

bratkorv · 01-28-10, 06:47 AM

Is it confirmed that this DRM applies to SH5?

Highbury · 01-28-10, 06:48 AM

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Originally Posted by bratkorv

Is it confirmed that this DRM applies to SH5?

Yes

Brag · 01-28-10, 07:03 AM

I will not buy a game controlled by DRM!

I don't accept the principle of I pay, you keep--the logic is untenable.

Ubi, you go DRM, you have lost me.

Ubi, if you have studied the French revolutionm you know what happens when you try to shove unwanted stuff down people's throats.

And, YES, all you are achieving is promoting the spread of piracy.

Ubi, I am in the publishing business too. every day I see my used books sold without getting a penny. My Kindle version is also being pirated. I understand your problem. Find a better solution than DRM!

bratkorv · 01-28-10, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Highbury

Yes

Then I'm out. This will be one of those rare occasions where I rather download a "fixed" version + total boycott of UBI from now on. Either that or I skip SH5 altogether. I have enough on my hands as it is anyway.

No Mercy.

Clearly the devs better look for another publisher then UBI if they want to survive this business. Just like with BIS (Bohemia Interactive) They successfully broke with their fascist publisher (Codemasters) and kept the hard core fansbase. The FP/ARMA community is stronger then ever.

If not, then SH6 prob will never see the light of day.

vigilante · 01-28-10, 01:44 AM

One sure fact is it will create piracy. Lots of legit users of SH3 and SH4 won't buy SH5 due to its DRM ad will chose a cracked version. It's a pitty, because once you have lost a customer, it's lost for good; but that's what Ubisoft deserves.
I rather install an offline cracked version from a "bad guy", than a steam DRM legit version that want to send my details all the time to the big brother Ubisoft. DRM is trojan, I know how it works and it's just a proof of company's impotence of creating a really efficient piracy protection system.
Customer have to suffer because guys on Ubisoft are not able to create an decent anti-piracy system.

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Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	I will not buy a game controlled by DRM! I don't accept the principle of I pay, you keep--the logic is untenable. Ubi, you go DRM, you have lost me. Ubi, if you have studied the French revolutionm you know what happens when you try to shove unwanted stuff down people's throats. And, YES, all you are achieving is promoting the spread of piracy. Ubi, I am in the publishing business too. every day I see my used books sold without getting a penny. My Kindle version is also being pirated. I understand your problem. Find a better solution than DRM! __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

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bratkorv Swabbie Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 8 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Is it confirmed that this DRM applies to SH5?

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vigilante Watch Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Constantza / Romania Posts: 23 Downloads: 51 Uploads: 0	One sure fact is it will create piracy. Lots of legit users of SH3 and SH4 won't buy SH5 due to its DRM ad will chose a cracked version. It's a pitty, because once you have lost a customer, it's lost for good; but that's what Ubisoft deserves. I rather install an offline cracked version from a "bad guy", than a steam DRM legit version that want to send my details all the time to the big brother Ubisoft. DRM is trojan, I know how it works and it's just a proof of company's impotence of creating a really efficient piracy protection system. Customer have to suffer because guys on Ubisoft are not able to create an decent anti-piracy system.