The gawd-almighty merged DRM in Silent Hunter V thread

[danlisa]

Originally Posted by elanaiba

http://www.amazon.com/Silent-Hunter-...6334544&sr=8-1

I don't know about disclaimer but I can see something very large written on that box.

Don't see that requirement on the UK box.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Silent-Hunte...6335363&sr=8-1

Either way (assuming box art is incorrect), server outages/downtime prevent the owners of the game from playing. That is where the respective law in each country will come into play. Ubi could potentially be open to claims from stores or retailers following refunds to disappointed owners (assuming the servers continue along current form).

[elanaiba]

danlisa, scroll a little down:

Manufacturer's Description

A permanent Broadband internet connection and creation of a Ubisoft log-in are required to play.

[danlisa]

Originally Posted by elanaiba

danlisa, scroll a little down:

Manufacturer's Description

A permanent Broadband internet connection and creation of a Ubisoft log-in are required to play.

What! Read an entire page on the interwebs? You serious. This generation never reads the small print. I get dazzled by the pretty box and pays my money.

Point taken. Still, the reliability of the servers required for play is the weak point in this DRM venture.

[onelifecrisis]

Originally Posted by danlisa

What! Read an entire page on the interwebs?

Come on Dan, everyone knows it's teh interweb.

[piri_reis]

The box at amazon also has "PC - DVD - ONLINE" printed.
Oh maybe it is a massive multiplayer/cooperative WW2 subsim?..
How useless statements.

I hope they'll have to reprint those boxes and manuals and everything when this thing blows up.