The gawd-almighty merged DRM in Silent Hunter V thread

[Nordmann]

Originally Posted by Letum

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While you may have lost a few people here (shame on them), I personally understood and agree with your point. It's funny how the law abiding PC gamer is ultimately blamed for intrusive DRM, when in actuality, we are the ones propping up their damned companies! Without us, they would be out of business. That being said, I can understand the desire to protect their software, but no amount of protection will ever stop piracy. There are always ways and means round the systems used, and they will be found, no matter how hard you attempt to stop them, no matter how secure you attempt to make your product.

It is unfortunate, but the only people punished for piracy, are those whom legally purchase the game. Surely this is illogical? Surely the assumption that all gamers are pirates is also illogical, but this appears to be the premise many companies are now working with. Not only is it wrong, it's also damned insulting. I have purchased each and every single game I own, the cost of which must run into thousands, yet I am to blame for intrusive protection policies? How do they come to that conclusion? Yet this is exactly what Ubisoft appear to be doing.

None of us can be trusted to legally purchase their game, and as such, we must prove time and time again that we are operating a legal copy. Well, sorry Ubisoft, but I'm not showing you my receipt each and every time I wish to play a game, not happening. To add insult to injury, the game is a full £10 more than I paid for SH4 brand new! So not only do we get lumped with their DRM, we have to pay for it as well! Incredible!