The gawd-almighty merged DRM in Silent Hunter V thread

[Arclight]

Ah, sorry. Figured you had 2 PCs.

[Robsoie]

Originally Posted by Méo

crap! I didn't think about email address, good point.

Now we should stop this discussion right now and delete it, if they see it, next time they will ask us our social insurance number...

Ah, makes me remember the bright DRM future, but don't worry they are programmed not to enjoy it

[Brag]

Add one hundred internet lines to your one hundred PCs, problem solved

[Méo]

Originally Posted by JScones

Create a "throwaway" gmail account - SH5@gmail.com (or similar unique name). One that you won't need after getting rid of SH5.

Shhhhhht! quiet... they are listening ...

You just can't make this stuff up! Thats the fourth owner this season and we're still only just over half way through!

We've had to sell all our best players. We have hardly anyone on the bench. Her Majesty's Money Collectors are howling to eat us, the staff aren't getting paid and the players have to bring their own pack lunches.

Oh, sorry...wrong topic

[czarnaszabla]

Originally Posted by Méo

its registered to you and YOUR COMPUTER???

Are you sure of that?

What happens if I try it on my current rig, then 6 months later, I buy a new rig and/or change to windows 7 and/or change my current connection to Broadband ???



I can hardly imagine they (Ubisoft) didn't think about it?

i think they did. Why else would they register it with a specific computer ;D

but seriously, with the crap that their new DRM is, let's just be glad Ubisoft doesn't sell condoms - imagine using THAT with drm (0_o')

[Brag]

Originally, this was a thread starter, but got merged and moved.



Who was it who said, A sucker is born every day?
Let’s look at Ubi’s OSP way of doing business transactions.
1.) You give them money
2.) They take it and they send you a DVD
3.) You are now a little bit poorer, Ubi made a bit of money
4.) You install game, register, connect to server and play
5.) Ubi spends money every time you log in to OSP
6.) The more you play, the more money UBI has to spend on you
7.) Ubi does not like spending money after they made a sale.
8.) Now they know your playing habits. Since you save your game on their server, this storage space not only costs Ubi more and more, but they also learn about your personality.
9.) Eventually comes the day when the say, we will no longer spend money to keep this sucker online.
10.) Good morning, sucker! Now you pay us if you want to keep playing.

That’s the 10 Step Program.
Not many suckers are falling for this scheme, but a few are.
Those complaining about the negativity in this forum, watch your wallets!

[U796]

It is impossible to play with a protection system like DRM.
A micro break of the Internet and the game is lost.
It will be necessary to save the game every five minutes ....?

I will not buy SH5 until that stupid DRM is removed.
I went back to SH3 and I won't buy SH5.

[Captain Wreckless]

Originally Posted by Gilbou

The german forum reply by the official Ubisoft representative makes it very clear that mandatory connection to Internet is required for the whole duration of Silent Hunter V play (and that games "can" be saved online so perhaps they can be saved online or offline).

But the official answer on the german forum of Ubisoft from the Ubisoft representative is connection is required not only to play the game (launch it) but is also required for the "whole duration" of play.

Will be an interesting situation while playing when Windows, your anti-virus, firewall and any other software decides to do an update right in the middle of tracking a large convoy, and then reboots the computer.

No thanks.

CW

[trenken]

If I can be attacked every time I say something positive, then ill just do what I want as well, make fun of all these crying babies.

[karamazovnew]

Originally Posted by trenken

If I can be attacked every time I say something positive, then ill just do what I want as well, make fun of all these crying babies.

Say what?

[trenken]

Originally Posted by karamazovnew

Say what?

Hehe, that's pretty scary.

[Onkel Neal]

Wow, yeah, stopped me in my tracks

[Brag]

In the murky waters of the North Sea, U-134 Struggled in murky weather, training for a murky future in the DRM of Doom war.
“I love being in SH 5,” Lt Krank said.
“Really, Herr Kaleun?” the second WO asked.
“Yes, we all know that success in life is having the right connections. And we are connected.” Krank said, “Keep a sharp eye for Ubi mines. I’m going below to check on our connections.”
In the Zentralle, Krank wiped spray off his face and glared at the LI. “Are we connected to the servers?”
“Nein, Herr Kaleun, the servers are waiting for the cook to get dinner ready.”
Krank hit the chart table with his fist. “What’s delaying the cook?”
“He cannot get a stable gourmet connection.”
“Use your magic powers, Mensch!”
The LI shrugged. “Ubi took them away quickly after the Subsimmers bitched and laughed, Herr Kaleun.”
Krank turned to the first watch officer. “Where in the hell is your eye patch?”
The FWO pulled the eye patch from his pocket.
“How come you are not wearing it?”
“So that I can see better, Herr Kaleun.”
A shout came from the hydrophone room. “Sound contact!”
Krank asked the operator, “What is it?”
“It’s gloo, gloo, Herr Kaleun.”
“What does that mean?”
“We are connected to the sewers,” Herr Kaleun.”

[Reece]

I like humorous bitching!! .... Carry on!