Will the DRM affect your Purchase? - Page 8

John W. Hamm · 01-27-10, 02:04 AM

Forget it I killed my pre-order!!! maybe look at it again once they get rid of the DRM. for now back to RFB 2.0!!

karamazovnew · 01-27-10, 02:10 AM

Edited for fear of brig time

I voted for "Not going to at all now". I can't play the game on my laptop without a permanent internet connection, so no dice.

kvbrock82 · 01-27-10, 07:27 AM

This sucks. I spend half my time in a hotel in Rome that charges EUR10.00 per hour of internet. Its only fair that Im allowed to use the game i paid money for when i want to, and not need permission. Ubisoft used to be my favourite for games, but over these past 2 years they're probably my last. There will never, ever be another pre-order from this company on my part.

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TH0R · 01-27-10, 07:35 AM

Makes no difference to me. I never played anything else than Type VII and till mid '43 so the decision isn't that much bothering me.

About DRM - hell, I do not like the idea at all, but since I am 24/7 connected to the Internet the only deciding factor will be the quality and modding possibilities of the game itself. Then comes in the next factor - money for the new PC on which to run it...

Galanti · 01-27-10, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by TH0R

Makes no difference to me. I never played anything else than Type VII and till mid '43 so the decision isn't that much bothering me.

About DRM - hell, I do not like the idea at all, but since I am 24/7 connected to the Internet the only deciding factor will be the quality and modding possibilities of the game itself. Then comes in the next factor - money for the new PC on which to run it...

You may be conected 24/7 to the Internet, but that doesn't necessarily mean a stable 24/7 connection to the Ubi servers.

TH0R · 01-27-10, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Galanti

You may be conected 24/7 to the Internet, but that doesn't necessarily mean a stable 24/7 connection to the Ubi servers.

Can't argue with that. Whatever happens, I will do like I did with previous 2 titles - wait and read the reports before even considering to purchase it.

But I can tell you what I certainly won't do - loose nerves and patience over something that hasn't been released yet and I don't know how it will in practice work. And this is something that 90% of this forum population is doing.

tonschk · 01-27-10, 07:54 AM

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Originally Posted by TH0R

Makes no difference to me. I never played anything else than Type VII and till mid '43 so the decision isn't that much bothering me.

About DRM - hell, I do not like the idea at all, but since I am 24/7 connected to the Internet the only deciding factor will be the quality and modding possibilities of the game itself. Then comes in the next factor - money for the new PC on which to run it...

I Agree

I voted "Makes no difference to me" The Silent Hunter SH3/4 game is the ONLY one game I play ( the first person shooters games are silly/boring and Colin Mc Rae DIRT soon become boring) and I have excellent and permanent internet connection , UBISOFT is the owner/developer of this software/game ,unfortunately we dont have plenty of other submarine simulations to choose from ,

therefore without a doubt I will buy this SH5 game

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Galanti · 01-27-10, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by TH0R

Can't argue with that. Whatever happens, I will do like I did with previous 2 titles - wait and read the reports before even considering to purchase it.

But I can tell you what I certainly won't do - loose nerves and patience over something that hasn't been released yet and I don't know how it will in practice work. And this is something that 90% of this forum population is doing.

Well, I can't argue with that either. It does sound overly draconian, and you'd think Ubi would have taken some lessons away from DRM fiascos with other companies, so we'll see.

KL-alfman · 01-27-10, 10:15 AM

SH5 will have to wait to be purchased till I can play it off-line. don't like anyone to force me being on-line all the time. ridiculous!

but I hope the subsim-community will not be affected by UBI's policy.
(just ordered SH3 - again - and SH4 to support the board)

Sailor Steve · 01-27-10, 10:27 AM

I voted "Makes no difference to me", because I already promised I would buy it even though I won't start the war in a Type VII. That said, I don't have an internet connection so I guess I won't be playing it at all.

Iron Budokan · 01-27-10, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by TH0R

Makes no difference to me. I never played anything else than Type VII and till mid '43 so the decision isn't that much bothering me.

Being connected to the Internet isn't the problem. It's depending on UBI servers. UBI isn't Blizzard. Not by a long shot. And even then Blizzard takes their servers down for a few hours every Tuesday for weekly maintenance. And sometimes they have to do emergency maintenance on top of that, which means the servers are down and you can't play.

Has UBI even bothered to tell us what the scheduled maintenance hours for their servers are when we won't be able to play the game? Of course, they haven't. And the game is due to come out in March, iirc.

No. Being connected to the Internet isn't the problem. Trusting UBI, particularly after the muddled way they've launched this new title, IS the problem.

I trust Blizzard when I play World of Warcraft. They have a demonstrable track record. UBI has to prove to me they are just as good.

Iron Budokan · 01-27-10, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Galanti

You may be conected 24/7 to the Internet, but that doesn't necessarily mean a stable 24/7 connection to the Ubi servers.

This. Exactly this.

Look at the ham-fisted way they're releasing the game. And now UBI expects me to trust their servers? Please. I didn't fall off the turnip truck yesterday. Two week ago, maybe. But not yesterday.

Sailor Steve · 01-27-10, 11:08 AM

After voting and posting here I went and read the entire 'DRM' thread. After reading the stories from people who spend time where there is no internet at all, and then reading this:

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Originally Posted by Hitman

It's funny that some people I have seen in this thread being not bothered with this kind of DRM are americans. The sons of the land of freedom are now ready to provide real time info to a foreign commercial company about their gameplay habits, their saves, the names they choose, wether they machine gun survivors from sunken ships, etc.

I think most of you still do not realize that this is not just about your confort while playing the game, about chances of getting an internet failiure and losing progress, about the chances that UBI goes bankrupt and you lose your game, about UBI requesting money for patches and the server not allwoing you to play an unpatched version, or anything like that.

It's about OUR PRIVACY

And that is something that I value more than any game present or future.

How sad I feel about this all

I've changed my mind. I won't be paying for a game I can't play at all. Wish I could change my vote as well.

Hitman · 01-27-10, 11:14 AM

Counting the votes of those who will not get it with this DRM by 5:12 PM GMT+1 time, and with a rough 50 USD per game

UBI has already lost 10.350 USD just in this thread

Orion Shadow · 01-27-10, 11:23 AM

During 2 deployments to Iraq my buddies and I played SH3 and SH4 multi during the free time we had. Never had to connect to the internet, which most of the times if it was up and running was slower than dial-up speeds. So I'm going with the if internet is required I will start looking at other games to spend money on.

View Poll Results: Will the new DRM affect your SH5 purchase
"Makes no difference to me"	191	15.44%
I'll cancel my pre-order & wait	148	11.96%
Wait for UBI to remove the online DRM	761	61.52%
Not going to at all now.	137	11.08%
Voters: 1237. You may not vote on this poll

01-27-10, 02:04 AM	#106
John W. Hamm Watch Officer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Timbuktoo Posts: 331 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Forget it I killed my pre-order!!! maybe look at it again once they get rid of the DRM. for now back to RFB 2.0!! __________________ Elvis has left the building

01-27-10, 02:10 AM	#107
karamazovnew The Old Man Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bucharest, Romania Posts: 1,403 Downloads: 151 Uploads: 0	Edited for fear of brig time I voted for "Not going to at all now". I can't play the game on my laptop without a permanent internet connection, so no dice. Last edited by karamazovnew; 01-27-10 at 02:47 AM.

01-27-10, 10:15 AM	#114
KL-alfman Grey Wolf Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Weimar Posts: 930 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 0	SH5 will have to wait to be purchased till I can play it off-line. don't like anyone to force me being on-line all the time. ridiculous! but I hope the subsim-community will not be affected by UBI's policy. (just ordered SH3 - again - and SH4 to support the board) __________________ Life, Liberty and Property!

01-27-10, 10:27 AM	#115
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I voted "Makes no difference to me", because I already promised I would buy it even though I won't start the war in a Type VII. That said, I don't have an internet connection so I guess I won't be playing it at all. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

01-27-10, 07:27 AM	#108
kvbrock82 Electrician's Mate Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Malta Posts: 137 Downloads: 240 Uploads: 0	This sucks. I spend half my time in a hotel in Rome that charges EUR10.00 per hour of internet. Its only fair that Im allowed to use the game i paid money for when i want to, and not need permission. Ubisoft used to be my favourite for games, but over these past 2 years they're probably my last. There will never, ever be another pre-order from this company on my part. .

01-27-10, 07:35 AM	#109
TH0R XO Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Croatia Posts: 420 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	Makes no difference to me. I never played anything else than Type VII and till mid '43 so the decision isn't that much bothering me. About DRM - hell, I do not like the idea at all, but since I am 24/7 connected to the Internet the only deciding factor will be the quality and modding possibilities of the game itself. Then comes in the next factor - money for the new PC on which to run it...

01-27-10, 11:14 AM	#119
Hitman Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Spain Posts: 6,109 Downloads: 109 Uploads: 2	Counting the votes of those who will not get it with this DRM by 5:12 PM GMT+1 time, and with a rough 50 USD per game UBI has already lost 10.350 USD just in this thread __________________ One day I will return to sea ...

01-27-10, 11:23 AM	#120
Orion Shadow Swabbie Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Allegan, MI Posts: 5 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	During 2 deployments to Iraq my buddies and I played SH3 and SH4 multi during the free time we had. Never had to connect to the internet, which most of the times if it was up and running was slower than dial-up speeds. So I'm going with the if internet is required I will start looking at other games to spend money on.