3 reasons Ubisoft's DRM is good

GoldenRivet · 06-23-10, 05:11 AM

I hadnt thought of it this way... watch this whole video to discover the three reasons Ubisoft was right and we were all wrong

sorry if its a repost

krashkart · 06-23-10, 05:15 AM

I don't care if it's a repost or not GR, I'm still chuckling good over it.

McBeck · 06-23-10, 06:40 AM

BWAHAHAHAHAHA

scratch81 · 06-23-10, 07:18 AM

too funny

Zedi · 06-23-10, 07:48 AM

Actually, I feel very sorry for those who in the 21 century have a faulty net connection like in that video. Even those who live in Pitcairn have better net connectivity. It's sad ... really sad

Placoderm · 06-23-10, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Magnum

Actually, I feel very sorry for those who in the 21 century have a faulty net connection like in that video. Even those who live in Pitcairn have better net connectivity. It's sad ... really sad

And Actually, I feel very sorry for those who in the 21 century apparently still live in their parents basement without a clue as to the difficulties that others may face both financially and logistically. Even those who live in Pitcairn have a better sense of empathy for what others may face...but then again they also have to pay their own bills and perhaps travel for business so that they realize that not everyone has magically unlimited net connectivity. It's sad ... really sad that some of us suffer from such self-centered myopia

Noren · 06-23-10, 07:50 AM

ironic sarcasm is too sweet sometimes!

Sailor Steve · 06-23-10, 09:10 AM

The joke is good, and I laughed, but I still don't care how good the connection is. Even if it's perfect it's still immoral.

Iron Budokan · 06-24-10, 01:31 PM

Heh.

Brag · 06-24-10, 03:00 PM

We were somewhat overdue on a reminder of Ubi´s stupid version of DRM.

Once Ubi removed the star force DRM, I bought a second DRM-free SH3 copy. It lives on my hard drive and the disk is on the shelf. All I need is to click on the desktop icon and SH3 starts loading.

sabretwo · 06-24-10, 10:22 PM

I haven't been in the SH5 threads for a while. Too bad UBI is still holding to their guns. At least they get points for perseverance.

That said, still no money out of my wallet. Until they drop the asinine constant connection requirement I will not buy another UBI product (including the two UBI wii games my kids begged me to buy for them). So far UBI is out at least $130 from me. Maybe they made that $130 back from some former pirates that now bought their games.

Personally, I think its sad so many people caved in and bought the game. Every sale was just reinforcement for UBI's position and encouragement for other developers to follow suit.

The whole thing is very sad. A short while back I was an avid UBI supporter and fan. Now, I wouldn't piss on their headquarters if it was on fire.

janh · 06-25-10, 04:35 AM

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Originally Posted by sabretwo

Personally, I think its sad so many people caved in and bought the game. Every sale was just reinforcement for UBI's position and encouragement for other developers to follow suit.

I agree, somehow I had expected that more people had higher principles, but it seems modern generations don't care about that anymore. Anyway, Ubisoft has chosen this route, and it will soon show how real the damage by piracy was. If their products are now cracked and distributed less, and much later than the first release dates, the common "downloads theory" would require their sales to "sky-rock" now (well, at least they should be able to measure a lower number of hacked downloads now, and correlate that with an increase in sales, if their theory is not entirely flawed). In about a year or two, we will see whether they were right -- and so many other companies that follow them suit as well. Or whether a few companies now do serious harm to themselves and proof that the customers turned away because they didn't provide quality and service anymore.

sabretwo · 06-25-10, 05:59 AM

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Originally Posted by janh

....If their products are now cracked and distributed less, and much later than the first release dates, the common "downloads theory" would require their sales to "sky-rock" now (well, at least they should be able to measure a lower number of hacked downloads now, and correlate that with an increase in sales, if their theory is not entirely flawed). In about a year or two, we will see whether they were right -- and so many other companies that follow them suit as well. Or whether a few companies now do serious harm to themselves and proof that the customers turned away because they didn't provide quality and service anymore.

You're right. Maybe one good thing out of this mess is we finally have case examples and data sets to help quantify the true loss owing to piracy.

My hypothesis:

A. The true number of lost sales in relation to pirate downloads will be far less than anyone thinks. I strongly suspect that few former pirates and torrent trolls will now buy the games that they previously downloaded illegally...especially games like SH that appeal to a rather limited audience.

B. If "A" is proven true, UBI will not release that data. If "A" is true, than UBI's DRM was nothing in the end but a colossal inconvenience for the gaming community.

Time will tell for sure. For now, there's SH3, SH4, and plenty of games from other developers out there. I hear Shogun 2: Total War is on the horizon now.

06-23-10, 05:11 AM	#1
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	3 reasons Ubisoft's DRM is good I hadnt thought of it this way... watch this whole video to discover the three reasons Ubisoft was right and we were all wrong sorry if its a repost __________________

06-23-10, 05:15 AM	#2
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Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	The joke is good, and I laughed, but I still don't care how good the connection is. Even if it's perfect it's still immoral. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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Zedi Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 1,845 Downloads: 184 Uploads: 2	Actually, I feel very sorry for those who in the 21 century have a faulty net connection like in that video. Even those who live in Pitcairn have better net connectivity. It's sad ... really sad

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Noren 中国水兵 Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 284 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	ironic sarcasm is too sweet sometimes!

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06-24-10, 10:22 PM	#11
sabretwo Frogman Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 295 Downloads: 69 Uploads: 0	I haven't been in the SH5 threads for a while. Too bad UBI is still holding to their guns. At least they get points for perseverance. That said, still no money out of my wallet. Until they drop the asinine constant connection requirement I will not buy another UBI product (including the two UBI wii games my kids begged me to buy for them). So far UBI is out at least $130 from me. Maybe they made that $130 back from some former pirates that now bought their games. Personally, I think its sad so many people caved in and bought the game. Every sale was just reinforcement for UBI's position and encouragement for other developers to follow suit. The whole thing is very sad. A short while back I was an avid UBI supporter and fan. Now, I wouldn't piss on their headquarters if it was on fire.