Ubisoft DRM Server Goes Down; Gamers Can't Play

[omnimodis78]

So when can we silly sheep who were affected by this expect our refunds in the mail from Ubisoft? I expect to be compensated one way or another.

 

[descendency]

Arrrrrrrh you ready kids?

 

[maynardman10]

Pirates will easily crack the DRM. Assassin's Creed II will turn out to be one of the most pirated PC games. Ubisoft are shooting their self in the foot.

 

[bydesign]

I just disputed my purchase of Silent Hunter V. Not for DRM but because of it crashing constantly. I paid for a working title, which it is not. We shall see how it goes.

Had they allowed the game to be reviewed this wouldn't have happened.

 

[nachowarrior]

if you bought either of these games, return them to where you bought them from, and tell them it just does not work. that's how you tell them how you feel about drm. Oh, or don't buy it in the first place.

 

[jeverson]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Guest]

The only way to stop the DRM madness is to stop buying their games. If half of the people who bought this game where to return it as a result of this incident, I bet they'd see the light and drop the DRM scheme overnight. If I were one of their customers I would quickly change into a former customer and let them know why...

 

[maigo]

So... they didn't build servers tough enough to stand people wanting to play their games?

 

[rfatcheric]

LOL @ ppl that complain about not being able to play a game for a little while. Srsly, get a life.

 

[rhino13]

I guess they figured the DRM would turn so many people off that they wouldn't need powerful servers.

 

[harshahorizon]

This was what actually happened......lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qu-Vgi5H3FA

 

[Dkz]

This looks like a pro-piracy propaganda. The massage it's the following "Hey come and pay so you can not play" or "Hey, why you pay, just Dwn and play!". GoodWorkGuys! There are some paradigms that can not be changed. As I see it, there is not even a remote chance for this game to be sold properly if the servers fail to submit the players.

 

[igot1forya]

Ubisoft issues a crask... ummmm a "patch" to allow players to play again.

 

[Makalaster]

I Love this news story, I'm glad I didn't buy AC2. I'll buy DRM games when they're overwhelmingly good and there's a bypass system (hack) for it. If I buy the game then I don't feel guilty circumventing their dumb protection system.

 

[davendork]

Don't feel alone AC2'ers. Bad Company 2 was up and down, just like the beta. It must be an undocumented feature, "immense frustration during your one hour of playtime." I wonder how much of the $49.99 I paid was for that feature?

 

[zelannii]

[citation][nom]maigo[/nom]So... they didn't build servers tough enough to stand people wanting to play their games?[/citation]

sounds like the built it just fine for game load, but failed to anticipate the DDoS that would come as well. I read over on another site some comments from Ubi about this.

Anyone building a controversial DRM system should have simply been well aware that they would get attacked. Their failure to properly scale and properly defend that system as almost as infuriating as it's initial deployment. ...and for what? I hear the game's ALREADY cracked, so the hacker win and F* the customer...

 

[smithereen]

[citation][nom]underpatch[/nom]i honestly feel sorry for the poor saps trying to be legal with ubisoft .... but i am sure they have seen the light now[/citation]
"Seen the light?" k... I wouldn't buy this game, but I sure as hell wouldn't pirate it either. Just because Ubisoft decided to be assholes with the DRM doesn't mean I'm entitled to play their $30M+ game for free.

 

[Trueno07]

It's like a TV show or something. This is hilarious! ( mostly because i don't own AC2)

 

[kelemvor4]

[citation][nom]MAYNARDMAN10[/nom]Pirates will easily crack the DRM. Assassin's Creed II will turn out to be one of the most pirated PC games. Ubisoft are shooting their self in the foot.[/citation]
Possibly, however it's also possible that people may just not play the game. It's not like it's the best game ever made or anything.

Also, is it really pirating if you buy a game and then modify it with a patch? Almost certainly a eula violation; but I think ubisoft would be committing PR suicide (as if this incident wasn't enough) if they filed a suit against a paying customer.

 

[RogueKitsune]

I really dont mind DRM,unless it is intrusive like it is here in this case. In my opinion Company of Heroes has the best DRM. If you are connected to the internet you dont need the game disc, if you become disconnected or are not connected all you have to do is insert the disc and all is well

 

[Ciuy]

hahahahahahahahahaha i would be SOOO PISSED if that kind of crap would happen to me .... fail DRM.

Best anti-piracy scheme = cheaper games ....

 

[cknobman]

[citation][nom]jgiron[/nom]My ISP was up 30% for the past 2 days and I was barely online. All I wanted to do was play a little Titan Quest. But since my ISP was down I was stuck programming. Why can't you just let us play we legal purchase![/citation]

What the hell does your ISP have to do with Titan Quest??? Titan Quest requires no internet connection to play whatsoever. Dont try to bs me either as I own both and my Immortal Throne was a digital download purchase from GameStop.

 

[tommysch]

DDoS them out of business!!! Good riddance.

 

[gnesterenko]

There is a bit of wisdom I picked up over the years following these schemes, and it thus: "It should not be easier to pirate the game then it is to get it legaly."

This is a classic example of a company making purchasing their product a worse experience then the alternative. Well done!


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[alexj022]

Serve`s them right.