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PostPosted: Thu, 28th Jan 2010 05:07    Post subject: New ubisoft games will now require you to be on the net...
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PostPosted: Thu, 28th Jan 2010 05:22    Post subject:
Yeah, they could have just used Steam, but hey if they like wasting resources, OK.

I expect someone will have snagged whatever data is being sent between the service and the game, and will have it emulated or something a couple of months down the road.


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PostPosted: Thu, 28th Jan 2010 05:24    Post subject: Re: New ubisoft games will now require you to be on the net.
dude, it's been 5 years or so since HL2, why so scared?
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PostPosted: Thu, 28th Jan 2010 05:36    Post subject: Re: New ubisoft games will now require you to be on the net.
psikobare wrote:
dude, it's been 5 years or so since HL2, why so scared?


I don't think you read close enough. Basically their plan is to not save anything other than the game on your computer. i.e. save games = their servers. No net, no saving. It's all tied to your ubisoft.com account. You don't have one; you don't play. That's their plan at least.
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PostPosted: Thu, 28th Jan 2010 06:33    Post subject:
That will = Fail in can't count how many ways its a non viable business model
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PostPosted: Thu, 28th Jan 2010 06:37    Post subject: Re: New ubisoft games will now require you to be on the net.
psikobare wrote:
dude, it's been 5 years or so since HL2, why so scared?


its the ENTIRE TIME


"What will happen if I lose my Internet connection when I play the game?
If you lose your Internet connection the game will pause while it tries to reconnect."
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PostPosted: Thu, 28th Jan 2010 07:33    Post subject:
why are you guys freaking out? i wouldnt have bought this anyway, if you do think its good go buy it and it wont be a problem, its not like this DRM screws with your computer ala starforce.
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PostPosted: Thu, 28th Jan 2010 08:25    Post subject:
Fail.
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PostPosted: Thu, 28th Jan 2010 08:29    Post subject:
are you a troll, a tard or NEVER seen a laptop, NEVER been on vacation or on a business trip?
especially in europe the 3g roaming costs are ass-rape, so i rather not do much more than check my email and the very essentials on the web
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PostPosted: Thu, 28th Jan 2010 08:31    Post subject:
shole wrote:
are you a troll, a tard or NEVER seen a laptop, NEVER been on vacation or on a business trip?
especially in europe the 3g roaming costs are ass-rape, so i rather not do much more than check my email and the very essentials on the web


what?
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PostPosted: Thu, 28th Jan 2010 08:37    Post subject:
its the kinda protection that makes piracy visble an option ...
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PostPosted: Thu, 28th Jan 2010 08:44    Post subject:
is this the end of piracy as we know it ? im kinda scared. dont want to play assassins creed 2 in 2011 or like never.





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PostPosted: Thu, 28th Jan 2010 08:48    Post subject:
quite the contrary, sounds quite easy to circumvent to me ...
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PostPosted: Thu, 28th Jan 2010 08:57    Post subject:
Sin317 wrote:
quite the contrary, sounds quite easy to circumvent to me ...


nope. the data is saved on servers. the game(the client) can't save on its own, it can only send data to the server.
Ofc you can always use ur own server, but its definately more troublesomer than cracking some cd protections
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PostPosted: Thu, 28th Jan 2010 09:04    Post subject:
chris1979233 wrote:
shole wrote:
are you a troll, a tard or NEVER seen a laptop, NEVER been on vacation or on a business trip?
especially in europe the 3g roaming costs are ass-rape, so i rather not do much more than check my email and the very essentials on the web


what?

Dude, can you read ? He's talking about laptop + mobile/roaming net connection

Not everyone has constant net connection. Especially ppl who aren't forum residents like us, lol.
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PostPosted: Thu, 28th Jan 2010 09:05    Post subject:
It all depends on how dedicated people are. I mean, look at (an old game, I know) Phantasy Star Online Blue Burst. That was one of these "cannot play in offline mode, must always connect, everything server-side" titles - and it was cracked effortlessly. Schthack is STILL running the PSOBB server as we speak.
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PostPosted: Thu, 28th Jan 2010 09:09    Post subject:
It will be funny if their servers get DOS'ed and for a few hours noone can play, lol. Or if they do maintenance or have problems etc.

Then they'll use the standard retard OperationFailpoint2 excuse that everyone connected on launch day and they got overwhelmed. Lol, no kidding.
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PostPosted: Thu, 28th Jan 2010 09:11    Post subject:
You jest, but you've pretty much just summed up a very likely scenario Sad Ubi servers will get hammered to fuck, nobody will be able to play, and I'll bet my left testicle that Ubi will say "it's because of the all teh piratez trying to connect!!111"

Boy that excuse sounds familiar.....
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PostPosted: Thu, 28th Jan 2010 09:17    Post subject:
Guess you're not supposed to go on vacation with that shiny new computer game! Very Happy
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PostPosted: Thu, 28th Jan 2010 09:35    Post subject:
What's stopping people from creating there own server to circumvent the DRM.
Or use a modified DRM so that it works with modified servers.
More likely it will be emulated. Very Happy


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PostPosted: Thu, 28th Jan 2010 09:35    Post subject:
Laurentiu499 wrote:
is this the end of piracy as we know it ? im kinda scared. dont want to play assassins creed 2 in 2011 or like never.


get yourself a console, finished this game without being connected to live constantly if at all Very Happy
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PostPosted: Thu, 28th Jan 2010 09:40    Post subject:
Tutukun wrote:
Sin317 wrote:
quite the contrary, sounds quite easy to circumvent to me ...


nope. the data is saved on servers. the game(the client) can't save on its own, it can only send data to the server.
Ofc you can always use ur own server, but its definately more troublesomer than cracking some cd protections


Good it will make the pirates smarter the fat cats in suits wont win this war
And I like war:D
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PostPosted: Thu, 28th Jan 2010 10:32    Post subject:
Another nail in Ubisoft's coffin Laughing

Hm, people are still caring and interested in this shitty company and it's products ? :]


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Anencephalic123




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PostPosted: Thu, 28th Jan 2010 10:46    Post subject:
Ironically I bought Prince of Persia, HAWX and Endwar as they had no protection.

Got me back into buying and collecting games.

Now that pirates are going to be offering a better product and service ...
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PostPosted: Thu, 28th Jan 2010 10:48    Post subject:
This... this is stupid beyond comprehension. I simply cannot wrap my head around how would anyone think of something so dumb and actually put it to practce.

I hope huge companies like Ubisoft, EA and Activision would just go bankrupt and give way to other ones who actually care about quality games.

Oh, and some people thought games with 3 activations are rentals. So what do you call this? Laughing
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PostPosted: Thu, 28th Jan 2010 10:52    Post subject:
sabin1981 wrote:
It all depends on how dedicated people are. I mean, look at (an old game, I know) Phantasy Star Online Blue Burst. That was one of these "cannot play in offline mode, must always connect, everything server-side" titles - and it was cracked effortlessly. Schthack is STILL running the PSOBB server as we speak.


Another example is surely WoW - Tons of cracked servers to play on when I had a look at the game awhile back.

Broadly speaking, though, yeah - if you want to play their games without any hassle, go for a console version. :/


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PostPosted: Thu, 28th Jan 2010 11:02    Post subject:
Aye, you could use MMO emulators as another example... I merely chose PSOBB because of the single-player component that required a net connection, whether you played online or not. MMOs, by their very nature, are internet based and obviously require net connections. It's this Ubi idea of making every SP title need it too, and that's just horrid.
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PostPosted: Thu, 28th Jan 2010 11:03    Post subject:
It has been confirmed you can still save locally and even disable online saving:
http://forums-de.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/2071092097/m/2141056728?r=5101099728#5101099728

Also: http://support.uk.ubi.com/online-services-platform/
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Will all my saved games be stored online?
Yes! They will be stored both online and on your PC.
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PostPosted: Thu, 28th Jan 2010 11:16    Post subject:
Overlord123 wrote:
It has been confirmed you can still save locally and even disable online saving:
http://forums-de.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/2071092097/m/2141056728?r=5101099728#5101099728

Also: http://support.uk.ubi.com/online-services-platform/
Quote:
Will all my saved games be stored online?
Yes! They will be stored both online and on your PC.


then whats the point of all this?? Confused
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PostPosted: Thu, 28th Jan 2010 11:17    Post subject:
Tutukun wrote:
Overlord123 wrote:
It has been confirmed you can still save locally and even disable online saving:
http://forums-de.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/2071092097/m/2141056728?r=5101099728#5101099728

Also: http://support.uk.ubi.com/online-services-platform/
Quote:
Will all my saved games be stored online?
Yes! They will be stored both online and on your PC.


then whats the point of all this?? Confused

You still need to be connected at ALL times, so you need a valid/real serial.

It's only protection, zero features.

Also, HURRAY for making accounts on every game developer out there ! It's just so fun !
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