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Ubisoft's Authentication Servers Go Down

Posted by kdawson on from the single-point-of-well-you-know dept.

ZuchinniOne writes "With Ubisoft's fantastically awful new DRM you must be online and logged in to their servers to play the games you buy. Not only was this DRM broken the very first day it was released, but now their authentication servers have failed so absolutely that no-one who legally bought their games can play them. 'At around 8am GMT, people began to complain in the Assassin's Creed 2 forum that they couldn't access the Ubisoft servers and were unable to play their games.' One can only hope that this utter failure will help to stem the tide of bad DRM."

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  1. Down or DDoS? by Elgonn · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Down or DDoS? We all know exactly how easy it was going to be for an outsider to screw everyone.

  2. Nice response from an Ubisoft rep by TSHTF · · Score: 5, Interesting
    It's worth looking at how a Ubisoft rep replies to a post that gives users information on how to use the now-broken service:

    Please do not post about illegal activities and or downloads.

    The response summarizes the situation appropriately:

    WTF I posted a link to google that shows how to play since UBIcraps servers are down and you call it ILLEGAL activities? RAbble rabble! I will never buy another ubisoft product and I advise you to do the same!

  3. This is a good thing by BeardedChimp · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Several DRM schemes have only involked a reaction in the tech community such as slashdot while the general public carried on not caring.
    This shambles has made it painfully obvious to the masses of the dangers of DRM.
    The 45 page thread is evidence of it and is quickly filling up with hatred. Comments such as "I'll never buy from you again" which usually tend to be hyperbole this time ring true.

    Hopefully the end result of this is that the public won't have a short attention span and make true on their threats of not buying from them again.

  4. In germany you would now be allowed to crack it... by AlgorithMan · · Score: 5, Interesting

    the german law 69d UrhG allows cracking of software that you legally own and that won't work otherwise...

    --
    The MAFIAA is a bunch of mindless jerks who will be the first up against the wall when the revolution comes
  5. Re:Do I smell a class action lawsuit? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    In Germany, EULAs are non-binding if they're not presented before the sale. There's no way to disclaim fitness for the obvious purpose of the program either. Furthermore, if modifications are necessary to make the program work as intended, then such modifications are legal even without the author's consent: Happy cracking. Last but not least, the vendor who sold the defective product must either take it back and refund the price or fix the problem.

    UbiSoft really screwed up.