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Ubisoft DRM Problems Remain Unsolved

Posted by Soulskill on from the think-of-is-as-encouraging-you-to-find-a-new-hobby dept.

ocean_soul writes "More than three weeks after the release of The Settlers 7, with the controversial 'always on-line' DRM, a lot of people still can't connect to Ubisoft's DRM servers. The forum threads where people can post if they are unable to connect keep growing daily. One reason for the lack of fixes or responses from support seems to be that the people responsible were on vacation during the Easter holiday, despite the promise of 24/7 monitoring of the servers. The moral of this story seems to be that it is a bad idea to buy a game just before a major holiday." Or perhaps that it's wise to avoid games with such DRM altogether. So far, Ubisoft hasn't shown any sign that they're reconsidering the requirement of a constant connection. They've recently said it's "vital" to the success of their games and promised that their DRM would "evolve and improve" over time.

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  1. Its a lovely ship, I hope you go down with it. by Jackie_Chan_Fan · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Well boys... Its a lovely ship, I hope you go down with it.

    -Mel Brooks (Spaceballs)

  2. Re:$60 per month by Jurily · · Score: 0, Redundant

    and if anyone working at Ubi is reading, I'm not buying any more until your company starts considering laptops without mobile broadband.

    I, for one, am not buying any game where the pirated version is better.