Ubisoft to Require Constant Internet for Gameplay - Page 4

t3hl33td4rg0n · 01-26-10, 04:56 PM

Doesn't matter in any case. This will likely be cracked before the game hits shelves or soon after.

Logical · 01-26-10, 05:09 PM

Its about time developers/publishers were doing this. I just hope it works against piracy and if it does i hope that other developers/publishers do the same with all games.

**mailman2** · 01-26-10, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by t3hl33td4rg0n

Doesn't matter in any case. This will likely be cracked before the game hits shelves or soon after.

It will probably be cracked before the authentication servers are online.

NaitoSan · 01-26-10, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Bman212121

For now. If this catches on then you're totally screwed if you can't get online. For anyone who plays games on a laptop this would really hurt the portability factor.

True but there's a lot of things to do than playing games. Should this happen that prevents me from playing any games, I could work on modeling, watch movies or even go outside walking.

Something similar did happen with Steam, I just head out and meet some friends at the bar.

**nekrosoft13** · 01-26-10, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by t3hl33td4rg0n

Doesn't matter in any case. This will likely be cracked before the game hits shelves or soon after.

it won't be, if small pieces of games are not on the media (cd/dvd) but instead have to be downloaded from the server straight into secure part of memory, hence never touching the hard drive.

CaptNKILL · 01-26-10, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by nekrosoft13

it won't be, if small pieces of games are not on the media (cd/dvd) but instead have to be downloaded from the server straight into secure part of memory, hence never touching the hard drive.

Give it time.

**nekrosoft13** · 01-26-10, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Bman212121

For now. If this catches on then you're totally screwed if you can't get online. For anyone who plays games on a laptop this would really hurt the portability factor.

two biggest issues with laptop portability factor are:

1) videocard performance and power consumption
2) horrible battery life in the "higher" end models.

Zelda_fan · 01-26-10, 11:27 PM

They just need to do it like MS does with windows. You have to activate it online in order to play it. Problem solved. Zero piracy.

Or include a special USB drive that's packaged with every game that you need to play the game.

CaptNKILL · 01-26-10, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Zelda_fan

Problem solved. Zero piracy.

Yeah, just like Windows...

... err...

**HiCZoK4** · 01-27-10, 03:03 AM

What the hell?! I DO NOT HAVE internet connection on my gaming machine. I have 2 laptops and my gaming machine. Only laptops are connected to the router. I have always been to lazy and cheap to get wireless card for my pc, Becouse I don't play multiplayer and I like using pc without internet connection. I do not have to bother with antiviruses, firewalls and tons of other things. So I get max of performance.

I have problems running quite everything nowadays. Becouse almost everything needs internet. Tell me... This is really stuppid that I have to crack my own games to get em working. (I would do this anyway becouse I hate to input DVD everytime I play). Devs should make every game nocd. This would save them money, becouse everything gets cracked.

Guess its time to move on and install the damn Internet connection

01-27-10, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by nekrosoft13

it won't be, if small pieces of games are not on the media (cd/dvd) but instead have to be downloaded from the server straight into secure part of memory, hence never touching the hard drive.

Would work untill the game is released since after that they could do packet sniffing which can then find out whats being downloaded by the game.

Best would be to do something like steam/direct2drive do and have the files all encrypted and to get it uncrypted the game has to be activated online. I mean steams encryption hasn't been totally cracked yet...

LurkerLito · 01-27-10, 09:59 AM

Definitely boycotting all Ubisoft PC games now. I guess I need to go rent AC2 again and finish it on my PS3 since I won't be buying it. Complain all you want that "you're just denying yourself, and boycotts don't work", but what they are doing is wrong period. We as consumers have let s**t like this slide for years now on PC and at some point you have to draw a line in the sand and say no more. Activation was the last compromise of my consumer rights I was barely willing to accept. Always online for single player games is definitely not acceptable in anyway even if I have a extremely reliable internet connection.

01-26-10, 05:09 PM	#38
Logical Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: UK Posts: 2,510	Re: Ubisoft to Require Constant Internet for Gameplay Its about time developers/publishers were doing this. I just hope it works against piracy and if it does i hope that other developers/publishers do the same with all games.

01-26-10, 11:27 PM	#44
Zelda_fan Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 10,299	Re: Ubisoft to Require Constant Internet for Gameplay They just need to do it like MS does with windows. You have to activate it online in order to play it. Problem solved. Zero piracy. Or include a special USB drive that's packaged with every game that you need to play the game.

01-27-10, 03:03 AM	#46
HiCZoK4 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Poland Posts: 3,467	Re: Ubisoft to Require Constant Internet for Gameplay What the hell?! I DO NOT HAVE internet connection on my gaming machine. I have 2 laptops and my gaming machine. Only laptops are connected to the router. I have always been to lazy and cheap to get wireless card for my pc, Becouse I don't play multiplayer and I like using pc without internet connection. I do not have to bother with antiviruses, firewalls and tons of other things. So I get max of performance. I have problems running quite everything nowadays. Becouse almost everything needs internet. Tell me... This is really stuppid that I have to crack my own games to get em working. (I would do this anyway becouse I hate to input DVD everytime I play). Devs should make every game nocd. This would save them money, becouse everything gets cracked. Guess its time to move on and install the damn Internet connection

01-27-10, 09:59 AM	#48
LurkerLito Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,550	Re: Ubisoft to Require Constant Internet for Gameplay Definitely boycotting all Ubisoft PC games now. I guess I need to go rent AC2 again and finish it on my PS3 since I won't be buying it. Complain all you want that "you're just denying yourself, and boycotts don't work", but what they are doing is wrong period. We as consumers have let st like this slide for years now on PC and at some point you have to draw a line in the sand and say no more. Activation was the last compromise of my consumer rights I was barely willing to accept. Always online for single player games is definitely not acceptable in anyway even if I have a extremely reliable internet connection. __________________ Main PC: Asus P8Z77-V Deluxe ; Intel i7-3770k ; GSkill Ripjaws X Series 16GB DDR3 2133 (2x8GB) ; Seasonic X Series X-1050 PSU ; Corsair H100 ; EVGA GTX-670 ; Mushkin 240GB SSD system drive Old PC:** ABIT IP35 Pro ; Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 ; Patriot 6GB (3x2GB) DDR2 800 RAM ; EVGA GTX480 SC ; Antec P190 Case ; EnzoTech Ultra120 CPU Cooler