Oh Ubisoft...

So I try to log in to Ubisoft's server so I can play a little Heroes VI and it tells me that its services are currently unavailable, try again later. Right. So I bought a game that, had it not had Ubisoft's inglorious DRM, I would now be able to play instead of b1tching here on Gamespot's forums.

And why am I b1tching on these forums, you ask? Because Ubisoft's forums appear to be down. Yes, they're down until Jan. 9, when their new forums will be up. They couldn't have kept their old forums up for people to access via a redirect while building the new forums. No, they had to take the whole thing down and just make their increasingly irate customers wait. Awesome way to treat us, Ubisoft. I know I will be rushing to buy your next product.

/rant

Well after reading about Ubsoft's new stance towards PC gamers, I can safely assure you I will never buy one of their PC products again. FIGHT THE POWER!

Well after reading about Ubsoft's new stance towards PC gamers, I can safely assure you I will never buy one of their PC products again. FIGHT THE POWER!

paulie69

But...but... Assassin's Creed! :cry:

[QUOTE="paulie69"]

Well after reading about Ubsoft's new stance towards PC gamers, I can safely assure you I will never buy one of their PC products again. FIGHT THE POWER!

Arthur96

But...but... Assassin's Creed! :cry:

[QUOTE="Arthur96"]

[QUOTE="paulie69"]

Well after reading about Ubsoft's new stance towards PC gamers, I can safely assure you I will never buy one of their PC products again. FIGHT THE POWER!

ChikaraShref

But...but... Assassin's Creed! :cry:

I play it just fine... :\

[QUOTE="ChikaraShref"][QUOTE="Arthur96"]

But...but... Assassin's Creed! :cry:

Arthur96

I play it just fine... :\

I can safely assure you I will never buy one of their PC products again.

paulie69

So if Ubisoft releases a great game next year you won't buy it, just because you're mad at them? Makes you look like a grumpy baby.

[QUOTE="Arthur96"]

[QUOTE="ChikaraShref"] yeah, try playing it while they've been having all these outages...ChikaraShref

I play it just fine... :\

[QUOTE="ChikaraShref"][QUOTE="Arthur96"]

I play it just fine... :\

DanielDust

[QUOTE="DanielDust"][QUOTE="ChikaraShref"] not the ones that require the persistent online connection ChikaraShref

Tell him to press that little big hard to miss PLAY button down on the right next time, it'll be even more funny.

[QUOTE="ChikaraShref"]

[QUOTE="DanielDust"] Not one of them requires such a thing, get with the times.DanielDust

Tell him to press that little big hard to miss PLAY button down on the right next time, it'll be even more funny.

[QUOTE="paulie69"]

I can safely assure you I will never buy one of their PC products again.

tjricardo089

So if Ubisoft releases a great game next year you won't buy it, just because you're mad at them? Makes you look like a grumpy baby.

I was looking forward to iL2 Cliffs of Dover. I still haven't bought it and it is very doubtful that I will. I haven't bought a new Ubisoft game in 3 years I believe it is. The way they treat me as a PC gamer is without a doubt, the worst of any gaming company I have bought games from. They can kiss my rosy red rear end. They will not get another penny from me.

[QUOTE="tjricardo089"]

[QUOTE="paulie69"]

I can safely assure you I will never buy one of their PC products again.

WhiteKnight77

So if Ubisoft releases a great game next year you won't buy it, just because you're mad at them? Makes you look like a grumpy baby.

I was looking forward to iL2 Cliffs of Dover. I still haven't bought it and it is very doubtful that I will. I haven't bought a new Ubisoft game in 3 years I believe it is. The way they treat me as a PC gamer is without a doubt, the worst of any gaming company I have bought games from. They can kiss my rosy red rear end. They will not get another penny from me.

Yea, they treat us like crap, I'll give you that. They treat us like pirates and criminals. But Assassin's Creed man :P

[QUOTE="DanielDust"]

[QUOTE="ChikaraShref"]funny, considering my roommate hasn't been able to play...

ChikaraShref

Tell him to press that little big hard to miss PLAY button down on the right next time, it'll be even more funny.

[QUOTE="ChikaraShref"][QUOTE="DanielDust"] Very funny, too bad that funny thing has nothing to do with reality, AC 2's been patch to not work like that and AC: B and Rev weren't designed to run purely online from the start.

Tell him to press that little big hard to miss PLAY button down on the right next time, it'll be even more funny.

DanielDust

[QUOTE="DanielDust"][QUOTE="ChikaraShref"] looking it up, it still requires a connection one to launch the game. so yeah....ChikaraShref

Just so you don't go to sleep clueless and ignorant.

Being online on Uplay does two things only, uplods your save on the cloud and gives you access to achievements, three actually, but that is dependand on actually having an internet connection, multiplayer.

[QUOTE="DanielDust"][QUOTE="ChikaraShref"] looking it up, it still requires a connection one to launch the game. so yeah....ChikaraShref

Danieldust:

Yeah, about playing the game in off-line mode...

I saved my game in online mode and Ubisoft -- in its neverending mission to quash every last pirate and eliminate every last customer -- has decided to not make games saved while in online mode available in off-line mode. So, how am I supposed to continue playing in off-line mode?

I'm sure your next piece of advice is, "Oh, stop b1tching and just start a new game!". Brilliant. You should work for Ubisoft as you seem to think the same way as people there.

[QUOTE="WhiteKnight77"]

I was looking forward to iL2 Cliffs of Dover. I still haven't bought it and it is very doubtful that I will. I haven't bought a new Ubisoft game in 3 years I believe it is. The way they treat me as a PC gamer is without a doubt, the worst of any gaming company I have bought games from. They can kiss my rosy red rear end. They will not get another penny from me.

tjricardo089

Yea, they treat us like crap, I'll give you that. They treat us like pirates and criminals. But Assassin's Creed man :P

I am not into Assassin's Creed. Planes, trains and automobiles (though I haven't raced NASCAR Racing 2003 for some time now) are the kinds of games I prefer to play now, though you can toss in a sub or two now and then. I am still waiting on former RSE level designer John Sonedecker to release a decent FPS that he helped use to create the Tac-Sim genre that Ubi completely threw out with the bathwater.

[QUOTE="paulie69"]

Well after reading about Ubsoft's new stance towards PC gamers, I can safely assure you I will never buy one of their PC products again. FIGHT THE POWER!

Arthur96

But...but... Assassin's Creed! :cry:

So if Ubisoft releases a great game next year you won't buy it,

tjricardo089

That's the problem, they don't develop competent games.

[QUOTE="tjricardo089"]

So if Ubisoft releases a great game next year you won't buy it,

Socijalisticka

That's the problem, they don't develop competent games.

They have one of the best PC exclusive libraries.

Also I played Driver just fine today, I just switched to offline mode. The game is a blast btw, I can't stop laughing while playing it.

So I try to log in to Ubisoft's server so I can play a little Heroes VI and it tells me that its services are currently unavailable, try again later. Right. So I bought a game that, had it not had Ubisoft's inglorious DRM, I would now be able to play instead of b1tching here on Gamespot's forums.

And why am I b1tching on these forums, you ask? Because Ubisoft's forums appear to be down. Yes, they're down until Jan. 9, when their new forums will be up. They couldn't have kept their old forums up for people to access via a redirect while building the new forums. No, they had to take the whole thing down and just make their increasingly irate customers wait. Awesome way to treat us, Ubisoft. I know I will be rushing to buy your next product.

/rant

Shryke888

Hmmm...both UPlay services and forums are down.... maybe Server Maintenance/Upgrade rings a bell?

[QUOTE="Socijalisticka"]

[QUOTE="tjricardo089"]

So if Ubisoft releases a great game next year you won't buy it,

Baranga

That's the problem, they don't develop competent games.

They have one of the best PC exclusive libraries.

Also I played Driver just fine today, I just switched to offline mode. The game is a blast btw, I can't stop laughing while playing it.

With the exception of Rayman Origins and Anno 2070, their line-up is filled with mediocrity the last couple of years.

[QUOTE="Baranga"]

[QUOTE="Socijalisticka"]

That's the problem, they don't develop competent games.

Socijalisticka

They have one of the best PC exclusive libraries.

Also I played Driver just fine today, I just switched to offline mode. The game is a blast btw, I can't stop laughing while playing it.

With the exception of Rayman Origins and Anno 2070, their line-up is filled with mediocrity the last couple of years.

[QUOTE="Arthur96"]

[QUOTE="paulie69"]

Well after reading about Ubsoft's new stance towards PC gamers, I can safely assure you I will never buy one of their PC products again. FIGHT THE POWER!

Jebus213

But...but... Assassin's Creed! :cry:

No...No...no?

The AC series, all the games, are some of the best PC ports you will ever see.

[QUOTE="Baranga"]

[QUOTE="Socijalisticka"]

That's the problem, they don't develop competent games.

Socijalisticka

They have one of the best PC exclusive libraries.

Also I played Driver just fine today, I just switched to offline mode. The game is a blast btw, I can't stop laughing while playing it.

With the exception of Rayman Origins and Anno 2070, their line-up is filled with mediocrity the last couple of years.

[QUOTE="Shryke888"]

So I try to log in to Ubisoft's server so I can play a little Heroes VI and it tells me that its services are currently unavailable, try again later. Right. So I bought a game that, had it not had Ubisoft's inglorious DRM, I would now be able to play instead of b1tching here on Gamespot's forums.

And why am I b1tching on these forums, you ask? Because Ubisoft's forums appear to be down. Yes, they're down until Jan. 9, when their new forums will be up. They couldn't have kept their old forums up for people to access via a redirect while building the new forums. No, they had to take the whole thing down and just make their increasingly irate customers wait. Awesome way to treat us, Ubisoft. I know I will be rushing to buy your next product.

/rant

FelipeInside

Hmmm...both UPlay services and forums are down.... maybe Server Maintenance/Upgrade rings a bell?

[QUOTE="Jebus213"][QUOTE="Arthur96"]

But...but... Assassin's Creed! :cry:

Arthur96

No...No...no?

The AC series, all the games, are some of the best PC ports you will ever see.

Wut? The first AC runs like poop in dx10 mode.

[QUOTE="Socijalisticka"]

[QUOTE="Baranga"]

They have one of the best PC exclusive libraries.

Also I played Driver just fine today, I just switched to offline mode. The game is a blast btw, I can't stop laughing while playing it.

DanielDust

With the exception of Rayman Origins and Anno 2070, their line-up is filled with mediocrity the last couple of years.

[QUOTE="Arthur96"]

[QUOTE="Jebus213"] Bugs...bugs....broken release on PCtopgunmv

No...No...no?

The AC series, all the games, are some of the best PC ports you will ever see.

Wut? The first AC runs like poop in dx10 mode.

Should have clarified.

Every AC game after the first one was a very good port.

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"]

[QUOTE="Shryke888"]

So I try to log in to Ubisoft's server so I can play a little Heroes VI and it tells me that its services are currently unavailable, try again later. Right. So I bought a game that, had it not had Ubisoft's inglorious DRM, I would now be able to play instead of b1tching here on Gamespot's forums.

And why am I b1tching on these forums, you ask? Because Ubisoft's forums appear to be down. Yes, they're down until Jan. 9, when their new forums will be up. They couldn't have kept their old forums up for people to access via a redirect while building the new forums. No, they had to take the whole thing down and just make their increasingly irate customers wait. Awesome way to treat us, Ubisoft. I know I will be rushing to buy your next product.

/rant

Shryke888

Hmmm...both UPlay services and forums are down.... maybe Server Maintenance/Upgrade rings a bell?

[QUOTE="Shryke888"]

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"]

Hmmm...both UPlay services and forums are down.... maybe Server Maintenance/Upgrade rings a bell?

FelipeInside

The difference, of course, being that SWTOR is an online-only game. I would expect not to be able to play an online-only game if that game's servers go down. Why should I be unable to properly play a single-player game when the company's servers go down?

[QUOTE="FelipeInside"][QUOTE="Shryke888"] Sure, that occured to me. But tell me why I should care what the reason is behind why I cannot play a game that I purchased, a game that I would normally be able to play had the suits at Ubisoft been a little less paranoid and little more customer-focused?

Shryke888

The difference, of course, being that SWTOR is an online-only game. I would expect not to be able to play an online-only game if that game's servers go down. Why should I be unable to properly play a single-player game when the company's servers go down?