Piracy isn't killing PC gaming. This however is.

old news im pretty sure. they are doing the same thing with command and conquer 4 i believe.mtradr43

In that case piracy is killing PC gaming. As these things exist for the sole reason to stop piracy.

Id rather have StarForce:?GulliversTravel

isnt that statement a little contradictory? as i am aware with many steam games you have to be connected to the internet to play them if im not mistaken.

Also in a fact i find it ironic you complain that its killing PC gaming but you yourself by not purchasing the game are inevitably killing it aswell..Isnt it ironic dont you think?

razgriz_101

In that case piracy is killing PC gaming. As these things exist for the sole reason to stop piracy.

FloWeN-UK

Piracy - Its free, your game works

Buying it, Money, Please type in your limited use install code, plase type in your one time you content card codes, please wait while the game connects to online data base, please maintain a 24/7 connection to online data base to ensure you are a paying customer

For people who wonder why people pirate games.

I guess more people are on dial-up than I thought...otherwise this shouldn't really be a problem. killab2oo5

I guess more people are on dial-up than I thought...otherwise this shouldn't really be a problem. killab2oo5

I guess more people are on dial-up than I thought...otherwise this shouldn't really be a problem. killab2oo5

In that case piracy is killing PC gaming. As these things exist for the sole reason to stop piracy.

FloWeN-UK

These exist because of a flawed perception: That pirates can be stopped. All they're really doing is punishing consumers.

I personally have found myself very reluctant to buy certain PC games because of DRM.

I guess more people are on dial-up than I thought...otherwise this shouldn't really be a problem. killab2oo5

My satellite connection is can be quite flaky at times.

[QUOTE="killab2oo5"]I guess more people are on dial-up than I thought...otherwise this shouldn't really be a problem. SilverChimera

[QUOTE="killab2oo5"]I guess more people are on dial-up than I thought...otherwise this shouldn't really be a problem. surrealnumber5

[QUOTE="killab2oo5"]I guess more people are on dial-up than I thought...otherwise this shouldn't really be a problem. II_Seraphim_II

As with most things PC, I expect console gamers will stop bashing us for it when it also becomes their problem.

AnnoyedDragon

[QUOTE="surrealnumber5"][QUOTE="killab2oo5"]I guess more people are on dial-up than I thought...otherwise this shouldn't really be a problem. killab2oo5

I don't see why anybody wouldn't be connected to the internet anyway

[QUOTE="AnnoyedDragon"]

As with most things PC, I expect console gamers will stop bashing us for it when it also becomes their problem.

We_never_die

Playing games online and offline isn't same

People will pirate just to avoid this invasive DRM. Smooth move...fools.IgorAntunov

I don't see why anybody wouldn't be connected to the internet anyway

HermitGTX

Prince of Persia had no DRM, you could simply copy the retail CD and make as many copies and play as if were the real version.

Now Ubisoft has a new policy, major DRM to make life hell for everyone...

Can't blame them as Prince of Persia was heavily pirated...

There has always been piracy, only now for some reason it is really important to stop it with crazy DRM.

Wasdie

Crazy DRM is exactly why I dont play PC games other than an MMO here and there. All my games are on console for this very reason. It sucks that these measures have to be in place though to try to fight piracy.

Though I have to agree. Things like this only punish the legit customers with how intrusive some of the DRM can be.

[QUOTE="HermitGTX"]

I don't see why anybody wouldn't be connected to the internet anyway

surrealnumber5

Ya im sure ubisoft cares what porn sites your surfing, you forgot your tinfoil hat.

Well, can you blame them? Devs obviously seem to think opposite of those that say "The piracy numbers are a lie! They're not that bad!". While DRM does suck, I don't see a constant internet requirement as *that* bad.

killab2oo5

It doesn't make sense to harass the consumer at all with something that is practically guaranteed to fail at its intended purpose. No matter how good you think your copy protection is, sooner or later someone will find a way to circumvent it.

Deserves the awesome planet of the apes image as well.

Piracy is killing PC gaming... No matter how much fanboys whine that it's not but it is.XenogearsMaster

Legitimate gamers are killing PC gaming?

Because the only ones who are getting punished for this are people who actually purchase Ubisoft games.

Well thats the worst SystemWars logic I have seen in a long while, guess you can have a gold star for that.

[QUOTE="muscleserge"]Look, here is what you do, buy the game, play with internet on, once the crack comes out, patch it. Problem solved. This is what I did with the original Crysis, I hated popping in the disk every time. This is perfectly legal, as long as you own the game.JangoWuzHere

Illegal that you broke the copy write yes.. But illegal that they are gonna actually gonna go after you for it.. Heck no, you paid money for it.. I can't stand the games with "limited" install limits.

[QUOTE="muscleserge"]Look, here is what you do, buy the game, play with internet on, once the crack comes out, patch it. Problem solved. This is what I did with the original Crysis, I hated popping in the disk every time. This is perfectly legal, as long as you own the game.JangoWuzHere

Can someone please explain how exactly DRM helps stop piracy? It is cracked within a matter of days every single time. As far as I can tell all this does is punish legit customers and push them more towards piracy so they don't have to put up with the DRM.

[QUOTE="surrealnumber5"][QUOTE="HermitGTX"]

I don't see why anybody wouldn't be connected to the internet anyway

warmaster670

Ya im sure ubisoft cares what porn sites your surfing, you forgot your tinfoil hat.

youre the kind of guy sony was targeting and why they put rootkits in their music CD's. i dont see why you want to trust information to a corporation, corporations being by design moraly ambiguous, with information that they have no right to and no need of.

I heard about this in the PC forum.

This kind of stuff encourages piracy.

DRM is rather ironic. It's supposed to stop piracy but all it does is teach legit customers that they get punished and pirates don't have to deal with these things.

Can someone please explain how exactly DRM helps stop piracy? It is cracked within a matter of days every single time. As far as I can tell all this does is punish legit customers and push them more towards piracy so they don't have to put up with the DRM.

Guybrush_3

I mostly buy games on the 360 anyways since it was clear years ago that the pc was not going to be treated equally when it comes to multiplats.

This is good news. I hate piracy and the people that do it belong in jail.

Why do they even bother with DRM/anti-piracy software, every single game ever has been cracked, which only leaves legit customers to suffer, really there's no point in it at all, atleast don't use overly invaise anti-piracy software sheesh

This is good news. I hate piracy and the people that do it belong in jail.

HermitGTX

I assure you this will not stop the pirates. All it does is treat those that will have purchased the game legitimately as criminals.

Some games refuse to run offline on Steam. I tried to run HL2 on my TV and it wouldn't run ...

KiZZo1

If you don't like it, just don't buy or play it. Simple as that.

Don't stoop down to piracy.

[QUOTE="JangoWuzHere"][QUOTE="muscleserge"]Look, here is what you do, buy the game, play with internet on, once the crack comes out, patch it. Problem solved. This is what I did with the original Crysis, I hated popping in the disk every time. This is perfectly legal, as long as you own the game.sSubZerOo

Illegal that you broke the copy write yes.. But illegal that they are gonna actually gonna go after you for it.. Heck no, you paid money for it.. I can't stand the games with "limited" install limits.

After the Spore DRM debacle, I thought publishers would learn better. Instead, my faith in humanity has dipped down by 2.hiphops_savior

[QUOTE="hiphops_savior"]After the Spore DRM debacle, I thought publishers would learn better. Instead, my faith in humanity has dipped down by 2.surrealnumber5

[QUOTE="surrealnumber5"][QUOTE="hiphops_savior"]After the Spore DRM debacle, I thought publishers would learn better. Instead, my faith in humanity has dipped down by 2.hiphops_savior

Wait so Piracy isn't killing PC gaming, but the method used to fight it is, so that means that........................:|