http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/09 ... ore-123063

Stephanie Perotti; Ubi’s worldwide director for online games wrote:We have listened to feedback, and since June last year our policy for all of PC games is that we only require a one-time online activation when you first install the game, and from then you are free to play the game offline.

I am soo happy that Ubi has come to their senses, intrusive DRM only keeps paying customers from enjoying games, pirates will always find a way. You beat piracy by making it more convenient to purchase the game. Sure free is difficult to fight against but a majority of people with money to spend don't want to "drag the crack file to the dir file and then remove firewall permissions" etc. Keeping broke people from your game isn't worth the time and energy, they aren't going to buy it one way or another. That's my ¢2.


Your thoughts NICO?

I'm mainly a console gamer anymore so it doesn't really impact me, but in other news...MoD might play Watchdogs now.

Will have to see it to believe it.

My inner cynic says to wait for their next draconic attempt to control their IP and make paying customers suffer.

Hijacker wrote:My inner cynic says to wait for their next draconic attempt to control their IP and make paying customers suffer.

Right. This is a PR move to save face after their poorly-chosen comments about the rampancy of piracy on the PC. Quietly adding always-on DRM to your games is one thing, but coming out and calling your customers criminals to their faces doesn't go over so well.

That said, it IS a step in the right direction, regardless of motivation, so I am still pleased. I am, however, disgusted that they don't have the balls to ADMIT that this is an attempt to save face. Fixing your mistakes is good, but brushing them under the carpet is cowardly.

This does mean that I can buy AssCreed III and Watchdogs without feeling dirty, though.

What's worse, DRM or online always?

bigbadberry3 wrote:What's worse, DRM or online always?

The latter is a variety of the former.

Online only would be worse for me because I don't pirate anything.