Rejoice! Ubisoft ditches always-on DRM

I think the only Ubisoft game which still has always on DRM is the Settlers 7, afaik it has been removed from the rest if they ever had. I could be wrong though.
 
MOnk said:
I think the only Ubisoft game which still has always on DRM is the Settlers 7, afaik it has been removed from the rest if they ever had. I could be wrong though.
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But you still need to sign into the lame U-Play crap though.

Too many "platforms".

Steam, Origin, UPlay, Rockstar Social, GFWL, etc.
 
Excuse me while I go looking for flying pigs:D... On a serious note, that is a good move for them and paying customers...
 
OmegaFenix said:
I sense a "but" coming.....
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Same here. Come release day, I think we're going to see a lot of complaining about something wrong with FC3. Ubisoft wouldn't just let PC gamers off that easy, they have to screw them over somehow.

Also, it's not unlike Ubisoft to lie. Anyone remember the From Dust DRM fiasco?
 
Interview with Ubisoft on the matter.

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RPS: Can you see that from our perspective, that we’ve been asking for some proof, some evidence, that DRM is effective at preventing piracy, or increases sales, or anything like that, and we’ve never seen any. And now as the publisher that’s always gone the furthest with this, you’re backing right off. Do you think it’s a fair conclusion to say that more extreme DRM has been a failure?

Perotti: We’ve heard you. We’ve heard customers. We want to find a balanced way to protect our IPs and our games, and at the same time trade off frustrations or issues for PC gamers, and improve the policies of our games and services. But I guess the answer is, we’re still discussing it.

RPS: These changes sound like exactly what we’ve been petitioning for for a long time. So does Ubisoft have any regrets about what it’s done in the past.

Perotti: Again I would just say that we listened to feedback, we adapt, we will continue to listen and adapt, and hopefully we will continue to prove to the PC gaming community that we listen.

RPS: Thank you for your time.
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http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/09/05/ubisoft-drm-piracy-interview/#comment-1079009

I find it interesting how Ubi refuses to openly state that uPlay was a failure, yet they admit that their claims of it being successful were 'unfortunate comments.'

The way this interview went, however, with them not wanting to say anything bad about uPlay, I'm worried.
 
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