I just hope nobody turns away from trying this game just because of the DRM because Anno 2070 is a great game.
PC Upgrades Trigger Ubisoft Activation Limits
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All it needed was a way of de-activating an activation. It achieves the same result, making sure the a copy of the game is not playable on more than 3 PC's at once. But no they had to make it that you can only activate 3 times total. You know what I hate more than DRM, badly implemented DRM. Later this year when Win 8 comes out I am going to be installing it repeatedly to get it just the way I like it. Those will also count as activations.
Not that I condone it, but now there is another excuse to pirate. To actually be able to play the game you brought in the first place. This is why for me Ubisoft games only get a chance at being purchased, once they hit the bargain bins.
Not that I condone it, but now there is another excuse to pirate. To actually be able to play the game you brought in the first place. This is why for me Ubisoft games only get a chance at being purchased, once they hit the bargain bins.
You know, if I had bought that game when I first put my PC together, I wouldn't be able to play it now? Dead mobo swap, new GPU added, sound card added, new gpu added, more ram added, new ssd added, another new ssd added... not to mention all the Windows installs... yeah. Pretty sure that won't work for me.
On the other hand, I'm sure there's ways around it. You know, if you paid for it...
On the other hand, I'm sure there's ways around it. You know, if you paid for it...
*sigh* I wish I could be shocked by this, I really do.
I hate piracy. Putting that out there to start with. I think there is no valid excuse for it; pony up to the bar if you wanna play, wait for a sale or a price drop if you think launch price is excessive, and if you dislike a company, rather than pirate, ignore them. Tell your friends to ignore them. Do your part and move on to the companies you want to do business with, buy their games when they hit a price point you are comfortable with, and support the industry.
That said, ye gods, Ubisoft, you're not making the job of people who want to be anti-piracy easy. How many DRM-related snafus will it take before you look at the bottom line and ask yourself why people are deserting you on the PC in droves? How many more half-hearted excuses are you going to make for why your PC game sales lag so far behind your console sales? How many times do you intend to viciously screw over your legitimate customers, thus making the cracked copies a legitimately superior product?
What stings the most in this, what sticks in my craw the most violently, is one single element of their reply; '...there is simply no way to bypass that.'
Bull.
Pirates do it. Pirates who do not have the support of the company that made the damn game and have the source code RIGHT THERE. You do NOT get to play the 'It is impossible to change this' card when you made the game, own the studio, contract the programmers, and could look right the hell now at the code that says how it works.
Again, I preface; I am not supporting pirates here. This is not an excuse to pirate this game. It is, however, a legitimate reason to _avoid_ this game like the plague, as I already do with all of Ubisoft's PC ventures, and indeed, their console versions as well. Guess I took being called a pirate since I game on my PC a bit personally.
It's a shame, because the game looks pretty cool. But the sad fact, Ubisoft, is you're not the only game in town. Especially not in the PC market. And the more times I see things like this crop up, the more reason the PC market has to turn its back on you. Wise up or drop out, Ubisoft, before you pollute your name any further.
I hate piracy. Putting that out there to start with. I think there is no valid excuse for it; pony up to the bar if you wanna play, wait for a sale or a price drop if you think launch price is excessive, and if you dislike a company, rather than pirate, ignore them. Tell your friends to ignore them. Do your part and move on to the companies you want to do business with, buy their games when they hit a price point you are comfortable with, and support the industry.
That said, ye gods, Ubisoft, you're not making the job of people who want to be anti-piracy easy. How many DRM-related snafus will it take before you look at the bottom line and ask yourself why people are deserting you on the PC in droves? How many more half-hearted excuses are you going to make for why your PC game sales lag so far behind your console sales? How many times do you intend to viciously screw over your legitimate customers, thus making the cracked copies a legitimately superior product?
What stings the most in this, what sticks in my craw the most violently, is one single element of their reply; '...there is simply no way to bypass that.'
Bull.
Pirates do it. Pirates who do not have the support of the company that made the damn game and have the source code RIGHT THERE. You do NOT get to play the 'It is impossible to change this' card when you made the game, own the studio, contract the programmers, and could look right the hell now at the code that says how it works.
Again, I preface; I am not supporting pirates here. This is not an excuse to pirate this game. It is, however, a legitimate reason to _avoid_ this game like the plague, as I already do with all of Ubisoft's PC ventures, and indeed, their console versions as well. Guess I took being called a pirate since I game on my PC a bit personally.
It's a shame, because the game looks pretty cool. But the sad fact, Ubisoft, is you're not the only game in town. Especially not in the PC market. And the more times I see things like this crop up, the more reason the PC market has to turn its back on you. Wise up or drop out, Ubisoft, before you pollute your name any further.
Good old Ubisoft. You can always trust them to do what they think is best for them, even if that thing is shooting themselves in the foot. This is why I don't buy their games. I almost bought this, only to notice it was published by Ubisoft. Then I didn't. No regrets now.
Limited numbers of installs are bullshit anyway, but this is just absurd.
If I bought this game and found out about it afterwards I'd be bloody fuming. I'd also crack it with no moral qualms at all, and I'm not fond of piracy either.
I'd almost want to be sued over it, just so I could walk into a court and present the copy of the game that I legitimately fucking bought!
poiuppx said:
If I bought this game and found out about it afterwards I'd be bloody fuming. I'd also crack it with no moral qualms at all, and I'm not fond of piracy either.
I'd almost want to be sued over it, just so I could walk into a court and present the copy of the game that I legitimately fucking bought!
I'm amazed that this is even legal.
Even by the minimal chance that it is, surely Ubisoft are required by law to state it in clear packaging BEFORE there's a purchase made?
FFS, you can't even buy peanuts without them saying "May Contain Nuts", but not "Will Stop Working When We Denote It".
I prescribe a simple test to Ubisoft's entire department.
It starts with a Boot to the Head.
It then continues with a Boot to the Head.
And then repeats until the consumer is satisfied.
Even by the minimal chance that it is, surely Ubisoft are required by law to state it in clear packaging BEFORE there's a purchase made?
FFS, you can't even buy peanuts without them saying "May Contain Nuts", but not "Will Stop Working When We Denote It".
I prescribe a simple test to Ubisoft's entire department.
It starts with a Boot to the Head.
It then continues with a Boot to the Head.
And then repeats until the consumer is satisfied.
Hasn't Ubisoft's DRM been around for like two years now? How are people just now discovering how it works? Are... are they literally the first people to legitimately b
For my own part, I've boycotted Ubisoft entirely until they get their heads on straight. They've made some games that have come highly recommended and are even available on Good Old Games DRM-free, but I'm not fucking buying them until they ditch their DRM system and patch it out of every last game they've ever made. So basically forever. It's a sacrifice I'm willing to make.
Oh, and don't get me started on people who say "Welp, I guess I'm getting the console version." Great. So not only are you not willing to keep your hands off the game, you're even still going to give the company your money and send the message that the PC gaming market is dead, thus helping to make it so when they use that as an excuse to stop making PC ports at all. I don't have a lot of respect for pirates, but I have far, faaaar less respect for that crowd.
Actually, I should qualify that previous statement about boycotting. Because I don't think people in general have the balls to boycott anything else either. The Internet is generally full of the most anger-prone people out there, and I still can't remember the last time anyone admitted they were actually boycotting a company they thought was evil. And keep in mind, many of those companies are guilty of a hell of a lot worse than just making it inconvenient to play a video game. Those entitlement issues apply to pretty much everything; it's just that media is easy to get and still abstain from paying for.
THANK YOU. What is it about media in particular that people refuse to just boycott it? Are we so entitled that the idea of going without entertainment is just going too far? My favorite thing is when people say "piracy is a good thing because it's free publicity" and then turn around and say "I'm pirating this thing in protest because I hate the company". Um, if you hate the company then why are you doing the very thing that you claim is good for them? Either you're lying or you're stupid, dude.poiuppx said:
For my own part, I've boycotted Ubisoft entirely until they get their heads on straight. They've made some games that have come highly recommended and are even available on Good Old Games DRM-free, but I'm not fucking buying them until they ditch their DRM system and patch it out of every last game they've ever made. So basically forever. It's a sacrifice I'm willing to make.
Oh, and don't get me started on people who say "Welp, I guess I'm getting the console version." Great. So not only are you not willing to keep your hands off the game, you're even still going to give the company your money and send the message that the PC gaming market is dead, thus helping to make it so when they use that as an excuse to stop making PC ports at all. I don't have a lot of respect for pirates, but I have far, faaaar less respect for that crowd.
Actually, I should qualify that previous statement about boycotting. Because I don't think people in general have the balls to boycott anything else either. The Internet is generally full of the most anger-prone people out there, and I still can't remember the last time anyone admitted they were actually boycotting a company they thought was evil. And keep in mind, many of those companies are guilty of a hell of a lot worse than just making it inconvenient to play a video game. Those entitlement issues apply to pretty much everything; it's just that media is easy to get and still abstain from paying for.
"No really, don't pirate our games. Yes, we understand that our games are, in essence, temporary unless you pirate them. Yes, we understand that only the people that actually paid money are at the whim of our less-than-functional equipment. Yes, we understand that our invasive programming is easier to manage if you rip us off. But... c'mon, I'm sure all of you will do the right thing."
"...well, for us... not... not for you."
"...well, for us... not... not for you."
It's a shame, because Anno 2070 is a graphically beautiful and at the same time, demanding game. Sadly, there'll most likely be more people who will run into this issue.
You're not missing much, it's the worst game in the franchise. Worse than the XBOX 360/PlayStation 3 version of Double Agent.Kmadden2004 said:
Not really. The game requires you to be logged in and connected to the servers to gain diplomacy bonuses and Ark upgrades. Dunno if the pirates have gotten around it, though.jurnag12 said:
Typically, when replacing the mobo (and usually getting a new chipset and socket) will require a CPU change and sometimes also a RAM upgrade, as many newer processors don't support DDR/2.drkchmst said:
With that many critical components upgraded, plus a fresh Windows install required, you may as well be getting a new computer anyway.
Uh, Andy? You may need to give the article formatting a once over. Just pointing it out.Andy Chalk said:
When Anno 2070 first came out on Steam, I noticed on the Store page that it did mention a 3 machine activation limit. I fired off an email to Steam asking why is Steam, the "install your games on as many machines as you want" service, only allowing me to install this game 3 times.
After several weeks, I got a reply...saying that I should contact Ubisoft.
At that point, I gave up on the game entirely. Didn't buy it. Didn't even download a demo, just dropped it entirely.
Steam, Ubisoft is a different company than you. I asked YOU, Steam, not Ubisoft.
After several weeks, I got a reply...saying that I should contact Ubisoft.
At that point, I gave up on the game entirely. Didn't buy it. Didn't even download a demo, just dropped it entirely.
Steam, Ubisoft is a different company than you. I asked YOU, Steam, not Ubisoft.