PC Upgrades Trigger Ubisoft Activation Limits

[Kmadden2004]

Does this explain why I haven't been able to play Splinter Cell: Conviction on Steam for the last three weeks?

You're not missing much, it's the worst game in the franchise. Worse than the XBOX 360/PlayStation 3 version of Double Agent.

Well, i like it... well, I liked it when I was actually able to play it...

 

[TitanAtlas]

A dark room somewhere in America, has gathered the most suspicious Guests:

??? - Finnaly... it appears you have joined us in the Screwing loyal fans and b.s. providing to the world.

*Everyone rises from the chair giving warm-welcomes*

Ubisoft - Thank you guys... May we ruin our name in the goal of screwing people up with idiots systems and useless services!!!

*The main director of the organisation reveals himself*

EA - No my dear friend... Thank YOU.... Activision... show our guest the ropes of the place...

*Everyone bursts in laughter, has the Corrupted Capitalist Legion Strikes again!!*

EA - Now also on the matter.... how can we support SOPA, withouth giving our direct presence or contribution....

 

[Techno Squidgy]

Here is an honest question I have for PC enthusiasts. I built my PC 3 years ago and have been slowly upgrading it to meet my growing gaming needs. At what point does it become a new computer? (This specifically got me thinking when I downgraded from XP to Win7Pro64 with their activation nonsense). Obviously Ubisoft think's changing a mouse makes it a new system. I would probably reluctantly set my bar at the MoBo although I don't think there should be a bar)

A modern version of the Ship of Theseus problem? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus

Indeed.
I'd say it becomes a new computer as soon as you change the mobo and CPU. because that requires a fresh install of your operating system (well, for windows at least).

 

[Cyrus Hanley]

Does this explain why I haven't been able to play Splinter Cell: Conviction on Steam for the last three weeks?

You're not missing much, it's the worst game in the franchise. Worse than the XBOX 360/PlayStation 3 version of Double Agent.

Well, i like it... well, I liked it when I was actually able to play it...

Which means you'll love Chaos Theory.

 

[aashell13]

Here is an honest question I have for PC enthusiasts. I built my PC 3 years ago and have been slowly upgrading it to meet my growing gaming needs. At what point does it become a new computer? (This specifically got me thinking when I downgraded from XP to Win7Pro64 with their activation nonsense). Obviously Ubisoft think's changing a mouse makes it a new system. I would probably reluctantly set my bar at the MoBo although I don't think there should be a bar)

I suppose the statistician's answer would be when you arrive at 51% new parts.

 

[ThunderCavalier]

And yet WE'RE the bad guys when we try to find ways to bypass a system that's horribly broken.

 

[Denamic]

there is simply no way to bypass that

Yup, there's is absolutely no way that this DRM could possibly be bypassed.
Shitting on customers is such good business!

 

[Snotnarok]

I stated this many times already, any changes to hardware count as installs under their dumbass DRM claims. I think I even argued about this with someone here...hm, well here's your defining proof if you're reading.

 

[Creator002]

I call shotgun when they do the same for consoles!

That might be a good move on our behalf. Console gamers will start complaining as loud, if not louder, than the PC gamers (and I assume there are more console gamers than PC) hopefully forcing Ubisoft's hand to let up. [footnote]Am I too optimistic?[/footnote]
Also, my asshat friend might stop calling me an idiot for not buying Ubisoft products.

Captcha: cowardice ofoundsc
Yep, thanks.

 

[Robert Ewing]

Hurray for not being able to use the software you paid for!

One word, crack. As in ass crack. The drug crack. The famous crack in a America called the grand canyon. Cracked.com, Edgar Crackington, Cracking cheese gromit and holy crack, it's a Krakon!

Because for it to work with all Guru3d's hardware... Thats $420. For one game... That isn't even that graphically impressive either... Now, I don't know about you, but I wouldn't even pay that much for a console to run that shit on... I wouldn't pay that much for 4 of those fucking hypothetical consoles... It's an absolutely brain dead DRM. Guru, if you're reading this, you may as well give it lots of shit scores or something. Hurt their sales a bit.

 

[Sandytimeman]

So their DRM plan is to make it unplayable and as hard as possible for honest and paying customers to enjoy the game? Sounds like a good plan to me, I don't have any intentions of ever buying OR pirating the game.