Regardless of the reason, I for one am glad that they have finally made adjustments and will temporarily suspend my vendetta.SmashLovesTitanQuest said:Sorry UBI, but you've lost me already. Should have listened a year ago when the entire internet was telling you just how stupid this whole DRM thing was.
If you do, I still have a coupon [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.386490-Steam-coupon-for-Heroes-6-DLC] for the DLC campaign. But just know that the new DRM scheme wouldn't affect Heroes - it's only for new titles. H6 still requires always-online. Well, technically you can pay offline, but you lose some features of the game, which is annoying as hell and online single play is preferable.Harker067 said:Hmm well they've made me reconsider getting Heroes of might and magic 6 but we'll see how things go...
I'd say this too.Metzeten said:I wonder if the reason it only made up 7% of sales was because of the horrific and stupid DRM that actually made it preferable to be using a pirate copy.
This is almost certainly going to boost their PC sales.
CD Project would like to have a word with you4RM3D said:Metzeten said:I wonder if the reason it only made up 7% of sales was because of the horrific and stupid DRM that actually made it preferable to be using a pirate copy.
This is almost certainly going to boost their PC sales.I am not going to defend Ubisoft here. But PC games get pirated on a MASSIVE scale; not just Ubisoft, every publisher suffers from piracy. Consoles have far less piracy and thus are more popular for devs.DVS BSTrD said:Though Ubisoft's DRM is no longer a PC problem, it's worth noting that - according to Ubisoft's figures - PC sales made up only 7% of the total in the last fiscal year. You do know WHY it was only 7% don't you Ubisoft?
The overall piracy rate for a popular game is between 50% and 75% on the PC and less than 20% on consoles.
Actually, games get pirated less because of DRM. The loss of people not buying the game because of DRM is less than the loss of people who pirate the game (who were potential buyers). The DRM gets cracked eventually, but it is just to prevent the game from being pirated for as long as possible, usually a week or 2.
I figured it would probably stay as such. My not buying it yet had more to do with I don't want to give you money while you're still doing this shitty policy (and some of the reviews though they've probably patched by now) then directly related to it being on the game. Thanks for the info and pointing out your coupon though I'll be thinking about it.DoPo said:If you do, I still have a coupon [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.386490-Steam-coupon-for-Heroes-6-DLC] for the DLC campaign. But just know that the new DRM scheme wouldn't affect Heroes - it's only for new titles. H6 still requires always-online. Well, technically you can pay offline, but you lose some features of the game, which is annoying as hell and online single play is preferable.Harker067 said:Hmm well they've made me reconsider getting Heroes of might and magic 6 but we'll see how things go...
Next time provide source for those numbers and percentages.4RM3D said:I am not going to defend Ubisoft here. But PC games get pirated on a MASSIVE scale; not just Ubisoft, every publisher suffers from piracy. Consoles have far less piracy and thus are more popular for devs.
4RM3D said:Actually, games get pirated less because of DRM. The loss of people not buying the game because of DRM is less than the loss of people who pirate the game (who were potential buyers). The DRM gets cracked eventually, but it is just to prevent the game from being pirated for as long as possible, usually a week or 2.
Eh, it won't achieve anything. Anyone who is willing to pirate a game doesn't mind waiting a few weeks. Its free, after all.4RM3D said:Meh, just explaining the situation.dangoball said:inb4 you being labeled as corporate sell-out
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Well, this is good, right? So let's enjoy it while it lasts, for as we all know, big companies like to shoot themself in their feet.
You got two kinds of pirates:
1) People that don't CARE about the impact on the industry.
2) Poeple that don't KNOW about the impact on the industry.
The first group is hopeless to talk to, but I might be able to knock some sense into the second group
I am not a fan of DRM. The usual ones, e.g. first time activation, are not so bad and I don't tend to have an issue with it. But Ubisoft went too far with the always online DRM. The install limit on some DRMs sucks also.
And your source for all of this information is... what? Show the proof.4RM3D said:Metzeten said:I wonder if the reason it only made up 7% of sales was because of the horrific and stupid DRM that actually made it preferable to be using a pirate copy.
This is almost certainly going to boost their PC sales.I am not going to defend Ubisoft here. But PC games get pirated on a MASSIVE scale; not just Ubisoft, every publisher suffers from piracy. Consoles have far less piracy and thus are more popular for devs.DVS BSTrD said:Though Ubisoft's DRM is no longer a PC problem, it's worth noting that - according to Ubisoft's figures - PC sales made up only 7% of the total in the last fiscal year. You do know WHY it was only 7% don't you Ubisoft?
The overall piracy rate for a popular game is between 50% and 75% on the PC and less than 20% on consoles.
Actually, games get pirated less because of DRM. The loss of people not buying the game because of DRM is less than the loss of people who pirate the game (who were potential buyers). The DRM gets cracked eventually, but it is just to prevent the game from being pirated for as long as possible, usually a week or 2.
Something very suspicious is going on. They're plotting something. We're onto them.RhombusHatesYou said:Yeah, between this and Epic suddenly deciding that "no, really, we've always loved the PC" I'm not sure what the fuck is happening but it's making me very suspicious.Deviate said:I still don't trust them as far as I can throw them and the things they've said about the PC gamers over the years hasn't magically been unsaid yet. However, I am willing to give this gesture a token of approval by buying some game or another from them. Which one, eeeeh, doesn't matter I guess. Anyway, good job Ubisoft, but I still got my eye on you dogfuckers.
AC1 didn't have any DRM originally, as far as I know.llyrnion said:Well, AC1 is on gog.com, with no DRM, naturally. Who knows, maybe we don't have to wait too much for AC2 being there, too.