Fuck you too, Ubisoft! I am seriously starting to get really pissed at them now.
I buy their games, and all I get is a dick in the face?
I buy their games, and all I get is a dick in the face?
Ubisoft Kills Ghost Recon: Future Soldier on PC
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THe last time I bought a product from Ubisoft it was horrible (one of the Prince of Persia games). The DRM detected an IDE drive on my PC and refused to install. When I tried to install the game it said my PC had "Pirate Hardware" because of the IDE drive. BS! A lot of PC's at that time had IDE drives. IT WAS YOUR BASIC PC SETUP! The DRM from this company have been far too over protective for years. Bye-Bye Ubisoft, Im done with you. My PS3 and PC wont support you ass anymore.
Oh Ubisoft, you're so silly :/
Obviously trying to beat EA and Activision in the most hated competition
Obviously trying to beat EA and Activision in the most hated competition
"Our Prince of Persia sequel didn't sell as well as we think it should... PIRACY!"
"Don't like our always-online DRM? Well fuck off if you don't like it!... Oh why is no one buying our games on PC? Must be PIRACY!"
"Customers take it personally when we call most of them thieves... typical PIRATES."
Their cuntiness alone has ensured more people will pirate their games out of spite now, and I hope they go bankrupt.
We're supposed to have sympathy for them too, even though by their own arguments they deserve to die off. Piracy is killing the PC market, but the response to any legitimate complaint is to stop buying PC games if we don?t like it. If we act rationally and refuse to throw the baby out with the bathwater and download a game, we're killing them. What would they rather have us do? ?Talk with our wallets? and not play the games at all, and certainly don?t buy them. Which would also kill the industry, but that?s somehow the more moral solution. Either way the industry is basically daring us to kill it.
Most people are talking with their wallets, which is why the market is shrinking. And what message does the industry take from that? That they should do something different? Nope. The message is that they should simply move to consoles due to a shrinking market they surely can?t be responsible for. So even when we do follow the "moral" way, nothing changes. So the decision, from our view, is between "No Games, Dead Industry" and "Pirate Games, Dead Industry".
In other words, if the industry isn?t going to get the message no matter what we do and is going to die either way. Should I feel sorry for Ken Levine not getting paid for a good game? Nope. The industry doesn?t care about screwing us over in the name of unproven piracy damages, so I don?t see why we should care if a few decent developers get crushed in the name of taking down an industry that could not possibly care less about doing proper business with us.
"Don't like our always-online DRM? Well fuck off if you don't like it!... Oh why is no one buying our games on PC? Must be PIRACY!"
"Customers take it personally when we call most of them thieves... typical PIRATES."
Their cuntiness alone has ensured more people will pirate their games out of spite now, and I hope they go bankrupt.
We're supposed to have sympathy for them too, even though by their own arguments they deserve to die off. Piracy is killing the PC market, but the response to any legitimate complaint is to stop buying PC games if we don?t like it. If we act rationally and refuse to throw the baby out with the bathwater and download a game, we're killing them. What would they rather have us do? ?Talk with our wallets? and not play the games at all, and certainly don?t buy them. Which would also kill the industry, but that?s somehow the more moral solution. Either way the industry is basically daring us to kill it.
Most people are talking with their wallets, which is why the market is shrinking. And what message does the industry take from that? That they should do something different? Nope. The message is that they should simply move to consoles due to a shrinking market they surely can?t be responsible for. So even when we do follow the "moral" way, nothing changes. So the decision, from our view, is between "No Games, Dead Industry" and "Pirate Games, Dead Industry".
In other words, if the industry isn?t going to get the message no matter what we do and is going to die either way. Should I feel sorry for Ken Levine not getting paid for a good game? Nope. The industry doesn?t care about screwing us over in the name of unproven piracy damages, so I don?t see why we should care if a few decent developers get crushed in the name of taking down an industry that could not possibly care less about doing proper business with us.
All of this Ubisoft bullshit would annoy me a lot more if I could remember the last time they released a title I actually wanted to play.
Oh well, guess I'll just keep giving my money to Valve and EA.
Oh well, guess I'll just keep giving my money to Valve and EA.
Damnit ubisoft, i know we have some differences (DRM which in some cases, PREVENTED me from playing your game. As in i bought the game, and couldn't play it due to it wearing the DRM equivalent of a chastity belt. Ive avoided ubisoft games on the pc since then) but when it comes down to it, i'll always have sympathy with ya, ya made some really great games in the past i'll never forget.
But cmon man...You trying to alienate every single pc player out there?
Seems like burning bridges to me.
Damnit ubi, you used to be cool ¬¬
But cmon man...You trying to alienate every single pc player out there?
Seems like burning bridges to me.
Damnit ubi, you used to be cool ¬¬
So what games does Ubisoft actually produce that I, as a PC gamer, would be interested in?
Last one I can remember that I played was HoMM 3? I think. HoMM is tired a boring now, so...I won't buy the newest one. The first Assassin's Creed was great, but I played it on Xbox, not PC. The next installments of AC weren't innovative enough to get me to buy them.
SO yeah, what do I care if Ubisoft gives up a huge part of their market base? They don't produce anything worth my time anyways.
Oh and I, for one, was definitely not bitching about not being able to play that game they just released on my PC. I couldn't give any less fucks. I'd never even heard of it before yesterday's article. And Ghost Recon? Really? They still make that game? I thought it died along time ago.
Ubisoft apparently is run by a bunch of pretentious, self-righteous assholes.
Last one I can remember that I played was HoMM 3? I think. HoMM is tired a boring now, so...I won't buy the newest one. The first Assassin's Creed was great, but I played it on Xbox, not PC. The next installments of AC weren't innovative enough to get me to buy them.
SO yeah, what do I care if Ubisoft gives up a huge part of their market base? They don't produce anything worth my time anyways.
Oh and I, for one, was definitely not bitching about not being able to play that game they just released on my PC. I couldn't give any less fucks. I'd never even heard of it before yesterday's article. And Ghost Recon? Really? They still make that game? I thought it died along time ago.
Ubisoft apparently is run by a bunch of pretentious, self-righteous assholes.
Also, didn't you say in the past that your DRM was a success [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/111951-Ubisoft-Says-Always-On-DRM-A-Success]?
If it is, then why are your games pirated so much? Which is it Ubisoft? Is your DRM a success and cuts back on piracy, or is it a complete failure just like everyone said it would be?
Seems it was a complete failure.
Holy shit, it seems that this method of treating your customers like shit is a bad idea. HOLY FUCK THAT'S A SURPRISE.
I wonder how many pirate your games just to get around your shitty DRM. Not to mention pirating just to spite you.
If it is, then why are your games pirated so much? Which is it Ubisoft? Is your DRM a success and cuts back on piracy, or is it a complete failure just like everyone said it would be?
Seems it was a complete failure.
Holy shit, it seems that this method of treating your customers like shit is a bad idea. HOLY FUCK THAT'S A SURPRISE.
I wonder how many pirate your games just to get around your shitty DRM. Not to mention pirating just to spite you.
I feel like game developers never took basic business. Pretty sure we learned this in highschool:
-As price goes up, sales go down.
-As price goes down, sales go up.
-Find happy medium
-Profit!
Maybe they should stop charging $60 for every. single. 8 hour. campaign. WTF. A game like Skyrim of course is 100% worth the price of admission. But Portal 2? Good game, yes, but not work $50 (on PC). I waited for a sale then bought it for what I felt was reasonable, and I did not pirate.
Some games like BF3 and MW3 are only going to be worth full price if you spend hours upon hours online. Then you're paying for long term service.
-As price goes up, sales go down.
-As price goes down, sales go up.
-Find happy medium
-Profit!
Maybe they should stop charging $60 for every. single. 8 hour. campaign. WTF. A game like Skyrim of course is 100% worth the price of admission. But Portal 2? Good game, yes, but not work $50 (on PC). I waited for a sale then bought it for what I felt was reasonable, and I did not pirate.
Some games like BF3 and MW3 are only going to be worth full price if you spend hours upon hours online. Then you're paying for long term service.
Also, this. This so hard. Nurb, if I could, I would kiss you.Nurb said:"Our Prince of Persia sequel didn't sell as well as we think it should... PIRACY!"
"Don't like our always-online DRM? Well fuck off if you don't like it!... Oh why is no one buying our games on PC? Must be PIRACY!"
"Customers take it personally when we call most of them thieves... typical PIRATES."
Their cuntiness alone has ensured more people will pirate their games out of spite now, and I hope they go bankrupt.
We're supposed to have sympathy for them too, even though by their own arguments they deserve to die off. Piracy is killing the PC market, but the response to any legitimate complaint is to stop buying PC games if we don?t like it. If we act rationally and refuse to throw the baby out with the bathwater and download a game, we're killing them. What would they rather have us do? ?Talk with our wallets? and not play the games at all, and certainly don?t buy them. Which would also kill the industry, but that?s somehow the more moral solution. Either way the industry is basically daring us to kill it.
Most people are talking with their wallets, which is why the market is shrinking. And what message does the industry take from that? That they should do something different? Nope. The message is that they should simply move to consoles due to a shrinking market they surely can?t be responsible for. So even when we do follow the "moral" way, nothing changes. So the decision, from our view, is between "No Games, Dead Industry" and "Pirate Games, Dead Industry".
In other words, if the industry isn?t going to get the message no matter what we do and is going to die either way. Should I feel sorry for Ken Levine not getting paid for a good game? Nope. The industry doesn?t care about screwing us over in the name of unproven piracy damages, so I don?t see why we should care if a few decent developers get crushed in the name of taking down an industry that could not possibly care less about doing proper business with us.
I guess I will give my money to Valve , GOG , Gamersgate and EA then who all seem to not be utterly failing despite all the piracy. Ubisoft can huff a dong.
Maybe if they didn't use such shitty DRM that treated everyone as a pirate (IDE does not = piracy you morons ) then people wouldn't have to pirate or download a crack to get the product they have paid for to work.
Maybe if they didn't use such shitty DRM that treated everyone as a pirate (IDE does not = piracy you morons ) then people wouldn't have to pirate or download a crack to get the product they have paid for to work.
Not like I care, since Rainbox Six and Ghost Recon haven't been good since... well, a long time at least, and the "piracy lolol" excuse is bad.
More like "We stopped making good PC ports besides AC games and nobody is buying them, WHYYY oh right, let's blame the pirates".
More like "We stopped making good PC ports besides AC games and nobody is buying them, WHYYY oh right, let's blame the pirates".
I'm just going to go ahead and theorize that this has more to do with PC gamers resisting Ubisoft games thanks to poorly designed DRM.
Jeez, would you lot get over yourselves - no company owes you anything. If ubisoft think they can make a better return from console dev then that's their choice, not yours - and if you think their games suck, really why do you care? Honestly I'll never understand why private companies like this, EA, activision etc, are hated so much, why we get all this reactionary complaining, which is frankly, a little embarrassing to read (are you all 12 or something?).
What it comes down to is this: If you don't like their products, then don't buy them. If you think you can do better, then go ahead and do better.
What it comes down to is this: If you don't like their products, then don't buy them. If you think you can do better, then go ahead and do better.
Wow, that is a bit of a dick move by Ubisoft. The PC does have far more widespread piracy than consoles, but it can't be anything like the 95% figure they're suggesting.
Oh well, I'm a console gamer anyway so this isn't a big deal for me. The only Ubisoft games I play are Splinter Cell and Far Cry. Its a pity that PC users will miss out on this, but its hardly the end of the world. There are still plenty of better games out there for you guys to enjoy.
Oh well, I'm a console gamer anyway so this isn't a big deal for me. The only Ubisoft games I play are Splinter Cell and Far Cry. Its a pity that PC users will miss out on this, but its hardly the end of the world. There are still plenty of better games out there for you guys to enjoy.