Ubisoft Wants to Please PC Gamers

[Joccaren]

I almost had a heart attack when I read the title.

Buuuut, its just so they can get more business on their digital distribution platform, so W/E.
Call me when they start properly treating PC gamers well, and not removing DRM to secretly patch it in a short while later. I've got nothing against a lot of their games - they're generally well made. Ubisoft's practices, however, and their previous comments regarding PCs... Its going to take more than improving your Digital Store to fix that.

 

[Ed130 The Vanguard]

You could try ditching Uplay.

That might help.

 

[Chaos Marine]

Nope. Fuck Ubisoft.

 

[devotedsniper]

To be honest i've never really had too much of a problem with the always on DRM other than if i were ever to have internet issues (sky internet is terrible). My main issue is the fact that pc versions of games usually come a month later and sometimes there really badly ported, but saying that other than the delays a lot of them have been fine lately.

 

[XzarTheMad]

I used to be a "big fan" of ubisoft (as in, I liked their games). It wasn't until I bought From Dust, which requires Uplay, that I started actively disliking them. As far as DRM goes, Steam tries to make a bad thing into a good one by making it into a service rather than a punishment. For my money, they're doing a good job. Uplay, while not a -bad- service, is just unnecessary. I dislike Uplay for the same reasons I dislike GFWL: I don't need an extra layer of DRM on top of steam. I don't want my achievements and screenshots to be archived in a seperate program; my friends are on Steam, and I want to share my gaming experiences with them. I know no one on Uplay or GFWL, and I have no need for them. That's why, I think, so many people complain about Uplay but still use steam. Steam works, it goes to great lenghts to try and actually improve the gaming experience. I had a ***** of a time getting From Dust to work, and had I known that Anno 2070 used the same thing, I would not have bought it. As it stands now, they are both games I will not be completing or playing very much.

For my money, Ubisoft can do what they want. I am interested in neither Assassin's Creed nor Far Cry. But if they want to gain the trust of PC players, I'd suggest removing the Uplay requirement from games purchased through Steam. Double DRM is not okay.

My 2 cents.

 

[balberoy]

I only buy games when I can directly play them via Steam. I stopped buying EA games.
Ubisoft does not see that PC nerds like myself don't like to buy games on 4 different platforms.
I would surely have bought Ubisoft games, if they would not require damn f...ing U play.

 

[DTWolfwood]

first they treat PC gamers like criminals, now they want to be our friends...

 

[lacktheknack]

My copy of From Dust wouldn't work until I reinstalled UPlay about six times.

Is it better now?

Anyone got any reasons why I should use UPlay instead of Steam and gog.com?

 

[lacktheknack]

OK Ubisoft, I'll even give you a tip for free.
Pay attention, this one's kinda important:

DON'T PISS THEM OFF WITH ALWAYS-ONLINE DRM

They've stopped that. A long time ago. It's YOUR job to keep up with what they're doing, you know.

 

[Woodsey]

The issue isn't about the quality of games, it never has been (Ubisoft usually ranks fairly high in that regard personally). The issue is that to gain legal access to the quality games, customers are forced to deal with some of the worst DRM schemes out there put out by a company that thinks they're all thieves.

All their games have had one-time activations for months now. UPlay is, in a word, inoffensive.

 

[Canadamus Prime]

Ok, the first step Ubisoft would be to ditch all your idiotic DRM schemes.

 

[lacktheknack]

OK Ubisoft, I'll even give you a tip for free.
Pay attention, this one's kinda important:

DON'T PISS THEM OFF WITH ALWAYS-ONLINE DRM

They've stopped that. A long time ago. It's YOUR job to keep up with what they're doing, you know.

iiiiiiiiiiincorrect.

They want to sell stuff, its their job the get the news about removing things that people hated out to the people they have driven away.

Its not the customers job to go and verify if the seller is still psising in your face everytime you show up in the store. Its the Sellers job to inform us he has nailed shut his schlong and wants us to perhaps come back and see whats new. And perhaps give us an appetizer.

When they didn't include Always-On DRM in Assassin's Creed 3, and every game thereafter, it was in the gaming news.

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/09/05/ubisoft-scrapping-always-on-drm-for-pc-games/

http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/09/05/ubisoft-renounces-always-on-drm-for-pc-assassins-creed-3-confirmed-playable-offline/

http://ca.ign.com/articles/2012/09/05/ubisoft-officially-ditches-always-on-pc-drm

It's your job to listen for these things. Unless you want them personally mailing you every announcement...?

 

[lacktheknack]

Ok, the first step Ubisoft would be to ditch all your idiotic DRM schemes.

See above.

Please tell me this isn't going to be a "haven't you been listening for the past five months?" thread.

 

[Canadamus Prime]

Ok, the first step Ubisoft would be to ditch all your idiotic DRM schemes.

See above.

Please tell me this isn't going to be a "haven't you been listening for the past five months?" thread.

Good, then they've already taken the first step then.

 

[lacktheknack]

Ok, the first step Ubisoft would be to ditch all your idiotic DRM schemes.

See above.

Please tell me this isn't going to be a "haven't you been listening for the past five months?" thread.

Good, then they've already taken the first step then.

I don't think there's that many more steps to take beyond "don't force us to use UPlay" and "make sure you actaully have functional ports". Ubisoft's games are pretty awesome, all things considered, and I'm relieved I no longer have to boycott them.

 

[Canadamus Prime]

Ok, the first step Ubisoft would be to ditch all your idiotic DRM schemes.

See above.

Please tell me this isn't going to be a "haven't you been listening for the past five months?" thread.

Good, then they've already taken the first step then.

I don't think there's that many more steps to take beyond "don't force us to use UPlay" and "make sure you actaully have functional ports". Ubisoft's games are pretty awesome, all things considered, and I'm relieved I no longer have to boycott them.

I don't think other gamers will be as willing to forgive as you are. Also I can't see Ubisoft actually taking those steps.

 

[Atmos Duality]

They've stopped that. A long time ago. It's YOUR job to keep up with what they're doing, you know.

They were clearly invested in that tech before, and they aren't the only ones *glares at Blizzard*.
It's a standard of control they obviously wanted, and something consumers will hopefully be intolerant of should it arise again.

 

[TotalerKrieger]

If Ubisoft wants to please this PC gamer, they can stop releasing PC games altogether. Open up the market for new companies worthy of my cash.

 

[synobal]

I dunno if Ubisoft will ever get me back as a regular customer. It's doubtful, they like Epic games pretty much called me a thief and released a game with Starforce DRM which totally screwed my computer up at the time. I've still yet to finish the original Prince of Persia trilogy because of this. Maybe if they sent me a DRM free coapy of The Prince of Persia Two thrones I'd think about it.

 

[Strazdas]

sorry ubisoft, i loved you, then AC2 happened, now your not seeing anything from me ever again.