Lol! No interest whatsoever.

Flatline wrote on Aug 17, 2012, 17:18:
Steam (Yeah I'll throw that in there), GFWL, EA Origin, and now UBI. It's getting fucking insane.

I think Steam is as much of a pain in the ass as these other attempts at a store application. Steam were first on the block though, I've been using it since 2004. In the last few years I've built up a sizable catalog on there. EA and Ubi are way way late to the party. Steam has used up all my patience for these apps and while I tolerate and use it I'll be damned if I let another 'always on' app like this on my PC. Certainly not longer than it takes for me to get bored of a title that requires one. Once I'm done with that game the front end is uninstalled. I won't even look at purchasing something through it. It's like a banner ad on a website. My mind blocks it out and doesn't even register it's presence.

I will say that the fragmenting of games down to having to have these dedicated fucking services that always want to be on and use up resources is starting to piss me off. Steam (Yeah I'll throw that in there), GFWL, EA Origin, and now UBI. It's getting fucking insane. Especially when you have to bind the game to individual gaming profiles like GFWL and UBI.

Sick of it. Makes me not want to play computer games and go back to my board games.

necrosis wrote on Aug 17, 2012, 10:48:
EA strong arming you and only letting you get digital version from their service and this thing from Ubi (insane DRM aside) is not even on par with Stem.

On par for your needs or not, they're still challengers, and they're not strong-arming you any more than Valve is with Portal 2 and whatever else.

necrosis wrote on Aug 17, 2012, 10:48:

StingingVelvet wrote on Aug 16, 2012, 16:43:
I'm glad these challengers to the Steam monopoly are coming around

I would not even call these challengers.

EA strong arming you and only letting you get digital version from their service and this thing from Ubi (insane DRM aside) is not even on par with Stem.

Exactly. This isn't even close to a challenger or even competition.

Gamersgate, Direct2Drive, GreenManGaming and stores like that are the true competitors and I prefer Gamersgate and GMG over other stores personally. It's that sort of competition we need, not this kind of horrible stores with tons of caveats, even more than Steam itself.

StingingVelvet wrote on Aug 16, 2012, 16:43:
I'm glad these challengers to the Steam monopoly are coming around

I would not even call these challengers.

EA strong arming you and only letting you get digital version from their service and this thing from Ubi (insane DRM aside) is not even on par with Stem.

I think id rather clean my scrotum with sulphuric acid than use this. Their shitty DRM has accounted for me purchasing precisely zero of their games since they started. Even though I love SH and settlers.

Julio wrote on Aug 16, 2012, 20:46:

Dades wrote on Aug 16, 2012, 20:24:
Yeah you'd have to be a fucking moron to install this spyware on your machine

Completely agree, who would put on Uplay after having such an obvious security flaw recently?

Makes you kind of question the timing of their "finding out" about this security flaw. Lets say they knew beforehand but did not want to ruffle feathers with the already-peeved PC gaming community about their DRM, but they realized that their Storefront was coming soon down the pipeline, and revealing a security breach *after* would completely discredit such a young platform. I just don't trust Ubi enough.. they have made some pretty signature blunders, not least among them is their DRM fiascos and completely abandoning online titles regularly within a couple years of launch. $1 prices are great and everything to have bargain-shopping PC gamers jump on-board for an early boost to your new platform.. but I don't think, with their history, that I will have anything to do with this.

/tinfoilhat

Yes, because I can't get enough of their always on DRM, and I just LOVE origin, so I want yet another digital distribution platform.

StingingVelvet wrote on Aug 16, 2012, 18:12:

Creston wrote on Aug 16, 2012, 18:08:
Driver San Francisco for a buck? Hmm. Does it have that retarded DRM of theirs?

I'd be tempted to get AC2 and brotherhood for the PC, but same issue with the DRM horseshit... Though I believe in brotherhood it's been taken out?

Last I checked the always online games like Driver and AC2 are now just online to boot, offline afterward. They might have toned it down further in the interim though, I haven't played them in a while.

Brotherhood was a simple one-time activation.

Thanks man.

Creston

ItBurn wrote on Aug 16, 2012, 21:26:

deqer wrote on Aug 16, 2012, 18:17:

ItBurn wrote on Aug 16, 2012, 16:30:

Dades wrote on Aug 16, 2012, 16:29:

1AngryGamer wrote on Aug 16, 2012, 16:18:
Countdown until Anti DRM Fanatics spam this news story....5....4....3...2....1...

How about just people who don't want another fucking digital platform?

You don't want more deals? Spending less money? Forcing Steam to stay competitive? Just add the game to your Steam game list once it's installed.

We don't need another corp whore trying to take a piece of the pie. Does any of us need that? Any of you guys need that? How about you guys over there--did any of you guys ask for this? No?

Okay then, Nope.

You don't want driver for 1$, suit yourself.

With that sort of DRM, Ubisoft would have to pay me if they wanted me to touch one of their DRMrrific games.

ItBurn wrote on Aug 16, 2012, 21:26:
You don't want driver for 1$, suit yourself.

Don't know about him but, for me, I wouldn't even want the game + DRM for free. There are only so many hours in the day.

deqer wrote on Aug 16, 2012, 18:17:

ItBurn wrote on Aug 16, 2012, 16:30:

Dades wrote on Aug 16, 2012, 16:29:

1AngryGamer wrote on Aug 16, 2012, 16:18:
Countdown until Anti DRM Fanatics spam this news story....5....4....3...2....1...

How about just people who don't want another fucking digital platform?

You don't want more deals? Spending less money? Forcing Steam to stay competitive? Just add the game to your Steam game list once it's installed.

We don't need another corp whore trying to take a piece of the pie. Does any of us need that? Any of you guys need that? How about you guys over there--did any of you guys ask for this? No?

Okay then, Nope.

You don't want driver for 1$, suit yourself.

If you want to buy HAWX 2 digital deluxe edition for $1 (today only), you can do so at this URL without installing the Uplay app. You still need to install Uplay to download the game though.

This comment was edited on Aug 16, 2012, 21:15.

Julio wrote on Aug 16, 2012, 20:46:

Dades wrote on Aug 16, 2012, 20:24:
Yeah you'd have to be a fucking moron to install this spyware on your machine

Completely agree, who would put on Uplay after having such an obvious security flaw recently?

Pssst!!! StingingVelvet...

Dades wrote on Aug 16, 2012, 20:24:
Yeah you'd have to be a fucking moron to install this spyware on your machine

Completely agree, who would put on Uplay after having such an obvious security flaw recently?

Saboth wrote on Aug 16, 2012, 18:03:
So Ubisoft DRM is coming to my PC in a more convenient form? No. Thanks. After the security fiasco, Ubisoft software will never reside on my PC. It's bad enough I have to log in to be allowed to play my single player games.

Yeah you'd have to be a fucking moron to install this spyware on your machine given how crazy Ubisoft has been with DRM and their general attitude towards PC gamers. Two weeks ago they had a remote executable security flaw. I'd rather pay more money to get their game somewhere else or better yet, just buy games from companies who have a good attitude towards their customers.

Lorcin wrote on Aug 16, 2012, 19:39:
Can we get some grammar nazis in here please?

I'm sorry to ask but how the hell is Uplay pronounced? I know how they want us to pronounce it "You Play", but every fibre of my being tells my they've spelt it "UpLay".

Then again it's ubisoft so I guess I should accept their twats French.

ok then, ITS SPELLED "THEY'RE" YOU PITIFUL SCUM! AND WE SHALL CLEANSE YOU FROM THIS EARTH!!

Creston wrote on Aug 16, 2012, 18:08:
Driver San Francisco for a buck? Hmm. Does it have that retarded DRM of theirs?

I logged in once, after that I switched Uplay to "offline" and the game launches without requiring the internet. For whatever reason they dropped it post launch. It's pretty decent for an openworld driving game. If you liked the bouncy bouncy suspension of the original Driver games then you'll like this.

This comment was edited on Aug 16, 2012, 20:24.

Tried it. Regretted it immediately. No installation folder options whatsoever, and an immediate sense that they are making every mistake EA made with Origin and several others for good measure.