absolutely not.

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Ummm, no!

Hmm lets just see what kind of dollars they want...

Ghost Recon Future soldier ($49.99)
Anno 2070 ($22)
M&M 6 ($32.49)
Hawx 2 ($19.99)

Hmmm these must not be the prices of the games inside this app. So I have to install it to browse the games? (for accurate prices) Kind of curious to try silent hunter 5 for $1.

*Downloadin Uplay*

Ugh, I can't do it. It's sitting there at the bottom of chrome telling me it's downloaded and I just can't click it. Sorry ubi.

1AngryGamer wrote on Aug 16, 2012, 16:18:
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How about just people who don't want another fucking digital platform?

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

1AngryGamer wrote on Aug 16, 2012, 16:18:
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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.

No I don't want another fucking client. If they do a web-store, it's something I'd consider, but no, absolutely not another client because they all feel like they need to have their own Achievement and Social system

I call absolute bullshit on 35 Million members on Uplay.

For one Uplay is absolute garbage and i was annoyed I had to have it installed to play Future Soldier or Conviction. Not to mention Ubisoft support is some of the absolute worst I have ever had to deal with when I had an issue with Conviction.

Fuck Ubisoft, Fuck Uplay. Absolutely unfortunate since I thought Watch Dogs looked amazing but I don't want that shit installed on my PC ever again.

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

1AngryGamer wrote on Aug 16, 2012, 16:18:
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How about just people who don't want another fucking digital platform?

How about both?.

And 1AngryGamer, you're welcome. Our "fanatic" work makes your games better.

I would rage about all these accounts, but that's kind of ancient history at this point. I already have a Uplay account, because I registered X and Y Ubisoft games years ago. Might as well see how decent the application is.

I'm glad these challengers to the Steam monopoly are coming around, I just wish they were all simple sites like GOG or Amazon where you buy a game, download it, back it up and never worry about it again.

Trevellian wrote on Aug 16, 2012, 16:38:
I call absolute bullshit on 35 Million members on Uplay.

For one Uplay is absolute garbage and i was annoyed I had to have it installed to play Future Soldier or Conviction. Not to mention Ubisoft support is some of the absolute worst I have ever had to deal with when I had an issue with Conviction.

Fuck Ubisoft, Fuck Uplay. Absolutely unfortunate since I thought Watch Dogs looked amazing but I don't want that shit installed on my PC ever again.

It's across all platforms so I think that means anyone who played a recent Assassin's Creed, Splinter Cell, etc game on console as well.

1AngryGamer wrote on Aug 16, 2012, 16:18:
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No one is anti-DRM...IF it's reasonable. A code to activate the game for a one time check. How hard is that? Making your games unplayable or crippled because people are forced to connect to your system is the sort of bullshit most normal people don't want. Sorry if you're not one of us but it's like that and that's the way it is.

What I need now is a client app to manage all these other client apps Steam/origin/uplay/(whatever the gamestop one is called)/Tiggit/etc.... Right?

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

1AngryGamer wrote on Aug 16, 2012, 16:18:
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You weren't supposed to chime in yet. The countdown was for anti-DRM "fanatics". It's funny and sad at the same time that being against losing basic rights you've enjoyed since Pong now means being a "fanatic" to some people.

No one is anti-DRM...IF it's reasonable. A code to activate the game for a one time check. How hard is that? Making your games unplayable or crippled because people are forced to connect to your system is the sort of bullshit most normal people don't want. Sorry if you're not one of us but it's like that and that's the way it is.

Yep. I am anti-ridiculous DRM. I happily use Steam multiple times a day and it is undeniably a form of DRM. A value-adding, largely non-intrusive form, which is why I use it.

I've got PooPlay installed because I'm playing through Driver San Francisco (a surprising excellent open world arcade driving game that I got cheap on the Steam sales, Ubisoft even removed the always on DRM - shocked). I've never even looked at Uplay itself. I launch Driver from Steam. Then Uplay launches. Then I click "Play" in Uplay to finally launch the game. My mind is incapable of even seeing anything on the app other than the Play button.

Client is pretty slick. I REALLY like how it has achievements that unlock things, makes them actually interesting, and that interface is done really well. Automatically added all the Uplay DRM games I used before, which is nice.

I know people here think it's insane but to me it's very true to the PC platform for a publisher to sell their game directly to me. We have these accounts anyway because of DRM, so why not a client if it adds features? Why is Steam so awesome but anything else like it so terrible? If your argument is purely not wanting more accounts, well, you have them already, so what's the diff?

Direct to consumer relationships and sales is true to PC gaming and enhances the appeal of our platform to publishers. I am all for it. I wish it was DRM free, but consumers accepted DRM a long time ago, so oh well.

Oneprince wrote on Aug 16, 2012, 16:54:
What I need now is a client app to manage all these other client apps Steam/origin/uplay/(whatever the gamestop one is called)/Tiggit/etc.... Right?

A trillian for games? That is a great idea.

Fuck Ubisoft. I'm never buying their shit again.

Why is Steam so awesome but anything else like it so terrible? If your argument is purely not wanting more accounts, well, you have them already, so what's the diff?

I don't disagree with your post but for me the difference is with Steam I still have a singular, centralized front end to run all of my games from through which I can interface with all of my Bluenews friends with. Not everyone has (or will have) a Gamefly, Origin, or Uplay account but virtually everyone I am friends with here has a Steam account. I like simple, centralized ubiquity. It helps that Steam has the biggest library, the best features, and is generally the best all around digital service by a fair margin (though their customer service admittedly STILL sucks donkey balls).

Prez wrote on Aug 16, 2012, 17:22:
I don't disagree with your post but for me the difference is with Steam I still have a singular, centralized front end to run all of my games from through which I can interface with all of my Bluenews friends with. Not everyone has (or will have) a Gamefly, Origin, or Uplay account but virtually everyone I am friends with here has a Steam account. I like simple, centralized ubiquity. It helps that Steam has the biggest library, the best features, and is generally the best all around digital service by a fair margin (though their customer service admittedly STILL sucks donkey balls).

I understand that... I mean it effects me very little as I don't play multiplayer, but I understand it. Still, I think selling direct to the consumer trumps it, and a centralized platform under one company head is pretty anti-PC.

You can always have Steam open all the time anyway, and launch 3rd party games from it, keeping 95% of its features intact.