Ubisoft's new DRM

[Syt]

The reasonable solution is surely to buy it and then crack it.

An increasing number of countries, though (Germany, for example) make it illegal to circumvent copy protections, though.

[HisMajestyBOB]

The reasonable solution is surely to buy it and then crack it.

An increasing number of countries, though (Germany, for example) make it illegal to circumvent copy protections, though.

And I suppose the FBI, etc. will be monitoring my computer at all times to enforce that law?

[Warspite]

The reasonable solution is surely to buy it and then crack it.

An increasing number of countries, though (Germany, for example) make it illegal to circumvent copy protections, though.

While it is technically illegal, you retain the moral fortitude because you are a genuine paying customer merely removing a onerous copy-protection system.

[The Brain]

Why not just not play it? If a person is genuinely interested in "moral fortitude".

[ulmont]

Bad DRM does not confer moral license to illegally pirate it. 

http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2010/2/19/

[Josquius]

The key to stopping piracy is to create good online modes that people will want to buy the game to play.
This DRM will just be cracked, the pirates will put all the more effort into doing it. I remember Spore had some pretty hardcore DRM which was cracked.

[Razgovory]

The key to stopping piracy is to create good online modes that people will want to buy the game to play.
This DRM will just be cracked, the pirates will put all the more effort into doing it. I remember Spore had some pretty hardcore DRM which was cracked.

I suspect this new DRM is in fact an attempt to do just that.  You have to be online the whole time to play it.  It will still be hacked, but it will be harder for the average player to find pirate servers.  The goal of DRM is not to make it impossible for pirates to crack the game but to make difficult for the layman to used the cracked version.

[Cecil]

The key to stopping piracy is to create good online modes that people will want to buy the game to play.
This DRM will just be cracked, the pirates will put all the more effort into doing it. I remember Spore had some pretty hardcore DRM which was cracked.

I suspect this new DRM is in fact an attempt to do just that.  You have to be online the whole time to play it.  It will still be hacked, but it will be harder for the average player to find pirate servers.  The goal of DRM is not to make it impossible for pirates to crack the game but to make difficult for the layman to used the cracked version.

The problem occurs when the pirated version is easier to use.

[MadImmortalMan]

The problem occurs when the pirated version is easier to use.

Yeah, that's what makes it all so craptacular.

[Barrister]

The key to stopping piracy is to create good online modes that people will want to buy the game to play.
This DRM will just be cracked, the pirates will put all the more effort into doing it. I remember Spore had some pretty hardcore DRM which was cracked.

I suspect this new DRM is in fact an attempt to do just that.  You have to be online the whole time to play it.  It will still be hacked, but it will be harder for the average player to find pirate servers.  The goal of DRM is not to make it impossible for pirates to crack the game but to make difficult for the layman to used the cracked version.

The problem occurs when the pirated version is easier to use.

I dunno.  Good copy protection is pretty much invisible to the user.  For example my computer is always connected to the internet.  What do I care if the game wants a constant internet connection then?

[The Brain]

For example my computer is always connected to the internet.   

Good for you. Many people do not have 100% availability.

[Barrister]

For example my computer is always connected to the internet.   

Good for you. Many people do not have 100% availability.

Why would I care about poor people though?   

[The Brain]

For example my computer is always connected to the internet.   

Good for you. Many people do not have 100% availability.

Why would I care about poor people though?   

As Crown prosecutor you need to maintain a facade of decency.

[Syt]

For example my computer is always connected to the internet.   

Good for you. Many people do not have 100% availability.

Why would I care about poor people though?   

What about people travelling to offshore drilling rigs on a regular basis?

[Barrister]

For example my computer is always connected to the internet.   

Good for you. Many people do not have 100% availability.

Why would I care about poor people though?   

What about people travelling to offshore drilling rigs on a regular basis?

As if I've ever given a damn about Viking.