Ubisoft compensating PC gamers for DRM server outage

The best part? It's already been cracked. This is pathetic. I WAS going to buy the game (truthfully was. I've been on a PC only streak with Modern Warfare 2 (yes, it was gimped, but still good) Mass Effect 2, Left 4 Dead 2, Torchlight, Just Cause 2- I really was hyped for Assassins Creed 2) until I heard about the DRM. Please, just go back to CD check. *sigh* My love for PC games is waning. Luckily, Steam/Valve still to a great job at making everything great. I Love Valve.

"If you are a pirate: Insert DVD" I stopped reading there.

Are you kidding me? Insert DVD and play? Have you never pirated a game before? Here is the official way to get AC2 to work if you pirate it (NO JOKE):
hey guys there i got this working,but only free roaming...if u wanna play then follow my steps,i want u all to atleast free roam in this game:-
1.disconnect internet.
2.install this game
3.put the 2 crack files(AssassinsCreedII,AssassinsCreedIIGame) where ur game is installed.(dont put the ubisoft launcher,i will tell u when n where to put that.)
4.connect to internet.
5.run the game from desktop.
6.update everything(it will also update ur game launcher...update it.)
7.copy the ubisoft launcher in ur crack folder,then place it in the c:\program files\ubisoft\Ubisoft Game Launcher\
8.now star ur game from the desktop,the game will not update anything now,and if it does so it means u had done some mistake in my steps.ok.
9.in case if it again updates then just follow step 7
10.create a new account of ubisoft,then after that log in ur account
11.it will ask u the cd key...just press ok...then it will show u 5 seconds to go.....(the game wil start)
12.play the game till the animus white screen.
13.then close the game.
14.download the save games(available everywhere on internet.
15.open ur ubisoft launcher folder (c:\program files.......
16.a new folder named"storage" will appear there,open that,a folder with random numbers like:-shdgsiydbsiu, will appear there,open it,then open folder named "4"
17.delete everything in that folder n place all the 4 files of ur savegame here.
18.again start the game...
19.when the login screen comes then there will be a gear icon near the minimize.
20.click that----->choose not to save savegames onto the internet.
21.it means the games will load savegames from ur computer.
22.after choosing not to save the savegames on the internet,the ubisoft launcher must be restarted in order to play ur game..ok...just restart ur game after this n u will be playing this game from this savegame.
23.everything is done now...
24.play n enjoy.
25.if anything happens wrong then just copy the cracked launcher again as shown in step 7.
26.enjoyyyyyyyyyyyy.

Or you can do:
1. Buy the game
2. Install the game
3. Make sure you are connected online
4. Play
5. Get on with your life

well, it sounds complicated, but as far as i know that version doesn´t work either.... so as i said once, we only need to wait until AC2 goes to ubi soft cheap basket.... they are not going to keep servers for this game forever as soon as they ask peanuts for it they are going to release it without the drm and it´s very likely pirates know this too and they are waiting for that to happen in order to crack it. it happened with the 3 big ubi titles that had starforce (two thrones, king kong and splinter cell 3) as soon as those games were considered cheap they release them with any of the standard protections..... so at the end both pirates and legit players we should just wait until that happens to avoid that stupid DRM.. more likely a year or so.......

No, not really. They are giving away the Prince of Persia remake of the original and other games that are all pretty old to begin with. The PoP remake game out in like 2002? So its an eight year old game. As far as I know, most eight year old games barely sell anymore on shelves unless priced at $4.99 or so. There might be a few exceptions like say FF titles and old-titles re-released on new platforms.

It's actually the 2008 Prince of Persia remake, not a bad game either.

Hawx is great game and to get it for free is a sweet deal. i agree with the rest of games.

I have crates and crates full of downloadable games, they take up so much space. ;)

Prince of Persia 2008 was awesome

Hey, at least sand is high in Iron.

The point is that when their servers crash—which they have, and will—you can't play the game until they're up again. If they somehow have a data loss, you'll probably have to start from scratch. That's gonna /SUCK/ if you're at the final half hour of the game. Imagine something like that happening with Dragon Age, Fallout 3, or even Pokémon!

If I buy a single player game, whether or not it has multiplayer, I want /my/ saves on /my/ hard drive. If I want to play offline, I won't be able to access their servers, and I won't have access to /my/ saves. It doesn't make any logical sense for a single player game to have to have a connection to an online server just to play.

Any such estimate would surely be skewed by the industry-wide belief that every torrent of their game running is, for sure, a lost sale.

Turning off DRM is like Jesus reappearing. The rest can be figured out.

Jesus appears often: tacos, walls paintings, at Latin King fights.

His appearance isn't the issue. It's turning off the fuking DRM that is the trick.

Ubisoft, don't piss off Jesus.

WWJD? He'd shut down that shit.

And souls.