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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Ubisoft DRM authentification server is down, Assassin's Creed 2 unplayable]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/07/ubisoft-drm-authentification-server-is-down-assassins-creed-2/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/07/ubisoft-drm-authentification-server-is-down-assassins-creed-2/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/07/ubisoft-drm-authentification-server-is-down-assassins-creed-2/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/4721051016/m/7481010838/p/1"><img hspace="0" vspace="0" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2010/02/ac2s008-1024blur.jpg" alt="" /></a></div>
Earlier today, our tips inbox and <a href="http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/4721051016/m/7481010838/p/1">the official <em>Assassin</em><em>'s Creed 2</em> forum</a> were set ablaze by incensed owners of the PC version of the aforementioned Italian revenge epic. According to numerous reports from prospective players of the game, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/ubisoft,drm">Ubisoft's DRM authentification</a> servers have crashed, forcing some players to suffer lengthy login periods when booting up <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/assassins-creed-2"><em>Assassin's Creed 2</em></a>, and locking some folks out of the game entirely.<br />
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A <a href="http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/4721051016/m/7481010838?r=6531081838#6531081838">Ubisoft representative responded</a> to a particularly rage-filled forum thread, stating "clearly the extended downtime and lengthy login issues are unacceptable, particularly as I've been told these servers are constantly monitored." The representative added "I'll do what I can to get more information on what the issue is here first thing tomorrow and push for a resolution and assurance this won't happen in the future." We've got a really great suggestion for how to make such an assurance: Find a less <em>abominable</em> DRM policy.<br />
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[Thanks, Marc!]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/07/ubisoft-drm-authentification-server-is-down-assassins-creed-2/">Ubisoft DRM authentification server is down, Assassin's Creed 2 unplayable</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/4721051016/m/7481010838/p/1>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/07/ubisoft-drm-authentification-server-is-down-assassins-creed-2/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19386810/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/07/ubisoft-drm-authentification-server-is-down-assassins-creed-2/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>assassins-creed-2</category><category>bug</category><category>crash</category><category>drm</category><category>error</category><category>login</category><category>server</category><category>ubisoft</category><category>ubisoft-montreal</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Griffin McElroy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 16:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
