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Apparently if you add the phrase, "Oh no! Not again..." to any situation it is funny. I certainly seem to think so.
I've decided to delve into the scandal that is all the rage of the gaming community. I know that no one really cares about what I personally may think but here goes anyway. I think the blame lies with both sides. The gaming industry demands that we spend around $60 a game just to play the latest release. Then they will either put out a sequel in a year or add DLC (downloadable content). Now, it's well within their right to do that and they certainly need to make money.
The problem arises when they decide to limit your merchandise that you buy from them. The most recent anti-pirate idea was done by Ubisoft. It requires that you are connected to their online server at all time. Now this isn't a problem for most gamers, just in principle, until Ubisoft's servers go down right after the game is released leading to no one being able to play the game that they legitimately bought. However, if you pirated their game, you were able to play it no problem.
It would be like someone buying a new car, but only allowing you to drive it on specific roads and then after you buy the car, the dealership tells you that all the roads are under-construction. No longer are you allowed to drive the car until the roads are fixed. No one in their right mind would buy the car!
Gamers do every month. But it isn't the company's fault, if they're still making money, why change? Instead you still have gamers buying up the games with heavy DRM (security) because they want to play it. Want a bright idea? If you don't like the security, THEN DON'T BUY IT. Until companies like Ubisoft are hit in their wallets, there is no way they're changing.
~Dooj
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ReplyDeleteI heard that with Assassin's Creed 2 you will lose all progress after the last save if you lose your internet connection which happens to a lot of people.
ReplyDeleteI think the problem is that their system encourages pirating it because the pirated version will be far superior to the retail version.
@ Josiah
ReplyDeleteYeah, that's an issue as well. I don't condone pirating games, but sometimes it's unavoidable. Like trying to find a copy of starcraft.
Blizzard does an excellent job of giving people the ability to use their games effectively (we'll see about starcraft 2) and allowing them to play the older games without penalty. I wish a lot more people acted like that.