3/15/12 Steam Weekend Deal: Anno 2070 40% off, Dungeon Defenders 50% off free weekend

KaOTiK

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Anno 2070 $29.99 40% off
Anno 2070 Deluxe $32.99 40% off

Free weekend, multiplayer

Dungeon Defenders $7.49 50% off
Dungeon Defenders DLC $0.49-$2.49
 

Dankk

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I hear Anno 2070 is a great game, if you don't mind violating your computer with destructive Ubisoft DRM.
 

Barfo

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3rd-party DRM: Solidshield Tages SAS 3 machine activation limit
Remember that swapping any part of your computer hardware uses another activation, and there is no method to getting them back.
EDIT: It seems that after a lot of negative press Ubisoft has allowed us to swap graphics cards in our computers! That's so nice of them. The activation limit still gets eaten up when you swap other components in your box, and you still can't de-activate an install.

This is what reddit has to say about Anno's DRM.
 

AyashiKaibutsu

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Jan 24, 2004
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I'd probably own Anno if it wasn't for the DRM. They could give it away and there'd still be no way in hell I'm getting the way it is.
 

Anonemous

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Too bad dungeon defenders has been disconnecting from steam so often I can't even play 10 min without it disconnecting.

http://forums.trendyent.com/showthread.php?49003-Lost-Network-Connections

The new patch yesterday added 1 gig of content but had to be quick fixed with another 300mb patch. I hope they balance out the Djinn's cuz those guys are imbalanced (they fly over defenses, unsummon towers, have 1/2 ogres HP, they hit harder than ogres, and towers have trouble hitting them).
 
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CuriousMike

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DD has been way cheaper AFAIK.

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mmntech

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I'd probably own Anno if it wasn't for the DRM. They could give it away and there'd still be no way in hell I'm getting the way it is.

This. An activation is used up by swapping out modular components? That goes beyond unreasonable and shows they don't really understand their audience.

Ubisoft does have a few decent games. They just make it so hard for me to give them my money. Makes me wonder why they still develop for the PC.
 

Lifted

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This is what reddit has to say about Anno's DRM.

So in 5 years it's unlikely we'd be able to play a game we bought on Steam because we've upgraded our computers or bought new ones too many times?

Screw that, and screw them!

WTF is the point of buying on steam if it's worse than owning a disc? Valve should prohibit crap like this from being sold through Steam as it completely ruins the greatest thing it has to offer.
 

Nintendesert

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Yeah, that Ubisoft DRM means a game has to be AMAZING. Like erection causing amazing before I'll spend money to deal with that crap. So I have to pass on Anno even though I loved the other games in the series.
 

Craig234

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I'm not nearly as anti-DRM as most, I can't remember avoiding a title over it, but this case sounds ridiculous. I think it makes sense to let them know that.

I can't see any reason for them not to provide a key retrieval unintstall so you can move the game you paid for.
 

Dankk

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I'm not nearly as anti-DRM as most, I can't remember avoiding a title over it, but this case sounds ridiculous. I think it makes sense to let them know that.

I can't see any reason for them not to provide a key retrieval unintstall so you can move the game you paid for.

Same here. I'm not a militant anti-DRM kind of guy like many PC gamers. I own plenty of games that use SecuROM and TAGES. However, I do have to draw the line somewhere, and Ubisoft's DRM actually manages to offend my sensibilities as a consumer. It's ridiculous how over the line it is. :p
 

AyashiKaibutsu

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how is dungeon defender? what kind of game is it?

Tower Defense with hack and slash added to it. You have a character that can fight and can also lay down defenses. It's pretty good multiplayer although it suffers from a lack of polish in regards to getting into games and whatnot.