Ubisoft goes insane?

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*edit, already posted. D'oh!

Mods, delete this.


From http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/news/52668/Ubisoft-Drops-PC-DRM-Takes-Everything-Online

Ubisoft is stripping Digital Rights Management software from its PC titles to instead push everything online. Want to access the main menu? Log in to Ubisoft's servers. Want to load up a saved game? Log in to Ubisoft's servers. Want to save a game? Log in to Ubisoft's servers and upload it:

In the past Ubisoft has been derided for its use of the controversial StarForce digital rights management application. Ubisoft's new platform takes an approach that tackles many of the typical criticisms of DRM. You'll be able to run your games without a disc in the drive for authentication, and you can take advantage of unlimited installations. "If you own a hundred PCs, you can install your games on a hundred PCs," said Brent Wilkinson, Director, Customer Service and Production Planning at Ubisoft.
One very interesting benefit of this new account management system is how it handles save games. Your saves will be stored remotely on Ubi servers, allowing access to your game saves on any machine. Steam offers a similar service for select games, but this will be available for the majority of Ubisoft's PC titles.
So what's the downside? Since authentication is now handled through your Ubi.com account, you'll always need to connect to your Ubi.com account to authenticate before playing. While it's hard to conceive of PC gamers being stranded without an Internet connection, those situations do come up, particularly when traveling.
We asked about the potential backlash to this authentication platform requiring an Internet connection. "We think most people are going to be fine with it. Most people are always connected to an Internet connection."
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This is just insane.
There isn't even a 'offline' mode, like on steam.
Will they ever learn?

Heck, even the crappy MS live accounts have a 'offline' mode for games.


Insane repost!

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