That's pretty good. My main worry was if the monthly activations add up to the initial total or not (for example, if i burned through the initial 3 and the monthly ones didn't add up, i'd be left with the ability to activate once per month only).

Since they stack however, unless we repeatedly change hardware components every few weeks we will still have 3 activations available for most of the time.

The ability to play offline is very much appreciated, as is the ability for users to activate from a different PC if they don't have internet access for some reason on their gaming PC.

All in all, it's still DRM and i still dislike the idea of having any kind of restriction on the use of something i paid for (except the disc checks of previous years, after all most DRM gets bypassed by the pirates anyway so why make it difficult for the paying customer with complex solutions?), but it's leaps and bounds ahead of many systems we've seen over the years.

It's still a compromise, but it looks like a fair one that will have minimal to no effect on my ability to use the software, so i give it a pass ;)

I wish they had done this for Silent Hunter V. I didnt buy it because of the always online activation system and how it affected those without an internet connection. I was sorry to hurt the game, and it may have affected the chances of further games in the series etc.

This seems slightly more reasonable, but it seems that you still need to go online to get the code - although the passage explaining this is quite confusing:

A code comes with your game but you will need to go online to get the other code? Is that it?

I don't have internet!
;-)

Yes, it's a lot like the challenge codes that Chrysler uses on some of their Ignition key systems, I suspect; The car gives me a code, then I have the code processed through a program then plug the result back into the car, only then can I program the new keys.

The difference: in one case it doubles the cost of getting keys for your car, in the other it makes DRM less onerous. :)

I really like being able to have three installs: Main gaming computer, dedicated server, laptop for building missions at lunch/commute/trip. Perfect!

Go to the library. ;)

DRM (despite what people say) was the least of this game's problems. It was a steaming pile of crap that took what the fans were begging for and did the exact opposite!

:grin: "Oh look! My sub's cook made a +7 coffee, now I can cast an alertness spell on my crew for faster reloads!"

That game was so retardedly broken you'd think it was the product of hillbilly incest!

After one month, one activation will be re-credited (up to a maximum of three available activations...) <--Is it me or is this saying, indirectly of course, that you will be "activating" your installation on what appears to be a 1-3 months cycle?

You can indefinitely active your copy of the game on the same PC. <--This also points to the fact that you will be "activating" your copy regularly.

Ubi? 1C?

No simace, don't start reading between the lines.
You must activate each installation, this activation is a file on your pc and works only with this hardwareconstellation.
You get 3 activation files in the first month, and you can get one additional file each new month.
The files are working until they are deleted.
There should be only 3 active activation files, so i assume you have to uninstall one of your three installations to be eglible for a new activation - file.
Thats what i read.

I think It is fair

Well done Ubi for listening to their customers (ie, those that actually pay for games).