UBI drops DRM (constant connection) for SH5.

[KOM.Nausicaa]

Originally Posted by Foo'bar

I'd rather like a different publisher for SoW instead.

That is debatable. No intent of defending UBI, but they do have the means to distribute and promote SOW on a large scale in the world, which could mean higher selling and revenue for 1C than a small distributor, like for example A2A.

[Seafireliv]

Originally Posted by KOM.Nausicaa

Seems that members of the U-boat simulation "Silent Hunter 5" have discovered UBI has dropped the "constant connection" requirement (the dreaded DRM) for their fav game. SH5 can now be played without connection.

Link:
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=177031

Interesting...maybe UBI softens up their anti piracy policy for other present (and future) products as well?

I have waited a long, long time for this news. I knew eventually UBI`s idiotic draconian DRM would be the failure of their game.

Now I might actually buy.

And if SOW has a draconian DRM like this I won`t buy, and I`ve been a long term user of IL2 as well. You can screw the customer for a while, but not all customers are idiots- Any company screws with them at their peril.