Something I don't understand about Assassin's Creed 2 DRM complaints

[nordlead]

twesterm said:

nordlead said:
well, it means you can't buy it if you intend to play on a laptop while you travel. Obviously you don't have to be forced to buy such a product, but when they build a fanbase and make a sequel for them, it does sorta piss you off even if you aren't "entitled" to it. Finally, a lot of people still have dialup depending on where they live in the country.

There are a lot of reasons to not like the DRM policy, however no one is forcing you to buy the product either.

I understand not liking the DRM and agree, it can easily, but like you said, if you don't like it don't buy it.

You can make almost every single one of those arguments with WoW (even the fanbase one since it started out as Warcraft) but people are ready to accept always having an internet connection for an MMO.  Is it because AC2 isn't multiplayer that people are angrier about it?

I don't know if it's because I just didn't like AC so I don't care or I'm not a PC gamers so I don't care, but since they're upfront about it, I just don't see why all the outrage over the DRM.

I would say it is because it is a single player game. I'm hardly a PC gamer (I love my Civ and SimCity though) and I would hate DRM that forced me to stay connected online for either of those games. I used to play on my laptop all the time. It would also mean that when I moved I couldn't play for 2 months. It just seems like they are really crapping on the legitimate fans of the series. Due to that DRM I wouldn't buy it on PC if that was my only option even though I really liked AC.

Obviously though, the people that complain the loudest are typically the people who pirate the game anyways.