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twesterm on 25 February 2010
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blaydcor said:
twesterm said:
blaydcor said:
So if you were held up at gunpoint, it wouldn't really matter as long as the robber was polite and upfront about it? Nobody care's about them being upfront; it's the inconvenience and intrusiveness of such a measure. Plus what if you want to play it on a laptop away from home? There are plenty of scenarios that could end up being much more of hassle then ''losing 10-15 minutes of progress''.

Which, by the way, is not the minor thing you make it out to be. It's a pain in the ass even if it happens one, it wrenches you out the game world and forces you to be re-immersed (a big issue in a game that is trying to create such a strong atmosphere and tell an affecting story).

You're comparing this DRM to being held at gunpoint?

Yeah, don't be offended that I didn't even bother finishing reading your post.

Twesterm's trademark brilliant "I'll be prickly and dismissive about everything that isn't in line with my perspective" stance.

I'm simply saying that a bad situation's negativity is not removed simply because you're aware of it beforehand. I'm not comparing it to gunpoint. I could have said 'It's like being told you're going to get punched right before you get in a fight' or 'It's like someone shouting "Look Out!" half a second before a snowball slams into your face".

The analogy is not important. My point is that nobody cares about Ubi being upfront. Nobody is pointing at this and saying "Oh shit! Look how deceptive they are!" People are mad about the DRM itself---which, again, is intrusive and unnecessary. If you work up the ambition to finish reading the few sentences above (tough to read things that disagree with you, I know) you'll see some of my reasoning.

And comparing it to WoW is one of the more idiotic things I've heard someone do recently. People obviously do not mind WoW having to be constantly online because IT IS AN ONLINE GAME. Of COURSE the demographic for online games isn't going to mind having to be constantly online. 

Assassin's Creed, however, is largely NOT an online game, and there are many people who do not care for MMO's or constant online connections who will be playing it.

I ignored your first comment because it was plain and simple stupid.  It's as stupid as this:

I understand not liking the DRM, but my point is that it's not a surprise.  It's not like you bought the game and then found out that it had the DRM or they didn't put it right in plain sight that it required a permanant internet connection.  I would be absolutely outraged if I bought this game and later found out that I had to put up with that but since it's something you know before you buy it, I don't see why it's such a big deal.

I don't know, to me, it's just like not having the correct computer or meeting the minimum requirements and isn't a big deal.

Would I be upset if I wanted this game and couldn't meet the internet requirement for whatever reasons?  Sure, but no more upset than if I just didn't have the right graphics card.

If you don't like the WoW comparison that's fine, then what if I bought and loved AC for the PC but now I can't run AC2 because it requires a better graphics card than I have?  Should I be just as justifiably angry?  Both of those things are only requirements that every game has a list of.