Ubisoft's controversial DRM system appears to badly effecting Australia, where many gamers are reporting that they can't get in to play Settlers VII.
Ubisoft admit that this error is "especially common in Australia" but offer no explanation as to why it is occurring.
Chillopedia: Strategy games hold particular importance for the gaming community as these type of games involve a lot of thinking and require wit to outsmart the enemy. And that’s exactly what makes them so exciting. The feeling of outsmarting another person or even AI is heavenly for any gamer.
Not a bad article, although the list contains two turn-based strategy games, which are _not_ RTS titles.
Warcraft 2 was my all time favorite.
I remember many days spent skipping school and playing multilayer on HEAT.net
Anyone remember the legendary Dune II? Such a great game and I wish they would make a new Dune RTS.
Too right, half the games on that list, including the 'crafts', owe most of their gameplay mechanics to the venerable Dune 2. It's a bit of an ommission, actually, given the list is so nostalgia-based.
Command & Conquer Zero Hour is my most favourite strategy games next to warcraft 3. Wish blizzard would make warcraft 4
This week’s part of the “Gamer’s, get your suits on” series covers some aspects of efficient resource use - giving tips as well as explaining the mindset that will help you reach for the stars. It is especially useful for strategy and economy gamers, but action and RPG gamers will find a couple of good tips as well. A part of the article also covers premium currencies usually available in FTP MMO games.
Day two of Ubisoft Week on Steam has arrived, and today we’ve got some great deals across the RUSE. franchise and a big 50% off The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom.
The offers are for RUSE, RUSE – The Chimera Pack (DLC), RUSE – The Pack of The Rising Sun (DLC) and the Deluxe Gold Edition of The Settlers 7: Paths to a Kingdom.
All theses offers are available for 24 hours only and will expire tomorrow, so take advantage of them while you can.
The only sensible thing for them to do would be to ditch this DRM. Pirates wont pay anyways. Causing problems for legit customers will only hurt sales.
I know i havent purchased any of UBI's recent titles:
AC2
Settlers 7
Splinter cell conviction
Its their loss we got many other games to play, and wont be paying for DRM infested games.
How much of this crap has to go on before Ubisoft will shut it down. It was a nice try but this thing causes far more problems than it solves.
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Its not just australia is being affected. If you look in the official Settlers 7 forum you will see that almost all countries are affected. This DRM is a joke and should be removed. I am willing to buy Settlers 7 if they change the DRM to something better or if the make this DRM not need a full time internet connection. As long as they are using this DRM I refuse to buy any of their games.