Praetorians

Hi everyone. I'm a long-time lurker here. And this will be my first post. English is not my first language, and my idea is about the same as many old guys here. If I make any mistake. I apologize from all my another-Ghost-Recon-fan heart. In my country not a lot of people cares much about IP (You guess it) so piracy is quite rampant, yeah partly we're to blame. But I doubt this kind of authentication will scare those piraters off, as most of them are not going to buy the game anyway. They will wait until the game is cracked, and then play it. Even the then-notorious StarForce was eventually cracked. Splinter Cell conviction was cracked in a few days. The question is if those who play pirated games are not going to pay anyway, why scare your own customers? Here pirated games are sold openly in some stores and most people know the places. Also, many houses do not have a reliable internet connection. I'm sure that Ubisoft will only lose more potential customers here. Nag them too much, they will go buy the pirated edition and walk away, without remorse. Don't simply tell us to go fix ourselves, because sometimes people do not really have a choice, and not because we can't afford that. What I'm afraid most is this might be a milestone for the next-gen anti-piracy measure and also how to squeeze even more money from the customers. If Ubisoft gets more sales, EA and other big companies will surely follow suit. Then what? subscription-based games? I understand that you buy a right to play a game, not the game itself. But, this is surely ugly for the players. I don't want to pay every time I play SP. Moreover, when I look back at the game shelf, I might want to install some decades-old games and enjoy such as Age of Empires and KKND. Games which are great, and last longer than the companies themselves. If one day Ubisoft goes bankrupt and pull the plug, then server-dependent games will turn into a wall decoration. A way to force people into newer games. I don't expect Ubisoft to hear my voice, but you guys, in this excellent community, are not alone. There are people like you in the far side of the world. From a Ghost Recon fan in Asia.