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This issue is totally destroying Ubisoft's store/launcher. For years users have complained about having to log in every time. It was a huge friction point. The

This issue is totally destroying Ubisoft's store/launcher. For years users have complained about having to log in every time. It was a huge friction point. The UI even has an option to save credentials it just doesn't. Ubisoft is currently moving their entire catalog back to Steam.

nkrisc 4y ago
Really? I might actually try some of their games. I haven’t bought a Ubisoft game for nearly a decade now, I think, solely because of their launcher.
- itsagavin 4y ago
  https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/11/ubisoft-comes-crawling-back-to-steam-after-years-on-epic-games-store/ https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/11/ubisoft-comes-crawlin...
- schemescape 4y ago
  I bought one of their games on Steam and, between when I bought it and when I started playing it, they shutdown a server that the menu queried, so I got to enjoy 2 minute timeouts every time I went into the menu. Lesson learned: Always make sure to try purchased games within the return window! And never buy from Ubisoft. Edit: Wow--just checked and they're still selling this game, even with this egregious hang.
  - BlueTemplar 4y ago
    Never buy from stores that allow DRM, like Steam. Pretty sure that Gog's "DRM control" would have rejected this game ? Even better to buy directly from the devs, or from small publishers, like Matrix/Slitherine - but keep an eye out for them turning big and evil, like (Micro)ActiBlizz. (Another issue is platform-tied features that make you a second-class citizen : never buy games that have a Steam Workshop or use Steam Multiplayer.)
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    - schemescape 4y ago
      I didn’t think the server was for DRM, but I don’t know for sure. I like both GOG and Steam. I’ll probably be kicking myself if Valve ever gets sold, but I’m pretty happy with it for now.
BlueTemplar 4y ago
Lol, again ? Yep, and I basically lost my (legal) access to Heroes of Might and Magic 6 when they updated their store/launcher...

nkrisc 4y ago

Really? I might actually try some of their games. I haven’t bought a Ubisoft game for nearly a decade now, I think, solely because of their launcher.

itsagavin 4y ago
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/11/ubisoft-comes-crawling-back-to-steam-after-years-on-epic-games-store/ https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/11/ubisoft-comes-crawlin...
schemescape 4y ago
I bought one of their games on Steam and, between when I bought it and when I started playing it, they shutdown a server that the menu queried, so I got to enjoy 2 minute timeouts every time I went into the menu. Lesson learned: Always make sure to try purchased games within the return window! And never buy from Ubisoft. Edit: Wow--just checked and they're still selling this game, even with this egregious hang.
- BlueTemplar 4y ago
  Never buy from stores that allow DRM, like Steam. Pretty sure that Gog's "DRM control" would have rejected this game ? Even better to buy directly from the devs, or from small publishers, like Matrix/Slitherine - but keep an eye out for them turning big and evil, like (Micro)ActiBlizz. (Another issue is platform-tied features that make you a second-class citizen : never buy games that have a Steam Workshop or use Steam Multiplayer.)
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  - schemescape 4y ago
    I didn’t think the server was for DRM, but I don’t know for sure. I like both GOG and Steam. I’ll probably be kicking myself if Valve ever gets sold, but I’m pretty happy with it for now.

BlueTemplar 4y ago

Lol, again ? Yep, and I basically lost my (legal) access to Heroes of Might and Magic 6 when they updated their store/launcher...