The servers wasn't down because of  "exceptional demand" they were attacked.

well maybe ubisoft can learn from this dont fuck with the internets or angry pirates

Don't angry their potential costumers. 

Yeah, blame some unknown hackers. That shit always flies.

Looks like both Silent Hunter 5 and AC 2 have been pulled from Steam here in the UK.  Are they still available on Steam in the Colonies?

" Looks like both Silent Hunter 5 and AC 2 have been pulled from Steam here in the UK.  Are they still available on Steam in the Colonies? "

" Looks like both Silent Hunter 5 and AC 2 have been pulled from Steam here in the UK.  Are they still available on Steam in the Colonies? "

From the little bit I've read, it seems like it was a denial of service attack. 
If that's true, I can see how the first report would be an overload. 
 
Beyond that, I wonder if they lesson they're learning is not to bother with PC's. I know that there's piracy on consoles as well, but isn't one of the bennies of consoles that it isn't as bad?

" From the little bit I've read, it seems like it was a denial of service attack. If that's true, I can see how the first report would be an overload.  Beyond that, I wonder if they lesson they're learning is not to bother with PC's. I know that there's piracy on consoles as well, but isn't one of the bennies of consoles that it isn't as bad? "

Well I wanted to post a video from Star Wars where  Governor Tarkin says "She Lied, She Lied to Us!" but it doesn't exist :(

I can't not think of catcher in the rye when someone says phony

" @gike987:  It's possible there's a certain circular nature to it, but I think that there are (or could easily be) a larger number of people using consoles that don't have the combination of drive, knowledge, time, etc. to be pirates. I haven't looked  into modding/piracy lately for consoles, but if it still requires opening up the box, and making some changes there as part of the process, I'm not sure that it will get much more common than modding on cars. There'll always be people with the time, inclination, etc. but until there's no under the hood work required, I think that the number of people who won't bother is going to grow, not shrink as consoles get closer to being just a thing you buy, like a toaster. Obviously I don't have data to support that, it's just an impression that I have based on the idea that one of the reasons for having a console is that you want to play some video games, and aren't really interested in the work that's sometimes required to get a pc game to go. The same way that some cars and vehicles are still made with a stick shift, there'll always be people who really like that angle of things. But in the same way that most new cars are now automatics because they're generally easier to drive, I think consoles or more locked down systems will get to be more and more the norm, at least for game playing. "

That'll teach developers to bother putting a PC game out in this day an age! If they never even bothered with Assassins Creed 2 on the pc this wouldn't have happened.

Part of me says that Ubisoft going back on their DRM method would mean that the pirates have won.  No one wants that.
 
Yet at the same time, Ubisoft has shown that they are currently incapable of assuring their customers a smooth game experience.  Removing this DRM would do nothing but benefit their customers.
 
Oh well... *goes and plays ACII on a console.*

I'm not surprised. They were pretty much asking for it by taunting the way they did. They should have been prepared for it. As for whether or not Ubisoft lied ... that's more difficult. After all, Ubi's first report was pretty early on. They might not have fully appreciated what was going on.
 
Pirating already exists on consoles, but it's too much work for the average console gamer to bother with. So the DRM is good enough there to keep devs happy. Honestly, I wonder if this whole episode with Ubisoft was to create a good excuse to drop the PC as a development platform. Their shareholders have to be pissed about this. They've been the most ... creative, I guess, when it comes to DRM, and it always bites them on the ass. What bugs me, though, is people cheering on the pirates. I really like gaming on my PC, guys. I don't want Ubisoft to stop developing for the PC. If Ubi leaves, I imagine it could be the beginning of the end. Steam is great, I'll admit, but I really do not want to see a mass exodus from PC gaming because pirates are getting cocky. Ubi's going to take a financial hit over this either way. All signs point toward this making the PC less lucrative for them. Too many headaches means they'll leave the market.

" I'm not surprised. They were pretty much asking for it by taunting the way they did. They should have been prepared for it. As for whether or not Ubisoft lied ... that's more difficult. After all, Ubi's first report was pretty early on. They might not have fully appreciated what was going on.  Pirating already exists on consoles, but it's too much work for the average console gamer to bother with. So the DRM is good enough there to keep devs happy. Honestly, I wonder if this whole episode with Ubisoft was to create a good excuse to drop the PC as a development platform. Their shareholders have to be pissed about this. They've been the most ... creative, I guess, when it comes to DRM, and it always bites them on the ass. What bugs me, though, is people cheering on the pirates. I really like gaming on my PC, guys. I don't want Ubisoft to stop developing for the PC. If Ubi leaves, I imagine it could be the beginning of the end. Steam is great, I'll admit, but I really do not want to see a mass exodus from PC gaming because pirates are getting cocky. Ubi's going to take a financial hit over this either way. All signs point toward this making the PC less lucrative for them. Too many headaches means they'll leave the market. "

Pirating already exists on consoles, but it's too much work for the average console gamer to bother with.

If it was a cyber attack to teach Ubisoft a lesson, then that form of terrorism is good.  Ubisoft deserve all the crap they get for DRM.  A Jihad on DRM I say.  

That's a good thing, show ubisoft their drm doesn't work and only affects paying customers.

"If it was a cyber attack to teach Ubisoft a lesson, then that form of terrorism is good.  Ubisoft deserve all the crap they get for DRM.  A Jihad on DRM I say.   "

I would have been fine with them lying about being attacked if they hadn't lied like that.