Why does Uplay exist?

Uplay is a DRM relic which was created because the publisher did not understand how piracy worked and why it happened. The success of Steam showed that the best way to tackle piracy is to create an online environment for the players - multiplayer, mods, community, achievements - there by indirectly restricting content for pirates and creating an incentive for them to purchase the game, even after they played the hacked version.

Why Uplay still exists right now is beyond me, maybe they plan to turn it into something similar to Steam/Origin in the long term.
 
hyperseven said:
well how come HAWX2 only got cracked last year! Damn site better than steams DRM.
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Because it's cack and no-one wanted to pirate it anyway? :p

Eames said:
This image of Steam that people have that its not intrusive and simply allows them to play games whenever they want is true, but it is infact as invasive as any other drm including uplay.
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But at least Steam gives you something in return :p

For the record, I've never had a problem with uPlay, and I think the points/cross game unlocks is quite a cool idea.
 
I have Ass Creed 4, Far Cry 3, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier and Blacklist installed at the mo all on Uplay (3 of which launch through Steam, TWO DRM!) and I've never had an issue. Granted I wish it wasn't there but you'd be a an utter fool to not play their games due to it, as they have made some of the best games of the last generation.
 
Omaeka said:
I have Ass Creed 4, Far Cry 3, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier and Blacklist installed at the mo all on Uplay (3 of which launch through Steam, TWO DRM!) and I've never had an issue. Granted I wish it wasn't there but you'd be a an utter fool to not play their games due to it, as they have made some of the best games of the last generation.
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+1.
How many other threads start with 'Steam/Origin down'.
It happens.
 
cainer said:
i only have FC3 on uplay, racked up 100+ hours, never had a problem.
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Agreed. It is somewhat strange being able to Shift+F2 (I think?) for UPlay overlay, and then over the top of that using Shift+Tab for the Steam overlay!

Also thanks to those little UPlay points I racked up from achievements in FC3, I was then able to 'buy' an extra gun and mission (although this could be seen as a massive negative thanks to the age of day 1 dlc etc).
 
I'd also like to add the "what if Ubisoft decide they can't be bothered to maintain it anymore?" card to my list above.

And for all of you that say "won't happen" - don't you think Microsoft also thought the same when they launched their own version, yet here we are and they're dragging their heels in patching it back out?
 
BradinHD said:
Just now I tried to launch ACIV through steam so I could play Freedom Cry, and guess what? I can't because the Uplay servers are down and apparently I need to re-enter a CD key for ACIV which I can't do while Uplay is down.
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To play when the server is down switch uplay to offline mode and you will be able to play the game without it asking for the cd key.

Strange thing tho is you can't use the fleet option in the captains cabin when its offline but everything else plays okay.
 
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