The news of Ubisoft’s new DRM has raised a lot of questions, but now some got the chance to test it in action, and it’s just as we expected it to be – far from grand.

While Ubisoft claims that this move should address piracy issues, we’re not sure whether ridding users of offline playing mode is a wise thing, and we’re yet to see how effective it will be in fighting piracy.

So, those lacking internet connection can thus wave goodbye to the games that will use this DRM, whereas those with connectivity issues such as occasional drops better stock up on tranquilizers, because they’ll probably need them

The reason is simple – a connection drop due to your provider, lousy cable or a server drop will leave you with a screen (that you’ll probably grow to hate pretty quick) offer a choice of saving your last checkpoint and quitting to Windows. All your progress since the checkpoint will be lost and we’re wondering why customers should be inconvenienced this way as Ubisoft war on pirates is not what they paid for. Talk about customer service. 

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