Ubisoft issues patch for DRM Uplay’s security flaw
To all you PC gamers that enjoy games like Assassin’s Creed, Prince of Persia, Tom Clancy or really anything with Uplay; I apologize. Where Ubisoft may not have the gall to admit that they screwed up, I will at least acknowledge that one or two of my AssCreed fueled posts might have put you g1s at risk.
You see, programmer Travis Ormandy discovered that many major Ubisoft titles have a back door. This door allows a website to take control of your PC. While running a game with Uplay, the Ubisoft service installs a plug-in and creates the back door.You can even go through your browser’s plug-ins and delete that add on, but Ubisoft has now patched this so it is no longer necessary.
The irony is that pirates were immune to such malicious behavior and it is the paying customer who suffers once again. Ubisoft sacrifices customer service to protect themselves from people who were never their customers in the first place. My advice is to stick to Ubisoft games on a console over the PC.
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g1 DISCUSSIONS
SentryIII
I pretty much ignore every game by Ubisoft these days. Their DRM is second-to-none when it comes to screwing paying customers over. I refuse to support this company, which means I won't even be playing a console version of their game either. And I'm no pirate, which ultimately means I won't be spending any time on their games.
Unfortunately, that also means I won't be playing Watchdogs when that comes out. It does look good, but I'm putting my mouth where my money is. We're not exactly lacking in good games anyway.
SincereSuperman
You said it best, Sean. "Ubisoft sacrifices customer service to protect themselves from people who were never their customers in the first place." Exactly. Their DRM is stupid, invasive, annoying, disruptive, and just...bad. I won't buy another Ubisoft game on PC after having purchased Assassin's Creed II. I cannot tell you how asinine it is to expect people to pay for a SINGLE PLAYER game and play it online. Which is why Blizzard no longer gets my money, either.
JoShIzZiE
This is pretty much why I have no remorse from pirating games. Why should I give money to companies if they'll just dick me over the second they pocket my cash?