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Ubisoft Violates Consumer Rights?

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edited December 2003 in Science & Tech
Ubisoft recently released the much anticipated 1.5 patch for its Rainbow Six 3 : Raven Shield game, but failed to mention the new copy protection scheme the patch implemented.

[blockquote]It turns out that Ubisoft implented code into the RVS 1.5 patch which checks PCs for ANY clone or virtual drive programs and then fails to launch the game if such devices or programs are found. What this has in turn done is disabled thousands of consumers who use programs like Daemon Tools, CloneCD or Alcohol 120% from playing their Ubisoft games even if they have their own physical cds in an actual drive. [/blockquote]
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  • pseudonympseudonym Michigan Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    Hmmmm..... OOOPS!!
  • tophericetopherice Oak Ridge, TN
    edited December 2003
    Looks like time to declare jihad on Ubisoft :shakehead
  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    Jedi Academy does the same thing. It refused to start until I uninstalled Alcohol 120% :shakehead
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    That's weird, cause I used Jedi Academy and I have Alcohol 120% on my computer.... And I do have a store-bought, legit copy.

    But I think the US and Europe versions use different copy protection.....
  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    Must be. As when I tried to start the game, it just gave me a message...
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    Yeah, the north american versions use SafeDisc
  • KwitkoKwitko Sheriff of Banning (Retired) By the thing near the stuff Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    That's KotOR, not Jedi Academy. JA works fine for me too. I use CloneCD's virtual drive.
  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    Mr. Kwitko had this to say
    That's KotOR, not Jedi Academy

    I'll get my coat....
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    :wtf:
  • BlackHawkBlackHawk Bible music connoisseur There's no place like 127.0.0.1 Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    Ubi basically fu**ed RvS. Their support sucks. Their communication with the forums sucks. 95% of the threads are rants. Front page is updated like ever 2-3 months. Last time I buy something from them.
  • BlackHawkBlackHawk Bible music connoisseur There's no place like 127.0.0.1 Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    Well from what I read in addition to that. The patch now created a a big bug that I guess people are now using as an exploit for cheats but they don't want anyone knowing about it and it's killing monitors. Seems it's when going from the main menu to the game, it drops the refresh rate drastically or something and it kills it. I personally don't know since I haven't played the game in months cause of all the problems. gg nUbisoft.
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