Ubisoft’s DRM servers are getting hammered once again as players find themselves locked out of their games. The publisher has been experiencing problems with DOS attacks since the weekend, although itfirst claimedthat the issue was merely a case of “unprecedented demand” before revealing an altogethermore malicious reason.
“Our servers are under attack again,” explains the publisher. “Some gamers are experiencing trouble signing in. We’re working on it and will keep you posted.”
At the time of writing, the servers are back online. It seems this will be a regular thing though.
We can only assume that the attackers are disgruntled PC gamers hoping to make an example of Ubisoft. While denying gamers the chance to play their games is most certainly a dick move, it’s still a fine demonstration of just how flawed and terrible this DRM is. When it comes to anti-piracy measures, only paying customers can suffer, and all because they chose to support a publisher monetarily. These attacks aren’t cool, but they still serve to drive that point home.
DRM is damaging to the honest consumer. Ubisoft ought to at least take that away from these attacks.
[ViaUbisoft’s Twitter]
