No further activations obtained since no support!

A rating just for the game, you will in this review not find, but recently made experiences with the product associated DRM system / copy or the Ubisoft support. This is mainly because a really great and addictive game that ends with These kinds of measures as expensive paid, environmentally loaded most by packaging waste. Who cares and believes that are "bad" pirates blame that you have no rights or free disposal more on its "thing" has a client who may at this point, please stop to read further or should it perhaps that's why do: Read more.

But to the point. I sit for 3 hours here and really wanted to play Anno only at rest, but have previously played back my OS image, the system disk repartitioned and edit the boot sector a bit. As a professional administrator, who know a lot of operating systems and have accordingly must, therefore nothing unusual. Of course I have secured the DAY folder me before playing back (you never know), because one has to waste with the same operating system and hardware unchanged no further activations but only to pick up the confirmation again, or copy the folder back. But what is it?

Message: "This key has been used too often (the first two activations, I have my two Vista machines" used up ", I now wanted to replace it with the Windows 7) contact our Technical Support." Manually DAY folder played back, none. Ok, then seems that with the new partitioning of the system disk and not to taste the copy protection (which is already a joke ansich). But the saying goes: you get so readily new activations: And from then on it was over with fun!

Ubisoft Support surfed. Hundreds of links and FAQs later landed at Anno. Even videos how to makes a request and a standard text gave it. The hope was: "You have, of course (in bold) the opportunity to unlock further activations." Join I was already an exception, so the whole thing just in case is just quickly. To do this on the questions-you-Us button (tab at the top) -> click -> "Server Error in '/ login' Application Error". Ahja, perhaps incorrect browser, switch to IE, the same error message. On all three PCs tested here in the home office, I wanted to just play it safe. A attempts an ordinary support email address to get out -> None. Nagut I thought ... Then I call I fix the hotline 24Cent / Min from tone: from the very beginning so. But what about this: you call outside our business hours on .. blahblubber ..

A cozy evening Anno - priceless!

Dear Publisher, it's enough for me be final!
You will receive my money and I expect a corresponding amount. I buy a game and want to play it when and where I want. If you already introduces necessarily limited activations then makes at least as Microsoft free for the one ANYTIME someone in the corresponding Hotline achieved namely. Nor desire I have before each system change (coming quite often with me before) to check what game with which copy protection reacts when and how. Revoken, secure (with Tool or uninstall) folder, back up registry keys, UAC off thus enabling works (this is one way, Ubisoft sued!), Securom rootkits manually remove read (after appropriate study sites), yard long FAQs. But I as a buyer have no desire, and above all no time! I buy a game (especially so as a ANNO) to relax me and not to continue working even more.

It is finally time that lawmakers dealt with these outrageous programs lungs and especially the consumer strengthens. Game not playable or technical support is not free (you are the products so design the following applies: Decent Manual -> CD / DVD purely -> Install -> Auto Update -> game runs = finish) -> money back without discussions and a time allowance for the cleanup of rootkits on their own system by the manufacturers to the customer! It's almost safe to use today a cracked .EXE, as the original files of the manufacturer.

The fact is, I could (rented nothing, left, borrowed or as it so beautifully in the "Terms of Use" means) MY 1404 does not use legal purchasing products ANNO today because I did not get activated by the publisher, who, contrary to his assertions, his duty fails to comply to provide an appropriate infrastructure for the customer. Therefore: Fun factor = 0 product rating = 0th Some might now say: "But it is not so bad, then try the morning but again". I can only reply: "It is very bad today I would like to use my product because I have time for it and no one else has to decide when that I do..

As it stands currently, I can recommend this product to anyone unless he's a very patient person with too much free time or just a stoic type :-)

Many Greetings

laryllan