A cheeky Mogelpackung

I save all the beautiful and less beautiful details that others have mentioned, but to expose at this point a big thank you to those who have taken the trouble, this supposedly offline-capable game by checking the network activity as another permanent online homecoming callers ,

Seis drum, I focus on a few other things that me spoil the fun thoroughly and dampen the joy in my eyes.

And when I say "me" and "in my opinion", then that is a purely subjective comment on experiences that I made on my PC with my configuration. Before here again break out the big discussions.

I've actually bought the game to play it.

I do not want AutoPatcher, the camouflaged permanently and inexorably will download as a "service" any improvements,
I would at least like to know why that should be in every game start, and what actually is there so super important,
that it must be downloaded. If the game was so immature thrown on the market which needs to be touched up every day now?

I do not want a button that teleports me directly in an oh-so-great forum,
I do not want a direct connection to the ANNO website,
and I will certainly not connect to Facebook or the like, because me this whole navel absolutely passes the backside.

I would really just liked to have a product that - if I have already paid the full price - therefore also the full,
supposedly guaranteed scope of services includes, precisely also an offline mode, which is not weggepatcht on the second day.
Was that a coincidence? Or unable programmed? Or do we go to the customers who have paid anyway, now times correctly sled?

From the diary of the Anno-horror:

Day 1:
The installation .... lasted and lasted and lasted. What I particularly noticed was the time that went into the country, while Anno installed every possible language. Sorry, but that others have a better grip. For example, a Custom installation, in which you can select the voice packets reliably. The language in the installation Anno2070 referring probably only on the installation, but no matter. Needless, but no problem.

Upon activation of the game allegedly necessary only once online connection came promptly to the effect to wear when you have to create an account with Ubi. Wool, must be because no account, without specifying extensive personal data, nothing play meechlich, technically impossible, thanks for talking. This is followed by the registration of the game on the account and an individual hardware address.

So at the same time no return, resale ditto, also for thanks.

Day 2:

The AutoPatcher. Yes, which is automatic. And always start automatically once the game starts. Again the question arises: Is the game was so incredibly poorly written that really needs to be improved every day?
Or is just a chunk of data transfer, which is to identify myself? Then why at all the log-in, without which one is not in a position to play its full price for purchased full version? Where do I log in as a here? Mind you: in offline mode. In my toaster?

But no matter patch is carried out ..... and then? Wow, David Copperfield has struck: The button for the Offline mode is gone.
Yes, you read that right: WECH, gone; from. Do you hear the chickens? The degrees are all tipped with laughter from the bar .........

Day 3:

After about sixth or seventh start of the game is - surprise, surprise - also the offline mode button back. Of course, was indeed now nachgepatcht 6 or 7 times, to something must indeed be good. Tired of AutoPatcher and duration, prices followed the advice, which can be read in many places: rename AutoPatcher. Ha! Wech is the pain in the ass. Wait, gentlemen, this is one more thing .....

Online on the gross stall: Network cable and lo and behold ...... Anno is the Wolf looks for the WWW. Error message on the top right: No connection possible, an attempt is made in 10 minutes reconnection ... Countdown counts down.

A look at the menu: Oha! Menu extent shrunk by about 70%. What was that again with the full bezahten full version, which supposedly has an offline mode? Eben, set with X ......

Day 7:

Meanwhile, get the activation code for the pre-order goodies. All right. Since Day 3 not touched, so schaumermal.
And as if I had known it .... first started out of pure reflex to offline mode. And then logged. And then?

As yet actually get an error message that the log-in (and thus along the way the Start) failed because a new version of the program exists. So for mitmeißeln:
I can my fully paid (I had already mentioned?) Alleged full version that is mine to me and just all alone (and maybe my computer on which it is installed and is registered for it) not even start because a new version is available? Huh?!

Sure, the AutoPatcher I had pulled the tooth, I need not know, I do not even want, to the effect. Forget it. Maybe I was just as it was satisfied. Game runs, albeit limited, but runs. I do not need oh so great additions. And certainly none of them are not even a scrap of comes across information why this is actually necessary. It's not so that you will be informed as a customer, no, no, there is simply drauflosgepatcht and ready. I love stuff like that.

But the game then equal to no longer work, that's a new level of brazenness, the dominions, takes the biscuit, the famous crown in the face!

All right. I'll give you the chance machma's update, perhaps a true offline mode is yes nachgepatcht. I'm an optimist. And believe in the good in people ..... the screamer, I know.

So AutoPatcher reactivated started, it is patched. Although you do not know what, but it is patched. First, a EULA comes to confirm. Although I have already done, but what the heck, maybe I will not get now a completely different game installed, possibly Anno1984 during installation - The Big Brother AddOn with its own design containers.

After clicked as usual offline mode ...... "Anno5.exe not responding" Toller patch! The same again, again the error message. But really great: When confirming the error message starts Anno.

And surprise, surprise, in - strangely again full - menu Patch Info appears right above 1:01. Why 1:01? At each game start was wildly patched drauflos which would have to be at least version 1.22 now.

And then I read through what was all improved. People, that's a list that tears drives even a beta tester in the eyes ..... but because of "fat Sorry, we have now installed the offline mode that fell to us in the heat of battle but smooth ... * cough * "no trace.

Honestly, friends of Ubi-Soft: Whats wrong?

I just wanted to relax without any play to the already perverse bordering online supidupi-Glitter jetztneu-wirsindjallesotollcommunity-nonsense Anno. I thought that was actually one of the last islands of peace, on the one spared from the everyday dopey Zwangsregistrierungs- and data rip-mania of the 21st century, but no, was probably nothin '.

Maybe I'm too paranoid, or simply do not own the technology of hearing progress Lemming, who can happily drive about every cliff and verschaukeln at will, but what is too much is too much.

If too much is demanded now to ask for full price a permanently functioning with guaranteed beforehand Features full version, let alone get because ..... but whatever.

Conclusion:

Definitely NOT the clearest-buy recommendation that I can give!

I have this bankruptcy German programmer art just kicked out of full conviction again from my hard drive. The coal is thanks to the latest features so gone, but I accounted for as dues.
Oh yeah, the pre-order goodies .... who were not only free, but also in vain.

Ubisoft has landed on my personal blacklist. End of the half. For this charging me nothing more comes into the house. In such an outrageous offloading one can probably best only react with boycott and when it should be reflected in hopefully significantly plummeting sales of future products of this company then .... Think about it, why, dear publisher ........