Beginning with this summerās release of RUSE, Ubisoft curbed the use of its atrociously executed antipiracy safeguards, which required a constant Internet connection for the game to function. Apparently, an online connection is now only required at startup.
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Earlier this year, hackers wrought havoc against Ubisoft shortly after its hated policy came to light, shutting down Ubi DRM servers and freezing PC gamers out of titles theyād bought, whether they were playing them online or not. Ubisoft responded with free game downloads for those shut out of the games.
Constant Net Connection No Longer Required For Ubisoft Games [PC Gamer]