World's First: Single Player Game Requires Always-Online PC - Assassin's Creed 2 DRM
@ 2010/03/04In the several hours during which I have played Assassin's Creed 2, I have not once experienced any hiccups or issues resulting from the DRM. There are no strange pauses or anything else unusual. However I have a relatively fast and stable connection, so to simulate an Internet outage, I unplugged my ADSL line temporarily during normal gameplay to see what would happen. After around 5 seconds the following screen appeared:
I then reconnected the ADSL line, and again within around 5 seconds the game resumed from exactly the same point at which I had been before. The game also automatically saves itself regularly at various checkpoints to prevent loss of progress for whatever reason. As noted earlier, these saves can be stored online or on your drive depending on your preferences.
I then reconnected the ADSL line, and again within around 5 seconds the game resumed from exactly the same point at which I had been before. The game also automatically saves itself regularly at various checkpoints to prevent loss of progress for whatever reason. As noted earlier, these saves can be stored online or on your drive depending on your preferences.