Overview
- A short Ubisoft Connect outage early on July 11 prevented many legitimate PC buyers from starting Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced, with players reporting errors when launching the game.
- Ubisoft’s FAQ says a one‑time internet connection should validate the game so the main campaign is playable offline, but the outage showed that validation did not keep the client from blocking play.
- Players and reporters noted that pirated copies patched to remove the Ubisoft Connect requirement continued to run during the outage, which fueled criticism of the DRM’s effectiveness.
- The episode triggered heavy community backlash on Steam and Reddit, including a highly upvoted thread and calls from users to prefer DRM‑free sellers like GOG.
- The incident raises questions about long‑term access and preservation for bought games because Ubisoft has not announced changes to the Connect requirement despite strong early sales for Resynced.