The recent DRM (Digital Rights Management) measures opted by Ubisoft have annoyed its customers, who complained that these measures restrict them from playing legally bought versions of Assassin's Creed 2 and Silent Hunter V .

The forum of the company overflowed with criticism at the weekend posted by the customers who were agitated by the fact that the gamers who were using pirated version of the same games were able to play when the servers of Ubisoft DRM went down. This inability of playing the game, which is priced $99.99 in New Zealand, was faced by the customers after the action game Assassin's Creed II was released a few days earlier.

The disappointed legitimate users now want to download illegal pirated copies of these games for being able to play.

Sting_09 condensed the posted complains and said, "Yep, only a couple of days into this new DRM, and already, PAYING CUSTOMERS ARE UNABLE TO USE THEIR SOFTWARE".

Replying to the criticism, Ubisoft Community Manager stated, "I don't have any clear information on what the issue is since I'm not in the office, but clearly the extended downtime and lengthy login issues are unacceptable, particularly as I've been told these servers are constantly monitored".