Aliasalpha: Err no, it just doesn't affect you directly.

Coelocanth: Someone on another forum said 'incomplete' means you don't get achievements and no on-line storage of saved games. If that's the case, then Ub's deliberately misleading people with their statement (although what would one expect them to do?)
Someone else noted that Ubi is saying it's not complete because they don't have the DLC (which hasn't yet been released). If that's true (I haven't seen any statements by Ubi along thee lines, so can't verify if they said anything like this or not), then it's a dangerous game. We all know how much PC gamers like to think that DLC is necessary for a complete game. A statement like that seems to imply you don't get a complete game with the base game purchase - and that's not going to sit well with much of the game-buying public.

Coelocanth: According to TweakGuides, the way it's implemented on AC2 is very unobtrusive. Basically, you really only have to worry if you have a spotty connection and are trying to start the game up. If it goes down while you're playing, there's no big issue, as you can choose to save your game locally and continue on. The DRM will only prevent you from starting the game if you're not connected when trying to fire the game up.
It seems reasonably slick. Still, I'm not going to invest in it by buying the game. But that's my personal stance. I can see where many people won't have issues with this once they try it out.
*edit* Bah! Tweak Guides link Here

StingingVelvet: I really like tweakguides and thought his article was excellent, thanks for mentioning it. His longer article on piracy in general is very worth reading, especially if you are someone who thinks it is not a big problem or not hurting PC gaming.

Coelocanth: According to TweakGuides, the way it's implemented on AC2 is very unobtrusive. Basically, you really only have to worry if you have a spotty connection and are trying to start the game up. If it goes down while you're playing, there's no big issue, as you can choose to save your game locally and continue on. The DRM will only prevent you from starting the game if you're not connected when trying to fire the game up.

Crassmaster: Someone on another forum whose word I trust picked up Silent Hunter V. In the case of that game, if your connection drops during game play, it doesn't affect the game. You can keep going and it will save locally. When you start the next time, you NEED an Internet connection, then the saves will sync up (with whichever has more forward progress 'winning out').
He pulled his network cable during play to test it, and that's what happened. Makes sense...there are no checkpoints for autosave opportunities in a game like SHV.

chautemoc: That's not true. If you lose your connection, you can't continue playing. He shows this in the article. When it says on the box "permanent connection required", it means just that.

chautemoc: I really don't agree with his "offline protection doesn't work" stance though. Sins of a Solar Empire,The Witcher and Dragon Age are proof against that (Sins sold 500k, Witcher sold 1.3m, BioWare has said PC sales were great).

StingingVelvet: It's a shame publishers are so intent on doing away with the retail model since nice packaging and manuals is a way for at least some people to enjoy paying for games, myself included.

chautemoc: I really don't agree with his "offline protection doesn't work" stance though. Sins of a Solar Empire,The Witcher and Dragon Age are proof against that (Sins sold 500k, Witcher sold 1.3m, BioWare has said PC sales were great).