I was unaware of the Uplay requirement when I purchased Far Cry 3 (steam page advertising win Ubi!) ... Starting Uplay in offline mode is not a solution for me, given that I've already uninstalled the Uplay client. I am NOT willing to have a piece of software that has a documented history of being more dangerous than purposely designed malware on my machine.

Congratulations Ubisoft, you have my money, and I've accepted the fact that 1. I'm not getting it back, and 2. I'm not going to actually get to play Far Cry 3.

Yet again you have consistently shown yourself as a publisher that so completely and utterly fails to understand your product and your consumer base that you are willing to release a product that is drastically less appealing to the consumer than the cracked, pirated alternative of the exact same software that you are desperately trying to combat. You've wasted your own money, and by proxy, mine. Joke's on me for thinking this state of affairs had changed after the mess with Assassin's Creed II. I'm impressed, given that Uplay, as implemented presently, actually manages to be more repulsive to me than Games For Windows Live ... THAT is an accomplishment. *golf clap*