*horrors*
...You mean that evil system has actually managed to survive for more than a few games in Japan? That... That is too horrible for words... That means it might have a chance elsewhere. Assassin's Creed II had that, and because of it I broke my rule against never pirating anything newer than PS1 era games. If it doesn't die quickly... AUGH!!!!
Hippoman: I can't really feel sorry for you. Your complaint is that you have nothing to do. If you are bored, go out and do something. If you aren't willing to make the effort to have some fun then you can't complain about it. That's your fault, no one else's. To quote Full Metal Alchemist(I've been watching anime all day...) "You've got legs don't ya?! So get up and use them!" But whatever, if you want to go around bored just because you don't have anyone else to have fun with(neither do I, friends aren't a prerequisite for fun) it doesn't effect me, it's your choice.
Ubisoft has been using it for all their recent games, not just AC2. But they have luckily been taking tons of flak over it, to the point where PC Gamer (US) is giving their games lower reviews because of it. I don't forsee it lasting all that long here in the western world.
Oh and Hippo, have you tried any form of meditation? I've heard that can help reduce one's level of stress, increase general happiness, and make one less confrontational; if you don't go see a psychologist or anything expensive like that, you should at least try that. It will give you something to do at least.