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[Chaos17]

God would you guys actually download it and try it before making shit up?

"It probably dials your grandma and curses at her too!"

 

[JDSN]

Well, its a piece of shit franchise plagued with executive meddling, people that continue buying this games deserve it.

 

[PapaEmeritus]

fuck, that link is depression in a bottle.

pardon his ignorance :/

 

[Ray Wonder]

I seriously hope that there arent people out there who will pay for this, I really really hope so.

There will always be someone.

 

[SarcasticD]

Well...I'm definitely not touching The Division at this point after all this Ubi bullshit

 

[Winterfang]

How is 9.99$ a micro transaction?

 

[sunnz]

I've never wanted a game to fail, not even warz

But this...

 

[Stone Ocean]

Well...I'm definitely not touching The Division at this point after all this Ubi bullshit

Won't The Division be an always online game like Destiny?

That'll be a fun one.

 

[gunslikewhoa]

It would tell them that people like their games that aren't full of shit.

Yeah, while rewarding them with $60 each time somebody sends the message.

 

[CloudyTuba]

Stop buying Ubisoft. If you must, get it used.

 

[PapaEmeritus]

How is 9.99$ a micro transaction?

 

[Metaroo]

Its disappointing to hear this :/

Meh. Whatever. It's not like I stopped playing these things 3 years ago or anything ...

 

[RoboPlato]

Ubi has lost when making this game. Unacceptable

 

[Afrocious]

I think this settles it. I won't buy another Ubisoft product unless they turn a new leaf.

This sucks because I would love Beyond Good and Evil 2, but not by these folks currently.

EDIT: I'll wait to get Rogue used if I do decide on it. I won't give Ubisoft my money.

 

[outunderthestars]

Fuck this game and Fuck Ubisoft.

I think this is the line in the sand that we should simply refuse to cross.

 

[Ramza]

Looks like Black Flag is my last Assassin's Creed game until they get rid of this shit.

 

[DeadManWalking]

I was kind of exited for this game, but fuck it i will vote with my wallet.

 

[blankempathy]

I have not actually, and I do not doubt there are games designed around this concept. I was talking about Unity in particular. Nothing I have seen in reviews or elsewhere suggests this fact, it just has a way for impatient people to hit the "unlock now" button so to speak.

Like I said, show me this game, AC:Unity, is going to take me an obscene amount of time to complete, or I will be unable to complete WITHOUT buying these packs then I'll jump on the Fuck You Ubi bandwagon.

Im sure you can finish the game without buying and microtransactions. Actually im positive you can. The point is that this paves the way for future paid titles to have microtransactions and then possibility of affecting a games design. I mean honestly though. The whole wait and see what happens attitude is the reason why things are this way in the first place. Yes it doesnt affect you now but when it does then guess what? They be able to get away with it.

 

[Principate]

What episode is this from?

 

[Burt]

Um...

"EA’s Ultimate Team services generated more than $380 million* in fiscal year 2014, with Madden Ultimate Team growing 90% year-over-year."

Well, that's disappointing. I just remembered the Dead Space 3 fiasco. Pay2Pay and all.

 

[Log4Girlz]

I don't know what's happened to this industry I grew up with from when it started.

Maybe if developers didn't need a massive budget for what at times feels like participating in an interactive movie "PRESS X TO OPEN DOOR" they could go back to basics and concentrate on, y'know, gameplay at an affordable cost and then not need to charge us extra on top of the core game.

Games that meet expectations became more expensive to make by leaps and bounds. Top games have movie-like budgets without the ancillary incomes they enjoy like DVD/Blu-ray, cable and network and now streaming deals. So they are finding ways to wring more cash out of consumers.

Focusing on gameplay isn't doing Nintendo or Platinum any favors.

 

[njr]

Yep, fuck this generation. This is all the work of the Canadian Devil.

 

[brandonh83]

Yeah, while rewarding them with $60 each time somebody sends the message.

Good games should be rewarding to those who make them. I have no problem with that. It would tell them which game people like more, and probably why, especially after the reviews and performance complaints and people being upset about the transactions. But you're right, it's probably not a realistic endeavor. Just thinking out loud, mainly.

 

[DrROBschiz]

This just keeps getting worse

I am not on board for this AAA path

Ubisoft WTF

 

[kiguel182]

Micro-transactions on a 60 dollar game is dirty. Unless is like post-release content or something.

 

[PapaEmeritus]

What episode is this from?

Just this past week, it was on microtransactions, but they were adding up to like 2000$, lol.

 

[geomon]

Please let this game bomb. It's the only way these companies will learn.

 

[ymmv]

What episode is this from?

The most recent one.

Check out this clip, it sums up micro transactions perfectly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MS4VRbsjZrQ

 

[HeisenbergLannister]

Congrats Ubisoft, you've killed Assassin's Creed. Time to find the next IP to run into the ground.

Rebooted Assassin's Creed, PS5 and Xbox4, coming soon.

 

[animax]

TIL: The Canadian devil made AC Unity

 

[FantasticMrFoxdie]

God damn the nonsense for this game just keeps piling up

Absurd.

 

[Crimsonclaw111]

Ubisoft, ladies and gents. And people still buy their shit in droves.

 

[shadowsdarknes]

What episode is this from?

The very newest of this season. You should be able to see it on Southpark Studios.
"Freemium isn't free" or something like that.

It addresses games that advertise themselves to be free yet aren't free at all.
It's mostly about F2P games, but you can certainly draw some comparisons to this.

 

[Socat]

- pre-order bonuses
- release-day embargo
- microtransactions (of up to $100) in a $60 game

Maybe Assassin's Creed Unity is actually a parody of modern AAA gaming.

And what pray tell do they offer you for your gracious contribution of $100? I'm glad I avoid this series at every opportunity now.

 

[DrROBschiz]

Micro-transactions on a 60 dollar game is dirty. Unless is like post-release content or something.

These companies are continuing to experiment and push the boundaries as to what the masses are willing to pay or accept

I anticipate this behavior. There is no way these Big Money players arent going to try every idea available to them to make more money

The issue is that its bleeding game developers out. Can you imagine the amount of distraction there is away from the core ideas of a game?

I cant imagine having an organized, compelling and complete creative vision coming to fruition in this toxic environment of "Market Experiments"

Its nasty and needs to be kicked back into their faces. I know that its really only the Vocal Minority that seems to care but how long before masses of casual players get pissed off at the constant sales ploys, nickel dime tactics.

Its getting to the point where its equivalent to getting a Telemarketer call everytime you try to sit down and enjoy anything.

 

[Damerman]

Horse armor should have been a grander scandal than it was. It should have put Bethesda out of business... maybe we would not be suffering all this nonsense. Who knows how much money people wasted trying to keep up with map packs and other virtual items.

Reviewers need to adjust with the times and let us no as much as possible about this overwhelming amount of micro transactions. Half the time when i look at a F2P games store, i have no fucking clue what i'm supposed to buy or why i'm buying them.

Game Journalism can save face by really tackling the hell out of this issue by giving way more coverage and assessing the value of all this content.

 

[NullPointer]

Games that meet expectations became more expensive to make by leaps and bounds.

Because they're focused on disposable one-shot experiences and spectacle instead of rich mechanics.

 

[digoutyoursoul]

[QUOTE="D";138395818]Only way I'll get this game now is used from someone. No way in hell Ubisoft is getting a dime from me for this title. This generation of "AAA" titles so far has been pretty disappointing for me. Things are looking bleak for FC4 for me now as well if this is what we have to look forward to.

The only one that I can think of personally that I felt was done well was Second Son. Nintendo is ALWAYS bringing the heat so I won't even bother to mention them.[/QUOTE]

Sunset Overdrive is a good game too, lots to do in that game and it's fun

 

[Dizzy]

This game is everything thats wrong with the industry today. Glad I had no intention to play it anyway.

 

[everyday math]

Well no need to buy this then.

 

[BigDug13]

Because they're focused on disposable one-shot experiences and spectacle instead of rich mechanics.

Truth. A game like Dark Souls costs but a fraction of these "play it once and trade it in" games.

If you make a game that still feels fresh after a week of playing it, maybe the used market won't be such a killer.

 

[shadowsdarknes]

So if I pay 99.00 dollars, do I at least get to purchase everything in the game? If I'm paying 99 dollars, I should at least feel entitled to unlock everything with that money.

 

[Extra Sauce]

How many helix credits does it cost for additional frames per second?

 

[Damerman]

Congrats Ubisoft, you've killed Assassin's Creed. Time to find the next IP to run into the ground.

Rebooted Assassin's Creed, PS5 and Xbox4, coming soon.

ugh... this is what it's come to. the industry is pathetically predictable.

 

[Lautaro]

Welp, I guess I'm not playing this.

 

[E92 M3]

LOL - the last good Ass Creed was the second one. This is bullshit from Ubisoft.

 

[DrROBschiz]

So if I pay 99.00 dollars, do I at least get to purchase everything in the game? If I'm paying 99 dollars, I should at least feel entitled to unlock everything with that money.

I would rather pay 99 dollars for a giant and compete game than this crap they are pulling now

Doing this convoluted garbage in the name of consumer choice is a joke. Its undermining the core development and bringing the quality down.

How do the teams even focus on making the games good? They cant. They are too distracted and spread thin to appease these wild demands

 

[viveks86]

Publishers would really appreciate it if you wouldn't re-name an already disgusting business practice to something more accurate.

The saddest part of all of this is that they WILL be profitable off of these practices regardless of places like NeoGAF making a fuss about it. The majority of people playing this game will be blind-sided when they run into it in-game.

I recommend everyone watch the recent South Park episode (episode six of the current season) regarding freemium. These practices are going to wreck people with gambling addictions.

Agreed

 

[TheExhaustedWalrus]

This game seems like a fucking disaster in almost every way. Definitely a shining example of what's wrong in game design and marketing today.

 

[mackattk]

It all makes sense:

Ubisoft wants 200 dollars from each gamer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fY5L95BOQTg

Yeah, I am not going to spend half the cost of the hardware on a single fucking game.