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[Alienous]

It's over, Ubi. I'm done.

 

[XxRampage07xX]

Since when did Ubisoft become this terrible?

 

[Aaron]

This is probably correct. Didn't try to buy micro-currency, but the menu option was always there.

Like I can understand having issues, but at least have issues with things they actually did.

The servers are up now, right? Because gamespot just tried it an hour ago on a review copy on stream, and the option was still disabled.

 

[Ethelwulf]

 

[Leafhopper]

Holy mackerel , Ubisoft.

 

[Xando]

The age of EA is over. The age of Ubisoft has begun.

New Gen, New Villain?

 

[Succinct Verbosity]

Move over EA and Activision, we have a new King of Hell.

 

[Skux]

 

[iJudged]

 

[QuantumZebra]

...damn Ubisoft...

 

[Rebel Leader]

Hey guys -


DONT BUY THIS SHIT.

Can I still get it used?

 

[Gray Matter]

Man oh man, after far cry 4, no more ubisoft for me. How the fuck can they treat their customers this way? It's unbelievable.

 

[TheLostBigBoss]

New Gen, New Villain?

The more things change the more they stay the same.

 

[Megasoum]

All that Jeff was saying in the podcast was that the servers were down when he opened the in game store which is very common for unreleased games.

People need to stop seeing conspiracy theories everywhere.

 

[Kathian]

Now now. Don't get angry. Just don't buy this companies terrible games. Done.

Lots of great games out there.

 

[RE_Player]

Isn't that somewhat important, though?

I would say so but I'm just saying the logic behind prices not being displayed.

These transactions are still processed through your system's store and account so if they aren't published on the store they wouldn't be accessible.

 

[Matty8787]

I think I will pass on all future ubisoft releases unless they change their ways.

Last ubi game I played was a pile o shit anyway.

Fuck you Ubisoft.

 

[Altazor]

man, fuck this stuff. I haven't bought a Ubisoft game in quite a while and, for the time being, it will remain that way.

Shame, considering I wanted to play Rayman (Origins and Legends) and Valiant Hearts, but I can't support a company with such scummy practices.

 

[MThanded]

Ubsioft. yall know this is a damn shame

 

[Roto13]

Let's not let a pesky little thing like "The Kotaku review, which was based on a review copy, explicitly mention them" and "The US gamer reviewer came in here and said they were in their review copy" get in the way of a 50 page bitch thread.

 

[Havel]

Who knew horse armor would turn into this.

 

[A.D. Skinner]

That's shady as hell...but as for the micro transactions, is it anything more than a fast track? If it's just fast track, who cares?

I suppose the argument is always made to sag that because it can be premium, they push you toward it...is that the case?

 

[Sendou]

Now now. Don't get angry. Just don't buy this companies terrible games. Done.

Lots of great games out there.

Ubisoft still makes some good games. I quite enjoyed my time with Valiant Hearts earlier this year for example.

 

[wanders]

They weren't hidden the servers were just not up for reviewers so they couldn't pull the prices or store down in game. Isn't this common practice amongst most games with micro transactions?

Lol everyone's jumping the gun

Still ubi is bad bad

 

[Solaire of Astora]

today's episode of The Lobby at 1:18:25.

Had to sit through an advert for unity to load that video. And as someone who hates the shovelware Ubi put out, I'm glad to see so much negative press surrounding this game. Couldn't happen to a nicer... Er, massive videogame publisher.

 

[Relaxed Muscle]

I can't wait for Jim Sterling to rip apart this shameless actitude from Ubi.

Disgusting. Is a new low in the industry.

 

[DBT85]

No parity between the review and retail copies? :O

Well played.

 

[Nipo]

How does this work? Are review copies tagged in some way where Ubi's servers can push different, or in this case withhold, data from them?

That sounds really slimy if so as they could use that ability or all kinds of nefarious purposes.

 

[Nibel]

Can Schreier/anybody else from the press who is on GAF confirm this?

We might have reached a whole new level here.

 

[Vire]

Never has Jacksonville Jaguars fan been more appropriate.

 

[SteveWinwood]

Can Schreier/anybody else from the press who is on GAF confirm this?

We might have reached a whole new level here.

Totilo tweeted a response to some questions, I put them in the op.

 

[Sean*O]

If this is true, I hope every outlet is re-reviewing the game to better reflect the final product.

Yes, if true all reviewers should feel slighted and refresh their review scroes (quickly) to reflect their new impressions.

 

[Ozium]

hopefully review sites will stop being spoonfed shit like this and embargoes that end after a game releases and tell corporations like ubisoft to fuck off

Spoiler

they won't

 

[legacyzero]

THIS FUCKING COMPANY

 

[Aaron]

That's shady as hell...but as for the micro transactions, is it anything more than a fast track? If it's just fast track, who cares?

I suppose the argument is always made to sag that because it can be premium, they push you toward it...is that the case?

Because they built the game to encourage you to pay those microtransactions. There's a ton of stuff to buy in the game, and the amount of relative in-game gold you get is low. It also allows you to bypass unlocks, and with all the stuff to unlock it'll play on people's patience. It's predatory.

 

[dreamfall]

Good god.

Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse...

 

[Fantastapotamus]

Again, this might be a weird joke from Ubisoft. Or real. I obviously have no idea. But the whole premise of the game is that you play a game in the game. So it COULD be a joke. But I wouldn't be surprised in the slightest if it isn't.
Still, I would just wait before we all jump to conclusions.

 

[JackDebian]

And the hits just keep coming. At this point I'm imagining Dr.Evil is running the company.

 

[Nanashrew]

I'm glad I don't buy Ubisoft games anymore.

 

[theWB27]

Does anyone have a solution for reviewers to have online stuff enabled when they can't connect to the servers? The gun is jumped here.

 

[SRTtoZ]

I don't know guys, seems like a bit of an over-reaction. They still have the hack feature there which is microtransactions but they couldnt connect to the uplay server. Are review copies meant to connect you to the Uplay server before launch? or at all?

Someone who reviews should let us know if its normal for a company to not let you connect to their servers during a game review.

 

[Nibel]

Man oh man, after far cry 4, no more ubisoft for me. How the fuck can they treat their customers this way? It's unbelievable.

If you want to make any impact, then skip Far Cry 4 as well.

 

[Massa]

Can I still get it used?

If you want to take a used copy out of the market, drive up demand for the game and and help Ubi, sure. If you want to boycott it then don't play it.

 

[Neuromancer]

This game is the gift that keeps on giving (except for people who actually paid money for it.)

 

[Ponn]

Did they achieve parity with the microtransactions though?

 

[Papercuts]

Today just continues to get more hilarious.

 

[dreamlock]

lol xD

 

[Alucrid]

i didn't realize this situation could get any scummier

 

[kulapik]

Okay, now I'm fucking done with Ubisoft. I'm not buying a single game from them anymore.

 

[SZips]

I was just playing on a retail release of the game (from Steam) and the Ubisoft servers/backend were down. I could see the microtransaction page, but attempting to buy anything resulted in an error.

I think you guys are blowing this out of proportion. Sure, it's bad enough to have microtransactions in the game but don't flip out over something that hasn't been proven true.