Alx
Member
If they have to rework part of the game to improve the performances, it is actually a sign that the game required more than simple "code optimization" indeed.
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Assassins Creed unity Patch 4 On Hold (Paris map being "refurbished")
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If they have to rework part of the game to improve the performances, it is actually a sign that the game required more than simple "code optimization" indeed.
well... i guess its better for them not to release an update that really doesn't fix anything and get more backlash.
At the same time... i am disappointed. I tried Ac this weekend and it was not much fun with the lag, unresponsiveness, and weird bugs. I was hoping to play the game during the break.
At the same time... i am disappointed. I tried Ac this weekend and it was not much fun with the lag, unresponsiveness, and weird bugs. I was hoping to play the game during the break.
keltickennedy
Member
Perfecto
The patch delay also means Club competitions are still not in there I think. Man, I wanna unlock some legendary gear.
ClaptoVaughn
Member
I knew Ubisoft would disappoint one way or another today.
At least they're dependable in that sense.
If that patch doesn't come out this week, don't expect to see it until after New Year's.
At least they're dependable in that sense.
If that patch doesn't come out this week, don't expect to see it until after New Year's.
bumpkin
Member
Okay, I thought this was funny.
Summer Haze
Banned
No one is yelling at them, lol. We're laughing at them.
Sodding_Gamer
Member
Hmm wording of this sounds interesting. I've shelved the game after the frame rate just making it barely enjoyable. Underneath that is a great game. Will be interesting seeing what Digital Foundry finds regarding this performance patch.
keltickennedy
Member
Not yelling. Laughing.
Biggu Bosu
Banned
Man I hope so, I don't care of they delay the patch, will be a couple weeks till I get to this game anyway. Just give me 30FPS on the PS4
NullPointer
Member
Is this going to be another one of those super huge patches?
Not that I'd mind if I owned the game. Better to have the performance problems addressed than not, but isn't something like a refurbished city map a rather big deal?
Not that I'd mind if I owned the game. Better to have the performance problems addressed than not, but isn't something like a refurbished city map a rather big deal?
I am ok with that but i am not ok with whole announcement that happened on friday. If you want to announce something especially big patch release date be sure that patch will be ready for release on that day.
ComputerBlue
Member
LOL this thread is hilarious. Gaf making me bust out in laughter.
They need to remove some of the NPC's I think...really, there's no need for that many imo.
They need to remove some of the NPC's I think...really, there's no need for that many imo.
You must be truly brave
jacob armitage
Banned
Having just picked the game up a few days ago, i was quite looking forward to this (looking forward to patches... what a year for gaming!). I was able to snag Alien isolation for nice and cheap too so i'll dive into that more first. Hopefully it drops before Friday.
They almost assuredly have to reduce the crowd sizes to help improve frame rate. Most Likely what they mean.
Yep. This whole AC:Unity mess is hilarious, really.
Alx
Member
I remember they said that the number of NPCs wasn't the bottleneck. Which is believable, especially when you consider that playing the game offline already improved the framerate. I don't know exactly what kind of issues the game can have under the hood, but I can imagine they're not necessarily obvious ones.
Rndm
Member
" [...] and that will take [...] more [time] to hit the high level of quality our players deserve" is what they should have told their investors and the players before delaying the game itself instead of telling us that in regards to a patch intended to further fix a game that was pretty broken on release... Oh Ubisoft.. you really don't get out of this dilemma, do you?
RedAssedApe
Banned
Good. Use your aggressive feelings. Let the hate flow through you.
lol You guys still going hard on this game.
lol You guys still going hard on this game.
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Why didn't they take the time to fix the technical issues before they released the game?
This isn't about "GAF" it's about a shady developer rushing a product out to meet a holiday deadline. They deserve all the grief thrown that them and honestly, more.
Barely the same thing and look at the OP.
But gaf is gafing I know
They already said the performance issues were not coming from the crowd.
Yeah yeah backslash is good, they deserve to die and all that, even when it's just about a patch delay.
Summer Haze
Banned
And I'd bet my life that if gamers didn't make as much noise about this as we did, they still wouldn't give two shits about quality control and this patch wouldn't be releasing at all. Companies like Ubi only care about 'quality' and 'gamers' when their profit margins are at risk.
ClaptoVaughn
Member
Unless they want to kill off most of the city population, they'll need to do a lot more than that to significantly improve the performance.
I don't believe the crowd density, outside of extreme scenarios, is the real culprit behind the poor performance anyways.
motorised mallard
Member
So they pushed the game out so early that they didn't even have time to downgrade it from reveal?
On serious note. I want to see what they actually are going to do with the patch, must be something more than just slashing NPC count. It will probably still break something, that is just how these things go.
sarcasm
On serious note. I want to see what they actually are going to do with the patch, must be something more than just slashing NPC count. It will probably still break something, that is just how these things go.
SilentRacoon
Member
I can't not picture the guy commissioned to write this bollocks laughing out loud as he typed it out.
BigWeather
Member
Agreed, I laughed.
spookyfish
Member
You lost me there, Ubi.
7DollarHagane
Banned
Was hoping to start this this week.. Going to do alien instead.
CriterionDog
Member
Dang. Refurbishing the Paris map? I wouldn't mind if they lower the amount of npcs if it helps the frame rate.
Charlie0108
Member
Been playing this for a week now and really enjoying it. Probably the actual Assassin's Creed game since Brotherhood (Black Flag was good but it wasn't Assassin's Creed). Looking forward to seeing what effect the patch has.
If Unity reaches even 50% of Driveclub's "polish and performance" i'll be impressed.