I love Ubisoft. They're easily and by far my number one developer, publisher, third party and go to company. I have played and completed more Ubisoft games in the last few years than any other publisher and it's not even close.
Black Flag is what got me interested in AC and im picking up Syndicate on Friday because im a fan of the series and want to play it. Far Cry 3 is what got me interested in open world FPS and FPS in general. Loved Conviction and easily prefer it over Blacklist which wasn't anything special in my opinion. Even Watch Dogs and Unity were at the very least a solid 8/10 for me and I enjoyed them for what they were.
People bash Ubisoft for Unity's launch and they deserve it but yet, so many other publishers get away with the same crap. To me, if you're going to bash Ubisoft then you must bash all the other publishers that do the exact same thing. If not, then those people need to shut the fuck up, period.
Look at Telltale Games. They have released games that were broken, had bugs that erased your save files and even had a problem where the PS3 or PS4 version of one of their games had the Xbox controller button prompts in-game yet they get excused for it.
Majority of publishers all do the same shit (and in some cases, worse) than Ubisoft but yet people bash Ubisoft simply because they're an easy target. People bash their "formula" and "setup" in their open world games but I love it and prefer it this way because it's how I want to play an open world game.
What's even worse than Ubisoft or any publisher in general releasing broken, bug and glitch filled games are people who bitch about them all the fucking time but yet, let other publishers get away with the same exact shit. That pisses me off. Not only that but if you hate Ubisoft or any publisher, why even waste your time commenting on them in the first damn place? Don't like them or their games? Don't buy them and ignore them.
I see so many people bash Ubisoft here and I just don't get it because it makes no sense. If you don't like them or their games, go play something you do like. There's a shitload of games that I either hate, have no interest in, think is overrated, overhyped or that should get bashed and called out for various reasons but don't yet I don't waste my time going into those topics just to bitch about them. I simply ignore them and don't buy them, period.
Personally, I have no interest in Halo 5, COD, SW BF and so many others but im not going to waste my time bashing them for no apparent reason especially when I could be spending that time playing games that I actually want to play like Ubisoft games including but not limited to Syndicate.
The amount of Ubisoft bashing here and other forums is fucking ridiculous. Worse part is that instead of bashing a company you dislike/hate, why not go play a game from a company you do like?
I hate EA and have no interest in their games and the last EA game that I purchased and completed was Def Jam Vendetta on PS2 and only because AKI was the developer. But im not going to waste my time going into every EA topic just to bash them. Seriously, what's the fucking point?
There's so many fucking problems with gaming but yet bitching about any of it isn't going to change a damn thing. These companies only care about money so until gamers stop buying games and the companies see their sales and profits decline, nothing is going to change, especially bitching about them.
Back to Ubisoft in particular, I can understand why people bash their formula and setup. I get it. I have my complaints to but none of them are major or serious enough to warrant me bitching about them or their games. Granted, they've been slipping for me in regards to what rating I personally give their games but they're still better than most and give me the games that I actually want to try and play.
As for Uplay, I used it for a few of their games. It doesn't bother me either way. It can stay or go. It's all free content and yeah, yeah, it should already be in the game and I agree but if I have to choose between Uplay and micro-transactions or paid DLC, I would much rather have Uplay.
Sorry for the long rant but the Ubisoft bashing is just fucking ridiculous and I just don't see the point or any positives in doing so. Don't like Ubisoft and/or their games, don't buy them, period. That's it. Move on.