Ubisoft REFUSES to shut up

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http://wccftech.com/ubisoft-points-finger-amd-technical-bugs-assassins-creed-unity/

 

With as much money and people employed as they have, there is no possible way that they aren't aware that everyone in the pc world is fed up with them by this point. They are constantly pointing fingers, make excuses, can't seem to do anything right. They said that 30 fps is superior to 60 fps for action games, so they shouldn't be responsible for hitting 60 fps. They said that resolution doesn't matter, so they shouldn't be responsible for hitting 1080p. They said that AC: Unity needed massive requirements to run when it is just poorly coded. They are blaming AMD for their own incompetency now.

 

They are a horrible company, and then they complain about people pirating their games. They should be seeing that as a kind of boycott (though piracy is typically due to not wanting DRM, a distribution problem, or people who simply can't afford to pay). After all the stunts they've puled with Watch_Dogs, AC: Unity, and Far Cry 4, after all the flak that they have given pc gamers, you're damn right they don't want to pay for the games. Why would they want to? This is just ludicrous.

 

EDIT: What makes this latest development so much worse is that the problem with the draw calls on pc COULD BE FIXED......... with Mantle. So yeah. Good job Ubisoft on screwing that pooch.

 

EDIT 2: They backtracked on what they said. Originally, they clearly said that the issues on pc were AMD specific.

"We are aware that the graphics performance of Assassin’s Creed Unity on PC may be adversely affected by certain AMD CPU and GPU configurations. This should not affect the vast majority of PC players, but rest assured that AMD and Ubisoft are continuing to work together closely to resolve the issue, and will provide more information as soon as it is available."

Now, however, they are acknowledging that it isn't AMD specific. I am guessing that they realized that what they said sounded dumb as hell.

"As previously reported on the Assassin’s Creed Live Updates Blog, our team is furiously working to resolve bugs and performance issues for Assassin’s Creed Unity on all platforms. On PC, some media outlets have misinterpreted a forum post indicating that we were working on resolving issues that were AMD-specific. We apologize for any confusion and want to be clear that we are working with all of our hardware partners to address known issues that exist across various PC configurations. We care deeply about a smooth and enjoyable Assassin’s Creed experience and we will continue to update customers as these issues are fixed via the AC Live Updates Blog."

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

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whblEgTZ6GE

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Lol ubisoft, anyway as I said before I will believe it when people stop feeding these crappy companies that have these bad business models, do the horrible DRM, regional pricing, dlc nonsense and release bad console ports.

The PC versions of all these gamelook exactly the same fyi, only difference is that they don't have that blurry look and have better shadows, oh and a higher resolution... 

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Day 1 DLC is one of the most retarded things that I have ever had the misfortune of witnessing happen in the gaming industry, and Ubisoft seems to be its champion.

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I wonder if it'll be brought up in the next tek. If Ubisoft screws up Far cry 4 I think it will be the last nail in the coffin, I know it will be for me. 

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When do you think they will start releasing the dlc's before the game even comes out?

 

"FarCry 5 DLC's due for release in November 8th 2016. The actual game is not in development yet but we feel it will be due for release sometime by March 2017"

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You sir, just described early access. 

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Yep also watch the newly made Level 0 private steam accounts roll in the steam forums defending Ubisoft.

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Yeah, I'm not jumping on FarCry 4 regardless of whatever shit Ubisoft promises between now and release.  Even if it is good I feel way less inclined to buy it.

GTA V is a no go for me,  Rockstar this week retro-actively removed 17 audio tracks from San Andreas and broke 1080p.  But they did add X-input for 360 controllers.  Pfft.

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They are also pissing off the console guys with such a broken game.

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Check out the additional notes, from the steam page for Asscreed

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Ubisoft will eventually go the way of the DOH-DOH bird (not sure of my spelling and don't care enough to check)

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They'll naturally go out of business eventually if their biggest and best output is a Assasins Creed sequel every year. I enjoyed the first one because it was a new concept, but it sort of got a little boring towards the end of the game

Assassin's creed 2 was the same shit and i fell asleep on my couch trying to move past the first couple areas.

 

" They said that 30 fps is superior to 60 fps for action games, so they shouldn't be responsible for hitting 60 fps"

lol

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"piracy is typically due to not wanting DRM, a distribution problem, or people who simply can't afford to pay"

Hmm, I've never understood or agreed with the "distribution or DRM problem" logic. I'm reasonably wealthy so the decision to pirate or buy should exemplify the issue of whether or not DRM/distribution heightens or worsens the experience and influences my purchasing habits. With that in mind, I pirate all the time, and every single time I've pirated its because I'd rather spend that money on extra beer or tasty food anyways, or because I don't give a fuck if the company goes under.

Most gamers would buy something like HL3, a Mass Effect sequel, the next GTA, etc (something guaranteed to be good) in a heartbeat if the amount of DRM doubled from the previous generation, and if it was distributed in physical format only, and you had to drive to your local GameStop, suck the cashiers dick and do a dance to even get the game. 

I think piracy is typically due to most games being pretty mediocre on average. Oh tap the A button for the quicktime sequence to pray for your dead comrade soldier, and then run down a straight hallway shooting enemies slumbering around like they are on Percocet?? Sounds like $60 to me!

I say vote with your money, maybe resist the urge to play the next Watch Dogs, or Assasins Creed. You could just pirate it, or wait for the next Steam sale, but maybe there's something better you can do with that 30-60 hours of your life other than Holding X To Hack The System. Me, I'll be waiting for the next Portal or Paper's Please to come along before I open my wallet.

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Though I agree that most games these days are mediocre at best. but sadly these companies like Ubi are so dense that they only see it as you still want to play their super awesome games but you don't want to pay for them. I'm mean its not like PC does not have fuck loads of actual good games from devs that give a fuck about PC to play. People need to send a more meaningful message that their games are such shit they are not even worth stealing. this really goes for really any game you would pirate. I just cant be even bothered to waste the time it would even take to download their shit games.

Also if anyone is paying 60$ for games on PC these days then they are clearly doing PC gaming the wrong way.  Id even say if they are paying more than 30$ they are doing it wrong.

I would also like to say that I would give up getting any new games if I had to go to gamestop to get them. Fuck that place. lol. I would be ok just replaying all the PC games iv bought over the last 20 years for the rest of my life if it ever came down to never getting any new games or gaming to GS.

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its spelled THQ.

 

I made my self a little sad on that one lol. Because THQ was actually one of the decent ones.

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when i read stuff like this I cant help but think of that scene from the movie BASEketball where Squeak says "I swear, you guys rip on me 13 or 14 more times, I'm outta here!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RF-matqjq5s

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That is what I am getting at. Ubisoft needs to see people pirating the games as people simply refusing to pay them for overpriced stuff.I wouldn't be surprised if there were several times more pirated copies around (on hdds. etc) than actually copies sold when FC4 releases. The point is, no one wants to give them money anymore. It is a boycott, but we can still get the goods. Once they put out something not horrible, and get their heads out of their asses, then they might see some better sales figures.