Waiting until it leaves EA to buy it

[エロ音声作品学者]

specifically because I don't trust that it will not need a Ubi account after launch
they've said it won't, but we saw what happened with HD2

i'm waiting until v1.1 or v1.2 post-EA to buy, just to be sure.

i will never buy a game with uplay as long as i live.

[Jillas]

Originally posted by Razzle:

i get it
i played it takes two and had to install that god awful launcher for it
which sometimes crashes on its own or refuses to let me launch the game
or just not allowing me to connect and having its own wonky friendlist system

we really in general dont want more launchers

Ubisoft Connect =/= EA app, don't confuse them please. Also do mind that Sony soon will release their own launcher, at least that's the only explanation why they push PSN linking so hard on PC gamers. That they even willing to sacrifice sales in 180 countries over PSN linking...

[Iditri]

devs have confirmed that uplay ♥♥♥♥ will be optional, but given how anti-consumer ubisoft is, I dont blame you for waiting it out

[The Dukenator]

Originally posted by Iditri:

devs have confirmed that uplay ♥♥♥♥ will be optional, but given how anti-consumer ubisoft is, I dont blame you for waiting it out

But that would make Valve anti-consumer for developing Steam in 2003.

[Jillas]

Originally posted by The Dukenator:

Originally posted by Iditri:

devs have confirmed that uplay ♥♥♥♥ will be optional, but given how anti-consumer ubisoft is, I dont blame you for waiting it out

But that would make Valve anti-consumer for developing Steam in 2003.

In 2003 Steam actually was anti-consumer, it refused to launch the game without downloading the update, and people actually didn't had unlimited internet back then, not to mention that famous Steam 2-hour refund rule that people praise Steam, actually was a result of Steam losing the legal fight, if they won, we probably wouldn't have refunds...

It's funny how sometimes losing can grant you acclaim, and makes you a winner in the end, they might lost some money, but they won reputation, and now tons of people are actually ready to defend any other anti-consumer practices that Steam still doesn't shy to use in their games, such as underage gambling in form of loot boxes or restricting gifting between countries inside of same region, or having wrong price recommendations for individual countries such as Poland (where 70 USD games for no reason has a price of 83 USD, when they actually should be on par with other EU countries, not higher)!

[jiggy]

And they steal games like The Crew bought the game all the dlcs never got to play the game wrote tickets no refund no response

[The Dukenator]

Originally posted by jiggy:

And they steal games like The Crew bought the game all the dlcs never got to play the game wrote tickets no refund no response

Not here. No.
The Crew is no longer available nor is it supported.

[Alex]

Originally posted by エロ音声作品学者:

Originally posted by The Dukenator:

How did you survive using a Steam account for this long?
Servers age, which makes it hard to keep them going, and they closed down.

Simple: Steam is actually good and adds value to the experience of buying, playing and owning games - and in 20 years, Valve has never once betrayed my trust or given me any reason to doubt.

Meanwhile, UPlay is exclusively and entirely a burden that adds no value, but makes things less reliable and more onerous than they otherwise would be, and Ubisoft has not earned or kept my trust.

It's not even close to being a worthwhile comparison. Nice try.

You do realize Steam is a DRM too? You do realize that a LOT more games are exclusive to Steam and you can only buy on Steam? Nice try indeed, you can literally find hundreds if not thousands of games exclusive to Steam. I get the interface, community and other features are better than others, but don't ignore the fact that Steam is a DRM and it's a platform with tons of exclusives. https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/List_of_games_exclusive_to_Steam

[Ricky]

I like it cos I can use the same cloud save for PC and Switch.
But yeah, ideally it should be optional so people who don't like it can simply ignore it.

[Red]

Originally posted by Alex:

Originally posted by エロ音声作品学者:

Simple: Steam is actually good and adds value to the experience of buying, playing and owning games - and in 20 years, Valve has never once betrayed my trust or given me any reason to doubt.

Meanwhile, UPlay is exclusively and entirely a burden that adds no value, but makes things less reliable and more onerous than they otherwise would be, and Ubisoft has not earned or kept my trust.

It's not even close to being a worthwhile comparison. Nice try.

You do realize Steam is a DRM too? You do realize that a LOT more games are exclusive to Steam and you can only buy on Steam? Nice try indeed, you can literally find hundreds if not thousands of games exclusive to Steam. I get the interface, community and other features are better than others, but don't ignore the fact that Steam is a DRM and it's a platform with tons of exclusives. https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/List_of_games_exclusive_to_Steam

TECHNICALLY (nerd emoji face here) Steam itself isn't DRM, every developer is free to releae a game on Steam that makes no use of Steamworks' DRM and that can be launched without the Steam launcher. Most just don't make use of that option really.

[Deewin]

Or just don't buy it ever because the the developers already stated that it won't require Ubisoft Connect during early access on Steam only. It sucks but I love the developer so I just bough the game.

[Zapperrix]

The FAQ says Ubisoft accounts and Ubisoft Connect will be optional after launch.

[can't win a single fight]

i have launched the game, it doesn't require an ubisoft account

[Coffee]

Originally posted by Zapperrix:

The FAQ says Ubisoft accounts and Ubisoft Connect will be optional after launch.

I fear that it might lock you out of lots of stuff if you don't still.

[The Dukenator]

Originally posted by god please help me:

i have launched the game, it doesn't require an ubisoft account

Not for the time being.

[REL]

Thanks for raising this, OP. I threw up in my mouth a little when you made me realize it's being published by Ubisoft. It's disappointing they had to sign a deal with the devil and couldn't stick with an independent IP (or anyone but Ubisoft FFS) for their next project that doesn't associate them with the most anti-consumer publisher in existence.

You are absolutely correct that this title is at extremely high risk of eventually requiring a uPlay account and being stacked with 47 layers of DRM and microtransactions. Achievements stripped out, mandatory online, etc.

Hopefully proven wrong, but like you, I will wait a minimum of 6-12 months after 1.0 release to be sure Ubisoft cancer doesn't infect it at or shortly after release. Even then, it makes me sick knowing that purchasing this is giving money to the most cancerous publisher in the world.