Why you shouldn't pre-order AC Unity, or any Ubisoft game.

[JaeK]

For the record I very much liked the early Assassins Creed games and thought they where great. As for recent releases, eh, not so much.

First off, Ubisoft has a terrible reputation for buggy games and overall an unfinished product at launch. It never seems like they go through all the nitty-gritties before they actually release the game to the public. Which on its own is a good enough reason not to pre-order, or buy at launch.

Secondly, Ubisoft has terrible tech/customer support. I have read on forums (and experienced myself) how Ubisoft is slow to reply to support tickets and address issues in their games overall. I bought Splinter Cell: Blacklist back in January and of course good ol' Uplay crashes on start up all the time and the game turns unplayable. Literally, it crashes after the copyright disclaimer. It took Ubisoft tech support pretty well a WHOLE MONTH to even write back to me about who is handling my ticket and describe the problem, etc. Completely unacceptable. They also pretty much ditched ever trying to fix that game basically by not releasing any more updates after 3 months of it launching due to the fact that it was riddled with problems.

And finally, yes the game looks good. I think a lot of people can agree that all Assassins Creed games look pretty stellar in screenshots and gameplay pre-launch. But this alone does not justify going out on a whim and sinking your $50-$80 (based on location I think, I'm not sure) on something that you dont know anything about yet. Let it launch, get reviews, and see the feedback about the game before making a senseless purchase on it, you might end up saving your money.

[Crazy Alchemy]

Agreed. I won't ever be paying for another game that has uPlay as a requirement.

[blasife]

i preordered

[blasife]

how do you figer the story is compelling i have reserched in and looked at the revamps of combat and parkor and they look good as does the new ish stealth system besides it was my choice so what if you do not like the games

[Don]

引用自 BlasifGaming：

how do you figer the story is compelling i have reserched in and looked at the revamps of combat and parkor and they look good as does the new ish stealth system besides it was my choice so what if you do not like the games

Didnt they "revamp" the combat for 3? It was still the same. Unity will be the same. Why cant you wait a week after release to probably get it cheaper, and help kill this pre-order they got going?

[indio68]

why?? Preorder a DIGITAL GAME AT THE CRAZY PRICE OF 60 EURO? in add dlc day 0, no achievment and additional drm uplay?? WE'VE SEEN WHAT THEY GAVE PC GAMERS WITH WATCH DOGS..I RLY HOPE NO ONE PREORDER, BUY THIS ♥♥♥♥..AHH u know this will be not the only 2014\15 AC creed game , right?? they release another AC "game" for old gen too...unbelivable!

[Shredder]

It's sad that posts telling people to use common sense even need to exist.

[blasife]

i did not preorder the pc version i did the ps4 version and i got the collecters edition

[blasife]

and even if i did not why does it matter to you what i do with my money what do you care do you thank that you are smarter then every one else and they need your guiedence well guess what we are getting along just fine

[Raelix]

引用自 Stalker：

引用自 BlasifGaming：

how do you figer the story is compelling i have reserched in and looked at the revamps of combat and parkor and they look good as does the new ish stealth system besides it was my choice so what if you do not like the games

Didnt they "revamp" the combat for 3? It was still the same. Unity will be the same. Why cant you wait a week after release to probably get it cheaper, and help kill this pre-order they got going?

Maybe he doesn't want to wait a week after release. If he decides he likes what he sees then let him pre-order the game. Who cares, it isn't coming from your checking account or anything.

[Ebo]

I'm gonna pre-order the **** out of this game, not at steam's price, obviously, I can get it for half from retail.

[Pooka Mustard™]

And this is why you don't listen to anyone saying don't pre-order because of Ubisoft's past. Its like they are prophets of the future and have the inevitable facts to games like AC:U or FC4 being broken. Duh.

[JaeK]

引用自 Pooka Mustard™：

And this is why you don't listen to anyone saying don't pre-order because of Ubisoft's past. Its like they are prophets of the future and have the inevitable facts to games like AC:U or FC4 being broken. Duh.

You don't need to be a prophet to use simple common sense and anticipate something that has happened on almost every launch from Ubisoft in recent memory. Being skeptical is completely justified knowing their track record.

[JaeK]

引用自 BlasifGaming：

don't go to a game's fourm and hate on a game you have never played

First off, I was never hating on the game. I was merely pointing out the fact that Ubisoft doesnt release finished products on launch, among other issues.

Secondly, this is a forum is it not? I'm allowed to express my opinion on issues that are on topic.

Third, don't tell me what to do.

[Pooka Mustard™]

引用自 DEGREEZEROO：

引用自 Pooka Mustard™：

And this is why you don't listen to anyone saying don't pre-order because of Ubisoft's past. Its like they are prophets of the future and have the inevitable facts to games like AC:U or FC4 being broken. Duh.

You don't need to be a prophet to use simple common sense and anticipate something that has happened on almost every launch from Ubisoft in recent memory. Being skeptical is completely justified knowing their track record.

What if they disappoint you in what you think will happen? Not to mention, Ubisoft or not, pre-orders are a double edged sword. And Ubisoft is using the pre-order thing no differently than the others. Its either hit or miss. Good thing I don't complain when the servers are down at launch for a game (but Steam is going to take much flak for that).

[blasife]

if you don't want to play the game don't but we don't need a public service anouncement