English Language

[Thomas Gunn]

Hi, I'm a native russian, and recently I've bought this game on Epic Store just to find out that I need to link it with Uplay and get a regional language locked version of game in the end. The interface is in russian, while I prefer playing games in english only. Well, I had to refund the game on EGS. So, the question is — if I buy this game on Steam, will it be also locked to Uplay version with mandatory russian interface? Game info shows that English is supported on Steam, but in Uplay Store they also mention that English version is included, yet it has been proven to be false.

[MaanrikV]

@tommygun999 ... can you not just change the language in the options ... 6th option gives all the language options ... text .. subtitles etc ... and I think you may need to download the spoken English pack ... well .. that is how it is on my version (Steam bought but played via Ubisoft) ... take a look and see if you can make the changes in that section Bro ... failing that ask another Russian player if they know maybe ... but give my suggestion a try and see if it works

[Thomas Gunn]

I tried - unfortunately, there was no option to change language of UI at all, it was locked to russian. So I'm asking steam community to share their experience, and, of course, some russian players might also see this post and comment if they had any problems; on Ubisoft Russia forum there were same problems - but people bought game directly from Ustore and it had only russian UI available to them.

[Perplex]

It is Uplay linked even on Steam.

[UbiBaron]

Hi tommygun999,

The game languages are determined by your location and which localized version of the game you are purchasing.

Not all languages are included in each version of the game, generally Russian will be the only version included in games purchased from this Region.

- Ubisoft Support

[Thomas Gunn]

Originally posted by UbiBaron:

Hi tommygun999,

The game languages are determined by your location and which localized version of the game you are purchasing.

Not all languages are included in each version of the game, generally Russian will be the only version included in games purchased from this Region.

- Ubisoft Support

Well, that's a shame. Had to refund the game on EGS and won't buy on steam because of this regional lock; I know why you guys are doing it, but you just need to know that some players in Russia prefer playing games in english, since localized versions are either bad in terms of quality and have some translation issues or we simply want to support our level of knowledge of foreign language. Please, show your marketing/regional managers my message: they just lost a decent paying client right there, while by simply providing an option to have english subtitles and sound, already present in base game, you could get more revenue. Hell, I would even pay more to play game in english in my region if the main reason is to stop foreign clients buying games with "discount" via currency buying power differences.

[UbiBaron]

I can certainly appreciate some of your points, and I will pass your feedback on to the team.

- Ubisoft Support

[Snipy]

Originally posted by dMole:

Oh, it is a bit late, but will add my 2 cents. I live in Ukraine. Our state language is not Russian, but Ukrainian. Well, it is sad, that there is no Ukrainian translation, but give us at least a possibility to choose a language - English in example. Even EA now sells in our region Russian AND English localization. Not sure if you know, but there is a war between Russia and Ukraine. And you strict our choice to only Russian language. How about selling your games in France only with English localization, huh?
Well, for me at least - No English or Ukrainian - No buy. For ANY game.

Not going to happen.
Limiting English in version from your region, is also other way to stop people buying cheap games using VPN.