Shit Company of the Year: Assassin's Creed Unity will let players "fast track" unlocks with microtra - Polidicks

[quote]Microtransactions are an effective monetization tool in large part because they seem so innocuous. A dollar here, a dollar there—tiny amounts that nobody's going to miss, but they add up, sometimes alarmingly quickly. The free-to-play model is built almost entirely upon microtransactions and it's starting to turn up in major triple-A releases too, including Assassin's Creed Unity, which will allow players to "fast track" unlocks instead of earning them through gameplay. Ubisoft confirmed the presence of microtransactions in Assassin's Creed Unity during a presentation at Gamescom. It didn't go into detail about how the system will work but according to Total Xbox, it seems like a fairly straightforward system of paying for immediate access to in-game gear. Senior Producer Vincent Pontbriand acknowledged that evolving industry trends have had an influence on the development of the game, but added that they won't "fundamentally change what we're trying to do." "If we think it fits the gameplay, or the brand itself, the core values, we're willing to take those risks," he said. "If not, then not. We're not going to make any compromises."[/quote] say goodbye to my money for far cry 4 [url]http://www.pcgamer.com/2014/08/14/assassins-creed-unity-will-let-players-fast-track-unlocks-with-microtransactions/[/url]

Is this what they meant by taking PC more seriously?

[QUOTE]which will allow players to "fast track" unlocks instead of earning them through gameplay.[/QUOTE] They're literally expecting players to pay money to not play the game

It seems that Black Flag will be the last thing I buy from Ubisoft, unless they do a full remake of Rayman 2...

[QUOTE=Bean Shoot;45693820]They're literally expecting players to pay money to not play the game[/QUOTE] It's not like you have to

Fuck that, fuck Ubisoft. :zoid:

[QUOTE=KillerJaguar;45693836]It's not like you have to[/QUOTE] That's not the point at all. It's a 60 dollar game with microtransactions in it that unlocks cheat codes. Remember when only F2P titles had those? Remember when cheating used to be [i]free?[/i]

I really don't care that much about this. Plenty of good games have had them, BC2, BF3/4, Dead Space 3, etc. It doesn't really detract from the game that much at all for me, considering I'm not going to buy them. Seems like something people make a big deal about just to make a big deal about. Then again that sums up about all of FPs opinions so uh I mean, you don't even miss out on any content because you didn't buy it, so it's not even almost sort of reasonable like disliking DLC.

What exactly is wrong with this? As long as it does not affect the folks that just want to play the game, it really isnt bad.

[QUOTE=endorphinsam;45693854]That's not the point at all. It's a 60 dollar game with microtransactions in it that unlocks cheat codes. Remember when only F2P titles had those? Remember when cheating used to be [i]free?[/i][/QUOTE] You're not missing anything by not buying it. The opposite actually.

And then pirates come in and have their way with the game. As usual.

[QUOTE=FordLord;45693872]What exactly is wrong with this? As long as it does not affect the folks that just want to play the game, it really isnt bad.[/QUOTE] I don't trust Ubisoft to not fuck with the game's progression in order to try and get people to pay.

Ubisoft is quickly becoming, if it isn't already, my least favorite gaming producing company right now. At least EA is providing a good, healthy competitor to stream through Origin. What has Ubisoft done correctly recently?

Remember when you didn't have to buy cheat codes?

[QUOTE=UberMunchkin;45693890]Rayman 2 has been UbiSoft's saving grace over the years, and I can see why. Unfortunately it's hard to tell that it came from the same company as the one featured in the article. Honestly I've purchased 3 copies of Rayman 2 on different systems because jeez it's still a great game.[/QUOTE] I still have the original disc for Win 98. Bought it for myself on GoG.com. There was a PS2 version with some updated graphics, but I dislike that they gave him an actual voice.

[QUOTE=FordLord;45693872]What exactly is wrong with this? As long as it does not affect the folks that just want to play the game, it really isnt bad.[/QUOTE] The assumption is that if a company will let you pay to skip portions of a game, then the integrity of the game cannot be trusted as they can very well artificially inflate length and difficulty to be deliberately bypassed by paywall. It is a very cynical outlook, but its well deserved considering the release of games such as Forza that took steps in that direction.

[QUOTE=mn_chaos;45693959]The assumption is that if a company will let you pay to skip portions of a game, then the integrity of the game cannot be trusted as they can very well artificially inflate length and difficulty to be deliberately bypassed by paywall. It is a very cynical outlook, but its well deserved considering the release of games such as Forza that took steps in that direction.[/QUOTE] Even ignoring the potential issues with progression, it would just be nice to have a game released nowadays that didn't scream "BUY! BUY! BUY!" at you at every chance possible. We're living in an age now where you can't even play a video game without being subjected to advertising.

With this, and EA wanting me to pay for a demo, I simply can't tell whose trying to be the most shit right now.

Why is everyone pissed about this? What do they have to fast track besides multiplayer content? Literally every other big multiplayer game with unlockables has something similar. Yeah, it's bullshit but at least be equally upset about the idea of unlockables in general. Ubisoft is the thing to hate now days it seems. Edit: Disregard, I found out that Ubisoft are scum.

I don't see the problem With Skate 3 you could pay to unlock everything snd that was that, no one was going "UGH FUCK EA" for that Also, you don't have to buy this. It's not really your job to dictate how others should spend their money.

This is the same fasttrack stuff they had for ACIV, I don't know why everyone seems so surprised.

[QUOTE=KillerJaguar;45693881]You're not missing anything by not buying it. The opposite actually.[/QUOTE] There is a thing we're missing: The actual development funds being put towards the game, not shitty fucking microtransactions that add nothing to the game. You know what that 60$ on release pays for? Development and profits. I don't want to pay 60 for a game that will have some of that development fund being put towards more ways to make money throught in-game purchases, i want that money put towards [I]adding[/I] to the game. That's why I'll never buy a 60$ game ever again unless its from a trusted developer.

[QUOTE=Maladroit;45694076]I don't see the problem With Skate 3 you could pay to unlock everything snd that was that, no one was going "UGH FUCK EA" for that Also, you don't have to buy this. It's not really your job to dictate how others should spend their money.[/QUOTE] That's an extremely narrow point of view to have. Publishers like Ubisoft have a large influence over the gaming industry. Other publishers will go "hey, these guys are making money from single player unlocks - let's incorporate this in to all of our future titles!", and before you know it, all AAA games will be withholding content in order to sell it back to the consumer. People are sheep. Regardless of how ridiculous a microtransaction may be, there will always be thousands of people who will buy it. Just because they're free to spend their money on what they like doesn't mean that we shouldn't be able to criticise their decisions and the effect it will have on the industry as a whole.

[QUOTE=bdd458;45694081]This is the same fasttrack stuff they had for ACIV, I don't know why everyone seems so surprised.[/QUOTE] Yeah, AC4 had this. All it did was save you like, 2 hours of playing the game purely for resources.

I gave you another chance Ubisoft, I gave you another chance and you just blew it.

You had 3 of them for Blackflag. One which revealed all activity locations for you, one which revealed the location of all collectibles, and one which gave you extra storage space on your ship and 500 extra of some of the resources. [editline]14th August 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=Noss;45694094]That's an extremely narrow point of view to have. Publishers like Ubisoft have a large influence over the gaming industry. Other publishers will go "hey, these guys are making money from single player unlocks - let's incorporate this in to all of our future titles!", and before you know it, all AAA games will be withholding content in order to sell it back to the consumer. People are sheep. Regardless of how ridiculous a microtransaction may be, there will always be thousands of people who will buy it. Just because they're free to spend their money on what they like doesn't mean that we shouldn't be able to criticise their decisions and the affect it will have on the industry as a whole.[/QUOTE] except they're not withholding content, they're saying "here pay us so you don't have to play the game". It's dumb yeah, but honestly isn't what everyone is making it out to be.

[QUOTE=Noss;45694094]That's an extremely narrow point of view to have. Publishers like Ubisoft have a large influence over the gaming industry. Other publishers will go "hey, these guys are making money from single player unlocks - let's incorporate this in to all of our future titles!", and before you know it, all AAA games will be withholding content in order to sell it back to the consumer. People are sheep. Regardless of how ridiculous a microtransaction may be, there will always be thousands of people who will buy it. Just because they're free to spend their money on what they like doesn't mean that we shouldn't be able to criticise their decisions and the effect it will have on the industry as a whole.[/QUOTE] That's fair

[QUOTE=Dippeggs;45694099]Yeah, AC4 had this. All it did was save you like, 2 hours of playing the game purely for resources.[/QUOTE] If you're on PC just use a trainer.

[QUOTE=bdd458;45694107]You had 3 of them for Blackflag. One which revealed all activity locations for you, one which revealed the location of all collectibles, and one which gave you extra storage space on your ship and 500 extra of some of the resources. [editline]14th August 2014[/editline] except they're not withholding content, they're saying "here pay us so you don't have to play the game". It's dumb yeah, but honestly isn't what everyone is making it out to be.[/QUOTE] I'm not saying they are in this case, but it sure is going to be applied in a significant amount of future games, by all publishers. Microtransactions have always left a sour taste in my mouth. It just seems like an extremely scummy business practice designed to milk every cent they can out of a game. Like I said earlier, things like these used to be made available through free cheat codes - not bought for $1.99.

"shit company of the year" not comcast/10