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

[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] And then Battlefield 3 happened because people didn't go "UGH FUCK EA" back then. [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] No, it only goes downhill from here. It starts with something small like "well get this and this faster" and ends up as "you'll be frustrated to hell and back without this item because we designed it this way, now pay for it or suffer for 50 hours trying to get it". This is not the only instance of Ubisoft being dickbags, Watch_Dogs was doctored to shit and back so people could shove their money on pre-purchase and get conned. I enjoyed Farcry 3 and had way too much fun with Farcry 3: Blood Dragon, but I'm not giving them any of this hard-earned money until they learn to show respect to the people paying for their titles.

The AAA gaming industry is really at a low point right now...

i hope farcry 4 won't have microtransactions shoehorned in at the last moment

didn't people say that shortcut DLC lessens the feeling of accomplishment of unlocking it normally? i totally understand that point of view, but i think DLC in this nature isn't that bad, mainly because it's the type that doesn't make non-payers feel less powerful, separated, etc.. [sp]and unlocking content in a game like assassin's creed doesn't make me feel accomplished all that much[/sp] the highlight of the "age of DLC" would be if ubisoft or some other AAA developer made a full-priced game with p2w microtransactions, but i doubt anybody would do that.

[QUOTE=Impulse101;45694274]The AAA gaming industry is really at a low point right now...[/QUOTE] It's been at a low point for years, I doubt anything will ever change. Very pessismistic attitude I know but with review embargos, pre-order bonuses, micro-transactions etc. Not to mention no-one bothers to innovate as they know people will just buy generic FPS #838282.

Didn't Dead Space 3 have a similar thing with letting you buy upgrade material?

[QUOTE=evilweazel;45693855]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.[/QUOTE] You just don't fucking understand, do you? Yesterday it was always online DRM, today it's microtransactions in a $60 game. What bullshit will it be tomorrow? Each time people like you let them get away with it and buy their games, they move the goalpost a bit further.

Don't blame Ubisoft for this, blame the people who make this financially viable. Clearly people are buying this so why not put it in.

So.. Let me get this straight. You pay 60 up front to have a game with draconian DRM (sometimes even multiple layers if you use steam, e.q. you launch the game through steam, which opens uplay, which opens the game) and to top it off you can pay extra to skip through the game? Amazing. Truly amazing.

In a free to play environment, paying to advance in the game progress, also known as pay to win, would be a bad decision as this would lower the play time of players. But since you already pay 60 dollars for this shit, why not pay more to make the shit experience smaller?

Nintendo doesn't have this problem, it seems to be mostly the dude-gamer stuff that turns into a bottomless money pit.

[QUOTE=Noss;45693951]Remember when you didn't have to buy cheat codes?[/QUOTE] Thats why I dont understand this. Why cant people just use their trainer or memory editor of choice? Are they going to start putting anticheat in their singleplayer games and banning people for circumventing the store? :V

This doesn't come close to SR3 and SR4's cheat code DLC

rip ubisoft

[QUOTE=Swiket;45695000]Didn't Dead Space 3 have a similar thing with letting you buy upgrade material?[/QUOTE] What the fuck? I haven't played Dead Space since 1, but I thought they're horror games - you're telling me they put microtransactions in a horror game? That's the most inane shit I ever heard

[QUOTE=Cushie;45695923]Thats why I dont understand this. Why cant people just use their trainer or memory editor of choice? Are they going to start putting anticheat in their singleplayer games and banning people for circumventing the store? :V[/QUOTE] You're taking the piss, but would it actually surprise you if they did that, saying that "Oh, but we've designed the campaign to be played in a certain way and cheats ruin that. You can use our certified CheatSystem™ ($6,99/mo) to advance yourself in the campaign in ways we think will not ruin the experience".

[QUOTE=HyperTails;45695945]This doesn't come close to SR3 and SR4's cheat code DLC[/QUOTE] And people probably only have those due to bulk buying the DLC.

Too bad you can't pay 6 dollars a month to advance yourself in your boring sterile life, now that would be the real money maker; DLC that takes the pain of living a lonely existence playing videogames away.

[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] They sell ways to circumvent restrictions they've put in place themselves. That's low. Like, I spent 60$ on this game, let me play the levels in any order if I want to without paying extra (what am I even paying for? The right to play the game I bought the way I want to?). And shit like this kills mods, because everything suddenly becomes grey area. [editline]15th August 2014[/editline] And I mean "cheat codes" are going to be in any game anyway for development/debugging purposes. It's not like it takes additional work to make.

What the fuck is Ubisoft even doing?

At least it's optional, and not something that will affect people who plan on actually playing the game.

[QUOTE=Swiket;45695000]Didn't Dead Space 3 have a similar thing with letting you buy upgrade material?[/QUOTE] Not just upgrades, one of the key mechanics was the ability to manufacture your own guns, saws or lasers, or strap your guns saws or lasers onto other weapons. Without paying for parts i managed to build only two of the more complex guns (ones that can actully hurt the more advanced monsters so you aren't just kiting them from one end of the corridor to the next emptying 5 or 6 clips into each limb) throughout the entire storyline, and even then that was because i disassembled one of the over-powered weapons that came with my preorder for parts. Meanwhile my brothers both dropped real money on buying parts and they were running around with weird and bizarre amalgamations of weaponry with unique effects, having more fun than me.

[QUOTE=Korova;45694016]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.[/QUOTE] Because of this: [QUOTE=fulgrim;45696652]Not just upgrades, one of the key mechanics was the ability to manufacture your own guns, saws or lasers, or strap your guns saws or lasers onto other weapons. Without paying for parts i managed to build only two of the more complex guns (ones that can actully hurt the more advanced monsters so you aren't just kiting them from one end of the corridor to the next emptying 5 or 6 clips into each limb) throughout the entire storyline, and even then that was because i disassembled one of the over-powered weapons that came with my preorder for parts. Meanwhile my brothers both dropped real money on buying parts and they were running around with weird and bizarre amalgamations of weaponry with unique effects, having more fun than me.[/QUOTE]

Oh boy, I cannot wait to see what shit they throw into Far Cry 4. Maybe some microtransactions to make the elephant you ride a transgender. Or hell, maybe a unlockable code that lets you carry 3 guns instead of 2! This shit seriously has to stop. When you ask $60 for a bloody game, ship the game with everything in it. THEN add onto it. That way people can have the cake, plus the strawberry or whathaveyou toppings.

[QUOTE]"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] People really seem to ignore this part They're not shouting "GIVE US ALL THE MONEY YOU HAVE" at the customer, at this stage they're trialing it, nothing more. They said themselves they'll get rid of it if need be I'm not saying they definitely will, I'm just saying there's still hope [editline]15th August 2014[/editline] Nevermind, I skimmed the article Fuck

[QUOTE=IceyMalone;45696899]People really seem to ignore this part They're not shouting "GIVE US ALL THE MONEY YOU HAVE" at the customer, at this stage they're trialing it, nothing more. They said themselves they'll get rid of it if need be I'm not saying they definitely will, I'm just saying there's still hope[/QUOTE] I don't have feelings either way towards Ubisoft, but those are just generic marketing terms thrown around to please the consumer. Basically it boils down to: if they make enough money from this without damaging sales, they will be keeping it.

I'm not really even surprised at this point.

You guys say the Triple A Gaming is at a low point but remember, we still have Valve (upcoming future stuff) and 2K Games (Evolve, Battleborn, Civ: Beyond Earth AND Agent) to rely on for good quality games. Triple A gaming will truly be at a low when EVERY publisher/company does micro-transactions.

[QUOTE=The golden;45695602]Yes, but many developers have a little more self-pride than to go for such low-hanging fruit.[/QUOTE] Like who exactly?

how are you all getting so pissed at this, loads of games have been doing it, and its fucking optional. jesus get over it.