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The Crew might have the most disgusting microtransactions in a full priced title yet
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Krusenstern
Banned
And it will still sell like there's no tomorrow.
Yeah, all of Ubi's games released within the past few years heavily integrate "social" elements via Uplay. If you're a "trophy whore" or whatever, best not dilly-dally, because don't expect Ubi to support its white elephant forever.
Oh wow, that's tempting. Thanks for the heads-up.
I couldn't give two shits about trophies or uplay achievements, but I wish I had faith that I'll be able to play the game a few years down the line.
They ought to be obliged by law to patch out all the online stuff when they kill the servers. That, or be forced to put a huge 'THIS IS A SHORT TERM LEASE' on the cover.
slavesnyder
Member
The Crw
Lostconfused
Member
Soooo did anyone point out that Most Wanted already did that at the start of the 360 generation?
Damn Ubisoft, always stealing credit from other publishers hard work.
Damn Ubisoft, always stealing credit from other publishers hard work.
You sure?
Haha, yeah. In semi-recent games the "social" component could be ignored (e.g. Black Flag just had the fleet mini-game and some mundane collectables), but Unity is heavily intertwined with Uplay to the point where, if it weren't for the fact that co-op missions could be played solo, you'd be missing a sizeable chunk without it. And that's the annoying thing -- the more Ubi insists upon Uplay, the more its games will suffer in the long run.
Mechanized
Member
Will it? There's like zero hype behind this game.
Was thinking about getting it as my free game for my 970 via the deal thats on now as Unity and Far Cry have major issues, but now I hear this is filled with micro transactions... Ugh. Which thing is more likely to get fixed first, if at all?
old manatee
Banned
American Truck Simulator is my only hope for cross country driving goodness.
I was playing the beta today and shitty business practices aside the game isn't very good. On that alone I can see why they are keeping the press from reviewing the game till after the fact.
In my impressions video the best way I could some the game up was "Imagine if Aiden Pearce was a car" it has all the incestuousness of an ubi title.
In my impressions video the best way I could some the game up was "Imagine if Aiden Pearce was a car" it has all the incestuousness of an ubi title.
Theman2k
Member
/DEAD.
Yeah, I'm done with Ubisoft due to Far Cry 4's stuttering. I am in awe on how quickly they went from "bad" to shit tier. EA looks like normal assholes compared to Ubisoft these days
Yep... You need MT for fast travel if am not mistaken right??
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Oh good still having performance parts tied to MT and from the sounds of it the economy getting affected by the MT model is terrible in a full priced game.
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Oh good still having performance parts tied to MT and from the sounds of it the economy getting affected by the MT model is terrible in a full priced game.
Solaire of Astora
Death by black JPN
It's not out of the ordinary only because people accept them.
Great. Like most road cars? I know for a fact that every car on the road handles like shit until you upgrade it.
/s
No, not in the beta. Given that all the CC stuff is in there, I can't see that changing.
Unless my memory is playing tricks on me, they've really improved the handling in this latest version (using sport handling, not the god awful assist mode).
Union des Bretons Indépendants (Guillemot brothers being Bretons).
Boring official word is it's meant to recall "ubiquity"
Far Cry 4 is pretty damn great at least, and not filled with any of this F2P microtransactions or app connections that most ubisoft games seem to have these days.
Palculator
Unconfirmed Member
Ubiquity of microtransactions, bugs, crashes, forced companion apps and third party DRM?
Good to know, but I doubt that it's any different than what EA is offering with their games like the shortcut pack of Battlefield or quick unlock for cars on Need for Speed. If that's the case it won't really affect anyone much. Normal gameplay would eventually unlock everything. Disgusting? Definitely but it's nothing new.
I was in the beta they had afew weeks back, and the grind to save up for a Skyline before any customization, was crazy. Cant imagine what sort of grind you'd have to go through for a supercar.
That's really dissapointing hope they fix it before the game comes out.
Matrix XII
Member
This terrible practice continues until people stop buying the games and/or micro transactions.
Until then, expect it to continue.
Until then, expect it to continue.
Solaire of Astora
Death by black JPN
Forgive me if it wasn't clear, but I was taking about cars in real life.
They also have games that don't fit this terrible description, so... there's still hope?
Valkerionseven
Member
Another full price game with the mechanics of a free to play one... Was kinda looking forward to this too.
Every new car you buy has to be grinded with old skill challenges you have possibly already done. Parts you unlock do not count towards other cars and all the cars start at a base level of 1, 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50. It's tedious as fuck....that means every time you buy a new car you have to do challenge missions till you get all gold parts at the max level. Cars that start at level/rank 10 cannot however gain parts at lower levels and you must do challenges at level 10 or higher (makes sense).
CosmicQueso
Member
This not only destroys my desire to play the game but also my will to live.
block tower
Member
it really blows my mind that people see games like this and say "this looks like a great deal for $60, these are the business practices i want to see more of in my games. DAY 1!". seriously fuck the people that buy games with these shit practices. game hardly sounds like its worth $60 retail.
geordiemp
Member
Gettig tired of the grind in too many games.
I want to play a new game every few weeks, not have to grind or pay money to unlock things...Destiny should have less grind
and micro transactions just make the non paying grind no better than Destiny.
Luckily there are plenty of other good games to play...
I want to play a new game every few weeks, not have to grind or pay money to unlock things...Destiny should have less grind
and micro transactions just make the non paying grind no better than Destiny.
Luckily there are plenty of other good games to play...
texhnolyze
Banned
Let's see how long the game will last.
I'd say 2 years max.
I'd say 2 years max.
Acquiescence
Member
Nah, there's zero buzz surrounding the game, and quite rightly. It's gonna bomb.
BouncyFrag
Member
The beta was rough. I don't see this doing well.
7DollarHagane
Banned
how long until the "apology" and the patch that makes it easier to unlock the shit that cost real money?
January? March?
I think the game will be on clearance by then.
January? March?
I think the game will be on clearance by then.
How much have you actually played? I've gone through the beta twice now and never once did I feel that those crew dollars or whatever they're referred to were necessary. You can do just fine without them.
ICONIC
No, it doesn't but of course that's going to be overlooked in this thread.
ugh_the_boot
Banned
I haven't bought a Ubisoft game since Rayman Origins, so i'm doing my part guys. I fucking hate this company and refuse to support anything they do unless absolutely necessary! Rayman was a work of art so no regrets there.
I remember I started to take notice of Ubi when the original Splinter Cell came out and they've gone to absolute shit! Definately worse than EA imo. All the special editions and microtransaction games they release would be embarrassing to any of the actual devs there.
I remember I started to take notice of Ubi when the original Splinter Cell came out and they've gone to absolute shit! Definately worse than EA imo. All the special editions and microtransaction games they release would be embarrassing to any of the actual devs there.