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Gunslinger · Mar 8, 2016

Steam:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/365590/

Metacritic:
http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-4/tom-clancys-the-division

People are saying game repetitive, servers don't work, uplay etc....

Should companies go back to SP only games to receive favorable reviews or division is a bad game? Lot of hate for SFV because the game had no SP or RPG elements according to people. Now division. Battlefront took similar heat but ended up selling millions upon millions anyway.

Close if thread is too negative.

EDIT: reviews are improving now! Almost 7 in metacritic and 60% on steam. Guess those trolls gave up.

JeffGrubb · Mar 8, 2016

Review: "Ubisoft is a big meanie."

Manufacturing an angry user review on Metacritic for multiplayer-only games is the greatest single-player campaign of them all.

Whompa02 · Mar 8, 2016

Wouldn't be surprised if a lot of these were troll reviews.

ExoHazMatt · Mar 8, 2016

After about a 45 minute hiccup right when it launched, it's been buttery smooth for me. Seems like a solid game.

CaptainGyro · Mar 8, 2016

I don't really consider 6.8 avg user reveiws on metracritic to be getting hammered, by metacritic standards that's actually relatively good nowadays

Swarna · Mar 8, 2016

The average Steam user is mentally retarded. Speaking as someone who uses the discussion boards there. lol

Beatofficer · Mar 8, 2016

I'm curious how many of the negative reviews have played the game. There seems to be this weird culture in the gaming community that will flood a game with negative reviews depending on console, company, popularity of said game.

It's been really interesting to watch this anger expand over the last few years.

With that said, can't wait to try the game out.

RE_Player · Mar 8, 2016

I would say give the game a solid 3-4 days before you review it or have a full opinion on it. This is launch day still.

High Fry Frow · Mar 8, 2016

Spend more than an hour in a Steam discussion forum and see if your head doesn't explode...

The vocal community is a very toxic group.

Also, lots of teenagers.

Duckhuntdog · Mar 8, 2016

I think we can all agree that UPlay is awful. I thought the game wasn't so bad from what I played in beta.

ryseing · Mar 8, 2016

... it's launch day.

What the hell did they expect?

Khold · Mar 8, 2016

Wow, people are not even trying with Ubisoft anymore. Just trolling.

Comrade Crunch · Mar 8, 2016

This happens all the time with big releases, especially with Ubi games. They're the new EA when it comes blind hatred.

mullet2000 · Mar 8, 2016

This was happening the minute the game was released, before most people even played it I'm sure. Pretty lame.

studyguy · Mar 8, 2016

My friend just showed me a video about people having to queue up to talk to an NPC.
What the fuck is this? Apparently synch issues with the server are causing this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSSkz6iDPvM

Syf · Mar 8, 2016

lol, metacritic user reviews. lmao, metacritic user reviews on launch day.

Anon67 · Mar 8, 2016

Whompa02 said:
Wouldn't be surprised if a lot of these were troll reviews.

Probably though the top steam reviews tend to be pretty good.

Hero Prinny · Mar 8, 2016

this happens with every game that has issues at launch, why are you surprised by this?

Boke1879 · Mar 8, 2016

The game at it's core is a raid like game. So naturally imo things can get repetitive. The mission structure aligns with that. But personally so far I'm loving the game. Naturally I'd assume after a couple of weeks things will get repetitive but I can still find joy in teaming up with a group for a few hours a couple of times a week. Free content is dropping. I'm not worried.

Lan Dong Mik · Mar 8, 2016

I don't know why anyone would ever trust random user reviews on those sites.

All I need is media reviews and my beloved Neogaf user impressions.

By the way I think the game is fucking awesome!

Wagram · Mar 8, 2016

Cheat Code Central already reviewed it and it hasn't even been a full day. What the fuck?

Nesther · Mar 8, 2016

Servers have been working fine for me so far on PS4.

Gunslinger · Mar 8, 2016

What I don't get how can you review a MMO in less than 24 hours?

Garrett Hawke · Mar 8, 2016

Steam review bingo:

downgraded
consoles
Ubisoft
can't run this @ max on my 4 year old card
console port
ubisoft
just another Assassin's Creed
climbing towers
unoptimised port
servers down

Hip Hop · Mar 8, 2016

Duckhuntdog said:
I think we can all agree that UPlay is awful. I thought the game wasn't so bad from what I played in beta.

I can't.

I've never had a problem with it. And this "outage" is do to launch day.

And I could never take user reviews like these on Metacritic or Steam seriously.

Mushroomer25 · Mar 8, 2016

At this point I can't believe anybody when it comes to reviewing a Ubisoft game this close to launch, without pre-release reviews. Press outlets are going to scramble through it to have early impressions up online. Server problems are going to plague the early game, but obviously not translate to the experience in a few weeks. Users will eagerly shit on anything with the wrong aura about it.

I essentially just have to trust my gut about the beta, or wait for public opinion to gel around a justified perspective.

Femto. · Mar 8, 2016

This thread reminds me of the article that GamesRadar wrote about Street Fighter V and the bashing it got due to the point made in the OP about lack of content rather than the quality of content.

High Fry Frow · Mar 8, 2016

Yet a game like Mad fucking Max is almost unanimously praised by the larger community.
My elaborate (mostly critical) 800 word review was thunderously down voted.

DigSCCP · Mar 8, 2016

studyguy said:
My friend just showed me a video about people having to queue up to talk to an NPC.
What the fuck is this?

Lol this is hilarious

Gunslinger · Mar 8, 2016

Garrett Hawke said:
Steam review bingo:

downgraded

consoles

Ubisoft

can't run this @ max on my 4 year old card

console port

ubisoft

just another Assassin's Creed

climbing towers

unoptimised port

servers down

should console peasant or master race belong in that list? I wouldn't be surprised.

DuffDry · Mar 8, 2016

studyguy said:

I'm not gonna lie, this is pretty great.

Felix Lighter · Mar 8, 2016

studyguy said:
My friend just showed me a video about people having to queue up to talk to an NPC.
What the fuck is this? Apparently synch issues with the server are causing this?

Now that is hilarious.

Gnome Scat · Mar 8, 2016

studyguy said:
My friend just showed me a video about people having to queue up to talk to an NPC.
What the fuck is this? Apparently synch issues with the server are causing this?

Lol same thing happened to me.

High Fry Frow · Mar 8, 2016

Garrett Hawke said:
Steam review bingo:

downgraded

consoles

Ubisoft

can't run this @ max on my 4 year old card

console port

ubisoft

just another Assassin's Creed

climbing towers

unoptimised port

servers down

*greedy jew developers

Wulfram · Mar 8, 2016

studyguy said:
My friend just showed me a video about people having to queue up to talk to an NPC.
What the fuck is this?

I think that's strangely awesome. Maybe because I'm British...

Roni · Mar 8, 2016

studyguy said:
My friend just showed me a video about people having to queue up to talk to an NPC.
What the fuck is this? Apparently synch issues with the server are causing this?

Don't know why, but I like this.

brianjones · Mar 8, 2016

studyguy said:
My friend just showed me a video about people having to queue up to talk to an NPC.
What the fuck is this? Apparently synch issues with the server are causing this?

lmao

I'm picturing lining up to talk to rahool in destiny

KingdomHeartsFan · Mar 8, 2016

studyguy said:
My friend just showed me a video about people having to queue up to talk to an NPC.
What the fuck is this? Apparently synch issues with the server are causing this?

Funniest gaming related thing I've seen this year.

KiefbladeMaster · Mar 8, 2016

Never seen anyone have to literally queue in a multiplayer game before, that's funny.

Nugg · Mar 8, 2016

Gunslinger said:
but ended up selling millions upon millions anyway.

You have your answer right here. No one cares about user reviews. They don't mean shit. No one really ends up not buying a game because of Uplay, despite what the most vocal part of the playerbase wants you to think. Servers are slamed the first few days, so what. The game still sold like crazy.

StoopKid · Mar 8, 2016

Femto. said:
This thread reminds me of the article that GamesRadar wrote about Street Fighter V and the bashing it got due to the point made in the OP about lack of content rather than the quality of content.

This is why I can't take user reviews seriously.

It's always hyperbole.

M.W. · Mar 8, 2016

It's a fantastic game. Best I've played in along time.

lazypants · Mar 8, 2016

studyguy said:
My friend just showed me a video about people having to queue up to talk to an NPC.
What the fuck is this? Apparently synch issues with the server are causing this?

Honestly that is pretty hilarious. I guess its more realistic though?

Gunslinger · Mar 8, 2016

DuffDry said:
I'm not gonna lie, this is pretty great.

while i don't mind no clipping in this scenario but it can get really annoying in the middle of a raid like event. If this game has anything like that. Imagine you gotta move out of something during boss fight but got stuck because of your teammate. Which lead to a wipe in raid. Not good.....

Dreams-Visions · Mar 8, 2016

studyguy said:
My friend just showed me a video about people having to queue up to talk to an NPC.

What the fuck is this? Apparently synch issues with the server are causing this?

Looks pretty fucking cool to me.

Askherserenity · Mar 8, 2016

Was easy to see how repetitive the game was going to be from just playing the beta. But numbers go up and there's "loot" so some people are still going to be down.

butman · Mar 8, 2016

GREAT! First SF V now The Division.

Let gaming companies listen to our consumer rights once and for all! No more bullshots, downgrades,"early access" complete games.

Monty Mole · Mar 8, 2016

Swarna said:
The average Steam user is mentally retarded. Speaking as someone who uses the discussion boards there. lol

I'm pleased to hear that Steam both appeals and caters so well to the disabled. I hope you make them feel welcome on the boards.

T.O.P · Mar 8, 2016

studyguy said:
What the fuck is this? Apparently synch issues with the server are causing this?

It's called being polite

butman said:
GREAT!

Let gaming companies listen to our consumer rights once and for all! No more bullshots, downgrades,"early access" complete games.

...????????

Bits N Pieces · Mar 8, 2016

studyguy said:
My friend just showed me a video about people having to queue up to talk to an NPC.
What the fuck is this? Apparently synch issues with the server are causing this?

A-mazing!

Hope they dont patch that out

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