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First Assassin's Creed 3 DLC announced

Concept sounds great. Hopefully it is executed well.

And remember everyone, don't buy the season pass right away. Just wait till the content is actually out and is proven to be worthwhile, because the pass will still be available.
 
Retailers recommend announcing DLC 3-4 weeks prior to game launch, so they can upsell on day 1 season passes and in-store DLC cards, MS points, etc. They then in turn provide more support for the sales. If you're gonna hate, at least aim it right ;)
 
This game is going to be huge, but boy am I glad I waited just to see if shit like this happened. I won't support any product that paints someone like George Washington as a villain, let alone a tyrant. It's just as bad to me as some fictional reimagining where Hitler was actually a good guy, doing blahblahblah so he could stop the alien blahblahbloos.

And no; not a joke post. I'm sure my little boycott won't make a dent, but just thought I'd share.
 
Ugh... This is the first game this year that I've pre-ordered. I got the most expensive edition (Freedom Edition). And all this DLC is grinding my gear. So much retailer-exclusive DLC and near launch DLC and crap. Ugh. Well, it still looks like a really stellar package. Maybe I should have waited for the GOTY edition but the game looks really good, as does the CE. Most of the DLC is probably for multiplayer too.
 
Will wait for GotY in a year or 18 months from now for $20. I hate buying games only to have a bunch of DLC come out in a staggered fashion. I don't play games straight through or at a break-neck pace, actually complete opposite, it usually takes me like 2-4 months for finish a 15 hour game. I just like having everything there and get to it when I get to it. Plus I am not that into AssCreed series to shell out $60 for each release.
 
Duffyside said:
This game is going to be huge, but boy am I glad I waited just to see if shit like this happened. I won't support any product that paints someone like George Washington as a villain, let alone a tyrant. It's just as bad to me as some fictional reimagining where Hitler was actually a good guy, doing blahblahblah so he could stop the alien blahblahbloos.

And no; not a joke post. I'm sure my little boycott won't make a dent, but just thought I'd share.
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I kind of feel the same way. The DLC should focus on the Newburgh Conspiracy and involve Connor helping Washington end it. This flight from reality is just too much.
 
zinder said:
Finally someone with knowledge.


Why do you guys hate on DLC announcements so damn much? I understand if it was about day 1 DLC, but this is clearly a WIP and they are just showing a piece of it to attract Season Pass customers.
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The biggest problem is not only "how" DLC is announced but the readiness of it. If you had 48 months to develop a game before release and spent 48 months developing it before release, then post-release DLC is okay. But if you had 48 months but only spent 40 months developing it then another 8 months on DLC instead of adding additional FINAL game content, then the whole concept is out of whack.

DLC is good when the developers complete what would be realistically called a fully finished game then develop DLC after the game is completed. It's not okay when you skim development on a title to put separate content into moneybag packages, especially when it could've been placed into the original game in its original timeframe.
 
You know what would be awesome? If they didn't tell you the end of the game and the dlc that follows it before the game even comes out.

That would be neat.
 
Derrick01 said:
Spoiler alert: The Americans win and George Washington becomes president.
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YOU DIDN"T COVER THAT SPOILER UP!

if they are going to do this though, wouldn't it have been better to have the ending question Washington's leadership and then lead into the dlc? It's weird to just imply AC3 ends without any twist/interesting thing happening and then also tell you ahead of time how the dlc will expand on that expected ending? Like " you finish the predictable stuff in AC3 and then in the DLC we do something different" It lessens my interest in AC3.
 
Atilac said:
I kind of feel the same way. The DLC should focus on the Newburgh Conspiracy and involve Connor helping
Washington end it. This flight from reality is just too much.
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I kinda agree. I don't like Washington being painted this way, even if it is obviously fiction. I mean, he was offered power by his military and refused. He didn't accept a third term because he hated politics and thought he did enough for his country.
 
sillymonkey321 said:
You know what would be awesome? If they didn't tell you the end of the game and the dlc that follows it before the game even comes out.

That would be neat.
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Where did they spoil the end? I don't think it is a spoiler to say that the Revolution ends. All the King Washington is obviously presented as an alternate history take and not part of the actual canon.
 
sillymonkey321 said:
You know what would be awesome? If they didn't tell you the end of the game and the dlc that follows it before the game even comes out.

That would be neat.
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This is alternative history dlc, which means the game won't actually end like this.


Someone should really bold the fact that it's not cannon.
 
Not a huge fan of DLC being announced this early but this does sound like fun.
 
Duffyside said:
This game is going to be huge, but boy am I glad I waited just to see if shit like this happened. I won't support any product that paints someone like George Washington as a villain, let alone a tyrant. It's just as bad to me as some fictional reimagining where Hitler was actually a good guy, doing blahblahblah so he could stop the alien blahblahbloos.

And no; not a joke post. I'm sure my little boycott won't make a dent, but just thought I'd share.
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It sounds like it's more alternate reality DLC as opposed to, say, story canon. It sounds like the Star Wars Force Unleashed DLC they released that showed what Luke would have been like if he turned to the dark side.
 
They jump too fast to US, we lost the Portugal/Spain era, the France era, the Prussia era, so much good times to explore in Europe...
 
Atilac said:
I kind of feel the same way. The DLC should focus on the Newburgh Conspiracy and involve Connor helping Washington end it. This flight from reality is just too much.
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Shrinnan said:
I kinda agree. I don't like Washington being painted this way, even if it is obviously fiction. I mean, he was offered power by his military and refused. He didn't accept a third term because he hated politics and thought he did enough for his country.
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I hope you guys are ready for Assassin's Creed IV: Gandhi the Sadist, and Assassin's Creed V: Joseph Stalin, Snuggle Bear!
 
gamergirly said:
The biggest problem is not only "how" DLC is announced but the readiness of it. If you had 48 months to develop a game before release and spent 48 months developing it before release, then post DLC is okay. But if you had 48 months but only spent 40 months developing it then another 8 months on DLC instead of adding additional FINAL game content, then the whole concept it out of whack.

DLC is good when the developers complete what would be realistically called a fully finished game then develop DLC after the game is completed. It's not okay when you skim development on a title to put separate content into moneybag packages, especially when it could've been placed into the original game.
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If a studio is efficient, they'll transition departments over to the already planned DLC content as soon as they finish their contribution to the main game. I don't think there's anything malicious about any overlap, and if they want to try and sell season passes to people they've got to at least tease something.
 
sillymonkey321 said:
YOU DIDN"T COVER THAT SPOILER UP!

if they are going to do this though, wouldn't it have been better to have the ending question Washington's leadership and then lead into the dlc? It's weird to just imply AC3 ends without any twist/interesting thing happening and then also tell you ahead of time how the dlc will expand on that expected ending? Like " you finish the predictable stuff in AC3 and then in the DLC we do something different" It lessens my interest in AC3.
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Prince of Persia.
Never forget.
 
Duffyside said:
I hope you guys are ready for Assassin's Creed IV: Gandhi the Sadist, and Assassin's Creed V: Joseph Stalin, Snuggle Bear!
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Ubi-Soft tellin' history how it should have been!

You know, history also has the better story - Washington didn't help kickstart a revolution just so that America could have another King George. There was always that double side - King George versus President George.
 
Duffyside said:
This game is going to be huge, but boy am I glad I waited just to see if shit like this happened. I won't support any product that paints someone like George Washington as a villain, let alone a tyrant. It's just as bad to me as some fictional reimagining where Hitler was actually a good guy, doing blahblahblah so he could stop the alien blahblahbloos.

And no; not a joke post. I'm sure my little boycott won't make a dent, but just thought I'd share.
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It's nice to have ideals, and i respect that. But what should Russians FPS players say ? Just first example that came to mind but i'm sure that many others can be found.

Just relax a little.
 
Criminal Upper said:
As long as it's not MP crap, and is centered around cool SP campaigns, I'm all for it.
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MP would be fine if it was free. Remember when you did free map packs, Ubisoft? Pepperidge Farm Assassin's Creed's multiplayer community remembers. And they didn't put up with that shit TWICE to where people buying the maps couldn't play on the due to too few players.
 
I'm going to see how the Americans react to this. It sounds like utter shite, but then again so was the depiction of Longshanks in Braveheart
 
Duffyside said:
This game is going to be huge, but boy am I glad I waited just to see if shit like this happened. I won't support any product that paints someone like George Washington as a villain, let alone a tyrant. It's just as bad to me as some fictional reimagining where Hitler was actually a good guy, doing blahblahblah so he could stop the alien blahblahbloos.

And no; not a joke post. I'm sure my little boycott won't make a dent, but just thought I'd share.
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And here is why all trailers and making-of videos only show Connor cutting down Redcoats.

I'm not sure if it has been said whether or not Connor actually does kill any Americans in the game (I know it has been said he is neither on the British or American side; rather, it is Templars and Assassins) but showing him doing so would certainly have resulted in some backlash.
 
If the season pass was full of just single player content then I would consider it. But, I wont spend a cent on any of the multiplayer offerings. They were shallow in Brotherhood and Revelations so I doubt anything will be different here.

As an American I find it interesting that they are taking one of the most celebrated presidents in US history and turning him into a villain. There is certainly room for some unique scenarios.
 
Hobbestetrician said:
And here is why all trailers and making-of videos only show Connor cutting down Redcoats.

I'm not sure if it has been said whether or not Connor actually does kill any Americans in the game (I know it has been said he is neither on the British or American side; rather, it is Templars and Assassins) but showing him doing so would certainly have resulted in some backlash.
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They've shown him killing colonial soldiers in a few of the more recent trailers.
 
They made it quite clear that Connor isn't really on either side. He's on the side that will give freedom to mankind.
 
ultron87 said:
They've shown him killing colonial soldiers in a few of the more recent trailers.
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Good to know. I had stopped watching all the trailers and videos that have been released because they are putting out a ton of them and I don't want to get overloaded before the game comes out.
 
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