Coulomb_Barrier
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It won't make them change anything, will it? What nonsense is this.
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Ubisoft stock drops over 9% after Assassin's Creed Unity launch
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It won't make them change anything, will it? What nonsense is this.
I remember Herman Cain, a conservative presidential candidate for the US presidency last year, had a ridiculous 9/9/9 tax rate law he was pushing.
I just know he's behind this. Somehow.
D) Let's release THREE Assassin's Creed games next year!
Yes, but a website like Yahoo picking up on it might be a good sign, it might get word out that Ubisoft have been on a slide into EA-esque release of half-finished games and repulsive in-your-face microtransactions, and be the start of a trend.
At least, I hope so.
Yeah, I think I misinterpreted your post a little. I agree with you.
So it's going to be like Activision and Call of Duty? Different studios working on the same franchise, switching between them every year?
The question is: Does Ubisoft have enough studios to dedicate the AC franchise? Are they big enough?
I'm worried...
Look at the chart not the number. The number represent the value of the stock at the time of the screencap, not at the time of the event.
Insano Jaco
Neo Member
Sho_Nuff82
Member
"Critically panned."
75%
Dat 7 to 10 scale.
This game has all the markings of a 2014 Enter The Matrix. If EA could take a year off with Madden or LIVE, and Take Two can delay GTA by a year or more, surely Ubi could have gone one Christmas without an Assassin's Creed to simply make sure the game worked and they weren't poisoning the well for the rest of the series.
75%
Dat 7 to 10 scale.
This game has all the markings of a 2014 Enter The Matrix. If EA could take a year off with Madden or LIVE, and Take Two can delay GTA by a year or more, surely Ubi could have gone one Christmas without an Assassin's Creed to simply make sure the game worked and they weren't poisoning the well for the rest of the series.
TheBanditKing
Member
hope many people did what I did...picked it up and are sitting here holding an unopened package to see if anything is done in a week...if not return the POS....but I HIGHLY DOUBT anything will be fixed technical wise for this game, will probably just return it today to pre-order GTA or Dragon Age
Yet you will get the game today?
Let others "work" for you, i see.
People, the only way to stop this is to STOP buying their games.
JohnnyFootball
GerAlt-Right. Ciriously.
LOL yeah. I remember when Cliffy B got butthurt over Jim Sterling giving Gears of War 3 ONLY an 8/10.
The funny thing is they could have still had an AC this year. Rogue has been getting decent reviews and would have ran just fine at locked 30fps on both consoles since it's so similar in engine to AC4.
Yea, although I do agree with your point about dropping significantly less, much less than Ubi.
You're completely right. Thanks for bringing it up. As Amir0x said, We should wait and see.
nailbombxx
Member
Game looks like a fucking mess. An unacceptable outcome when you consider the game's budget, how many people were working on this game, and the price tag. I really hope the sales numbers get absolutely wrecked so that Ubisoft will think twice before selling people a surprise piece of shit in a box for $60.
brandonh83
Banned
You know, I'm glad this happened. It needed to happen. I like Assassin's Creed, I think it's a really cool franchise and I hate seeing this shit happen to it and other awesome franchises. If this gives them a wake-up call and sends a firm message to Ubisoft and other publishers maybe we can look forward to a brighter future. This kind of thing has gone on for far too long. If you can't make a polished game without needing to nickel and dime consumers to cover the budget, back off and engage in more reasonable endeavors.
Bl@de
Member
I hope many people did what I did ... didn't pick it up
They can't do Christmas without Assassin's Creed. And it's not like they had another one lying around that they can release on the old consol...... wait a minute....
LumpOfCole
Member
The insane part is that Ubisoft could've delayed Unity a year and STILL would have had an Assassins Creed game to launch this year.
Byron Bluth
Banned
Meh, I am enjoying the game, Paris is beautiful. I haven't encountered one glitch since returning the PS4 version for the Xbox One version.
I also got it for $44 with tax and all here in Canada because of E3 deals, so I can't complain about the price.
I also got it for $44 with tax and all here in Canada because of E3 deals, so I can't complain about the price.
DreamVsPS4
Banned
investors think about about the future. they think the AC franchise is on the decline.
Hydrargyrus
Member
I'm happy with this.
Rogue seems brilliant in comparison to Unity right now.
They should have made Rogue cross gen for this holiday season and have Unity for fall 2015.
Or March 2015.
LOL. Perfect.
It seems like Watch Dogs has much less to go on as far as sequels. There's no historical value and no various nations with their own architecture. It's going to be U.S. city number 2 doing the exact same things. At least AC games have a decent setting going for them.
If this is your analysis of the situation then you'll never understand why people are upset.
nah sometimes, a reduction of the issue is what's needed
you assume he wants to understand why people are upset. can always speak with your wallet.
20fps with lock ups and freezes is barely functional to me. I don't know about you, but I come to Gaf to hear what other people think about games. In this case, it was the vast majority that thought it was a mess. Why should I spend $60 on a game I know it would return and I wouldn't be able to play? You have to learn that people have a right to have an opinion different than yours, and generally will have different bars of tolerance than you do to many things. If you've fallen off a map and was ok with it good for you. But I can't stand that shit. Not for $60.
I would rather give them the insecurity that they made bomba sales and then watch all the returns and receipts come piling in for companies asking for refunds.
They wouldn't even have had to skip out on an AC this year. They could have just made Rogue cross gen and given ACU another year.
PoweredBySoy
Banned
Seriously. It's laughable a game could be released in this technical state and still garner a 76 rating. That site is a marketing tool, nothing more.
Makoto-Yuki
Banned
good.
i really don't like ubisoft. can't think of a game i enjoyed from them off the top of my head. just checked their list of games and nope not a single game on there i enjoyed.
the games they make could be brilliant but they go about it all wrong.
i really don't like ubisoft. can't think of a game i enjoyed from them off the top of my head. just checked their list of games and nope not a single game on there i enjoyed.
the games they make could be brilliant but they go about it all wrong.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
Can somebody photoshop an Initiates badge?
Over 9%
The amount your stock just plummeted
Over 9%
The amount your stock just plummeted
i hear it's running nice and more importantly is fun, on current PCs at least.
Bl@de
Member
Yeah that's kinda cruel ... funny but cruel. I like it.
digoutyoursoul
Member
Well deserved
CecilRousso
Member
A bit suprised that these things actually have an effect on the company. I thought everyone just bought the game despite them, just like here on Neogaf. 
The only explanation is greed.
I think Blacklist was a very impressive package, did you play it?
Principate
Saint Titanfall
There's no real reason they couldn't besides lack of creativity. You could easily move the setting to any major city. won't have as much umph as well known historical setting but there is room to explore. Far Cry already does this.
DomsPlaying
Member
I wouldn't quite go as far as to compare this to BF4 launch because a lot of players couldn't even play that game, however sure I would certainly think the drop has a lot to do with AC: Unity's launch.
Personally I've experienced frame rate drops and egregious loading times on the Xbox One version, but I've still been able to play the game otherwise and when it works it looks beautiful.
Personally I've experienced frame rate drops and egregious loading times on the Xbox One version, but I've still been able to play the game otherwise and when it works it looks beautiful.