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[Topher]

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Not sure how common this is. Seems like the amount of time for the initial warning to be sent is not stated, but you have 30 days after that or your account will be closed.

 

[Krathoon]

WHAT!?!?!?!?!?!?!

Well, I will log into my account now.

 

[kvltus lvlzvs]

Im sure this is gonna go over real well.

 

[wvnative]

This sounds borderline illegal doesn't it?

 

[GHG]

How exactly does this work when their games that are purchased on Steam/Epic/etc require the key to be stored on Ubisoft Connect?

This is ridiculous, they can't be that hard up on server capacity that they need to go around deleting dormant accounts.

 

[Krathoon]

Yeah. I better have not lost my stuff.

 

[Draugoth]

Men, if they do that to me it will be fun suing them.

 

[adamsapple]

 

[feynoob]

This sounds borderline illegal doesn't it?

It is. But who is going to stop them?
Regulators can't do shit to these guys.

 

[nikos]

Pretty sure you have to be inactive for over six months. Even then, you have 30 days to log in so that it isn't closed. Really not a big deal.

 

[Spyxos]

I guess I'll have to log back in.

 

[DeepEnigma]

 

[GHG]

I guess I'll have to log back in.

Maybe this was the plan afterall.

 

[feynoob]

Pretty sure you have to be inactive for over six months. Even then, you have 30 days to log in so that it isn't closed. Really not a big deal.

It's big deal.
If you want to take 1 year break, your account would be banned.
Most people don't check their email that much.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

 

[Spyxos]

Pretty sure you have to be inactive for over six months. Even then, you have 30 days to log in so that it isn't closed. Really not a big deal.

And then you miss the email or are somehow otherwise busy and all your games are gone?

 

[Krathoon]

Yeah. This is stupid. So, you will have to set it to load up when you boot up your computer.

This is dumb.

 

[kvltus lvlzvs]

Pretty sure you have to be inactive for over six months. Even then, you have 30 days to log in so that it isn't closed. Really not a big deal.

 

[IntentionalPun]

I haven't logged in in years, and my games are still there.

Don't believe everything you read on the internet, this is probably for accounts that don't own games.

 

[GHound]

When you keep telling your friends to stop buying Ubisoft games and they keep telling you to fuck off, but then they get in a car crash and are in a coma for 13 months and come back to zero games.

It would seem I have a confession to make [friend]. It was me. It was me all along. I was the driver of the other car.

I did this to you.


For real though fuck this shit. lol

 

[Draugoth]

I haven't logged in in years, and my games are still there.

Don't believe everything you read on the internet, this is probably for accounts that don't own games.

There's no way this is real, you can literally sue them for free money in some markets.

 

[Krathoon]

I could see it if you did not log in an absurd amount of time. Like 3 years or something.

Still, it is pretty dickish.

 

[kiphalfton]

For some reason I thought EA used to do this with Origin.

Guess I could test that theory since I hardly ever use either Origin or Uplay.

 

[Gaiff]

I know it's Ubisoft and they're dicks but this is incredibly hard to believe.

Sounds like phishing lmao.

 

[feynoob]

False flag people.


I am glad it's not real.
Maybe not. At this point, we have wait for Ubisoft.

 

[IFireflyl]

https://www.ubisoft.com/en-gb/help/account/article/closure-of-inactive-ubisoft-accounts/000079595

And they do provide a clickable link in their email:

https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/help/...the-closure-of-your-ubisoft-account/000068300

 

[FoxMcChief]

That's hilarious. What's a Ubisoft?

 

[Krathoon]

They do have to do this just in case you die, but it should be after a fairly long time.

 

[fatmarco]

Pretty sure you have to be inactive for over six months. Even then, you have 30 days to log in so that it isn't closed. Really not a big deal.

Are you out of your mind? You need to login every 6 months so you don't lose the games you own and that's reasonable?

 

[feynoob]

https://www.ubisoft.com/en-gb/help/account/article/closure-of-inactive-ubisoft-accounts/000079595

Someone pointed out that the email is a phishing email.

I am glad they arent closing the account.

 

[IFireflyl]

Someone pointed out that the email is a phishing email.

I am glad they arent closing the account.

Someone incorrectly speculated that it was a phishing email. Ubisoft's website confirms that they do this, though.

 

[feynoob]

Someone incorrectly speculated that it was a phishing email. Ubisoft's website confirms that they do this, though.

So it's real?
This is bad then.

 

[Gaiff]

Wow, so it is real. WTF?

 

[IFireflyl]

So it's real?
This is bad then.

It is. I edited my post, and their own website confirms that in the cancelation email they include a clickable link to cancel the closure. Which is super dodgy to do since people are wary of phishing emails.

 

[Topher]

I'd like to know how long an account must be "inactive" before they send out the warning. Ubisoft doesn't want to tell us that, it seems.

 

[Krathoon]

I think it is 6 months. That an unreasonable amount of time. I makes it way to easy to miss.

 

[IFireflyl]

I'd like to know how long an account must be "inactive" before they send out the warning. Ubisoft doesn't want to tell us that, it seems.

Yeah, their help articles are pretty vague on that front.

 

[FearlessBelgian]

Not my fault if they are doing only crap game and not login in my account...

 

[Krathoon]

In IT, it is fairly common to change passwords every 6 months, so I suspect it is probably 6 months.

 

[Puscifer]

I haven't logged in in years, and my games are still there.

Don't believe everything you read on the internet, this is probably for accounts that don't own games.

My Ubisoft account was closed

I lost Watch Dogs, Assassin's Creed 4, 2 Splinter Cell games and Far Cry 3 and 4

 

[ReBurn]

Do people buy things directly from Ubisoft? Is that a thing?

 

[Mr Moose]

Logged in just to use a beta code thing.


I should be good for a while now.

 

[IFireflyl]

In IT, it is fairly common to change passwords every 6 months, so I suspect it is probably 6 months.

IT have requirements like that for security, but there isn't a purchase impacted by the requirement. This is a lawsuit waiting to happen. If I am hospitalized for a few weeks I could come back and find out that my account and all purchases was completely lost while I was unable to see or respond to their email.

 

[mitch1971]

GARLIC BREAD!?

 

[BennyBlanco]

All these launchers are fine! PC bros are so lazy. It's 2 clicks to install a launcher!

 

[Fake]

I see that as a win.

 

[violence]

This is to free up those awesome account names.

 

[kruis]

Pretty sure you have to be inactive for over six months. Even then, you have 30 days to log in so that it isn't closed. Really not a big deal.

It is a big deal. Ubisoft simply doesn't publish enough games I'm interested in. I bought a number of games on the PC years ago, but I bought AC:V on PS5 and am getting the next AC again on PS5. But I've got to make sure I log in regularly on a service I hardly use so I can keep the digital content I bought? That's fucking crazy. That's even criminal in my book.

 

[Krathoon]

I would just set it to load Ubisoft Connect when you boot your computer or laptop. Increase the odds of logging in.

 

[YeulEmeralda]

How exactly does this work when their games that are purchased on Steam/Epic/etc require the key to be stored on Ubisoft Connect?

This is ridiculous, they can't be that hard up on server capacity that they need to go around deleting dormant accounts.

Small independent company please understand.