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Path: ...!local-4.nntp.ord.giganews.com!Xl.tags.giganews.com!local-3.nntp.ord.giganews.com!news.giganews.com.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 14:23:49 +0000 From: Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action Subject: Re: Oh, Ubisoft (October 2024 Edition) Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 10:23:49 -0400 Message-ID: <76dfhj1iefvc0g9pjra9uqjn4avhfclcqd@4ax.com> References: <j12ugjtq6693lbvga08k8k4tfci8a610uh@4ax.com> <slrnvhd7pi.3lp4h.candycanearter07@candydeb.host.invalid> X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 2.0/32.652 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lines: 74 X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com X-Trace: sv3-paoiykbnODXoexfR/dKRdWE21+c1kn+3F4ItvFr+bJm59cde23QE4ZcnfPN+Ku0LHSqQ0RPCHXUXHQb!o0Oo/kjJKWnY0wmfjLmSOJDK3Xl6Xl8iNRoLBG3+n36B4btHsLR1VfIin6cKX0WTfh6hejbT X-Complaints-To: abuse@giganews.com X-DMCA-Notifications: http://www.giganews.com/info/dmca.html X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.40 Bytes: 4445 On Mon, 21 Oct 2024 18:40:07 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote: >Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 00:41 this Wednesday (GMT): >> >> Ubisoft today announced its "Ubisoft+ Classic" program. To quote their >> announcement: "Ubisoft+ Classics is a curated library of classic games >> from Ubisoft's vast catalog that includes Assassin's Creed Valhalla, >> Far Cry 6, Rainbow Six Siege, and Watch Dogs Legion, among many >> others". >> https://news.ubisoft.com/en-us/article/tQwBn5FiD1qSj7gFYSGCN/ubisoft-classics-upcoming-releases-and-old-favorites >> >> Which just makes you wonder: is the plan to get people to buy games, >> then cancel the online services those games depend on, then get them >> to buy (well, rent, since Ubisoft+ is a subscription service) the >> games again as part of their "Classics" line? >> >> It's not quite what they're doing right now (as far as I can tell, >> "Classics" is just a selection of games included in the base Ubisoft+ >> subscription... but I wouldn't put such deviousness above them. > >Seems very on brand for them. It would be extra funny if they cancelled >the "classics" versions too. > >> It just seems bad timing for a company already mired in controversy >> about making its older games inaccessible to paying customers. "Oh, >> but they're still here if you pay more for our streaming service" >> isn't good optics when literal laws are being crafted because of your >> greediness. >> >> Then again, the Guilletmot family is desperate to make it look like >> their company is bringing in new revenue, so I guess from their point >> of view it's perfect timing. "Look, investors, at all this new money >> we're bringing in. Please don't kick us out of our majority position!" >> ;-) >> >> >> Side note: there's an amusing bug on Ubisoft Classic's web page. I >> forgot how I got there, but at one point there's a page and all it >> says is: >> >> "Ubisoft Store advantages" >> and then >> "Null" > >Finally, some real honesty! > >> https://store.ubisoft.com/us/ubisoftplus-classics/5ebe5e920d253c3638a9521b.html?lang=default >> (don't know how long it will last before they fix it, so if you wanna >> see it, visit sooner rather than later. Or gaze upon the screenshot I >> made at https://imgur.com/a/0R3LCvA ) >> >> (Pedant corner: And yes, I know that null is usually a sign the >> database query was badly crafted and whatever was supposed to fill out >> that page didn't make it over. But the way the two bits of text line >> up is still funny) > > >About as well programmed as their games :> I've never really had problems with the programming of Ubisoft games. I've found them to be reasonably good in that regard. Oh, I'm sure there are some bugs here and there --given the complexity of modern titles, it's only to be expected-- but they don't stand out to me as a company infamous for its buggy products <cough cough Bethesda cough>. I _do_ have a problem with their game _design_; the repetitive nature of their open worlds, filled with grind, a lack of innovation between titles, and the terrible writing and uninspired setting. Oh, and the stupid live-service nonsense too. But the programming is fine. ;-)