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[TheLeoCrow]

The weekly updates feature started as a resoult of the boycott thread. It way a way for Ubisoft to show us that they listen to us and that they care. They quickly released some patches (that went hand in hand with some DLCs) that resolved some issues but the major issues have still to be adressed. Stopping the weekly updates only means that they don't plan any more updates. In fact the recent server move and the last patch caused a lot of new problems. I won't detail the unresolved problems nor the new ones here, they can be seen all over the forums.

Keeping open support tickets requires the will to be at war with Ubisoft support and not all of us have the will or the time to do that. I admire Oblivion for doing it but I can't. Ubisoft has these forums which should be enough to show them what the real problems with the game are but they are not really using their own forums. I understand that Mr Shade and the other moderators do their job extremelly well and they often go way beyond their job's requirements but I often get the feeling that even they knock on deaf ears, they try to help but they often seem to hit the wall of Ubisoft. As a resoult they loose a lot of the respect they deserve and should get as moderators of this community.

I play the multiplayer a lot because I do like it, that is why I want the problems fixed. If I didn't like it, I wouldn't care. I will buy AC3 as well for the story and will probably play the multiplayer since it is included. But I will do so, fully expecting to experience the same or worse problems as now. And if someone asks me whether they should buy AC3 for the multiplayer, I will say an emphatic NO, the multiplayer alone isn't worth the price of the game since the company that makes it isn't willing to make it work as intended when problems are found, nor keep it in working order for long. I will say the same things for any other Ubisoft game that has a multiplayer. This is not a threat, I just can't honestly suggest to someone to spend their hard earned money for something that (no matter how good and fun it may be) is as broken and as unsupported as the AC multiplayer is. And what I'm saying right now is exactly what the weekly updates were supposed to address, but they can't do that unless they are ongoing and lasting for as long as there are serious problems.

If anyone bothered to read this block of text, thank you.

[Just Krispy]

I think the ME3 debacle shows that if a community bands together, they can get a dev to listen. Judging by the low level of attention Ubi has given to both ACB and ACR MP, I am now seriously thinking of not buying AC3. I can think of many other ways to spend $60. After botching 2 MP games in a row, I am doubting Ubi's ability to get it right the third time. Really they could have wrapped up the Desmond story 2 games ago...

[CatSpirit]

Some very good points made on here I'm glad I'm for sure I'm not the only one and it would also seem we're not a minority. This is exactly what we need to do, band together and constantly remind Ubisoft that the gaming community is both pissed off and unwilling to put up with their apathetic treatment of paying customers and their profit driven rush to make games hit the shelves before they're a working release.

We need to do this now, today not yesterday because as ridiculous as it sounds the future of gaming is at stake, if we let companies like Ubisoft off the hook for their behavior today there's no telling what kind of crap they'll try to pull in the future but one thing's for sure, if we do nothing and say nothing... they win!

PMSKrispy, I completely agree they could have wrapped this game up by now but they've diluted it with ACR to keep milking the cash cow and it would be ridiculous to think AC3's multiplayer will be anything other than broken, this is why we all need to make a noise NOW!

[Just Krispy]

bump

[EnglishPhoenix]

Well, I've held off pre-ordering AC3. And now I think I'm going to just buy it used purely so they don't get any more of my money. I don't appreciate being sold a very expensive game with huge issues and then having to live with those issues.

My biggest issue continues to be matchmaking. And I distinctly remember them saying it'd be fixed a LONG time ago. So that made me lose faith to begin with. Then the whole boycott thing happened and we were promised that the issues would be looked into. I remained skeptic but slightly hopeful. I also remember someone replying to my skepticism with the words "Talk is cheap" so they were going to show actions. And I did appreciate the attempts to fix it. Although I'm still not sure why they fixed the locking in an animation. That was never an issue for gameplay.

But now to completely give up and move on after a few months. I don't know who at Ubisoft is making these decisions, but I wish they were different. The MP would be fantastic if it just had some issues fixed. But I guess they're just concentrating on making the next game or DLC so they can get as much money as possible instead of making sure what they put out is a good quality product. So I'm done. You get no more of my money. I haven't bought any DLC for this game despite really wanting the characters and possibly the maps. I thought I would eventually buy it, but no. And AC3 will be used. I'm just so disappointed with Ubisoft, and that makes me sad.

[jimithing277]

Good to see them making some amazing changes in this weeks update...


Oh wait, it's the third week in a row now without any sort of results from Ubisoft. Chalk up another one in the fail column.

[deadly_thought]

According to vgchartz.com (no idea how accurate they are) these are the unit sales for the series:

• Assassin's Creed: 10,120,000
  
  
  • Xbox 360: 5,080,000
  • PS3: 4,350,000
  • PC: 690,000
• Assassin's Creed II: 9,890,000
  
  
  • Xbox 360: 4,750,000
  • PS3: 4,910,000
  • PC: 230,000
• Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood: 8,470,000
  
  
  • Xbox 360: 4,120,000
  • PS3: 3,960,000
  • PC: 390,000
• Assassin's Creed: Revelations: 6,780,000
  
  
  • Xbox 360: 3,280,000
  • PS3: 3,200,000
  • PC: 300,000

Granted these are to date, so the earlier games have had longer to sell, but does anyone see a trend here? Can't wait to see what Assassin's Creed III's numbers will look like. I think given Ubisoft's track record with the series, we'll see a lot more hesitation to buy this game new if it doesn't get an overall rating of 9/10 or better. In particular, fans of just the multiplayer will need to a see a very strong beta or really good reviews and will be less likely to pre-order. In fact, I wish I could see the numbers on how many pre-orders each game got. AC3 is going to a have a lot of hype on its side and excitement of a brand new gameplay, but I still think Ubisoft's handling of this series has had a negative impact on their sales. Although we're a miniscule population on these boards in comparison to their overall sales, we also speak for a much larger portion of the gamer community that doesn't care about the series enough to find its forums or contact Ubisoft. Real shame what they've done with this promising IP by ignoring their hardcore fans on the boards.

this by a longshot (their biggest mistake was to move away from altair towards ezio)

Id just add that weve seen this attitude (show me the money!) rise alongside another mentality among game companies "its an artform" NO IT IS NOT its entertainment the sooner you people realise that you work in the entertainment industry and not the arts the more money youll make and the more satisfied well be with your product at wich point well actually DEFEND YOU FROM ATTACKS as well as give you our money

think about it you could make money/gaming history AND have roving swarms of fanbois ready to do your PR work for FREE if you want the next COD franchise take it its there for you all you have to do is make an interactive ENTERTAINMENT experience that people enjoy

yes as an industry you are unique in one sense but in another youre exactly the same as everyone else youre not special you do not deserve your own unique rule book seperate rules do not apply in the end its about two things that go hand in hand ENTERTAINMENT and MONEY

if you neglect the former dont expect the latter to hang around for too long especially when the response to 'excuse me, mine doesnt work properly?' goes as follows : Contact customer support open a ticket and make sure to check on its progress daily or we may simply close the ticket and ignore you

'what? a boycott? hold on hold on weve got DLC to sell (wich didnt XD) give em a weekly update ill think of something else later on...if i get round to it....'

[The_Tabeeb]

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[deadly_thought]

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if you dont my asking whats a tabeeb?

[obliviondoll]

If they actually KEPT the weekly updates coming, or at least gave us prior warning that they were stopping, MAYBE we'd have less complaints.

If they actually SAID they were stopping the weekly updates, instead of just "no weekly update THIS WEEK" (emphasis added) then I'd have less of a problem. Although in that case I'd be requesting they reinstate them because it's stupid to stop when they were the closest we had to something reassuring coming from Ubisoft.