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fantomena

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i'm serious as well

i don't own a single game directly on udontplay ... and i don't plan on changing that ... ever

also - ubi can fuck right off (and not because they left steam)
I understand.

But how can you say something sucks/is bad if you don't use it?
 

EdwardTivrusky

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U-Play is bearable. Not that i want it to be anything else as i have zero interest in the Ubisoft ecosystem beyond the two or three games i have on there.
I don't have any Ubi games on Steam either so luckily i rarely have to use the U-Connect or whatever it's called this week.
 

fantomena

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but i do ... i HAVE TO use that piece of crap each time i want to play a ubi game on steam
The UPlay that launches when you play a Ubi game on Steam isn't the same UPlay you launch when you launch UPlay without Steam, some features are missing and the overlay is the only thing that stays the same in both Steam-Uplay and non-Steam uplay.
 
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The UPlay than launches when you play a Ubi game on Steam isn't the same UPlay you launch when you launch UPlay without Steam, some features are missing and the overlay is the only thing that stays the same in both Steam-Uplay and non-Steam uplay.
yes, it is ... the only thing that isn't there is the store
 

fantomena

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yes, it is ... the only thing that isn't there is the store
Then Steam or Uplay is screwing up on something on my end because non-Steam Uplay works fine here.

Well, both versions works fine here, that's my main point, I don't have any issues with them.
 
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Digoman

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Beyond the GaaS shit, this whole "cross-studio, collaborative structure" sounds like a great way to have a rocky development and crush any chance of an original ideal to make into the game. But I guess having terrible work environment and derivative games are kind on brand for Ubisoft....
 
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Cacher

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It's a company that has practically nothing left to offer me, there's no longer any quality in it, no talent, no brilliance whatsoever, it's the gaming equivalent of a fast-food chain.
I respectfully disagree because Mario + Rabbids is a utterly fantastic game. I think there are brilliant developers at Ubisoft, but the top management needs a complete makeover.
 

EdwardTivrusky

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I respectfully disagree because Mario + Rabbids is a utterly fantastic game. I think there are brilliant developers at Ubisoft, but the top management needs a complete makeover.
Yeah. They have a ton of talent there but every year the output seems more and more soulless unfortunately.
 
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EdwardTivrusky

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Open 3D engine from Amazon of all companies. Huh.

I'm curious.
It's a heavily modified CryEngine if i remember correctly. Yeah, Amazon with an Open Engine, where's the catch?
edit: ahh, there it is. You have to use amazon Services. I wonder if that's in the EULA for the Open Engine?
 
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I don't see the problem with Ubisoft Connect/ U Play/ Ubisoft-name-of-the-month.
When I wanted to install it all those years ago, it didn't want to so I never played a Ubisoft game ever again.
I see that as a win-win!
 

MaskedCircle

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ngl guys, Ubisoft's case will always make me sad, I kind of grew up with their games, I have some very fond memories with the pop trilogy, Rayman, splinter cells. I still consider pop trilogy as one of my fav games, I have some very personal attachment towards it.
It'll always make me sad where they stand now vs what they used to be.
 

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As Gizmodo reports, the new system has been called "Midnight Patrol" and it requires gamers to have their face scanned while sat at a computer if they intend to play games. Their face is then matched to a registered profile which includes their real name and age, a system Tencent introduced in 2018. If the person is a minor, then a hard limit is set on how long they can play and when.
 

Wok

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I'm sure a few people will attempt to use a mask or photo of an adult to try and fool the system, but whether that works depends on how good Tencent's tech is.
When it comes to face image computing, Chinese researchers' works are really really impressive. I am pretty confident Tencent's tech is state-of-the-art.

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Li Kao

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Is GTA Online good ? Is Red Dead Online Good ? Are they full of cheaters ?
 
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dex3108

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Is GTA Online good ? Is Red Dead Online Good ? Are they full of cheaters ?
Depends what do you want from the Online mode. If you go and play it solo you go around and do story missions if you didn't do those before and then you can do basically various errands. for the most part you are left alone and there are cheaters but not that many of them overall. And then you have standard PVP modes.
 
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Li Kao

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Depends what do you want from the Online mode. If you go and play it solo you go around and do story missions if you didn't do those before and then you can do basically various errands. for the most part you are left alone and there are cheaters but not that many of them overall. And then you have standard PVP modes.
Yeah not interested in PVP, but if there are online exclusive missions or coop, me think I should finally play those games.
 

dex3108

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Yeah not interested in PVP, but if there are online exclusive missions or coop, me think I should finally play those games.
You can play story missions alone or up to 4 players in Online mode. There are not that many of them though. You play online if you just want to chill out and enjoy amazing RDR2 world. Other than that it is pure grind to buy anything. especially since they lowered gold payout.
 

ExistentialThought

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EdwardTivrusky

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I spent last night looking at some off-steam VN sales and and DRM free games so i'm not sure i want to spend tonight looking for more discounted VNs.
I picked up Little Busters! last night, it's supposed to be great so i'm looking forward to it.
I also picked up NKODice for some childish fun and Spacebourne because i've heard it's a really decent Space game.
 

ExistentialThought

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I spent last night looking at some off-steam VN sales and and DRM free games so i'm not sure i want to spend tonight looking for more discounted VNs.
I picked up Little Busters! last night, it's supposed to be great so i'm looking forward to it.
I also picked up NKODice for some childish fun and Spacebourne because i've heard it's a really decent Space game.
I just picked up Little Busters as well! :goodmorningblob:

I was looking at Keys other title Summer Pockets, but not sure I want to drop that dosh on another VN or get Mass Effect, Snowrunner, or something else.
 
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Arc

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MH Stories 2 seems to be getting decent reviews. I actually enjoyed the demo a lot more than I thought I would. If I were to get it, it would be the PC version though since the Switch performance is horrendous and seems to run at a permanent 20 FPS.
 
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Swenhir

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When it comes to face image computing, Chinese researchers' works are really really impressive. I am pretty confident Tencent's tech is state-of-the-art.

<resists-inserting-deepfake-gif-here>
A deepfake of Xi and Winnie the pooh would be a very, very mature thing to make.
 

CommodoreKong

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This. I'm glad I got off this franchise a long time ago
Yeah I played until the pirate game then jumped off until Origins because they were pretty much all the same thing. I didn't like how rigid Origins was with the level system (like how it was pretty much impossible to beat someone 1 or 2 levels above you) so I didn't even bother finishing that and haven't looked back.
 

yuraya

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Watching franchise that means a lot for you being butchered over the years is really painful. I guess that me being fan of AC games came to an end. This is not franchise that I fell in love anymore and it looks like that things will be even worse.
Look on the bright side. At least the franchise you love continues to exist.

My favorite franchise died a painful death and became a pachinko machine.

What I wouldn't give to see Kojima make a Metal Gear Infinite right now. A live service never ending MGS with new boss updates, locations etc :cat-pizza-blob:
 
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Swenhir

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One thing that hit me like a brick with a live service game that I tried were the design patterns meant to entrap you in a loop of addiction. Log-in bonuses, activities that take a long time, caps to what you can do at any given time, special gear and timed events everywhere.

Whatever the hell happened to letting players decide when they wanted to play?
 

Ge0force

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ngl guys, Ubisoft's case will always make me sad, I kind of grew up with their games, I have some very fond memories with the pop trilogy, Rayman, splinter cells. I still consider pop trilogy as one of my fav games, I have some very personal attachment towards it.
It'll always make me sad where they stand now vs what they used to be.
This. I didn't mind using uplay, especially when uplay keys were dirt cheap on 3rd party keystores. Boycotting these keystores is one of the many things that turned Ubisoft from one of my favorite publishers into a company that I no longer want to support.
 
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Tizoc

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Anyone played the Ghostbusters re-release?

is it a good improvement over the original release? Or is the OG game good enough?
 
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