Assassin's Creed Unity to Have Microtransactions, Ubisoft Explain

J Station X writes

"The plague, accidentally dropping your chocolate digestive in your tea and microtransactions. Ask most gamers for our pet peeves and we’ll give you that list in that order. In free to play titles like Candy Crush we’re willing to accept having to pay extra for more plays in an allotted time because the thing didn’t cost us a dime to download and play in the first place.

But is it just fundamentally wrong for publishers and developers to shoehorn microtransactions into full price games that not only sell for $60 but make paid-for DLC available too?

That’s a very good question and a blazing white hot topic too so the microtransactions in Assassin’s Creed Unity are only going to fan the flames even further."

[DarkOcelet]

So to get the full game you fork 60$+dlc+season passes+microtransactions to make the game easier for people who dont want to grind , Really? Its such a shame that these devs and publishers are so damn greedy when their games already sell well and make them millions but no matter how much they have , they want more..

[KUV1977]

They already have microtransactions in Black Flag. In multiplayer you need a gazillion rounds to farm enough points for all skills, and of course you need to use all skills for a trophy to get platinum... Also the transactions weren't that 'micro' at all... I will never pay for stuff like that. I'd sooner stop collecting trophies... I don't really care if microtransactions give a shortcut for rich people, but if they drag out the regular gameplay to 'force' people to invest money it's terrible business practice.

[Yi-Long]

That's a shame.

(Paid) DLC is bad enough, but can be forgiven when the content is actually worth the money (very rare), but also micro-tranactions...!?

Myeah, no thanks.

I miss the old days of just spending 50-60 bucks and you would get the complete game. And everyone got the same game. Now it's all divided between 'haves' and 'have nots'.

[SniperControl]

Well said, unfortunately there will always be b3llend5 out there that will buy a car for £400 or drop a grand on a suit of armour, they will have justified the publishers descion to include MT's in future games.

[Cyb3r]

Well I for one will never pay microtransactions on a game that isnt free to play. Dont they already get enough money for their games

[Grap]

Even in F2P i rarely paying any cent. only F2P that worth paying for is war thunder i recommend everyone to play it even so that game can be played without paying a single dime in it, it's fair and balanced every F2P should follow their game on microtransaction.

[rdgneoz3]

Played War Thunder for a bit, the grind is too much... Warframe is less of a grind surprisingly and has content updates regularly.

As for AC, I was stuck between this and Shadows of Mordor. Haven't had a good LotR game in a while (loved the PS2/gamecube Two Towers / Return of the king for couch co-op). Having a pay-to-win model is gonna leave a bad taste in people's mouths.

[Zenith4k]

Exactly and to stick my finger up at this type of greed I'll buy it pre owned.

[Bubbamilk]

Wow..ubisoft has really been pushing their luck as is....this isn't good I had already decided not to purchase an assassins creed game this year and this just guaranteed it.

Micro transactions crosses the line. They really are like EA now

[princejb134]

I was buying this game until I hear this news
I just can't support micro transactions.

[SnotyTheRocket]

Well, you could buy the game, and just not buy the OPTIONAL ("optional" being the key word here. That's why it's capitalized. Just thought I'd point that out.) microtransactions.

[hazelamy]

here's Iago's reaction, similar to mine.

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

[STK026]

I think microtransactions are fine, but not when it comes to full retail priced games. It seems publishers have been trying to nickel and dime us more and more lately. For example, I think that the idea of a season pass is fine, but I also believe it's bullshit when said season pass doesn't actually include all the content released during the duration of the season. A season pass should include all the DLC. As for microtransactions, they're usually cosmetic or give the player a boost, the former being something that was usually given for free and the latter which usually was a cheat code, once again, free.

I'll gladly pay 10$ every now and then to Riot games for League of Legends, seeing how I have spent hundreds of hours into their game for free; I don't intend to do the same for a game I already paid 60-70$ (in Canada).

[XtraTrstrL]

Man, why do they have to start souring the info for this game. Everything was going so well.

[AtariFanboy]

I don't really see the problem, microtransactions are a problem for multiplayer. Unity is solely single player. If a player wants to beef up there character fine, its not affecting anyone but themselves.

[iamnsuperman]

I think it is down to how it is implemented. If it is just an option then fine but if it's to get something a bit more exclusive I have a problem.

[FAT MAN GO BOOM]

If this keeps up I am switching to retro gaming... there are 1000s of titles of great games I have not had a chance to play... They don;t have DLCs of pieces of game that lets face it half the time should have been with the main 60$ payment. DLC on the game disc is content made at the same time with the 60 dollar game just cut out so they can squeeze another 5 or 10 or 20 dollars out of us.

I will be looking at other entertainment before I start paying for Micro transactions

[scark92]

I miss the PS2 era when you got the full package.

[DFogz]

I don't see the problem, it seems like it's only the ability to buy in-game items without having to spend time looting gold coins to buy the items in-game. There isn't going to be any sort of advantage other than getting a weapon/armor a couple hours before someone who didn't spend real money.

Personally I enjoy the looting and finding treasures so I won't be spending a dime on this, but for those people who A) don't like doing that, or B) don't have the time to do that, then this is just a way for them to get better gear (that anyone could get with a little effort) without spending time scouring the map for chests or looting every body they come across.

Basically DLC for lazy people.

[blib]

If you like this crap. Buy. If not. Have some self control, and save your money for a game that doesn't reek of scam.

If Xbone has taught us anything, it's that $$$ wins the day.

[Roccetarius]

And this just cements why i've been avoiding Ubisoft titles ever since Brotherhood. they simply can't get enough money out of people, so they find more ways to cash in.

They just can't go under fast enough.

[gerbwmu]

Well.....since I only have a Wii U this generation and don't plan on purchasing another I guess I don't have to worry about anything Ubisoft does at this point.

Honestly though.....Unity will sell well and they will probably make a lot of money off microtransactions so we should all expect this to become the norm.

[Immorals]

I don't pay the equivalent of 75 dollars for a game that charges me more for the full experience. Had the limited edition preordered, might have to cancel that..

[Ashlen]

Welp, that's a for sure no buy from me.

[Sketchy_Galore]

The great videogame industry crash gets closer. As the artistry and creativity diminishes and the nickle and diming grows something has to give.

[ziggurcat]

if they don't have any effect on the items you can naturally acquire in the game, then it doesn't matter.

the *only* time these things are problematic is if you are forced to pay money to get an item/progress.

@immorals (above):

it's not actually charging you more for the "full experience", though because everything can be acquired naturally.

there's never been any case of any of these transactions actually affecting the game. they've really only been there for people who are too lazy to spend the time to acquire things through natural progression (it usually tends to be for crafting items, ammo, etc...).

i would *really* like someone to explain to me how something that doesn't really change a game's experience (because nothing available via micro-transaction is a vital game item that is required to progress) makes people believe that you're being forced into paying extra money.

[Gh05t]

Remember back in the day one would only have to enter in a cheat code to get better items early...

Maybe need a game genie or gameshark...

Now you get the same type of stuff but the developers make you pay for it.

Its not pay to win this crap is Pay to Cheat.

Its bypassing the game mechanics to get the rewards... ie cheating.

Im not against people cheating in single player games... i used to do it all the time but now having to pay for it is ridiculous.

[Seafort]

They'll try to nickel n dime us till the video games market crashes again. It's not a matter of if it does but when it does now I feel.

Ubisoft just put another £50/$83 game on steam today with The Crew. And now they want to add microtransactions as well to their games?

All the publishers are taking the complete piss out of the gaming community and we're just letting them do it.

[falviousuk]

Just killed any interest in this game, thankfully there are plenty more coming through

[aLiEnViSiToR]

This is a mistake, i'm not sure i would get it now :[ will have to wait when the price drop or wont get it at all cuz this greedy practice ain't working with me...

[Pro_TactX]

If the content is obtainable through normal play then I don't see the issue. It's the time vs money argument. People with more money usually have more responsibilities, and therefore less time. Micro-transactions allow people with less time to catch up at the expense of the money they earn with time spent on other things. Most of the content will probably be cosmetic anyway.

[Menkyo]

Translation-We are getting greedy. Well I have no interest in playing a template thats kills assassins or doing naval combat the whole game again so Im skipping rouge and now this BS so no assassins Creed for me this Gen I guess. Devs sure are helping keep my money this holiday season. Jesus

[bnkosu]

I really have no problem with single player microtransactions and fully admit using them from time to time.

The time saver pack on Black Flag for instance, on my second playthrough, I paid $2 so I could have a fully upgraded Jackdaw in sequence five, how people waste their own money is of no concern to me.

[kingPoS]

Perhaps Ubisoft should rename it to DLC the game: the transactional flag.

Gatway MT6706 2008