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Daily Forecast posted:6.7 GB Times like these I'm glad there's a Rest Mode on PS4.
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I gamefly'd Unity and finally got around to giving it a go, after spending literally all night downloading the patch. Holy balls, what a terrible opening. Yeah, throw me into a combat scenario without even telling me what parry or dodge or attack or anything even is. That's a brilliant choice, Ubisoft. And just to be clear, my options for voice work are terrible english accents (with young Arno sounding like Oliver Twist) or decent french voicework that doesn't match up to the lip syncing, turning every earnest conversation into a bad 70s kung fu movie? Oh, and the subtitles are super tiny on the screen. For gently caress's sake.
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Dec 17, 2014 02:20
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Even after my earlier smarmpost I got Ubisofted. The game runs fine with the notable exception of seeming to "reset" the physics every couple seconds, resulting in a frame stutter and objects (coats, hair, etc.) spasming around before coming to rest again. Pretty weird!
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Dec 17, 2014 02:40
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Prop Wash posted:Even after my earlier smarmpost I got Ubisofted. The game runs fine with the notable exception of seeming to "reset" the physics every couple seconds, resulting in a frame stutter and objects (coats, hair, etc.) spasming around before coming to rest again. Pretty weird! Happens to me too, and it's especially noticeable with Bellec's hair. I can't take any cutscene he's in seriously because his hair keeps jumping around and it's really weird. I wonder what causes that to happen. Do you have an AMD card?
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Dec 17, 2014 05:08
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Nah, nvidia 660 gtx ti. slightly below the min requirement of 680 but at the same time the game runs fine otherwise and I was just running black flag, wolfenstein and shadow of Mordor maxed out. I'm almost certain it's a bug of some kind. I can't quite remember which game it was but years back I remember playing a game with the exact same stuttering problem. It does make the hair look pretty silly, but it also ignores all inputs during the stutter, which makes the game fairly unplayable.
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Dec 17, 2014 06:44
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Daily Forecast posted:Happens to me too, and it's especially noticeable with Bellec's hair. I can't take any cutscene he's in seriously because his hair keeps jumping around and it's really weird.
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Dec 17, 2014 06:54
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Been playing this and just got a new geforce 970. poo poo is gorgeous. I am not someone who usually gets weird about game platforms but I could never play this on the PS4 now. That church with the stained glass windows? I must have puttered around it for ten minutes. Ubisoft did a real disservice to the Assassins Creed fanbase by depriving them of a solid experience in this beautiful game. Game play is pretty much samesies but whatever. I don't get tired of stabbing dudes.
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Dec 17, 2014 07:21
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Aphrodite posted:Yes. It's the same size as the entire game.
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Dec 17, 2014 07:41
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Is the Initiates website just broken?
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Dec 17, 2014 10:47
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Ragingsheep posted:Is the Initiates website just broken? In a word: Yes. Some people seem to have it working OK now. Mine never has. I put a support ticket in about it but they've seemed clueless on how to fix it. VVVVVV- What's wrong with mine is that it only partially synced. It says I'm level 5 with 0 XP and that it has no game data from any AC title, despite the fact that I've beaten every title that's Uplay enabled from AC2- Rogue. I was like level 12 on the old Initiates site. macnbc fucked around with this message at 13:55 on Dec 17, 2014 |
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Dec 17, 2014 13:37
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Ragingsheep posted:Is the Initiates website just broken? What's wrong with it?
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Dec 17, 2014 13:51
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Palpek posted:It's a display bug. The patch is still 6.7 GB. It's not a display bug. It's an incompetent Microsoft bug. It does download a 40gb patch, but it's not supposed to.
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Dec 17, 2014 14:27
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Prop Wash posted:but it also ignores all inputs during the stutter, which makes the game fairly unplayable. That doesn't happen to me, so I dunno. Also, I think I spoke to soon because after I installed the new Magic AMD Drivers I went back to a cutscene with Bellec in it and his hair doesn't do that anymore. Also goddamn Ubisoft when do I get my free game
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Dec 18, 2014 00:22
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macnbc posted:In a word: Yes. I am also in this boat, but am at level 0, despite having maxed all previous games but for 3.
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Dec 18, 2014 00:29
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Oh hey, Initiates has finally started working for me. Before, the page loaded but all the "widgets" in the middle of the page weren't appearing and none of the links worked properly.
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Dec 18, 2014 00:32
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Prop Wash posted:So we're at the stage in an AC game's life where it basically works and is pretty fun but isn't mind-blowingly good? Sounds like it's about time to pick it up then! No, no, no, no, no, no. Don't take advice from goons on videogames, ever. Don't spend 30$ on a 40gb malware. This looks like a game that wasn't playtested once before releasing it to the public. I swear this AC is one of the weirdest things I've seen in gaming in the last 10 years or so. We're 3 patches in, I still see people occasionally sinking into the ground and the horrifying stuttering makes the game unplayable. It's not like you can ignore it and enjoy the experience either, because every time the game micro-freezes physics are reset somehow and weird stuff happens. This is also a game that runs like poo poo on any machine but manages to look not nearly as good as you think it would because there was a massive downgrade from the first videos/screenshots to release. Oh and let's not even mention the new parkour system/awkward animations. Let's not.
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Dec 18, 2014 13:09
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Counterpoint. It runs fine on my 2500k / 970 and I really enjoyed it.
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Dec 18, 2014 13:19
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frozenpeas posted:Counterpoint. It runs fine on my 2500k / 970 and I really enjoyed it. See my issue with your post is that I have a 2500k and 970 too. I don't mind the expected fps loss due to a cpu that's slow-ish for Unity, but holy poo poo do you play with your eyes closed or something? People enjoyed Deus Ex: Invisible War too when it came out. I always wonder if it's self-denial or the ability to ignore even the most hilarious performance issues. Regardless, it really would be clever not to suggest buying this game in its current state.
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Dec 18, 2014 13:45
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Kawabata posted:See my issue with your post is that I have a 2500k and 970 too. I don't mind the expected fps loss due to a cpu that's slow-ish for Unity, but holy poo poo do you play with your eyes closed or something? I'm not going to do that because as I, and other people have said, it's played fine on my computer since patch 2 (granted, it might not on others) and I enjoy it (this is not disputable). Set max rendered frames to 1 using nvidia helper. Don't use soft shadows cause they wreck your frame rate, smaa, environment detail at very high. Everything else max. There are a couple of areas where it chugs, like the home base, but it's smooth generally. I've not measured the fps or anything but I'd guess around 45. Definitely over 30. Playable. To my eyes it's the best looking game I've ever seen. I love how smooth and responsive the new parkour system feels. I like not being able to fight 10,000 guards at once. I LOVE the assassination missions. I enjoy co-op, I like the side missions and the murder mysteries. I'm never going to touch the phone poo poo and I don't care about getting 100%. I just like running round Paris.
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Dec 18, 2014 14:09
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If you were stupid enough to buy the Season Pass for Unity the free game page is up. In keeping with Ubisoft's standards it doesn't actually work. https://acu.ubi.com/
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Dec 18, 2014 15:08
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frozenpeas posted:I love how smooth and responsive the new parkour system feels. I like not being able to fight 10,000 guards at once. I LOVE the assassination missions. I enjoy co-op, I like the side missions and the murder mysteries. I'm never going to touch the phone poo poo and I don't care about getting 100%. I just like running round Paris. I just love it when people come in this thread and are all "NOOOOOO STOP ENJOYING THINGS" as if they're making some kind of point. The game works. It's fine. It's actually really fun! The only bugbear that's still 'correct' to complain about is the companion app stuff that nobody wanted. quote:Sorry, we're experiencing some problems at the moment. Please try again later. I'll just try again after work. edit: the site just worked for me, just had to try logging in a few times. Claimed my Far Cry 4, currently downloading on Steam. The service agreement is loving hilarious. quote:In consideration of being permitted to participate to the offer on http://acu.ubi.com to download a free Ubisoft video game (the “Campaign”), you agree, for yourself, your heirs and next of kin, to the following terms and conditions: Daily Forecast fucked around with this message at 15:51 on Dec 18, 2014 |
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Dec 18, 2014 15:48
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TheCoon posted:If you were stupid enough to buy the Season Pass for Unity the free game page is up. In keeping with Ubisoft's standards it doesn't actually work. It worked just now for me; check the box agreeing not to sue them and you can select a free game.
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Dec 18, 2014 15:54
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mrfishstick posted:It worked just now for me; check the box agreeing not to sue them and you can select a free game. How is it delivered? A code, or what?
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Dec 18, 2014 15:55
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Aphrodite posted:How is it delivered? A code, or what? Got an email sent to me with a code that (apparently) works on either uPlay or Steam. Can't speak for the console versions, I dunno. I went ahead and activated mine on Steam and it worked fine.
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Dec 18, 2014 15:58
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First person to take the console plunge please let me know. If that's a code too I can give away Far Cry to my brother. Edit: PS4. Aphrodite fucked around with this message at 16:02 on Dec 18, 2014 |
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Dec 18, 2014 15:59
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Did you guys get the full range of games offered? I'm only able to select Watch Dogs, Black Flag or some Rayman game. e: Seems to be a UK/EU thing, fired up a US VPN and got Far Cry. TheCoon fucked around with this message at 16:04 on Dec 18, 2014 |
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Dec 18, 2014 16:01
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Did you already have the other ones? I was able to select them all. I didn't look for Black Flag because I had that already, so I don't remember if it was there or not.
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Dec 18, 2014 16:04
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I'm only halfway through Rogue, but it is starting to get glitchy. The front half of the game was really polished, but the back half is like an acid trip. People are sinking into and rising out of the cobblestone streets of New York. In fights with multiple guards, all characters briefly freeze in awkward stances and the camera pans in an awkward loop like a Fight Club sex montage. Mountains in the distance stand proud and pink like little girls playing princess dress-up. Ubisoft once again shows its true colors, one of which appears to be pink.
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Dec 18, 2014 16:28
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Daily Forecast posted:I just love it when people come in this thread and are all "NOOOOOO STOP ENJOYING THINGS" as if they're making some kind of point. You don't like people saying "noo stop enjoying this" but then proceed to dictate what's "correct" to complain about? You can and should enjoy AC Unity but if you suggest buying a game whose developer just issued a public apology about how horrible the state of the game is, people are going to to get annoyed. I'm one of those people. The game is fun when it works and yes, it is graphically very appealing, but an overwhelming majority of Pc players still suffer from the stuttering physics. Even Ubi admitted it's a big issue and they want to (hopefully) fix it for good in this 1.4 behemoth 6+ gb patch. The companion app stuff is definitely NOT the only bugbear that's "correct" to complain about.
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Dec 18, 2014 16:30
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I'm sorry I made you angry, Kawabata. I never meant to hurt you.
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Dec 18, 2014 16:38
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frozenpeas posted:I'm sorry I made you angry, Kawabata. I never meant to hurt you. It's ok I'll recover if they fix their poo poo in 1.4. But thanks for the kind words.
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Dec 18, 2014 16:42
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Not really announced anywhere but apparently once 1.4 hits, Club Competitions are going to start. As a consequence of the delay, they also stripped away a bunch the competition requirement on a bunch of Legendary level equipment so you can just buy it outright.
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Dec 18, 2014 18:16
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Hamsalad posted:Still says 45/50 to me, looks like nothing changed. Well I sure as hell can't fix it now. My game catapulted me back to pre-Assassin missions, so I can't access the club stuff right now. 
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Dec 18, 2014 20:44
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Daily Forecast posted:The service agreement is loving hilarious. Ahahahaa, you can do a lot of things to limit liability in a contract, this is not one of them. "We are immune to everything, ever".
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Dec 18, 2014 22:01
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Discendo Vox posted:Ahahahaa, you can do a lot of things to limit liability in a contract, this is not one of them. "We are immune to everything, ever". Yeah, I'd love to see them try to defend this in court. It'd be hilarious.
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Dec 18, 2014 22:08
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Steam is apparently patching, though it's only 2.9GB.
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Dec 18, 2014 22:09
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AC Initiates is amazing. The past few weeks I've been unable to log in, or I've been logging into a blank profile. Today my profile is finally populating, at least partially. Somehow I'm getting XP rewards for 100% sync while getting incomplete rewards for the story progress.
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Dec 18, 2014 22:30
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I'm not seeing any difference in performance after the update, game's still running at 50-60 fps with ultra environment and textures, FXAA, HBAO+ and high shadows. (i7-4770K @ 3.5GHz, overclocked GTX 780, 16GB RAM) edit: oh hey great my Initiates progress was reset, back to level 5 we go 
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Dec 18, 2014 22:31
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Doc Morbid posted:edit: oh hey great my Initiates progress was reset, back to level 5 we go Happened to me too. The patch seemed to do literally nothing else. You'd think I'd learn to stop being optimistic.
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CharlieWhiskey posted:I'm only halfway through Rogue, but it is starting to get glitchy. The front half of the game was really polished, but the back half is like an acid trip. People are sinking into and rising out of the cobblestone streets of New York. In fights with multiple guards, all characters briefly freeze in awkward stances and the camera pans in an awkward loop like a Fight Club sex montage. Mountains in the distance stand proud and pink like little girls playing princess dress-up. Ubisoft once again shows its true colors, one of which appears to be pink.
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