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Assassins Creed 4: Black Flag |OT| Not Based on a DisneyLand Ride
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MagicWithEarvin
Member
Awesome, it's like I'm on a real pirate adventure now lol. Gonna treat my iPad like it's a map - this game is making me feel like a damn kid >_>
HammerOfThor
Member
Oh, man I thought the fleet missions where real time while you play the game. I didn't know they "continue" while the console is off.
Thank god.
Thank god.
Ending
Ending was very satisfying, not sure where the critique that it felt rushed came from. Seems like everything was dealt with for Edward and it reminded me of RDR seeing his life tore down all over. The final scene at his base where he imagines his former friends alive and drinking was actually quite touching. I thought Edward would get killed in that final theater scene with Haytham and his daughter but I'm glad that takes place elsewhere and we get to avoid seeing him shanked.
Adewale, James Kidd, Blackbeard, and Vane were all pretty memorable. I enjoyed the marooned level a great deal. The observatory was the typical final AC level stuff with terrible platforming. Definitely rivals AC2/ACB as my favorite AC game, the sailing was great as I expected coming off 3 and the freedom from the get-go was much appreciated. Seems like they learned some valuable lessons from Connor, now if only they would get away from eavesdropping/stealth missions and the terrible final platforming in a First Civilization construct thing we'd be hitting all the right notes.
Although I guess the present day stuff did feel a bit rushed with the sage randomly injecting you with something and getting shot because it's "still not time" to be with Juno.
Adewale, James Kidd, Blackbeard, and Vane were all pretty memorable. I enjoyed the marooned level a great deal. The observatory was the typical final AC level stuff with terrible platforming. Definitely rivals AC2/ACB as my favorite AC game, the sailing was great as I expected coming off 3 and the freedom from the get-go was much appreciated. Seems like they learned some valuable lessons from Connor, now if only they would get away from eavesdropping/stealth missions and the terrible final platforming in a First Civilization construct thing we'd be hitting all the right notes.
Although I guess the present day stuff did feel a bit rushed with the sage randomly injecting you with something and getting shot because it's "still not time" to be with Juno.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
How do you download the free play passport on PS4? I don't see it on the webstore. Is it on PSN or does it happen when you boot up the game?
RedAssedApe
Banned
should be in the store but if if you can't find it when you boot up and it tells you to login to uplay, just select the option that says you need a pass and it should take you to the store to download
Thats a great idea, I need to charge up my touchpad
Edit: not compatible with my tablet... guess I need to steal my gf's ipad
Anyone play the multiplayer? I was bored and started playing wolf pack and it's pretty fun I must say
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
Alright, cool. My friend is letting me borrow the game today so I just wanted to make sure it was free with PS4.
I haven't beaten the game yet but spoilers anyway
There's an email from the company that made ctOS talking about why Abstergo should use them that's about half way through the game I believe
EscapingJail
Member
Yeah it's really annoying.
I just got to the fleet missions that need 80+ cargo space (and my Man o' Wars only hold 70), am I close to completing all the missions?
Keep raiding & boarding Level 60 Man o'Wars, some of them had 85+ cargo space.
(they also can shred you apart like used toilet paper with their mortars)
keltickennedy
Member
Broadcasting on PS4 now. Going for 100% completion. Anyone watching and want to see something in particular with the combat or a certain mission just comment on twitch.
http://www.twitch.tv/keltickennedy
http://www.twitch.tv/keltickennedy
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
un33dab@dpu$$y
Got to say this game is the surprise of the year for me. Knocked Bioshock Infinite out of the top 3 for the year for me.
I think it's the whole upgrade percentage of the ship. You can see it on the pause menu. I finished the whole game on %53, didn't really listen to those warnings.
RedAssedApe
Banned
ugh...some of these audio recordings and text are so freaking long. i think i just sat through subject 0 audio tape and it was like 10 minutes long of nothing.
i've done about 20/30 some hacks. is the rest of hacking content even worth unlocking? i've finished the game but don't plan on 100%-ing it.
i've done about 20/30 some hacks. is the rest of hacking content even worth unlocking? i've finished the game but don't plan on 100%-ing it.
I'm one hull, broadside cannon and heavy shot off elite and I managed to take one down. Not sure if they're all the same, but the one I took down in the south-east corner of the map had a gap in it's broadside cannons right in the middle. Those heavy shots rip you apart, so I had to manoeuvre my ship to be inbetween them. It was hard, but doable.
They're not. I won't say anymore though but I've participated in two legendary battles - winning both - and both fights were very different.
Ah good, I was hoping they'd be different. Can't wait to do more now.
SJRB
Gold Member
Yeah those messages are nonsense. I got them even after I upgraded to Elite hull and stuff, they're just scripted messages and don't take your actual upgrades into account.
Yeah, thinking they're reminders to say make sure you've upgraded SOMETHING before getting into this mission.
Finished this today and I must say that I enjoyed some of it. I hated the sailing, I couldn't enjoy it, and it was a huge part of the game. And the setting sucks compared to every AC game, even 3. I couldn't care less about pirates.
The present day stuff was just plain bad. You're just playing as a voiceless faceless guy.
This series needs some serious overhauling to feel fresh again, gameplay, animations, everything. And they need to find new (or go back to) and impressive settings/eras that made this series great in the first place. If they're not willing to do that next year, I might just skip it.
The present day stuff was just plain bad. You're just playing as a voiceless faceless guy.
This series needs some serious overhauling to feel fresh again, gameplay, animations, everything. And they need to find new (or go back to) and impressive settings/eras that made this series great in the first place. If they're not willing to do that next year, I might just skip it.
If they continue with this pirate thingy, I might actually get it day 1 instead of waiting for a price drop like I did every other AC, unless it goes online like the rumours are stating. Sales are now balanced for Ubi, anyone want to break the tie? Clearly that one extra sale more/less will make Ubi make a decision.
HammerOfThor
Member
Guys where do I find man of wars?
Also, do they have bigger cargo space for the fleet missions? My ships only have a max of 40 right now and I need some with 70+.
Do I need to look in the "hard" areas of the map?
Edit: One more question, where do I find Elite plans? As in, are they marked on my map? I'm trying to get 100% of everything, so will I notice them doing this? Or are they "hidden"? I know there are guides that give coordinates, but I'd rather not use them if they are marked on the map.
Also, do they have bigger cargo space for the fleet missions? My ships only have a max of 40 right now and I need some with 70+.
Do I need to look in the "hard" areas of the map?
Edit: One more question, where do I find Elite plans? As in, are they marked on my map? I'm trying to get 100% of everything, so will I notice them doing this? Or are they "hidden"? I know there are guides that give coordinates, but I'd rather not use them if they are marked on the map.
Down south for the Man O Wars is your best bet I found. Found them in pairs around the south west, so if you're nicely upgraded, head down there.
Elite plans are in the diving areas and treasure maps. If you can get a plan from a treasure map, it will tell you when you look at it.
Dirtyshubb
Member
Finished the main campaign a few days ago, really enjoyed it and I would look forward to more adventures with Edward if Ubisoft decided to go that route. Also the game on PS4 is stunning, at a quick glance some may pass it off as more of the same but when you look at the details, and the water/lighting its so damn good in comparison to last gen consoles.
One thing I want to mention, I assume it has been brought up before *Possible future game spoiler*
One thing I want to mention, I assume it has been brought up before *Possible future game spoiler*
From hacking one of Abstergos computers you find an email that talks about possible future game settings and I noticed one of the test images used was of the footage leaked a while back, with the black character standing in front of a pyramid. Do people think its pretty safe to assume that will be the next setting then?
Just got my first legendary ship down. Man those things are enormous.
lol I thought I was very good at sailing.
lol I thought I was very good at sailing.
There's some timesavers if you don't want to grind resources and take out the ships, but I find the "grind" so fun that I wouldn't even think of jumping on for that even if I was down with the microtransaction trade.
Most upgrades can be gotten with a maximum of 5 ships worth of resources if you get the Man O Wars.
RedRooster
Member
Is there like an online pass code or any other one time use codes included in the PS4 version? I'm going to buy used, but want to make sure the online pass thing hasn't been used if its supposed to come with one.
Yes there is. Uplay pass. But if I'm not mistaken they ditched it and you can just download it for free from the store.
RedRooster
Member
Excellent, thanks for the heads up!
Yeah the game asks you to buy a UPlay Passport on boot-up (legacy from when it was an online pass), it's indeed free now though, and only available via this in-game prompt.
Eyemus Lutt
Member
So I figured out my problem but I still need help in correcting it and Ubisoft support has been abysmal in helping.
The reason it's not working is because the game and code are US region and my account and PS4 are Aus/pal region. I made a US account and the code worked but there is no way to activate it on my main account. Even If I try to buy a new Uplay passport it tells me this content is not available in the Aus store.
So is there anyway around this issue that doesn't involve me restarting all my progress and playing in my US account?
SJRB
Gold Member
Did you enjoy the reward for getting all the fragments?
Eyemus Lutt
Member
There is no network pass option in the pal store. I activated the uplay passport and downloaded the pass from the US store but there is no option for my main account.
I haven't beaten the game so I haven't got every fragment in the entire game yet.
I presume it's a shit reward? :lol
I got me the golden guns and pistol swords though (whatever they do, I've yet to use them) which look swag.
There are a ton of possibilities mentioned in the Abstergo zone, including a bunch of what seem like promises to avoid any setting that would allow cars, which like, yeah I hope so.
I think the smart money's on
China
Chinese
That was from the short mini film Assassin's Creed Embers, which deals with Ezio's final days
check up top left corner there is an icon for NAT. It represents your router and it should be green.
if yellow, issues, or red and no games at all probably
Thanks for the tip.
I'm pretty sure it has always been yellow. However, I tried turning on my ps4 to test it but it kept freezing before the MP loaded. I restarted my PS4 and my Router and was able to log in no problem, the NAT symbol is green now. Hopefully that fixes the issues.
I just checked my router out and UPnP is enabled, my firewall is set to NAT only but I just read online that my ISP blocks external connections to several ports including 80 and 443. Not really sure if this would be causing problems in MP though (as it indicated only people running servers are affected).