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BootsLoader
Banned
I forgot it existed.
it was that but got turned into this gas shit.
Kenneth Haight
Gold Member
coffinbirth
Member
StueyDuck
Member
I've played this game like 100 times already, 
in betas and closed betas and playtests and all the different terms they like to use.
Each time the game ran really well and seemed pretty optimized, each time I think well they've delayed it so it must have radically changed, but nope still plays and looks and starts the same.
So unless endgame is like some ridiculous new thing and they can't get their head around how to develop it, their is no reason why this game shouldn't have released a while ago, at least from what I have played
in betas and closed betas and playtests and all the different terms they like to use.Each time the game ran really well and seemed pretty optimized, each time I think well they've delayed it so it must have radically changed, but nope still plays and looks and starts the same.
So unless endgame is like some ridiculous new thing and they can't get their head around how to develop it, their is no reason why this game shouldn't have released a while ago, at least from what I have played
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nemiroff
Gold Member
AFAIK Ubi took Singapore government money in a deal to make the game from there.
Outsourcing entire projects is notoriously difficult, there are all sorts of pitfalls, and in this case mismanagement ensued.
Usually this project would be cancelled by now, but from what I understand Ubi is locked in a deal where they're forced to ship the game at some time no matter.
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MidGenRefresh
*Refreshes biennially
Imagine waking up in the morning and going to Ubisoft office to work on this. It must suck. I wonder how the morales are in the team.
phaedrus
Member
Lucifers Beard
Member
*hums the Duke Nukem Forever theme* I guess the difference is that people actually wanted to play that game.
StealthGoblin
Banned
In what possible way will that help? They wouldn't get much for this game at all.
Hudo
Member
Rumor has it that they can't because they've taken some money from the Singaporean government and one of the terms was that the game has to come out as a product.
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STARSBarry
Gold Member
The only reason Dull & Boned still exists is because Ubisoft didn't realise they would have to pay back their millions in government funding if they didn't actually release the game.
They found this out when they tried to cancel it the first time and when handed the bill shit themselves and kept it going.
Beat me to it lol.
They found this out when they tried to cancel it the first time and when handed the bill shit themselves and kept it going.
Beat me to it lol.
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VenomousCoffee
Member
I could have built my own pirate ship by now.
MiguelItUp
Member
Oof, well that definitely explains that. What a mess.
Hudo
Member
The tragic thing is that this should've been such a straightforward project: Take what you have from AC4, remove the assassin shit, expand on it with more boats, more refined ship battles, some meta-game component and a new/expanded map. I mean, it's not something I imagined Ubisoft would struggle with. Instead, they fucked it up left and right, it seems. Last thing I heard was that this is now gonna be a multiplayer-only live-service game.
Roman Empire
Member
Only reason Ubi is holding onto this project is the investment from the Singaporean Government.
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Krappadizzle
Member
It's crazy how they started conceptualizing this with Assassin's Creed 3 and Black Flag and it's been that long and we've not received anything to show from it. I'm so morbidly curious how this is gonna come out.
MiguelItUp
Member
Yeah, that sounds about right. It's beyond baffling, I mean, as someone that hasn't played Black Flag I kind of figured the development would be a cake walk much like you're saying. Take the things about ship combat that worked in BF, and just make it bigger and better. It's wild that it's become such a chore.
Gamer_By_Proxy
Member
I hope this game ends up being a banger just cause of all the haters.
Sea of Thieves for some reason has an audience, maybe this will get one too.
Sea of Thieves for some reason has an audience, maybe this will get one too.
Games of Today
Member
This game is going to be one of the largest flops we've ever seen in the industry. There isn't a single person asking for this to be released.
People wanted multiplayer Black Flag, not what ever this trash is going to be.
People wanted multiplayer Black Flag, not what ever this trash is going to be.
SEGAvangelist
Member
This game won't even be a flash in the pan.
Evil Calvin
Afraid of Boobs
....and Wild
Fess
Member
This game has so much potential if they can do proper AAA quality and have a decent offline single player adventure. For me it would do what I’ve wanted from Sea of Thieves from the start. Just make a new AAA Pirates game with exploration and treasures to find on secret mystical islands and have nice water you can dive in full of underwater life. Can’t be that hard for Ubi to do. Black Flag+Odyssey
Evil Calvin
Afraid of Boobs
Millions more users and since S&B will likely have microtransactions, they have a better chance of making more money. They will get paid by MS to put on GP, and of course there will be players buying the game outright. more players=better experience (assuming the game is decent).
StealthGoblin
Banned
That isn't the approach I'd take. I'd take Sony's approach. Put it out full price everywhere, squeeze as much money out to cover costs and then launch it into PS+ essential and Gamepass Core simultaneously to get a second wind and a larger audience.
Gamepass alone is not the answer here. It's rarely the answer at all.
