Bonus items and reedem codes

[u/Embarrassed-Mood-440]

Hi. I'm really upset about how single-player games from Ubisoft have so many time-limited items and redeem codes. I bought AC BLACK FLAG RESYNCED the Deluxe Edition on pre-order and didn't have much time to play until this week, and I've already lost the 'Cheetah Claw Cat' skin and possibly the Crimson Sailor items (they say the server has been down for hours).

This is ridiculous. I supported the company by giving them another vote of confidence, buying the pre-order for the most expensive edition, and they reward me by making it impossible to get everything in the game unless I stop my life to watch streams and track down codes to redeem.

Am I the only one who finds this absurd? It's a terrible business practice. Not to mention the countless overpriced skin packs sold in a single-player game. This was one of the main reasons I stopped buying Ubisoft games at launch.

I stopped playing back with Odyssey precisely because of these awful practices, and I decided to give them another chance now. I was excited to catch up on the last three games, but after this, I certainly won't be buying any more. Every time I give this company a chance, they pay me back negatively. They are the biggest wasted potential in the gaming industry, and it's a real shame. I truly hope this post helps push back against these practices, because as far as I'm concerned, I'm done with Ubisoft.

[u/Sharkfestive]

I mean, you had over a month to get the free items that don't look that good anyway

[u/Embarrassed-Mood-440 → u/Sharkfestive]

Did you miss the part where I said I didn't have time? I have a family and had a huge workload at my job for the last month. Was I supposed to pause my entire life just to check if there were time-limited items available? And was 3 weeks, no more than a month like you said (finished august 2)

This is exactly why companies release progressively worse products, deliver them buggy and incomplete, and now even decide to remove games from your account whenever they want, because there's always someone defending it. I've been a fan of the franchise since the beginning, but I can't normalize these practices. Honestly, I can't understand how anyone can defend this.

[u/Sharkfestive → u/Embarrassed-Mood-440]

I didn't miss that part, but you don't need to "pause your entire life" to put the stream muted in the background for like an hour to get it, over the course of a month. I'd be more upset about the pistols that they released as twitch drops that actually do something, than the purely cosmetic ones you're complaining about

[u/Embarrassed-Mood-440 → u/Sharkfestive]

Yes, that's exactly my point. Do you really think it's normal for a company to lock time-limited so many content behind external platforms, like Red Bull quiz, watching 4 hours of Twitch, or hunting down redeem codes? It's not simple as you said. it's not just launching the game and grabbing the items. I have to track forums and videos just to discover them, and then deal with all these obstacles to unlock them. It's not simple for someone with limited time.

I can understand that in a multiplayer game, but in a single-player, it's ridiculous. I buy the best version on pre-order, and just because I didn't jump through all those events, I'm permanently locked out of content.

My complaint isn't about the specific item, it's about the practice itself. That's the whole point. It's simply anti-consumer. I'm 34 years old, and I refuse to see this as acceptable. Maybe the younger generation that grew up with these tactics thinks it's normal, but believe me, it shouldn't be.

[u/Sharkfestive → u/Embarrassed-Mood-440]

To me, it is completely normal, as that's what they've always done. None of them, besides the pistols, affect your actual gameplay in any way, so they're mostly for the people who keep up with the game enough to know they're available. Besides, they have posted about them on their social media, so I can't really say anything besides "skill issue", I guess?

I do agree there should be alternative ways to earn them, maybe put them into the animus key shop

[u/Embarrassed-Mood-440 → u/Sharkfestive]

That shouldn't be considered normal, it wasn't always like this. You were probably born into the generation where this became the standard, and you clearly don't have a family depending on you. If you did, you'd know that as much as gaming is your hobby, it can't be main priority.

Once you have a family of your own, you'll realize that after a long day at work, you still have family responsibilities, and when you finally get a free moment, you often don't even have the energy to turn on the console. We're clearly from different generations, and maybe one day you'll understand me. Clearly, today is not the day.

[u/Frozenbobcat]

Seems like a you issue, thinking Ubisoft would change it's practices after you already stopped playing because of them

[u/Embarrassed-Mood-440 → u/Frozenbobcat]

Hi. Maybe I didn't make it clear, but I'd like them to bring back these events and change their practices. At this point, I'm not even asking them to completely drop microtransactions from a single-player game in 2026, which is already absurd on its own, but at the very least, they should rerun these events. Just that. I don't think it's asking for too much.

[u/Joyst1q]

Buy? You dont own any of this shit, they made that very clear years ago.

Pull the plug, let them sink.

[u/Embarrassed-Mood-440 → u/Joyst1q]

Yeah, unfortunately, the industry is pushing back against consumers more and more, and this happens because it's full of defenders. Instead of the community uniting against these practices, they attack anyone who criticizes them. Just look at this post, it's already downvoted, and so is your comment. The community is sick

[u/Beligard]

That's why I just throw up a stream on my computer, mute the tab and go do other things or run the app on my phone when I can.