Dealspwn writes: "The Crew's handling has been a bone of contention and a cause for concern over the last few months and years. During preview events and betas we described it as "off," "weird" and "slippery," comparing it to Watch Dogs rather than more responsive and fluid racers.
So I'm pleased to report that this isn't the whole story. Though still not a patch on the likes of Forza due to an odd balance between weight and heft, the handling is actually massively customisable via a missable yet surprisingly detailed settings menu. You can tweak the steering sensitivity, steering linearity, speed factor, braking and more to your specifications, and though the game does a poor job of explaining what difference this actually makes, you can feel the change for the better after a few minutes of fussing about."
Back in 2023, Ubisoft announced it would shut down The Crew's servers on 31st March, 2024, which would make the game unplayable due to its always online requirements - even those with physical copies of the game were to be locked out. Needless to say, many were unhappy with Ubisoft's decision.
Some, though, decided not to just leave it there, and set about reviving the game on their own time and dime. Now a little over a year later, the fan lead Crew revival project - known as The Crew Unlimited - is gearing up for its release on 15th September.
Plaintiffs bring up a new claim, too, in amended complaint.
***Replying to Ubisoft’s argument that the statute of limitations is up, the plaintiffs responded with their own photos of The Crew’s packaging, which states that the activation code for the game doesn’t expire until 2099; that’s an example of how Ubisoft “implied that [The Crew] would remain playable during this time and long thereafter,” per the amended complaint.***
I really hope this resonates with the judge on the two-sided talk Ubisoft has going on here. You can't have your cake and eat it as well, IMHO.
A few of more mishaps and Ubisoft won’t be around anymore anyway.
Assassin’s Creed and FarCry are keeping them alive right now, and it’s a shame. Tom Clancy games are at a minimum now, The Division had its run, Watch Dogs has come and gone, For Honor was something new-ish, their lacking in New IP, and their older franchises just aren’t getting the right love.
I hope the judge favors the consumers because it really sucks what thees companies are doing. I am sure these companies will simply change their user agreements to add these new "we don't own the games clauses"
Good thing i haven't bought a Ubisoft game since ac origins, and even that was a mistake 😆
Ubisoft faces a class action lawsuit over The Crew shutdown, raising key questions about digital game ownership.
Microtransactions should not be in video games.
One of the biggest complaints has been the handling, why are the steering customizations such a secret when apparently they make a huge difference? It should be one of the first things the game tells you.
ive been playing it and so far its alot of fun with friends, its no forza horizon but it will do. as for the mt, i dont like them and wish they would go away. so ill vote with my wallet and not buy any.