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Can Ubisoft Handle The Division’s Launch?

PixelGateUk|3775d ago |Opinion piece|36|

Pixelgate.co.uk writes:

''The Division is to be the next big release, mostly down to the hype train rolling around. It’s not without credit either, a new IP with a pretty ambitious concept is worthy of hype. My main concerns aren’t exactly with the game itself, more with Ubisoft.''

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Momo1183775d ago

you would think they would be prepared, but we've all been wrong before

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PixelGateUk3775d ago

They still need to sort out Siege fully

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USMC_POLICE3775d ago

Agreed I am trying to join my friends squad now on Xbox and can't, also there is a slight lag that's annoying

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zerocarnage3775d ago

Do you guys realise Ubisoft only publish the game, it's the developers who need to sort the games out. Speaking of developers you lot should realise both the rainbow siege devs and the division devs are completely different.

Don't blame Ubisoft, although publishers tell them what they want, it's the developers who sort the games out.

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PixelGateUk3775d ago (Edited 3775d ago )

@ Zerocarnage

Ubisoft Massive

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_-EDMIX-_3775d ago

Who is "they"? You do know that the team that is making The Division isn't the team that made Rainbow Six Siege right?

Your response to Zero further shows you'd rather try to win some argument by conjecture vs really answer such questions.

Its not the same team, that is like expecting high every Sony published game to be like Uncharted merely because Sony is the publisher...

Are we really so ignorant that we are disregarding they are not the same teams?

Stop saying "Ubisoft" then "they" as if who your talking about is 1 team, your talking about the publisher, the issues is based on the game that another team they own created.

It actually has nothing to do with The Division and several people on this article have pointed that out and it seems you'd rather ignore that.

The publisher is not making the game, they are hiring, contracting or own the team that creates the game.

If they have a team like Montreal which did Rainbow Six Siege, those issues are based on what that team did.

It has nothing to do with Ubisoft Massive, the team that is making The Division, so the issue is nonexistent. Thus how can you use the term "they" on a team that has NOTHING to do with The Division?

Because Sony published Knack, Horizon Zero Dawn will be like Knack? Oh because Take Two did GTAV, Mafia 3 will be just like GTAV, "they" did GTAV thus Take Two will make it like they made GTAV?

Soooooooo you sure you want to go that route with this as its starting to sound like you've assumed Ubisoft is 1 big team vs a publisher with many teams.

Just because Sony makes GT, doesn't mean Driveclub will be like GT, they are different teams under Sony, not 1 huge team.

Just because MS publishes Halo, doesn't mean every game they make will have issues because Halo MCC did....they also create games by OTHER TEAMS! Thus how are you coming to a conclusion of the same issue might happen, yet disregard your not even talking about the same people? I mean...are you serious bud? Yet your response to Zero is 1 word as if it answers what he's asking?

Learn who makes your games. It really might help greatly.

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Meltic3775d ago

game has been in development for a very long time and been delayed several Times' , and they have Done tons of playtime and testing for the online servers so they better have a smooth launch. IF this is a mess when IT launches then ubisoft have been living under a rock.

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xPhearR3dx3775d ago

I think we'll have a better idea on how it's going to go once we find out if that open beta is real. Considering their servers will be hammered, it will be a good opportunity for them to prepare for what will come.

I'm willing to bet like most games there will be some issues day 1, but if they get it sorted out quick and it doesn't take up to a week or longer, than that's perfectly fine IMO.

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PixelGateUk3775d ago

i think everyone expects the odd sever issue or two, i just hope it's not the point where the game is struggling a week later

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masterfox3775d ago

of course just look their past releases no issues whatsoever........
...............*****UBISOFT STOP HITTING ME! HELP ME I been kidnap by Ubisoft awwwwww don't want to say those things!!

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ShadowKing-3775d ago

no there is always launch issues of some sort, but thats just typical games that come out today anyway.

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crazychris41243775d ago

What are the chances that they add more areas to the map as free/paid dlc?? Im gonna go with 95% chance

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Khaotic3775d ago

Duh, every game does now

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zerocarnage3775d ago

They have said there will be free dlc and paid, they have also backed a no microtransactions, meaning we won't be seeing any shadey business and extra money gains. Even though the division would most likely do well here with micro's considering how preordered have shot through the roof and how many people since alpha and beta have expressed interest in the game..

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_-EDMIX-_3775d ago

You mean what are the chances of them seeking to make more money?

Because it would make sense to just have a install base yet not offer more content.

Seriously? Don't ever run a business.

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Khaotic3775d ago

The beta played fine. Cheaters, i didnt encounter any and only read about it after the beta and it seemed most were on pc. Thats what you get on pc, hackers. But they will put systems in place. As i said beta, this game build was probably months old and why implement all systems in a beta when your only stress testing. To bring up Rainbow 6 seige is pointless because they are totaly different games and the matchmaking that is in The Division worked fantastic in the beta. So i wont call it a pointless article cause this game is hot and it gets you clicks, got me to, but if the finished product is as good as the beta and there is no reason to believe otherwise then this is just fear mongering. If i remember correctly Rainbow Siege beta had issues with matchmaking on stability if so then people should have done there research and not bought the game. I didnt.

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PixelGateUk3775d ago (Edited 3775d ago )

'To bring up Rainbow 6 seige is pointless because they are totaly different games'

And then you go on to bring up Rainbow Six.

'So i wont call it a pointless article cause this game is hot and it gets you clicks'

Oh, click bait claims...on a site with no adverts. Ok.

''there is no reason to believe otherwise then this is just fear mongering''

Fear mongering? Does thou think i'm David Cameron?

''the beta played fine. Cheaters, i didnt encounter any and only read about it after the beta and it seemed most were on pc. Thats what you get on pc, hackers.''

lol.

Honestly, feel free to leave comments and discussion, but posting utter gibberish...come on now.

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Khaotic3775d ago (Edited 3775d ago )

What are you upset cause you write an article then submit it yourself and my opinion is not inline with yours and that upsets you. Gibberish ha thats what this article was. Good day sir and dont quit your day job.

P.S writing, submitting, and then commenting in your own article seems like your looking for attention. Kinda sad

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_-EDMIX-_3775d ago (Edited 3775d ago )

@Pix- I don't agree with how he went about it, but he does bring up some valid points.

"Ubisoft doesn’t have a reputation for handling online games all that well"

? The publisher? They don't make games, they contract teams to make games. Massive Games, now Ubisoft Massive is no stranger to online games.

I mean...I would take the article more seriously if its questions the team vs the publisher.

The team your talking about has done the multiplayer for several games for Ubisoft, Far Cry 3 and AC Revelations. They are no strangers to online games as they've done their own series of online RTS games prior to Ubisoft buying them.

Give your concern real reason vs conjecture. You can't merely have some fear regarding the outcome of a game, yet don't bring up team history, don't bring up beta results etc.

Consider your issues with Rainbow Six Siege have nothing to even do with The Division.

"Matchmaking was barely stable for the first few weeks"

Because Ubisoft Massive worked on that game?

That is like saying, Mafia 3 should be a great game like GTAV because its being done by the same publisher...Take Two.

If you wouldn't agree with that, why agree with something being bad regarding the same publisher but a completely different team and even a different genre?

That is like me saying Halo Wars 2 will likely have issues because Halo MCC did at launch...never mind they are not being made by the same team and not even the same genre.

Do you get why your entire article is sorta baseless?

I'm sorry, but though I don't agree with how Khaotic went about it, I don't completely disagree with him either and I don't even agree with you.

Your worry is really just that, a personal worry with very, very little to really back up.

Talk about the beta issues.

Talk about the TEAM'S past work or something. This is reaching.

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PixelGateUk3775d ago

Upset? Not really. You posted a reply in which you when off topic by-

Bashing PC gaming (for some reason)

Said bringing up Rainbow Six Siege was pointless, then you brought it up

Claimed the post was clickbait

Not sure why you're talking about day jobs either. If you took out your attempts to stick the knife in, your post would of made much more sense.

I get that you love The Division, but i didn't even comment on the game's quality. Reckon you need to calm down to be fair mate lol

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TFJWM3775d ago

I agree with everything you said except for him "bashing" PC gaming. He has an legit point about hackers, I was playing it on PC and I ran in some invis BS as well as weapon hacks and people bragging about it in chat.

I'm pretty sure the hacking will get cleared up for release but I can't be 100% sure sadly...

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PixelGateUk3775d ago

@TFJWM

Bashing was a bit strong but i was mid way eating my sarnie so time was of the essence :P

Apparently Ubi have said glitchers/hackers won't be a problem upon full release. I'm not too confident with their anti-cheat program...or Uplay, though it has improved greatly in the last two years

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_-EDMIX-_3775d ago

"To bring up Rainbow 6 seige is pointless because they are totaly different games and the matchmaking that is in The Division worked fantastic in the beta"

I agree. This is a higher caliber title in regards to networking, hard to compare their other releases to this.

The beta working could be a sign it will do fine at launch, but more people generally play it at launch then in beta.

Consider more people bought Destiny in its first month then played its beta.

More people bought BF3 and BF4 then played in its beta.

More people bought Star Wars Battlefront (13 million) then played in its beta (9 million) so typically its more who buy it month 1, then play its beta.

But Destiny besides a few issues played fine for me day 1, Star Wars Battlefront might be the smoothest launch of a MP title I've ever been part of in recent memory. No crashes, no server issues or even lag, but I did only play for a short few hours launch night.

I think The Division will be fine as I've been watching some buddies play it and its been running pretty good.

Who knows, but I think they could be in the clear, but again...who knows until launch night.

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Findingcrybabies3775d ago (Edited 3775d ago )

No. No they can't. Ubishit. One of if not the worst dev in the industry. Surely the worst servers and connection issues.

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zerocarnage3775d ago (Edited 3775d ago )

What a joke of a comment. Ubisoft I'd say are one of the best devs out there and for many reasons for a good many years. They have created so many games that have given millions enjoyement for a start. They are along with the best when it comes to espionage/terrorist games and also tactical which have been used by special forces and military throughout the world.

Games like :

Tom Clancy's EndWar
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2: Summit Strike
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Island Thunder
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Jungle Storm
Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X
Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X 2
Tom Clancy's Politika
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six:
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Critical Hour
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Lockdown
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Take-Down – Missions in Korea
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas 2
Red Storm Rising
Tom Clancy's ruthless.com
Shadow Watch
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Essentials
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow
Tom Clancy's SSN
The Sum of All Fears
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Phantoms
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Predator
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Desert Siege
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars
Tom Clancy's Rainbow 6: Patriots
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Shadow Vanguard
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist
Tom Clancy's The Division

Have and always will be in the hearts of the people who played them, they have provided so many countless hours of gameplay along with tactical warfare. I'm sorry but some times I prefer real tactics and you can keep your aced shooters like call of duty, halo and killzone when realism is the way to go regardless of graphics the gameplay is just as important..

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Findingcrybabies3775d ago (Edited 3775d ago )

Has nothing to do with the games they make. Has to do with the quality and unfinished garbage they release. See Assassins Creed series. See Watch Dogs. See any Ubishit game. You can make the best game in the world, but when your quality is garbage and it can't even be enjoyed it doesn't count for much. That is why Ubishit is trash. They are about as worthless as the servers their MP runs on lol!

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zombiewombie3775d ago

I don't think they can. They can barely handle Rainbow 6 with its laggy ass servers. I'm running at 200mb and still lag.

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zerocarnage3775d ago

Again different developers entirely between the division and siege. Some people need to do a bit of research. Oh and Ubisoft publish not develop..

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GreenUp3775d ago

The real question is, has any game that's being followed closely by consumers had a launch that went smoothly? GTA5, any many others. I think it's a known thing in the community if you buy a game on release, there will be server problems. It happens with almost every game. Wait a day or two to play online when the norms are at work or school.

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zerocarnage3775d ago (Edited 3775d ago )

Just had an email from game.co.UK, another in the line of retailers promoting this game n fact that preorders have increased means that they have dropped the 120 GBP price tag of the division sleeper agent edition down to 100 GBP, that's amazing. That's a good price now cus now because I have two preordered one for me and my son so that means we will of saved 40 gbp ..

Who is everyone saying Ubisoft need to finish siege off first? You do know Ubisoft are a publisher, not developer rite, you should also know as a publisher at most the developers under them come and ask about content and ask if it can go into the game. Ubisoft won't have anything to do with the actual making of the content yet they will over see it's final making so they can say no this needs changing, that's great or no that needs to go or add this. As far as being a publisher Ubisoft will just campaign the game, market it and release it.

Speaking of developers, a lot of you are also confused with this or you'd not be saying Ubisoft and the developers need to sort siege out.

The divisions developers are:Ubisoft Massive - Red Storm Entertainment - Ubisoft Reflections - Ubisoft Annecy.

While rainbow six siege developers are: Ubisoft Montreal - Ubisoft Shanghai - Ubisoft Ukraine - Ubisoft torronto - Ubisoft barcelona..

The teams in charge of the division I must say have a better level of experience than the siege developers, it's obvious and anyone who has played the alphas and betas of both games will know this for sure..

Hope that clears things up for you guys a bit..

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Surt3775d ago

People that think Ubisoft are devs. Lol

Rainbow was always a sputtering mess with online. I would know, as I played most of em. And I'll tell you that compared to the online that was vegas 2, siege is a improvement.

So far from having played the division beta I didn't see any issue with connection. hopefully they will have a open beta to catch anything that might come from that.

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_-EDMIX-_3774d ago

"People that think Ubisoft are devs. Lol"

Agreed, it hurts the whole article and very much questions the authors intelligence.

I'd rather they look at the team's history of online games.

Look at the issues in the beta with connections etc.

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curtis923774d ago

Sadly this game will not be playable at launch. Give it at least a solid week before things can be considered 'smooth'

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The Division Franchise Celebrates Ten Years

Garethvk|100d ago |News|0|

It has been ten years of the franchise and a celebration is planned.

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It Looks Like The Division Definitive Edition Is On the Way, 10 Years After Its Initial Release

Christopher|144d ago |Rumor|0|

It's been almost 10 years since we first stepped foot in Ubisoft's extraction shooter, The Division and it looks like the developer will celebrate by giving fans a chance to replay the experience in "definitive edition" form.

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Exclusive Q&A: “Tom Clancy’s: The Division: Hunted” Author Thomas Parrott

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from paulsemel.com: In this exclusive Q&A, the author of the new technothriller based on "Tom Clancy's: The Division" discusses how it ties to the games while also bringing its own story to a close.

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rpad849d ago

did you edit out the parts where the author repeated everything you asked?

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