{"id":1630468,"date":"2026-07-10T16:44:43","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T16:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/FLHxyv6SxFwzXBtQ2XHHK6"},"modified":"2026-07-10T16:44:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T16:44:43","slug":"ubisoft-tells-black-flag-microtransaction-critics-that-they-control-the-dlc-they-buy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/ubisoft-tells-black-flag-microtransaction-critics-that-they-control-the-dlc-they-buy\/","title":{"rendered":"Ubisoft tells Black Flag microtransaction critics that they control the DLC they buy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced<\/a> is here and violently colon-less, despite my deep-rooted ancestral urge to fill every gap between those words with dots and dashes, as our forefathers did in the days of Vampire: The Masquerade \u2013 Bloodlines.<\/p>\n

But it’s not Ubisoft’s crimes against grammar that prompted the game to hit Mixed Steam reviews at launch (it’s picked up since, and at time of writing is at Mostly Positive). It was the fact that, in typical Ubisoft fashion, the game’s store page ripples with microtransactions for outfits, weapons, and the obligatory ‘Pay $5 to play less of the $60 game you just bought’ map-reveal pack<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The reviews were home to a lot of people who felt nickel-and-dimed. “What’s the point of getting the deluxe version when, immediately in game, there’s $84.91-worth [of] ‘DLC’ that you don’t own” asked one. “I want a single player experience I can enjoy WITHOUT microtransactions,” wrote another.<\/p>\n

Ubi, perhaps inadvisably, is actually responding to some of these reviews, though. The studio’s boilerplate response to a bunch<\/em> of complaints about the game’s microtransactions reads as follows:<\/p>\n

We’ve seen your feedback since launch, and we’re reading all of it. Thank you for caring this much about Black Flag Resynced. We want to be clear on one point: the standard edition is the full, complete experience. Every mission, every island, the full story and the complete world are all there, with nothing held back. The additional packs are entirely optional extras for players who want them, never a requirement to enjoy or complete the game.<\/em><\/p>\n

We’ll keep listening as you play!<\/em><\/p>\n

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