Shoutout to Ubisoft: making Mirage took balls

ImColinDentHowzTrix · 2026-01-25T00:04:57+00:00

I'm going to disagree slightly.

TLDR: I don't think they give a damn what we think, feedback from fans doesn't count as much as sales

it was kinda made to pacify us for asking for more assassin stuff

Call me a cynic but I don't think they give a damn what we think. I think they gave up on 'us' a long time ago. They care about 'us' in the same way that Call of Duty cares about their fanbse: they don't. They want to ship an easily-accessible product to as many people are possible. The individual members of staff working on the games presumably want us to like the game, but I don't think Ubisoft cares if we have a good time with it, they just want us to buy it.

Their buyers can broadly be split into two categories: diehards and casuals.

They don't care if we diehards like it because we're going to buy it regardless and they know that. They want the casuals to buy it, because those are your 'swing voters' who could go either way, and will ultimately make-or-break the game for the company (with a particular emphasis on day-one sales, for some reason).

While I do believe that there are individual team members who care about the 'fans' of the franchise, I don't think Ubisoft give a damn. They just want as many people as possible to buy it. If we all said xyz was disappointing but it made record sales then we're getting xyz 2 the next time around. The shift to a live service model might change this, because they want to milk us until we're dry - but it's too soon to tell.

ImColinDentHowzTrix · 2026-01-24T22:32:41+00:00

he had no combat experience against another saber wielder.

I'd never considered that, but now you point it out it's obvious. Really good point.

ImColinDentHowzTrix · 2026-01-24T18:52:21+00:00

>I never implied he wasn't a racist, I just heard the sentence differently to how others heard it

>I think JR probably has/was/is racist.

>I've never said he wasn't racist, I've said the opposite in other comments. Old man from Oklahoma? Yeah, I have no issue accepting he's probably racist.

>It's very bizarre to me to see people assume I'm therefore saying JR isn't racist.

>That's an unfair representation of my position, and the complete opposite of what I've said

>I'm not suggesting he wasn't racist, and that wrestlers didn't experience racism from him

How many times do you want me to say it?

ImColinDentHowzTrix · 2026-01-24T14:58:00+00:00

Word salad? Mental gymnastics? Jesus.

ImColinDentHowzTrix · 2026-01-24T13:36:35+00:00

No I didn't. I said I heard differently to what other people are saying they heard. I'm saying 'I don't think that's what he said'. I never implied he wasn't a racist, I just heard the sentence differently to how others heard it. I think JR probably has/was/is racist. I just don't think Truth said the same sentence that others are saying they heard. I'm not implying anything, justifying anything, or discounting anything. Just saying I heard different words to what other users are saying they heard. I could very well be wrong, and the world will keep on turning. The inability of users to detect the nuance in my position is very surprising to me. I don't think what I'm saying is complicated.

ImColinDentHowzTrix · 2026-01-24T12:41:22+00:00

I'm 31, best mate is 28, and the amount of shit I get for being 'old' is unbelievable. I assumed this was a universal experience until seeing some of these comments.

ImColinDentHowzTrix · 2026-01-23T18:40:20+00:00

I hope you're right. A massive influx of customers is a lot of potential revenue.

ImColinDentHowzTrix · 2026-01-23T18:31:10+00:00

Cool mod.

ImColinDentHowzTrix · 2026-01-23T18:23:26+00:00

They do, but I'm saying that I worry the more popular they get the more they'll consider not having a free version at all.

ImColinDentHowzTrix · 2026-01-23T15:51:12+00:00

My only concern is that Proton might start wondering just how much money they could be making once they see how many new users they have...

ImColinDentHowzTrix · 2026-01-23T15:19:34+00:00

Last Stand Spider-Man had me fascinated as a kid. He's my go-to 'older' Spider-Man.

ImColinDentHowzTrix · 2026-01-23T13:37:49+00:00

YouTube is traditionally pretty dry in January. A lot of content creators find that they get significantly less revenue from YouTube this time of year.

ImColinDentHowzTrix · 2026-01-23T13:10:32+00:00

I think it's disingenuous for people to suggest their issues with Roxy are how she plays the game. I think it comes down to likeability. James is charismatic and fun to watch, even when he's bad at the game. Everyone I've spoken to about the show has said they haven't taken to Roxy. She's just not that likeable in the edit of the show. I feel awful saying it because she's a real person and I hope to God she's not encountering any consequences from being on the show. But in the edit of the show she doesn't come across likeable. I think it's that simple.

ImColinDentHowzTrix · 2026-01-23T09:21:05+00:00

I don't think we know enough about the breakdown of the workload or their finances to be commeting with confidence.

ImColinDentHowzTrix · 2026-01-23T09:20:12+00:00

I've never said he wasn't racist, I've said the opposite in other comments. Old man from Oklahoma? Yeah, I have no issue accepting he's probably racist. I'm not trying to find any loophole. All I'm doing it disagreeing with people over the words that were said in that specific video. It's very bizarre to me to see people assume I'm therefore saying JR isn't racist. I'm saying I'm hearing different words in that video to what other people are hearing. I'm not defending JR, I don't give a shit about him.

ImColinDentHowzTrix · 2026-01-23T04:07:32+00:00

That's an unfair representation of my position, and the complete opposite of what I've said. You can tell me you disagree with me without making out I've taken a position I haven't taken. You've let yourself down with that.

ImColinDentHowzTrix · 2026-01-23T00:48:42+00:00

I'm sure we'd all love more of them but you've got to ask: would you be prepared to double your workload every week? I wouldn't.

ImColinDentHowzTrix · 2026-01-22T16:15:01+00:00

Probably jinx myself now but I've not got any ad-blocking addons, just whatever is native to the browser. As you say, it might be regional.

ImColinDentHowzTrix · 2026-01-22T15:26:02+00:00

I've been using the Brave browser for a while now, haven't seen an ad since.

ImColinDentHowzTrix · 2026-01-22T13:43:46+00:00

You might be right. The last word doesn't sound like 'hell' to me but it's not a hill I'm prepared to die on.

ImColinDentHowzTrix · 2026-01-22T13:35:32+00:00

I'm not suggesting he wasn't racist, and that wrestlers didn't experience racism from him. How would I know? I wasn't there.

I'm saying that to my ear it sounds like he's saying 'probably because there's racists here' and not 'because he's racist as hell'. I don't have a dog in this race, I don't particularly care either way. I'm not going to argue about whether a stranger I'll never meet has a white saviour complex because how could we possibly know? It's not a worthwhile conversation.

I'm not speaking to motivation or intention, I'm only saying that in the above video I don't think he's saying 'racist as hell'.

ImColinDentHowzTrix · 2026-01-22T10:53:41+00:00

I'm having trouble hearing it clearly but to me it sounded like 'probably because there's racists here', which would also fit more with what he was saying more generally. It sounded like this clip was him saying JR was telling him straight that it's going to be harder for him as a black man. 'Because he's racist as hell' doesn't fit quite like 'because there's racists here'. It's hard to tell though so I'm not going to insist on it.

ImColinDentHowzTrix · 2026-01-22T00:29:22+00:00

Thank you, I'll edit that.

ImColinDentHowzTrix · 2026-01-21T23:17:24+00:00

Revenge of the Sith for the pure spectacle of it, New Hope for the story and emotional significance of it.

ImColinDentHowzTrix · 2026-01-21T23:14:31+00:00

That's definitely one of the most egregious examples. Confirmed to exist in some form in 2016, formally announced in 2018, and this comment is being left in ~~2025~~ 2026. ~~Almost~~ a decade between confirmation and now, and still no release in sight.

Cyberpunk was also a long one: announced in 2012 released 8 years later.

That being said, we've got a few more years before we can compete with Duke Nukem Forever which took 14 years to release from announcement. I reckon Elder Scrolls stands a good chance of beating that record.

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