Ubisoft: Play Assassin's Creed 3 PC With A Controller [Mar 28, 2012, 11:24 am ET] – Share – Viewing Comments
There's a preview of Assassin's Creed 3 on GameSpy with quotes from Ubisoft Montreal Creative Director Alex Hutchinson about what to expect from the stealth/action sequel. The author deserves extra points for the concluding Q&A expressing skepticism that the PC edition of the game will be released alongside the console editions. On another PC-related topic, they learn that their professed "love" and plans for "supporting" the PC does not include putting time into mouse and keyboard support (thanks Destructoid). Here's word:
Sadly the PC version won't get much special treatment, he admitted: "We're definitely supporting PC, we love PC, but I think it'll be PC with a controller. I don't see us investing hugely in a mouse and keyboard setup. I think if you want to play on PC and you want to play Assassin's Creed, you have a controller."
LOL? No mouse and keyboard support for a PC game?
Protip: Don't bother releasing the PC version.
Protip: Don't bother releasing the PC version.
Do you have a single fact to back that up?
"we love PC"
Hah.
Haha.
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Bloody nice joke, chap!
Hah.
Haha.
HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAaaaaaa...
Bloody nice joke, chap!
Alex Hutchinson: "2 months before official release we will delay PC port for 6 months to include PC love (adv. graphics options, mouse and keyboard)".
Said it first.
Sigh....
Said it first.
Sigh....
This is patently absurd, as if keybinding was some arduous task that will involve the entire company. What's next, Kinect only? Sorry controller users, its all about motion now.
I hope he means something silly like not showing the PC prompts for QTE segments. Not allowing the use of KB/M is basically saying "we want free monies from you without doing any work", I can only assume he meant custom binds or whatever. The AC games have enough controls that custom keybinds are practically a necessity. Hell I find myself wanting to redo their input scheme even on the controllers.
I hope he means something silly like not showing the PC prompts for QTE segments. Not allowing the use of KB/M is basically saying "we want free monies from you without doing any work", I can only assume he meant custom binds or whatever. The AC games have enough controls that custom keybinds are practically a necessity. Hell I find myself wanting to redo their input scheme even on the controllers.
From what I understand there will be Keyboard and Mouse support, it's just that it will get little attention.
Well, they can screw themselves.
Well, they can screw themselves.
Now we donce.
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You were saying, Jerykk?
I've said it before and I'll say it again: clearly you want out of the PC market Ubisoft, so just pack your shit and get out already! You've got a brain dead DRM scheme and now you're going to go so far as to say, "yes it will run on the PC but we didn't put any actual work into it so you'll get what we give you and be happy with it!"
Panickd wrote on Mar 28, 2012, 11:54:
I've said it before and I'll say it again: clearly you want out of the PC market Ubisoft, so just pack your shit and get out already! You've got a brain dead DRM scheme and now you're going to go so far as to say, "yes it will run on the PC but we didn't put any actual work into it so you'll get what we give you and be happy with it!"
I think they view it as any money from the PC versions they deliver months late is just bonus revenue. It's a shame because the previous AC games after 1 were actually pretty good ports and that was their big excuse on why they were so late to market.
You can't say "We love PC" in one breath, and then say "I don't see us investing hugely in a mouse and keyboard setup", in the next.
Huge investment? Does that mean that the PC version will be cheaper? It should be, since they aren't investing in making it a proper port.
Huge investment? Does that mean that the PC version will be cheaper? It should be, since they aren't investing in making it a proper port.
They were always to lazy to add proper 16:10 aspect support. Now mouse and keyboard is to much?
Oh wait they need another 6 months to do PC centric things because they can not plan it into the development cycle like they should be.
Just don't even bother releasing it.
Oh wait they need another 6 months to do PC centric things because they can not plan it into the development cycle like they should be.
Just don't even bother releasing it.
Re: Ubisoft: Play Assassin's Creed 3 PC With A Controller
Mar 28, 2012, 12:08
Mar 28, 2012, 12:08
Wow. Mouse and keyboard controls are too hard? Even indie games get that right. I just have to laugh at these guys.
Silicon Avatar wrote on Mar 28, 2012, 12:08:
Wow. Mouse and keyboard controls are too hard? Even indie games get that right. I just have to laugh at these guys.
This stuff was long ago standardized in DirectInput to boot, not supporting it means going out of your way to only use XInput which is essentially pissing on the title. It is pretty trivial to do both - include the silly artwork for prompts and writing some changes to a config file for keybinds is all trivial stuff. This is just extreme laziness, if they won't bother with this very very basic porting stuff then people should have zero confidence in the rest of the port and treat it accordingly at sale time.
This comment was edited on Mar 28, 2012, 12:18.
I thought they said they weren't going to do any additional work above what was in AC2? As in, they acknowledge that AC1 and AC2 came with a steaming pile of shit that they placed on the keyboard, and they had no intention of changing it.
Saying they removed keyboard/mouse from AC3 from the PC support isn't a big deal since there was hardly any support in the previous titles either. One of the worst control schemes I've ever tried.
Saying they removed keyboard/mouse from AC3 from the PC support isn't a big deal since there was hardly any support in the previous titles either. One of the worst control schemes I've ever tried.
Indeed, this is pretty epic on the "piss your existing PC customers off more" scale too.
You gotta wonder how brain-dead PR drones like that even get a Job.. no wait, he is actually Creative Director.. and his creative output is coming up with ways to enrage his customers. He is doing a good job with that
What is this today, the piss of your customer news day? EA, Ubisoft.. whats next.. Double Fine announcing they use starforce?
You gotta wonder how brain-dead PR drones like that even get a Job.. no wait, he is actually Creative Director.. and his creative output is coming up with ways to enrage his customers. He is doing a good job with that
What is this today, the piss of your customer news day? EA, Ubisoft.. whats next.. Double Fine announcing they use starforce?
The only AC I have is AC2, and I don't feel like I'm missing anything.
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Verno wrote on Mar 28, 2012, 12:13:Silicon Avatar wrote on Mar 28, 2012, 12:08:
Wow. Mouse and keyboard controls are too hard? Even indie games get that right. I just have to laugh at these guys.
This stuff was long ago standardized in DirectInput to boot, not supporting it means going out of your way to only use XInput which is essentially pissing on the title. It is pretty trivial to do both - include the silly artwork for prompts and writing some changes to a config file for keybinds is all trivial stuff. This is just extreme laziness, if they won't bother with this very very basic porting stuff then people should have zero confidence in the rest of the port and treat it accordingly at sale time.
Wow. Just wow. "We love PC." Uhh, ya. Don't insult us Alex.
Re: Ubisoft: Play Assassin's Creed 3 PC With A Controller
Mar 28, 2012, 12:33
Mar 28, 2012, 12:33
FUCK YOU Ubisoft & EA!! WTF is up with publishers lately making some horrible business decisions? Thank God for things like Kickstarter & indy devs. We all need to keep supporting pro PC companies like GOG, Kickstarter, Indy Games, CD Projekt RED, etc.
Re: Ubisoft: Play Assassin's Creed 3 PC With A Controller
Mar 28, 2012, 12:38
Mar 28, 2012, 12:38
They would've pissed people off alot less if they'd just told the truth: if you play this game with a mouse, you're objectively wrong. It's just not that kind of game. Reaction is more important than precision.
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