Assassin's Creed: Unity will include microtransactions

Senior producer promises business model won't make compromises to the core design.

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Ubisoft is apparently bringing microtransactions back for Assassin's Creed: Unity, as players will be able to "fast track" certain items and gear with cash.

Ubisoft confirmed the business model at Gamescom this week, but senior producer Vincent Pontbriand assured OXM US that the items won't be necessary to get the full experience out of Unity.

"Companion apps, monetisation, other business models, digital only... We have to be reactive to these things, but not necessarily fundamentally change what we're trying to do," said Pontbriand. "It depends. If we think it fits the gameplay, or the brand itself, the core values, we're willing to take those risks. If not, then not. We're not going to make any compromises."

Assassin's Creed: Unity arrives October 28th for PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4.

Robert Workman was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

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    August 15, 2014 8:00 AM

    Robert Workman posted a new article, Assassin's Creed: Unity will include microtransactions.

    Senior producer promises business model won't make compromises to the core design.

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      August 15, 2014 8:06 AM

      Huge ugh from me. That's horrible.

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        August 15, 2014 8:07 AM

        Although...I have to admit, that the "time saver" packs in AC4 were actually quite good.

        That said, they should stop designing the game around hunting for crap around the map. It's basically "filler" game.

        *Good* hunting for shit mechanics is Ezio's traversal around all of those architectural marvels. Now *that* was fucking fun.

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          August 15, 2014 9:28 AM

          Yeah but the feathers were not.

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            August 15, 2014 9:47 AM

            Oh God, no. The feathers and the animus fragments.

            Even the chests get fucking old.

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      August 15, 2014 8:10 AM

      Eh, I'll give them the chance to do this right and not fuck it up Mass Effect 3 style.

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        August 15, 2014 9:17 AM

        wat

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          August 15, 2014 9:26 AM

          I loved the ME3 multiplayer. I did not like randomized unlocks especially when those were paid randomized unlocked.

          If you pay, you should get to pick.

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            August 15, 2014 9:39 AM

            You didn't have to pay. I agree that the randomization was frustrating. The one time I spent some money on unlocks I didn't get a single UR, and the first crate I unlocked with just credits afterwards had the UR I'd been hoping for with the moneyhats.

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            August 15, 2014 10:59 AM

            if you're going to complain about ME3 dlc/microtransactions, i think I'd level my guns at the From Ashes DLC being *so awesome* and not being a part of the base game!

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      August 15, 2014 10:22 AM

      :( hmmm well we will see what they do...

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      August 15, 2014 10:23 AM

      Not a lot of meat to this story, but it sounds like the same old stuff EA's been doing for years, and won't have any impact on me for playing the game normally.

      I've never really understood the desire to buy things that trivialize the game, often giving you less playtime. To me, the whole point of the game is to collect those things by playing.

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      August 15, 2014 10:49 AM

      If it's like AC4 this won't bother me a bit because I simply won't buy them.

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      August 15, 2014 11:49 AM

      wah wah waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah

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      August 15, 2014 3:18 PM

      I'm not buying anymore games that force have microtransactions anymore. fuck this shit. There are better games out there that don't require you to sink money into them to make them less repetitive.

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        August 15, 2014 8:17 PM

        What part of AC IV forced you to have microtransactions? I'm not sure I ever saw ANY prompts for MT's in Black Flag. You had to go actively looking for them.

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