Assassins Creed Statue/Figures

[Winstral35]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXZB9r5i4QA#t=47

Seems the figures can be made to create 2 different dioramas

[LowlyAssassin]

Originally Posted by Winstral35

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXZB9r5i4QA#t=47

Seems the figures can be made to create 2 different dioramas

Or a third if you are like me

[Romeo]

I figured what better thread to chat with fellow AC fans than here.

First, on topic: the new McFarlane Series 3 figures have been out in my neck of the woods. Only 3/5 so far, Arno, Altair, Ezio. I didn't pick up any yet, which leads me to this:

Have some of you lost the 'spark' for AC now after the Unity fiasco? I am an AC diehard. All of my close friend know this. Day one every year it's like a ritual for me, buy the game at midnight, along with the guide, any art book, any LE console bundle, one of a kind art works, statues, shoes (yes, shoes), if it's AC, I own it.

This is the first year since the series started that I did not buy any AC game on launch. When chatting with friends the past couple days, they were floored, I've been asked "what's wrong with you?!" as they know I celebrate 'Assassin's Creed' day with parties, cake, etc. (see: http://i.imgur.com/SyCyz.jpg)

The main reason... every damn year I've been burned by ubi. I buy the games day one, there are boatloads of bugs (AC3 gun swap and notification errors, AC:BF unable to 100% side missions) that are patched, months later. So people get the game on sale for half price AND get a functioning/working game. Plus I just didn't trust ubi with the embargo on reviews, and the 900p resolution on PS4 comments a little while back. That really left a sour taste in my mouth. And because of all of this, I have not purchased a single piece of merch for AC Unity or Rogue. No figures, no Titan LE book, no games, nothing.

I am not going to be suckered again.

[KnightOfTruth]

Wow Romeo, I admire your resolve with this. You should definitely post this exact post on the Ubisoft forum too! It's stories like this that hopefully get someone's attention over there.

I'm with you on the launch price thing -- I always try and get the best deals on things, but I've had to throw that to the wind in order to procure the UK editions that I desire for AC and have to get them usually at launch, because they sell out after - its not so with the US Limited Editions, as those usually sit on shelves even after the NEXT AC comes out a year later and can be picked up for pennies on the dollar.

I'm not in the same boat as you regarding the bugs and such because I usually don't get to play them until at least the GOTY edition is already out or something, and by then its usually fixed, but I DO understand your frustration with the developer of your favorite franchise seeming to only be after the quick dollar and not the hearts (and wallets) of their die-hard fans - Nintendo has been doing this a lot lately too, especially with this amiibo fiasco and US CEs. I feel your pain bud, but darn if those cupcakes don't look great!

[Romeo]

Originally Posted by KnightOfTruth

Wow Romeo, I admire your resolve with this. You should definitely post this exact post on the Ubisoft forum too! It's stories like this that hopefully get someone's attention over there.

I'm with you on the launch price thing -- I always try and get the best deals on things, but I've had to throw that to the wind in order to procure the UK editions that I desire for AC and have to get them usually at launch, because they sell out after - its not so with the US Limited Editions, as those usually sit on shelves even after the NEXT AC comes out a year later and can be picked up for pennies on the dollar.

I'm not in the same boat as you regarding the bugs and such because I usually don't get to play them until at least the GOTY edition is already out or something, and by then its usually fixed, but I DO understand your frustration with the developer of your favorite franchise seeming to only be after the quick dollar and not the hearts (and wallets) of their die-hard fans - Nintendo has been doing this a lot lately too, especially with this amiibo fiasco and US CEs. I feel your pain bud, but darn if those cupcakes don't look great!

It's extremely unfortunate circumstance, one that ubi created. Every year the same thing happens ad nauseam. Game comes out, I pay full price for the CE and LE guide, plus any extras, season pass, etc. Numerous glitches right out of the game, such as the notification and gun swap error from AC3. It took them TWO MONTHS to fix it, long past when I 100% the game, so it was pointless. Those too bugs were maddening, switching your weapons every zone, and every time you fast traveled the same five notifications popped up. Then AC:BF. Same scenario. Worst glitch was one where it didn't track stats properly so you could not complete 100% of the abstergo missions. I 100% the game as a whole though to date I have not unlocked every cheat, because the game isn't counting my stats, even post patch.

When AC3 came out I had a spreadsheet of everything I was buying. The LE game, LE guide, LE art book, Vita console bundle with liberation, all of the graphic novels, two art pieces from the Rock the Vote auction, and even the Adidas AC sneakers. I dropped $1,100 on AC merch because I just had to have it all. (art: http://www.fastcocreate.com/1681782/...-rock-the-vote)

Now this year. "we can't put women in our game". What? You've done it for years. "We don't want a console war". What? No other developer has an issue with 1080p on PS4 and having a lower resolution on the xbone. Then the glitches... have you seen them?! They're 10x than any prior, they're game breaking! $100 USD macrotransactions, DLC from soda, shaving cream, email lists, action figures, season pass... and all for what, a game that doesn't even work after a two week delay?! Oh way... no one knew that because of the embargo ubi enforced. That right there was an obvious sign not to pick up my preorder. And now I'm off to enjoy Destiny...

P.S. Some of my AC collection including one of a kind art, shoes, and more AC food! http://collectorsedition.org/forums/...ead.php?t=9610

[killjoymeg]

Originally Posted by Romeo

I figured what better thread to chat with fellow AC fans than here.

First, on topic: the new McFarlane Series 3 figures have been out in my neck of the woods. Only 3/5 so far, Arno, Altair, Ezio. I didn't pick up any yet, which leads me to this:

Have some of you lost the 'spark' for AC now after the Unity fiasco? I am an AC diehard. All of my close friend know this. Day one every year it's like a ritual for me, buy the game at midnight, along with the guide, any art book, any LE console bundle, one of a kind art works, statues, shoes (yes, shoes), if it's AC, I own it.

This is the first year since the series started that I did not buy any AC game on launch. When chatting with friends the past couple days, they were floored, I've been asked "what's wrong with you?!" as they know I celebrate 'Assassin's Creed' day with parties, cake, etc. (see: http://i.imgur.com/SyCyz.jpg)

The main reason... every damn year I've been burned by ubi. I buy the games day one, there are boatloads of bugs (AC3 gun swap and notification errors, AC:BF unable to 100% side missions) that are patched, months later. So people get the game on sale for half price AND get a functioning/working game. Plus I just didn't trust ubi with the embargo on reviews, and the 900p resolution on PS4 comments a little while back. That really left a sour taste in my mouth. And because of all of this, I have not purchased a single piece of merch for AC Unity or Rogue. No figures, no Titan LE book, no games, nothing.

I am not going to be suckered again.

I do understand all of your comments, and since the same thing pretty much happened to watch dogs i can also understand why people in general were meh about this release, or should i say some had no hope for a great release. At the same time, these things still don't bother me as much as they maybe should as there will always be glitches, and with the market the way it is it seems a lot of games are being released like this.

Then again, this could be because i take my time with the games, regardless of how much i am enjoying them, so by the time i reach a part of the game with problems a patch is usually out of it already. I can say Unity is the reason i switched to pc gaming, as the issues with current gen consoles (and no backwards compatibility) as well as possible resolution issues were not what i wanted. I've also found that i am not bothered by rogue in the slightest, i've watched all the cutscenes on youtube and found the game in general to be a disappointment. I am now rambling...

[MattTweeks]

Originally Posted by Romeo

I figured what better thread to chat with fellow AC fans than here.

First, on topic: the new McFarlane Series 3 figures have been out in my neck of the woods. Only 3/5 so far, Arno, Altair, Ezio. I didn't pick up any yet, which leads me to this:

Have some of you lost the 'spark' for AC now after the Unity fiasco? I am an AC diehard. All of my close friend know this. Day one every year it's like a ritual for me, buy the game at midnight, along with the guide, any art book, any LE console bundle, one of a kind art works, statues, shoes (yes, shoes), if it's AC, I own it.

This is the first year since the series started that I did not buy any AC game on launch. When chatting with friends the past couple days, they were floored, I've been asked "what's wrong with you?!" as they know I celebrate 'Assassin's Creed' day with parties, cake, etc. (see: http://i.imgur.com/SyCyz.jpg)

The main reason... every damn year I've been burned by ubi. I buy the games day one, there are boatloads of bugs (AC3 gun swap and notification errors, AC:BF unable to 100% side missions) that are patched, months later. So people get the game on sale for half price AND get a functioning/working game. Plus I just didn't trust ubi with the embargo on reviews, and the 900p resolution on PS4 comments a little while back. That really left a sour taste in my mouth. And because of all of this, I have not purchased a single piece of merch for AC Unity or Rogue. No figures, no Titan LE book, no games, nothing.

I am not going to be suckered again.

I know this is an old post, and the thread has been inactive for a while so I apologise.

In reply to the above, I wanted to say that Ubisoft have been sending out emails to customers who purchased CE's from them. The emails contain questionnaires about each addition, as well as asking for opinions on games, contents etc. I know this because I filled one out myself.

They're fully aware of the troubles around unity, and it's good to see them taking some form of step to improve.

Admittedly, this means nothing really. Syndicate could prove to be a rushed mess, and that would kill the franchise.

Matt

[The rare list 101]

Originally Posted by MattTweeks

I know this is an old post, and the thread has been inactive for a while so I apologise.

In reply to the above, I wanted to say that Ubisoft have been sending out emails to customers who purchased CE's from them. The emails contain questionnaires about each addition, as well as asking for opinions on games, contents etc. I know this because I filled one out myself.

They're fully aware of the troubles around unity, and it's good to see them taking some form of step to improve.

Admittedly, this means nothing really. Syndicate could prove to be a rushed mess, and that would kill the franchise.

Matt

I totaly agree Matt. I was a die hard fan too. But after ac4 I kinda lost the feeling. Ac4 black flag was amazing though. Unity was great graphics and details... but with the modern
stort completly gone I felt like the devs didn't know where to go anymore.
You know, since the desmond story ended I felt like ubisoft got lost, no inspiration no more. The event that had been
build up since ac1 was over, the climax was reached...

Same for the collectors editions : The black and white edition were epic at the time. The brotherhood codex edition was something completly different. The revelations animus edition yet again was something completly different. But then they started the freedom edition and kept repeating the same formula over and over again -> 4-5 editions with specific items for each. They repeated this with black flag, unity and now syndicate. I'm just not hyped for these edition anymore. Before they reveal them, you already now what it's going to be. A box with the theme of the game, a plastic made in china figure, map, steelcase, litho's, artbook, ... For once or twice, I can live with that, but for fuck sake put some originality in your CE's!!!
It's something you see in the games they make too. People even call it the ubisoft formula. They use it in every game like farcry and watch dogs. A map, full with stuff, areas with outposts, linear story and hundreds of useless sidequests. The same formula we see very year.

That's why I just collect the premium statues like the ezio's fury, edward resin, attakus ezio and connor
premium. They are every time totaly different, epic and rare. They are ORIGINAL!

I hope they get back on track... but after seeing syndicate I fear the worst. Let's be honest ac fans... the era of AC has been over since ac3 (except black flag). It's hard, but it's the truth :/

Thanks for your attention!