Assassin's Creed III supports microtransactions

paying to get abilities that are supposed to be earned in a one player is cheating on yourself. If you can use them in multiplayer, everyone is cheated. They will probably make a few million on it, and whoops! It's a standard feature.

It's funny how the gaming industry began with a bunch of teenage guys that didn't want to follow in their fathers' greedy footsteps of working for the big man. Now, they're no different than their fathers, if not worse! Way to repeat your parents' mistakes. The worse part is that all DLC is uninspired. It's not quality product that will surpass the original content in the main game, it's just an uninspired package to pull in more revenue/ raise stock prices for the big man. So why encourage it?

these microtransactions are the cancer that is killing video games

You're all making a mountain out of an ant hill. The microtransactions allow you to buy perks and weapons with real money rather than levelling up, it's the same idea as LoL. I understand LoL is f2p, but it's not going to be that bad. If you don't like it, don't use it.

This is unfortunate, because Assassin's Creed III is a great game. But moves like this that are made by pure greed are very hard to get behind.

I had no problem paying $60 for a game that I felt was worth. However, I will NEVER give them additional money through stupid microtransactions.

lol... *removes assassin's GREED III from wishlist*

And here I was under the impression that micro transactions were being considered as an alternative to the traditional purchase model. Should have known they'd just tack it on to existing pricing structures:

"Pay us $60 for this awesome new game. Now $30 more for the dlc. Woot! Sony just paid us for exclusive content. Well damn, we're out of ways you can pay us, so we'll just invent some in-game currency you acquire through actual monetary transactions."

So this is Ubisoft's idea of something for everyone huh? I can't wait until Guillemot blames this on piracy

NO no no it's heading the way of the tablet gaming market.

the worst part of all this is despite the greed, Ubisoft makes great games

20 bucks?! My mind is boggling what kind of 'item' will cost you $20. Armour for your horse I hope!

I've said it before and I'm saying it again: leave it to Ubisoft to come up with ever more varied ways of getting our money. Being able to buy your way to a strong position really does not sit well with me.

What's an Erudito?

Can't wait until next gen when the games music and voice acting become micro transactions.  "You don't need the music and voicing acting  to understand the game.  Lines of text and sound effects do the job fine" lol.

remember when cheats used to be for free?

Assassin's Greed.

I'll buy the game, but I won't pay for this extra BS.

Remember when games used to sell fully finished for one price?

Gameshark?  But, it costs money?

This isn't right Ubisoft... I'm sure there are other gamers, like myself, who enjoy Assassins Creed series and had paid the full price to play the games.

What exactly is this telling us? I won't believe for a moment that it is a money issue, simple because its not. 

It's greed. 

If this happens in future and micro-transaction are going to be required to finish the game properly or the content is limited or locked because of it, you can rest assured. I won't pick it up. 

If this is the direction one of my favorite past times will subdue into, I will not be the part of it.  

I had been gaming since 1991 and I have little problems finding different hobby that will value my hard earned money.. 

Reminds me of back in the day when you couldn't find Codemasters cheats online, but there was a phone number on the jacket you could call for cheats...at $0.99/minute.

It was stupid then, it's stupid now. But it doesn't bother me unless it touches the multi-player, which it probably does.

Lost interest in this game now. Looking elsewhere for a better game. Any suggestions?

hey Video Games is a business if this proves to be profitable there's no way form keeping them doing it again I could  only wish if gaming here dose  not become like Nixon in S Korea is like ( pay 100$ a month if you want a chance to compete) Please correct me if I am wrong  =( 

Hooray for big studio MBA stupid ideas!  </sarcasm>

Just what we needed.

Well so long as I can still earn those upgrades without spending a single cent it's all good.

Well, since there is no leveling system in AC SP campaigns, it seems like it is going to be a microtransaction system for MP.  I don't play AC for multi, so it doesn't conflict with my agenda toward the series.  Still, I don't really care for microtransactions period (FTP or not).  It is a more vile plague than DLC could ever wish to be.

I hate this.

"acquire some game items, disregarding your current level." So he basically means that it will be P2W, great, it's becoming like greedy free MMO but it's not free because we buy the game..... Companies don't seem to care about their loyal customers these days, and they try to drag us into their bait by abusing the games we love to force us to pay more.

I'm going to buy AC3 but that's sad because they don''t seem to care about me because i pay only 60$ for their game they want me to pay much more......

I still remember when these companies first introduced DLC, back then it seemed harmless, many even gave it for free after a week or two and now it`s on its way to ruin the gaming industry.

I'm sorry, but isn't this what gamers wanted? Isn't this the beautiful utopia that gamers wanted to happen to this industry?

I find these reactions against this curious because when I spoke out against microtransactions way back in the day, I was told to: STFU!

Or I was told to: GET A JOB!

Or better yet: NO ONE IS FORCING YOU TO BUY IT!

THESE are the types of response I was told at this site, in my blogs, at other game sites, etc. that I spoke out at.

Now all of a sudden I see people echoing what I've been saying all along.

Isn't that nice? Where were you people back BEFORE this became a problem, huh? It's too late now.