daninthemix
Member
This is the issue with always online games.
The Crew 1 was really decent, much better than The Crew 2.
The Crew 1 was really decent, much better than The Crew 2.
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The Crew has been delisted from all digital storefronts | Servers will close on March 31, 2024
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Dr.Morris79
Gold Member
That's never going to happen with this game I bet my left bollock.
As much as I would love that myself I don't see it.
UBI doesn't seem like the company to let their online only games become available to carry on without them. I bet most of what you saw ingame was always server side..
MidGenRefresh
*Refreshes biennially
What do you mean most of the in-game was server side?
And yeah, obviously Ubisoft will do shit about it, but I'm talking about people who love the game. If they feel like it's worth saving, you can expect community patch to enable single player content or even a multiplayer long after servers are down, just like in case of TDU2 and other games.
poppabk
Cheeks Spread for Digital Only Future
That's all licensing stuff. Cars, characters from tv/movies etc, real life likenesses, and music are usually the main culprits.
Dr.Morris79
Gold Member
If it works offline, great.
I doubt it will
All I can do is refuse to buy UBI games from here on out. I'm just curious if Steam will refund it.
Drizzlehell
Banned
It's disgraceful that I'm able to grab a 25 year old NFS4 off a shelf and play it any time I want, but when it comes to another racing title that's not even a decade old, it will become completely unplayable even though I'm holding a physical copy of it in my hands. There should be laws against this sort of thing.
I swear I will never buy another Ubisoft game again (or any live service title for that matter), and I don't even care about that Star Wars game that's coming up anymore. Everyone else should also follow suit and quit bankrolling these kinds of industry practices. Vote with your wallets, people, let them know that this is not acceptable.
I swear I will never buy another Ubisoft game again (or any live service title for that matter), and I don't even care about that Star Wars game that's coming up anymore. Everyone else should also follow suit and quit bankrolling these kinds of industry practices. Vote with your wallets, people, let them know that this is not acceptable.
Dr.Morris79
Gold Member
xrnzaaas
Member
Sure buddy, it sucked so much it exceeded 12 million lifetime players and got 2 sequels.
BlitzerRadic
Member
100% guarantee this game is getting delisted because of the licensing agreements with the auto manufacturers. AC Black Flag came out in 2013 and the MP still works.
TC came out in 2014, UBI isnt going to keep paying licensing on a 10yo game that hardly anyone plays when they already paying licensing on 2 other crew games.
TC came out in 2014, UBI isnt going to keep paying licensing on a 10yo game that hardly anyone plays when they already paying licensing on 2 other crew games.
Drizzlehell
Banned
This eventually happens to most racing games. But the licensing issue typically only prevents the publisher from continuing to sell the game so you're still able to play your copy if you bought it before delisting or have a physical one. Ubisoft is pulling the plug on The Crew because the game's functionalities are tied to central servers and they can't be fucked to release an offline mode for it at this point.
I remember having an argument about this with Sennin. He told me that Microsoft would never delist a game because of their deep pockets.
Referred him to about 20 xbox games that got delisted and he never replied.
Anyway. It's such a shitty practice. People saying stuff like "You can't have everthing forever" or "Why would you want to play such an old game?" Are the absolute. Completely tone deaf and unable to see the bigger picture.
Referred him to about 20 xbox games that got delisted and he never replied.
Anyway. It's such a shitty practice. People saying stuff like "You can't have everthing forever" or "Why would you want to play such an old game?" Are the absolute. Completely tone deaf and unable to see the bigger picture.
BigLee74
Member
Delisting games is not the problem.
Requiring an online connection to play a game, even a single player campaign, is the problem. And that’s what we have here.
I was unlikely to play through this again (I did complete it when it came out and enjoyed it), but it still bugs me to know that I can’t ever play it again.
Requiring an online connection to play a game, even a single player campaign, is the problem. And that’s what we have here.
I was unlikely to play through this again (I did complete it when it came out and enjoyed it), but it still bugs me to know that I can’t ever play it again.
Heimdall_Xtreme
Jim Ryan Fanclub's #1 Member
The notice was posted on the game's Steam page. As of now, there hasn't been an official tweet from Ubisoft regarding the delisting and the impending server shut-down.
M1chl
Currently Gif and Meme Champion
How would that work, when you need server to play the game and those are closing?
Any game that requires a constant online connection just does not exist to me.
RavageX
Member
That's the game I learned my lesson with as well.
ZoukGalaxy
Member
Digital future baby.
Dirk Benedict
Gold Member
The writing has been on the wall for awhile now with Ubisoft. I think in the last 20 years, I bought like one Prince of Persia game, that's it. The banther between folks on GAF about AssCred soured me over the series, so I decided to skip it all. Maybe when I am retired I can see what all the meme and samey-type bullshit is all about. 
Dr.Morris79
Gold Member
The 2nd isn't a patch on the 1st.
M0G
Member
There is a server emulator possibly being worked on called The Crew Unlimited, on Discord. I think bringing the game back is a long way off, but there is a tool for grabbing part of your server side save data. I have mad respect for the communities that fight to bring back games like this. I kinda picked at The Crew but it always got pushed back down the backlog, I would have liked to been able to keep coming back to it though.
NeoGiffer
Member
xrnzaaas
Member
I wouldn't. Motorfest went off my wishlist after the delisting announcement. Maybe I'll play it in Game Pass down the road, maybe I won't.
It kinda feels like they're struggling with the servers even in the newest installment, because from what I've read the game logs you out even after a short period of inactivity.
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SoloCamo
Member
And yet here I am just recently playing a game online literally released 25 years ago with random people across the world... Just allow people to run their own servers and games can thrive. If I enjoy a game and purchased it, why do they have the power to just remove my ability to play it as it was offered to me, regardless if anyone else is playing? Either allow players to run their own servers or give me my money back.
Dr.Morris79
Gold Member
Won't be buying another UBI game, that's for sure 
Team Andromeda
Member
Yeah, I mean you've only had 10 years to buy the bloody game.
NeoGiffer
Member
Get off Ubisoft's dildo for a second will you?
Oh and I own it. Went to Vegas via Miami without fast travel just last week, had a whale of a time with the some of the worst NPC's in recent history....so the jokes on you pal!
SoloCamo
Member
So if I was born late and didn't experience a game/movie, I should never be able to because of a time frame it was sold in? I can at least go buy old consoles/games. Removing a digital only game is completely different.
nikos
Member
If you're still playing this game then it genuinely sucks for you. Most people in this thread don't play or care about it though.
Stating that doesn't put me on "Ubisoft's dildo." I haven't played this since around the time it released.
Team Andromeda
Member
But that just a load of crap. It's hard to walk into any shop and see games officially (read not 2nd hand) on sale that are more than 10 years old. I wasn't born in the '50s, but please may I be allowed to see the Beatles Live? It's not fair Mum....
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SoloCamo
Member
I know you have been trained to think this way but do understand that you can go to ebay and many outlets and still get these items. If a digital item is literally pulled from the stores it's not like you have a second hand option - let alone if the game requires online only. The equivalence to a concert is laughable, especially considering you know, humans age and die? We are talking data on a drive here, not living creatures.
Team Andromeda
Member
No, you've just had 10 years or more
In my training, if you don't look to buy a game after 10 years of it on sale, odds are you aren't interested.
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SoloCamo
Member
Odd, I finally got around to buying Fallout NV a week ago - a game which came out in 2010 and I have been enjoying it immensely. If it was pulled guess what, I would have never been able to enjoy it. There is zero excuse to pull games or make them online only.
Team Andromeda
Member
A game which BTW you can't just walk into a retail chain (not 2nd hand) and buy anymore brand new ... I don't need 10 years for any game I'm interested in, but that's my Wesh Valley's training
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SoloCamo
Member
Unless you literally know about every single game released there is a chance you will miss a gem of a game if you limit yourself like that. I've gone back and played tons of games I never even heard about.
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NeoGiffer
Member
Ubisoft should have put in a patch so it can be played offline. Yes?
That is the main point of the discussion in the thread and that if you buy a game which only works online that should always be accessible unless the solution stated above.
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Futaleufu
Member
Most people who played The Crew 1 finished the story, never played MP and then uninstalled the game or moved on to The Crew 2. Then a lot of people moved to Motorfest but still play TC2 summits to get cars they can import later to Motorfest. Personally I'm waiting for Ubisoft to release the game on Steam and I would dedicate time to both games until I'm able to get everything from TC2 in MF.
Team Andromeda
Member
Maybe back in the 80s not now with social media, internet and shills like MJR
Puskas
Member
Delisting the game due to licensing and closing the servers is completely fine and normal. But if that game is 'always-online', you'd better patch that shit out. Lazy bums.
Atleast Polyphony Digital proved me wrong with GT Sport.
Definitely not buying TC:MF anytime in the near future.
Atleast Polyphony Digital proved me wrong with GT Sport.
Definitely not buying TC:MF anytime in the near future.
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