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Ubisoft says you "cannot complain" it shut down The Crew because you never actually owned it, and you weren't "deceived" by the lack of an offline version (www.gamesradar.com)

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Full title: Ubisoft says you "cannot complain" it shut down The Crew because you never actually owned it, and you weren't "deceived" by the lack of an offline version "to access a decade-old, discontinued video game"

Ubisoft's lawyers have responded to a class action lawsuit over the shutdown of The Crew, arguing that it was always clear that you didn't own the game and calling for a dismissal of the case outright.

The class action was filed in November 2024, and Ubisoft's response came in February 2025, though it's only come to the public's attention now courtesy of Polygon. The full response from Ubisoft attorney Steven A. Marenberg picks apart the claims of plaintiffs Matthew Cassell and Alan Liu piece by piece, but the most common refrain is that The Crew's box made clear both that the game required an internet connection and that Ubisoft retained the right to revoke access "to one or more specific online features" with a 30-day notice at its own discretion.

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 days ago (1 children)

If they don’t sell the game but a long term rental license, then they should not say “we’ve sold 1234557890 copies of ”.

[+] [email protected] -9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The thing is with MMOs or online only games do you have a valid expectation of the game surviving forever?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

It was deliberate choice by them to make even the single player campaign online homie. It ain't an mmo, and it never should have been built like this.

Don't even play like that wasnt fucked up, ok? If your actual argument is "i think companies should get to do what they want" them say that, with your whole chest, not this Weak socratic-method-bootlick-bull...

Take that stand and defend it. Or you could also stfu

[+] [email protected] -8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It was deliberate choice by them to make even the single player campaign online homie.

As one would expect from an online racing game. Anyone buying it would know in advance that single player offline modes do not exist when they bought the game.

It ain’t an mmo, and it never should have been built like this.

It kind of was and it was intended to work as it did by the company that made it.

If your actual argument is “i think companies should get to do what they want”

My argument us that this is a game designed to be played online only. When you bought the game the packaging/materials do not talk about offline play so you shouldn’t expect it to work in a way it expressly isn’t designed to do. Adults should be aware of what things do when they buy them.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

It ain’t an mmo, and it never should have been built like this.

It kind of was and it was intended to work as it did by the company that made it.

Adults don't dance around semantics in debate when they're called out. I told you to stand up and this is your response? Mebbe you're not even hidin! Maybe it's the only way you can talk?

I guess you disagree, but I find your speech pattern embarrassing and tiring.

Be better eh? For me

[–] [email protected] -2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Your perspective seems to be you should get whatever you want regardless of the actual product you were sold and the terms of that sale. That’s not rational. You bought an online only game. If you wanted a single player offline mode to exist then you should have bought a game that had one.

[+] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago (2 children)

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Pretending authority is your only tactic. As the likely old-head here I deny you my permission to "be the adult in the room"

Call out use of argument from authority fallacy, call to his own authority instead.... Quite ironic.

Well you know what, I call upon the deep magic of rule 2 to remove your message (for the part I didn't quote, for those who wonder).

roll dice, get a critical failure "well fu..."

Anyway, please stay civil, no matter how heated a debate can become.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago

Eh, the argument was never civil. I don't like the whole schtick of "showing immense disrespect buuut not actually name-calling" i see so many lowbrow edgelords employ. That sulky teen shit makes me maldy as all get out. I get there's gotta be lines somewhere an i crossed em, but i gots to call a spade by its name.

Anyway have a great morning