My Email To Ubisoft...

[Jayhmmz]

So, as you're all aware (if you read the From Dust topic in the strategy section of the forums) I am more than disappointed with the release of From Dust for PC.

I generally think that it is highly unacceptable that Ubisoft felt that they could get away with releasing a crappy console port, whilst totally disregarding the potential power of the PC, and missing the chance of making From Dust a truly beautiful looking game.

From Dust (PC) is a result of shoddy work and laziness, and I am really irritated that the dev team over at Ubisoft Montpellier just seemed to put their feet up a bit when it came to "developing" the title for the PC. I don't want to have to play the game in windowed mode just so that I can make the game look a little bit better by using my ATi CCC, it's just not on, and I'm not willing to make that compromise.

I have posted the email that I sent Ubisoft on my website, and you can read it here.

I've asked for my money back, and I think that after the disappointed that Ubisoft have brought me and hundreds upon hundreds of other angry and let-down gamers, I won't even bother to buy the game and complete it on the Xbox, because they just do not deserve my money.

If you haven't bought From Dust yet, then I highly recommend you to buy it for one of your consoles, if you have one at all. If not, you will have to make do I suppose, that's if you really want the game. The gameplay is really good, the idea is excellent, but you cannot ignore the poor effort that Ubisoft Montpellier put into this game. It's inexcusable and I refuse to be the dumbass that accepts that they have my money when they don't deserve it.

[paecmaker]

I honor you for your dedication to PC, I hoped that even more people would stand up for Pc games more than just complaining in dark forums.

Good job Jay for standing up to your beliefs.

[Jayhmmz]

I honor you for your dedication to PC, I hoped that even more people would stand up for Pc games more than just complaining in dark forums.

Good job Jay for standing up to your beliefs.

Thank you very much! We must stand up to developers who think it's OK to port games directly from consoles onto PC, just so that they can make a profit without a care in the world. It's wrong, and they should be concerned about the repercussions of this release.

[Fr0stByte]

i think PC is a huge untapped genre, and developers can make a lot of money if they focused on it...after all there are more pc owners than console owners yes?

[Jayhmmz]

i think PC is a huge untapped genre, and developers can make a lot of money if they focused on it...after all there are more pc owners than console owners yes?

I do agree with your first point, because PC games could be even more epic than some of the best ones already are, because there is just so many options with almost no limits whatsoever. However, developers need to think about whether or not gamers will be able to run the game when they make such a great looking title. But, for Ubisoft Montpellier and their From Dust game for PC, that was not the case. They just released a gash looking game because they couldn't be bothered reworking it for the PC because it would mean effort'

In regards to your second point, I don't think that there is a factual answer to your question. It has been said that there are a lot more console games than PC gamers, but that would be an inaccurate reading, because I game on both console and PC, so am I classed as a PC gamer or a console gamer?
There will never be an accurate and factual answer to that question, unfortunately.

[paecmaker]

I do agree with your first point, because PC games could be even more epic than some of the best ones already are, because there is just so many options with almost no limits whatsoever. However, developers need to think about whether or not gamers will be able to run the game when they make such a great looking title. But, for Ubisoft Montpellier and their From Dust game for PC, that was not the case. They just released a gash looking game because they couldn't be bothered reworking it for the PC because it would mean effort'

Yeah, just look at battlefield, I think more games would be more in that direction if they didnt adapted the pc versions after the consoles. The reason pc gaming is starting to lack is because except from a few games console players lack almost nothing in graphics because the graphics in both the pc and console are based on the console graphics engine.

More studios should start with the pc version and then adapt that version into a console version if they now want it.

[Jayhmmz]

Yeah, just look at battlefield, I think more games would be more in that direction if they didnt adapted the pc versions after the consoles. The reason pc gaming is starting to lack is because except from a few games console players lack almost nothing in graphics because the graphics in both the pc and console are based on the console graphics engine.

More studios should start with the pc version and then adapt that version into a console version if they now want it.

Agreed. Or they could just split their development team into making a PC version and a console version from scratch. Easy solutions that are overlooked. I wish that I was the managing director for a developer, because I'd crack the whip like there was no tomorrow and have people produce me a great game.

[paecmaker]

Agreed. Or they could just split their development team into making a PC version and a console version from scratch. Easy solutions that are overlooked. I wish that I was the managing director for a developer, because I'd crack the whip like there was no tomorrow and have people produce me a great game.

Nay, you dont need a whip, just make sure that its a good workplace, naughty dog studios got very good games and are a very good workplace, the same with Dice.

[Samus-Fan]

Yeah, just look at battlefield, I think more games would be more in that direction if they didnt adapted the pc versions after the consoles. The reason pc gaming is starting to lack is because except from a few games console players lack almost nothing in graphics because the graphics in both the pc and console are based on the console graphics engine.

More studios should start with the pc version and then adapt that version into a console version if they now want it.

I'm sure that's what PC gamers believe, but being a console game (with PC gaming on the side) I strongly, STRONGLY disagree with this.
For starters, PC already gets updates when the consoles don't. PC games are kept more alive with fan-made material for games like TF2 and Left 4 Dead.
Console games mostly have to pay for updates like those, and rarely even get updates.
If anything, PC games should come after consoles games have. If you wanna complain because your computer can't run Crysis or Oblivion, but your Portal 2 looks blah, that's just dumb. Most PC Games don't focus 10000% on graphics because not every single person has a computer that can handle top of the line graphics. They make something everyone can run, especially when not everyone can afford top-of-the-line hardware for their computer.
And lets say they made Left 4 Dead ONLY for PC. It does great on that platform, whats the reason to make it for a console? it would cause more angry console gamers because less games would be multiplatform, and more would be PC exclusives, because the developers (Who have already been called lazy) will be too lazy to bring it to a console 2 months after being released for PC.

[ROFLBRYCE]

I'm sure that's what PC gamers believe, but being a console game (with PC gaming on the side) I strongly, STRONGLY disagree with this.
For starters, PC already gets updates when the consoles don't. PC games are kept more alive with fan-made material for games like TF2 and Left 4 Dead.
Console games mostly have to pay for updates like those, and rarely even get updates.
If anything, PC games should come after consoles games have. If you wanna complain because your computer can't run Crysis or Oblivion, but your Portal 2 looks blah, that's just dumb. Most PC Games don't focus 10000% on graphics because not every single person has a computer that can handle top of the line graphics. They make something everyone can run, especially when not everyone can afford top-of-the-line hardware for their computer.
And lets say they made Left 4 Dead ONLY for PC. It does great on that platform, whats the reason to make it for a console? it would cause more angry console gamers because less games would be multiplatform, and more would be PC exclusives, because the developers (Who have already been called lazy) will be too lazy to bring it to a console 2 months after being released for PC.

This. The PC shouldn't be neglected, but I think console gaming is where the focus is at and should be for developers. More people play consoles just for the reason that a high-end gaming PC, or even a mediocre one (that's gonna need pricey upgrades even sooner) is too expensive. I think they should still put effort into the PC end of it, just consoles need love too. Like Samus said, we get jipped on a lot of cool stuff. I wish I could afford a good PC, but I can't. So I can't enjoy all the features of the game. More content in some games should be a reasonable trade-off for some slacked graphics in others.


Also, I'm not sure if I agree with how you went about it. Sticking your neck out and voicing your opinion to the people behind it, good job man. Others would just go to a forum and whine, you let the people behind it know how you feel. It's just over the issue. The situation looks to be like you went to 7-11, seen the new Peanut Butter Snickers bar, took a bite, and wanted a refund because there wasn't enough peanut butter in it. That's just how I see it though, I'm not trying to get personal or anything.