So, before I go on, let me first preface this post with saying that I am not a new player. I played all betas I could get my hands on and purchased Siege mid Y1S1.
This game has been the love of my life for the past 3 years. This game was one that was different, and one that was refreshing from the typical FPS; one like no other. This game has brought so much joy, countless memories, and some friendships I could never have thought I could ever have made on a Videogame, but I believe now the time has come to finally move on.
I started disliking this game earlier this year when they added lion into the game and decided to buff blitz. It actually made me dislike the game so much, I got to platinum 3 within the first week, then quit for the entire season. I came back midway through Y3S2 and I was excited to get back into the game and see how much has changed, especially after nerfing Lion. The game was fun, but for some reason it just didn't spark my interest as much. The game seemed dull almost, like something was missing. Not to mention the terrible hit registration. But anyways, I pushed on, and then we get to Y3S3. The game just doesn't feel like its going anywhere. Ubisoft added the remade version of Hereford Base, but man the game just feels lifeless. It went from a game I wanted to play and grind and a game I genuinely had fun in, to a game that just pissed me off with the bugs, the toxic community, the terrible hit registration, and the crashing.
Now, to present day. Ubisoft has just announced that they will be censoring ALL versions of Siege due to the restrictions put in place by the Chinese government, and instead of making 2 separate releases of the game, they will be punishing players all across the world because they are too greedy and too caught up in their own wealth to actually care about their community. This is a practice I cannot support and they are allowing a fascist government to control the entirety of their playerbase, not only in China.
So, today I am saying goodbye to Rainbow Six: Siege and goodbye to Ubisoft. I will no longer be buying any Ubisoft products and I recommend you do the same. Thanks for reading.
EDIT: I just wanted to make an update, as I am surprised at how much attention this got, and am especially surprised that I didn't get downvoted into the ground.
After reading literally all replies for the past 3 hours, I realize that I must address some things. First off, I do not blame them for wanting to tap into the Chinese market, I would to if I was them! The problem arises when instead of making a region specific version, you choose to make everyone in the world follow those same censorship rules unlike almost every other developer. They chose to prioritize profits instead of fixing the problems the community has been asking to fix for seasons now, biggest one being the broken net code.
Thank you most of you for trying to have civil discourse about this.
Also, Dota 2 has had a separate "Perfect World" Version for the Chinese market for awhile now; https://dota2.gamepedia.com/Low_Violence
Final Edit:
Holy shit guys! This post absolutely blew up! I’m glad to see how many other posts on this subreddit are trending about this subject! I’m glad to see how many other people are done with Ubisoft’s shit and I’m glad people are not letting this blow over.
Thank you everyone!
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