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Ubisoft Profits Soar - Game Scores 9.5M Registered PlayersTD The Division News - MMORPG.com

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imageUbisoft Profits Soar - Game Scores 9.5M Registered PlayersTD The Division News - MMORPG.com

Ubisoft has released its latest investor information. Alongside the good news that the company's profits are up ~12% year-over-year, it was revealed that The Division is sporting a healthy 9.5 million registered users with players logging three plus hours per day in game on average.

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  • orbitxoorbitxo Member RarePosts: 1,956
    edited May 2016
    "...drops Mic"
  • maskedweaselmaskedweasel Member LegendaryPosts: 12,173
    TD will definitely go down and up over the course of the year as they fix the issues.  it's a good game but still needs some love from a development standpoint.  



  • GestankfaustGestankfaust Member UncommonPosts: 1,989
    TD will definitely go down and up over the course of the year as they fix the issues.  it's a good game but still needs some love from a development standpoint.  
    Just what I would say. If I were to have said it...

    "This may hurt a little, but it's something you'll get used to. Relax....."

  • dakilla666dakilla666 Member UncommonPosts: 306
    I love how people try to spin information to make it positive. Ubisoft hasn't released anything innovative in so long (Stick of Truth was pretty solid) and people put a lot of faith into Division which to be fair, was solid at release, just to watch it fizzle and eventually fall into an exploit-laden joke because they have no idea how to code their game properly or manage their community.

    How about "of the 9.5M people who bought our game, the one's who actually still log in anymore play an average of 3 hours per session".

    Let's see how positive Guillemot is once their first paid DLC drops. If they don't fix all the exploits and re-balance the game, again, I doubt many of those 9.5M will be dropping any more money on the title. Keep milking Far Cry and Assassin's Creed and try to bury blunders like Rainbow 6 Siege and forget the fact that Ubisoft was once an innovator and not just a run of the mill publisher of rinse and repeat titles.

    I would really love for them to release the actual activity numbers as I can hardly believe they have numbers matching a game like WoW , LoL or WoT.

    P.S. I am from Montreal and can tell you that the spirits at the Ubisoft office here are not nearly matching what this press release is trying to push. Hell, even the 9.5M is factual BS, since it is registered accounts and since account sharing is allowed for PS4, you could actually have 2 registered accounts for every PSN purchase

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  • maskedweaselmaskedweasel Member LegendaryPosts: 12,173
    I love how people try to spin information to make it positive. Ubisoft hasn't released anything innovative in so long (Stick of Truth was pretty solid) and people put a lot of faith into Division which to be fair, was solid at release, just to watch it fizzle and eventually fall into an exploit-laden joke because they have no idea how to code their game properly or manage their community.

    How about "of the 9.5M people who bought our game, the one's who actually still log in anymore play an average of 3 hours per session".

    Let's see how positive Guillemot is once their first paid DLC drops. If they don't fix all the exploits and re-balance the game, again, I doubt many of those 9.5M will be dropping any more money on the title. Keep milking Far Cry and Assassin's Creed and try to bury blunders like Rainbow 6 Siege and forget the fact that Ubisoft was once an innovator and not just a run of the mill publisher of rinse and repeat titles.

    I would really love for them to release the actual activity numbers as I can hardly believe they have numbers matching a game like WoW , LoL or WoT.

    P.S. I am from Montreal and can tell you that the spirits at the Ubisoft office here are not nearly matching what this press release is trying to push. Hell, even the 9.5M is factual BS, since it is registered accounts and since account sharing is allowed for PS4, you could actually have 2 registered accounts for every PSN purchase
    I think its safe to assume that the increase in profits IS due to the division, whether the game will last  3 more weeks or 3 more years.

    The exploits will eventually get hammered out more than likely, and the division is hybridized enough to make it quite different than other TPS in the genre.  

    I don't think anyone will say the game doesn't need work,  but it does have mechanics in place to keep people playing.  I think gear progression could be a little more forgiving, and most importantly getting the balance situated properly is key.  

    They've had a pretty consistent patch schedule... although they break as much as they fix,  but only time will tell if it all will truly get handled. 



  • davey360davey360 Member UncommonPosts: 5
    People still play this game?
  • vonryan123vonryan123 Member UncommonPosts: 407
    While I enjoyed the game for 55 hours after you get maxed Div HQ and realize its nothing but a gear grindfest from hell its lame.....It was fun I got my 50$ out of it but sad fact its a one play through deal.

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  • Adjuvant1Adjuvant1 Member RarePosts: 2,100
    Big Ubisoft movie will probably bring alot of income to the company, too.



  • SirmatthiasSirmatthias Member UncommonPosts: 562
    I just got a balanced, accurate, steady sniper rifle first wave m1a. no brutal or fierce but i'll take it for now :)
  • AstropuyoAstropuyo Member RarePosts: 2,178
    I have no doubt it's popular still but my friends and I no longer can stand it. They got our money but damn man... It's not fun when a new exploit drops each day that renders entire content points of the game useless.


    Loot caves got nothing on the shit I've seen. Hell as of right now. If you don't join in boss skipping bug oriented missions you are solo festing for days. End game speaking.
  • JDis25JDis25 Member RarePosts: 1,353
    This is a problem with B2P, market the hell out of a bad game, profit.
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  • filmoretfilmoret Member EpicPosts: 4,906
    edited May 2016
    For a game that just launched.   These sales numbers are crazy.  They are on schedule to be within the top 10 most sold pc games of all time.
    Are you onto something or just on something?
  • gervaise1gervaise1 Member EpicPosts: 6,919
    JDis25 said:
    This is a problem with B2P, market the hell out of a bad game, profit.
    Or - just maybe - a lot of people like The Division.

    Subscription games are usually b2p as are - lets see - car purchases, kettles, toasters, graphics cards ... need I go on. B2P is the norm. And almost everyone "knows" about marketing - even if they don't understand what is behind it.

    Whilst some people may be "wooed" by slick marketing the first aim is to attract peoples attention. It then seeks to provide some basic information. And third will point you to sources for other info: reviews, twitch streams etc. etc. 

    No one holds a gun to peoples head making them buy the game. And just because you - I assume - don't like the game doesn't make those who spend money to buy a game glazed eyed idiots.


  • fodell54fodell54 Member RarePosts: 865
    Really I just read an article talking about a major loss of it's PC player base. Maybe it's still going strong on the console side of the house. 

    http://gamerant.com/the-division-PC-player-base-drop-858/
    http://www.thecountrycaller.com/74387-ubisofts-the-division-player-base-shrinks-by-81-since-launch/

  • BraindomeBraindome Member UncommonPosts: 959
    edited May 2016
    fodell54 said:
    Really I just read an article talking about a major loss of it's PC player base. Maybe it's still going strong on the console side of the house. 

    http://gamerant.com/the-division-PC-player-base-drop-858/
    http://www.thecountrycaller.com/74387-ubisofts-the-division-player-base-shrinks-by-81-since-launch/

    Most probably the case, to console players this game is a godsend i'm sure, cause they don't get jack crap as far as online MMO type games go "in general", we get to choose from over a trillion or so.

    Console players reaction to this game: OMG, I can play with tons of other people online and interact in a Tom Clancy type 3rd person shooter.

    PC players reaction to this game: Oh great, another MMO, hope it has a persistent world with tons of content and a diverse population with a great crafting and trading economy and open world areas with optional pvp interaction that sclaes to players levels and is balanced with great depth that isn't a grindfest.

    Given time i'm sure console players will become just as jaded as PC gamers over this genre, just gonna take about 1, 2 or 20 decades before they every reach that level of saturation, or, ahem, "experience".
  • psiicpsiic Member RarePosts: 1,640
    I bought 2 of those copies and have not touched the PS4 version since day one and the pc version since day 8. Learned my lesson though, I am done buying Ubisoft games, I've bought everything they have made to date and been disappointed in 90% of them. This is the one that has cost them a customer for life.
  • cheyanecheyane Member LegendaryPosts: 9,067
    That movie looks amazing. I played only the very first Assassin's Creed and although I could not kill the final target so I did not finish the game I still liked the game a lot. I am not very good at this type of game but I loved the atmosphere and I enjoyed all those views from up top. The trailer gave me goosebumps.
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  • PhryPhry Member LegendaryPosts: 11,004
    The Division for me, was hugely disappointing, perhaps it is doing better on Console than it is on PC, but, i kind of wonder if that really is the case, but as earlier posters have said, the real proof of the game will be when the paid for DLC releases, and see how many buy into it, as that will give some kind of indication of what the active playerbase is like, though its likely that you will also get the WoW expansion effect.
    It would be interesting though, to see what the actual box sales figures are for all 3 platforms, if they really have sold over 9 million boxes multiplatform, i would be more than somewhat surprised, all things considered. :o
  • JeroKaneJeroKane Member EpicPosts: 6,959

    fodell54 said:

    Really I just read an article talking about a major loss of it's PC player base. Maybe it's still going strong on the console side of the house. 

    http://gamerant.com/the-division-PC-player-base-drop-858/
    http://www.thecountrycaller.com/74387-ubisofts-the-division-player-base-shrinks-by-81-since-launch/




    The PC Version of the game is completely broken! It's one big hack and exploit fest!

    At least on the consoles it's only an Exploit fest, though all the exploiters are creating the same Gank fest in the DarkZone anyway. So not much different there.

    The Whole gear score and looting is broken as well. One of the worst and most insane RNG systems I have seen in my life.

    The engram jokes in Destiny last year are nothing compared to the RNG at endgame in The Division.
  • SirmatthiasSirmatthias Member UncommonPosts: 562

    I enjoy the people that are like

    "I bout 10 copies of the game, 3 for ps4, 4 for xbox, and 3 for PC. I also drive a diablo but there game was utter shite."

    I'm guessing they've never heard of twitch or youtube? I'm going to speak plainly.

    -you can watch gameplay in action now and decide for yourself if you want to play-

    now I know that's crazy to think but guess what you are able to think for yourself.  

  • HeraseHerase Member RarePosts: 993
    edited May 2016
    Don't fall for the hype, the game has been in free fall for a while now. Not saying this cause I hate the game, got 133 hrs on it, but the signs are just to obvious, there's just no way to defend it anymore.

    Hacks, exploits, broken loot system, not following their own CoC and whats made these problems much worse is the lack of communication from UBI. We have Mods, but they can't do anything. Players on PC had to deal with hackers for about 3 -4 weeks before anything was actually done. Exploits don't get punished though, which isn't a surprise as UBI employees where exploiting themselves, can't ban themselves can they?

    The game peaked at 110k players on steam and now down to 11k.

    Right now people (me included) are praying 1.2 fixes shit or it will be the final nail in the coffin for more players. 


  • SirmatthiasSirmatthias Member UncommonPosts: 562

    The comments above are for pc version only. if you don't believe go on youtube and look at what keys there pressing to do some hack or exploits as well as aimbot yada yada. why I keep my ps4 for fps likes this.

  • mgilbrtsnmgilbrtsn Member EpicPosts: 3,430
    I love how people try to spin information to make it positive. Ubisoft hasn't released anything innovative in so long (Stick of Truth was pretty solid) and people put a lot of faith into Division which to be fair, was solid at release, just to watch it fizzle and eventually fall into an exploit-laden joke because they have no idea how to code their game properly or manage their community.

    How about "of the 9.5M people who bought our game, the one's who actually still log in anymore play an average of 3 hours per session".

    Let's see how positive Guillemot is once their first paid DLC drops. If they don't fix all the exploits and re-balance the game, again, I doubt many of those 9.5M will be dropping any more money on the title. Keep milking Far Cry and Assassin's Creed and try to bury blunders like Rainbow 6 Siege and forget the fact that Ubisoft was once an innovator and not just a run of the mill publisher of rinse and repeat titles.

    I would really love for them to release the actual activity numbers as I can hardly believe they have numbers matching a game like WoW , LoL or WoT.

    P.S. I am from Montreal and can tell you that the spirits at the Ubisoft office here are not nearly matching what this press release is trying to push. Hell, even the 9.5M is factual BS, since it is registered accounts and since account sharing is allowed for PS4, you could actually have 2 registered accounts for every PSN purchase
    "Alongside the good news that the company's profits are up ~12% year-over-year, it was revealed that The Division is sporting a healthy 9.5 million registered users with players logging three plus hours per day in game on average."

    No spin is necessary.  12% year over year is positive.   You're opinion of whether or not they've released anything innovative is the spin.  With 12% profit, there must be a considerable amount of people who are happy with their direction.

    9.5 million is positive.  You're implication that the first paid DLC is going to flop is spin.  You have no idea/fact on reception.  

    Your statement about the Ubisoft office is an attempt to add weight to you other statements.  It means nothing.  First, it's unverifiable without considerable effort and evidence to the community.  Also, the opinion of 'an' office, does not equate to the entire company.  Thats the same as the people who say 'none of my friends are playing, which means ....(choose your poison:  nobody is playing; game sucks;  it's dying;  the new expansion is a failure...etc)'  The opinions of a few do not necessarily equate to the greater whole.

    Not saying everything is great, but this community is rather adept as spinning any news that comes out in whatever direction supports their opinion.

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  • Gobstopper3DGobstopper3D Member RarePosts: 965
    Reminds me of the recent report by EA about beating the est on profits and pointing at Star Wars: Battlefront as the title that did it.  How about a report on the current condition of the game now that 6 months have passed.  All but a couple maps ever have anyone in them and if you don't like those two maps, your out of luck.

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  • quon2k9quon2k9 Member UncommonPosts: 23
    9.5 million REGISTERED users, but how many of them are still playing the game? How many CURRENT users does the game have? Again, ok, those that still play play for 3 hours a day, but how many is that?

    They don't say, & won't, because they don't want the press to know how many players quit. Yep, they made a lot of money off of the game, I was one of the suckers that fell for the hype. I don't play it anymore, neither do any of my friends, including the guys that sold me on the game, & apparently, 90% of The Division players who played through Steam don't either.

    http://steamcharts.com/app/365590

    NO, that does NOT count those who log in through Uplay without going through Steam. Still, from a peak of 113k down to 5k (yes, FIVE THOUSAND) is pretty sad/steep.
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