Quick epilepsy update

Originally Posted by luthier

Hello everyone,

Once again I want to point out that a lot of your earlier anger was misplaced. Actually, our colleagues at Ubisoft are extremely interested in making this game a success, they care about our opinion and yours, and everyone we work with there is understanding and cordial and more than willing to listen and change their mind.

Having said that, I'm glad to announce that the debacle has been resolved.

We will be making the filter optional, however turned on by default. And we will be adding a large epilepsy warning to our splash screen. I am almost certain that this update will hit the steam servers on March 30th and thus seamlessly make it onto everyone's machines when the game is installed on the 31st.

The March 30th update will also address some of the issues reported with the Russian version, but we'll provide more details with the patch notes once we know for sure what it'll contain. Obviously, we need to test the heck out of all the changes to make sure we don't introduce any new bugs while fixing the old ones (the team's favorite past time lately as it seems).

So there! Do a happy dance, I know I did.

Well, Luthier...A big kis...heu...hug...And I think that UBI deserves a big thanks from the sim community...I had enough on this UBI bashing...And they
did change the DRM process , and now, they revised their position on a major legal issue...I think that shows their good faith and their total support to COD...It is a VERY good news, for us, for you, the team and Oleg who certainely needs a break here... as well as you !!!!
So go ahead my friend ! Dance ! Because...WILL BE BACK WITH LOTS OF COMPLAINTS AND WHINNING !!!!!
Thank you sooooo much !

Salute !

[Codex]

Originally Posted by kalimba

they revised their position on a major legal issue

The epi filter is not a legal requirement, it's voluntary, the only legal requirement required is a warning label on the product. Whether that be on the box, on the manual or on screen it doesn't matter, it only has to be displayed. UBI have put in place a voluntary health and safety check that surpasses the legal requirement for games.

[Vevster]

Originally Posted by Codex

The epi filter is not a legal requirement, it's voluntary, the only legal requirement required is a warning label on the product. Whether that be on the box, on the manual or on screen it doesn't matter, it only has to be displayed. UBI have put in place a voluntary health and safety check that surpasses the legal requirement for games.

Yes, but they did that to avoid having a law stomped on their heads (and other editors' & studios')
and when you make such an engagement, it becomes somehow binding, even if not purely "legal".
The lawyers at Ubi must have been consulted on that one.

[l3uLLDoZeR]

Yay, everybody can have happy thoughts now....will these changes do much for the multiplayer aspect of the game?

[mazex]

Well, a 500 year old qoute feels appropriate?

Much ado about nothing...

[winny]

Originally Posted by mazex

Well, a 500 year old qoute feels appropriate?

Much ado about nothing...

Well said. It's been bordering on hysteria around here lately.

[Gimpymoo]

Originally Posted by winny

Well said. It's been bordering on hysteria around here lately.

LOL

I am new here since about 4 weeks ago.

It has been like a zoo at times.

[adonys]

I'm sorry, but I do not believe a word from this.

Luthier, can you please officially confirm from UBI's part that not only the anti-epilepsy filter would be removed, but also that there won't be any individual anti-epilepsy modifications too? And eventually officially confirm the removal of the already introduced ones?

Because if not, then removing the antiepilepsy filter will only solve the extra crippling FPS introduced by it, but the game's graphic realism will still be crippled, compared with the russian version.

UBI might as well say this now in order to protect its initial sales, but I won't believe a word of it until I will see it with my own eyes, that the graphics of the russian and western versions are the same.

PS:

Originally Posted by winny

Well said. It's been bordering on hysteria around here lately.

Originally Posted by Gimpymoo

It has been like a zoo at times.

you fools, UBI thrown that statement, as a bone to chew and be silent, to us exactly because of this "hysteria" as you call it and all the cancelled pre-orders and 1C bought versions by westerners. Do you really think Oleg and Luthier haven't tried to make them understand and give up with the stupid idea? IT's just UBI didn't cared about it, and was only stating it will do it now, after they were forced to. I really -really hope they will also do it, not just say it before launch..

[winny]

Originally Posted by adonys

I'm sorry, but I do not believe a word from this.

Luthier, can you please officially confirm from UBI's part that not only the anti-epilepsy filter would be removed, but also that there won't be any individual anti-epilepsy modifications too? And eventually officially confirm the removal of the already introduced ones?

Because if not, then removing the antiepilepsy filter will only solve the extra crippling FPS introduced by it, but the game's graphic realism will still be crippled, compared with the russian version.

UBI might as well say this now in order to protect its initial sales, but I won't believe a word of it until I will see it with my own eyes, that the graphics of the russian and western versions are the same.

PS:


you fools, UBI thrown that statement, as a bone to chew and be silent, to us exactly because of this "hysteria" as you call it and all the cancelled pre-orders and 1C bought versions by westerners. Do you really think Oleg and Luthier haven't tried to make them understand and give up with the stupid idea? IT's just UBI didn't cared about it, and was only stating it will do it now, after they were forced to. I really -really hope they will also do it, not just say it before launch..

Now you're getting hysterical.. In both senses. Oh, and don't call me a fool. It's just rude.

[SlipBall]

Great news to wake up to!!!...so logical