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The 'Far Cry' Conundrum

    Hey, everyone. I am having a fun day, here at the green retreat. I have a number of things I'd like to talk about, if I don't get sidetracked. Firstly, about deflate-gate and the Super Bowl. I think that anyone who went back and watched the last three years of the playoffs on film and studied the last few minutes of the games closely during the miraculous comebacks, would find food for thought. Specifically, watch the play of defensive backs on many of the losing teams. I think that the deflating of footballs would seem minor, all of a sudden.
     The other day I was at Wal-mart and got a wild hair. I had never looked at one of the game guides for the AAA games. They are pricey, and I only played I-Pad games for years. So, I had no reason to read one. I bought one for Far Cry 4. Why? I just wanted to try one. Heck, I don't even own the game. Seems dumb of me, but I write about video games and I wondered about this phenomenon.
    I bought Far Cry1,2, and 3 during a Steam sale a few months ago. I found Far Cry 1 old enough not to be my cup of tea. Played Far Cry 2 a lot and enjoyed it a lot. Then I started to play Far Cry 3. Rather, I tried to play Far Cry 3. They (Ubisoft) wanted me to install U-Play on my computer. Well, I caved in and did that, only to find that "No server was available to register my name". I tried multiple times over multiple days and could not resolve the situation. I even went to Microsoft for a download of a support hickey and was still stymied. Looking at user comments on the store, I saw many other people had a similar problem. So. I was thinking about buying Far Cry 4, because it looks great and is my style of game. I would have probably not waited until a sale, even. But, if I have one U-play game problem, do I want to invest that much money into a new one? I noticed on the news that Ubisoft had deleted some games that were bought at some other stores and claimed they were some form of illegal downloads. I can't speak to that, having no knowledge of it. I hope that when gamers get their games on sale that Ubisoft just doesn't justify server room for them.
     Perhaps some game makers, though brilliant in the games they produce, get so paranoid of piracy that they begin to be ruthless with the 'little people'. I don't know and I hope they don't forget where they came from. $500 million or so might change anyone. I will say that sale or not, if you see a recurring problem with a sold game, it should be addressed.
     I deleted Far Cry 3 from my desktop. I deleted U-play. I didn't like the 3rd party EULA anyway. I have enjoyed my game guide quite a bit. I can see where a serious gamer would like a 'leg up' with the best and newest game. A game that you planned on investing great time and dinero in. It would be cool to study, plot a strategy and drink the full fruits of your purchase. I have often thought that I fail to make the most use of things I buy. Oftentimes I will fail to finish games I like because of difficulty or other reasons. My TV will do a lot of things I don't delve into. My I-Phone 6, when I had it, was capable of so much more than I used it for. The list goes on and on. So, yeah, the books are cool. I will continue browsing through the "book with no game". (Sounds like Clint Eastwood's character in the Italian Westerns, Man with no name.)
     In case you are wondering, the black cloth is just a bookmark, by the way. I like the book and I figure that U-Play would be fine with the newer game, Far Cry 4, but I don't know. There doesn't seem to be the same complaints with 4 as Far Cry 3. Also, I am neither a great tech guy or a great gamer. This situation could all be my fault. If teams can come from 3 touchdowns down in 2 or 3 minutes, heck, who knows?
From the author's green retreat, I'm CE Wills.

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