FarCry 6 is sending emails mocking people for quitting the game

[Deleted member 24540]

This is fine in isolation, but the thing is this is yet another example of how developers are exploiting the human psyche more and more. There's probably a term for what they're doing here in the field of psychology which has a negative connotation, at this point I'm totally convinced of that.

Here's an example of the actual conversations they're having at game dev studios in the modern day:




The running theme of everything he says is "here's how the human mind works, and here is a suggested strategy for exploiting this fact to maximize profit" which is wrong on so many levels. It is within this context that this news annoys me, otherwise I wouldn't think much about it.

 

[Kabuki Waq]

I like it. Seriously pretty cool.

 

[hydrophilic attack]

good trolling. i approve

 

[Pryme]

This is fine in isolation, but the thing is this is yet another example of how developers are exploiting the human psyche more and more. There's probably a term for what they're doing here in the field of psychology which has a negative connotation, at this point I'm totally convinced of that.

Here's an example of the actual conversations they're having at game dev studios in the modern day:



The running theme of everything he says is "here's how the human mind works, and here is a suggested strategy for exploiting this fact to maximize profit" which is wrong on so many levels. It is within this context that this news annoys me, otherwise I wouldn't think much about it.

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There's no difference between this and mails you get from retailers like H&M or Best Buy referring to stuff left in your cart.

 

[Rosebud]

THAT is fucked !
Yet it's not Ubisoft so no outrage will be utured in here...

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You think people here don't hate Blizzard?

 

[MatrixMan.exe]

Everyone's "fine" with this until every game company starts flooding your email address threatening you to keep playing. Hyperbole? Maybe. But most likely a reality.

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Nah, it's not even close to being a reality. Anyone who understands how effective CRM works would tell you that spamming users begging them to engage with your product doesn't even make sense.

 

[Wetalo]

I guess this is the equivalent to mobile games giving notifications. Weird feature though.

 

[Sacrilicious]

I avoid promo emails like the plague, so I would be bothered by this if it was unsolicited.

But as part of opt-in marketing emails? Do you, I guess.

 

[Jeffolation]

That's genuinely funny.

 

[pj-]

At worst this is a good opportunity to click Unsubscribe and opt out of whatever communications you most likely signed up for inadvertently

Such a non issue

 

[TheEchosOfTheCyborg]

Seeing people supporting/defending Ubisoft in mass in this thread or even pulling stuff like "THAT is fucked ! Yet it's not Ubisoft so no outrage will be utured in here..." is more cringy then this Tweets to me. I think the tweets are silly (and it's why I don't sign-up to those newletters or just have them sent to my useless class email address) but let's really not side with UBISOFT to try to do a gotcha on Tweets that don't really matter.

 

[Makoto Yuki]

That's dope.

 

[MrBS]

I've been getting these engagement emails from ubisoft for years. I got this exact email not long after launch and thought it was cute and but for this thread I wouldn't even remember it.

I took this at face value as an in character email from the villain of the game I played and for those getting upset over a promotional email they didn't opt into for a game they didn't play please take a moment.

 

[Sweet James Jones]

In full context, this rules

 

[astro]

Look at the first handful or replies to the OP. Doesn't seem 'tiny' when it starts out like that. I haven't read the other 10 pages but yeah it seems right of the gate many were negative to it.

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It does when you scroll past the first 6 or so posts and realise the rest are mostly people saying "I don't ge the fuss".

 

[Xbox Live Mike]

Immortals Fenyx Rising, did the same thing, ubisoft account probably keeping track of player activity. Someone thinks it's a good way to get people to come back to the game.

 

[Equanimity]

I know it's intrusive but a message like this from El Presidente is kind of funny actually. It's alright given the context.

 

[Gnorman]

Everyone's "fine" with this until every game company starts flooding your email address threatening you to keep playing. Hyperbole? Maybe. But most likely a reality.

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I delete 99% of emails without ever reading them. If I start to get too many from the same source I flag it as spam. I don't see it as an issue personally.

 

[Trey]

This thread is the first I've thought about Far Cry 6 in quite some time. I didn't even know it released.

Those emails are doing their job, this visibility is free marketing.

 

[Grugga Pug]

People are legitimately angry about this? Like, no kidding around?

Wow.

 

[Siresly]

Surprised by how active this thread has been, and by the amount of people who express appreciation for a marketing email from Ubisoft.
It's really weird.
I don't find this marketing email cool, awesome, funny nor clever, looks like standard generic cynical marketing spam to me, but I guess I have to admit that it's effective marketing, somehow.

Anyway, fire Yves Guillemot and address the issues raised by the employees.

 

[ZeroX]

How in the world did a marketing email hit 12 pages of discussion

 

[Pyro]

At worst this would be a slight annoyance IMO but I find this funny on the Meta level many others have already touched upon. Shit game you didn't finish being like "YoU sUcK!" lol

 

[Diablos]

Hmm. It's not that these emails in and of themselves are that offensive… but perhaps Ubisoft would be better served worrying about making a new IP good enough to be a much-needed shot in the arm instead of begging people to keep playing their latest iteration of dog poop that is Far Cry 6. They've got Assassin's Creed and that's about it. Far Cry is played out juvenile garbage, and they somehow managed to ruin Watch Dogs after the second game which was one of my favorites from last gen.

 

[Zok310]

It goes well with the main villain in the game so no outrage from me.

 

[Outlook]

thats kinda funny

 

[Kraken3dfx]

Giancarlo Esposito Intensifies

 

[naff]

ah yes, another email. cue my outrage as google categorises this as Promotion

 

[Akira86]

this would have been awesome in the days before dark design, lol.

 

[Mass Effect]

...of people mostly saying "what is the fuss?"

Do some of you even check threads before posting,...

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you don't get to 10 [now 12] pages by people only saying "not a big deal."

there are posters here saying this is harassment or that they're going to uninstall the game because of this.

 

[Deleted member 5865]

Its actually part of the marketing where you get taunted by the Gus Fring dictator guy regardless of what you do. Probably one of the one cool things about this game

 

[Temperance]

How in the world did a marketing email hit 12 pages of discussion

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Impressive when it's likely all automated. Otherwise a marketing/community/pr manager would have been stoked.

 

[ThatsMyTrunks]

I love when my games neg me.

 

[starsleep3]

They are being sent as if Antón Castillo wrote them. Are people really getting upset by this?
Ubi has done this for years with their titles asking you to 'come back and continue the fight' etc.

 

[OrangeNova]

There's no difference between this and mails you get from retailers like H&M or Best Buy referring to stuff left in your cart.

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Those are also horrible.

 

[Sweet James Jones]

Surprised by how active this thread has been, and by the amount of people who express appreciation for a marketing email from Ubisoft.
It's really weird.

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Sorry to break this to you, but shaming people into outrage is even weirder.

 

[prodyg]

I think it's kind of cool and clever. It's just an email for pete's sake.

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I actually find it funny, Kinda meta actually

 

[Deleted member 25721]

I think it's kind of cool and clever. It's just an email for pete's sake.

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Exactly. I got a kick out of it lol

 

[Phellps]

I think "mocking" isn't really the word here. It's just email marketing, it's referencing the game, it's harmless.

 

[angelgrievous]

It's a non-issue but it's also not funny. Like I get the attempt at humor but it doesn't work. I mean some people think it's funny obviously but I'm giving them the side eye.

 

[Riderz1337]

It's an... Email... Lol some of you guys just actively look for reasons to be offended by things.

 

[DrScruffleton]

thats a chuckle, delete from inbox, then never think about it again. Why is this 12 pages and a tweet with 27.9k likes, I must be missing something. I feel like I have even seen something like this before with a different game.

 

[Senator Toadstool]

this seems like good humored fun with the games theme and story

 

[Crayolan]

It's just a promotional email which tons of companies send out. It's funny.

 

[Mercador]

Some strange marketing move but, hey, it works, we talk about it.

 

[ShinUltramanJ]

I'd be down with more game villains talking smack in the marketing lol.

You gave up already?

 

[Budi]

It's a non-issue but it's also not funny. Like I get the attempt at humor but it doesn't work. I mean some people think it's funny obviously but I'm giving them the side eye.

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Side eye to Ubisoft for failing to humour you, or side eye to people for being humoured by Ubisoft? I'm curious why either deserves your disdain, suspicion or contempt for those.

 

[Leveean]

Seems like the natural evolution of Doom making fun of you when you quit.

 

[angelgrievous]

Side eye to Ubisoft for failing to humour you, or side eye to people for being humoured by Ubisoft?

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Hmmm, maybe both?

 

[Fuhgeddit]

is that what's considered mocking? I mean, this is annoying to see but it doesn't seem mocking. Sounds like they're just using the character a little.