official Watch_Dogs

[SharpGreen]

Did anyone here buy a boxed-copy of the PC version and not get a CD key with it?

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Did anyone here buy a boxed-copy of the PC version and not get a CD key with it?

 

Where did you purchase it? Get in touch with them immediately. All Ubi games on PC require a CD key, including Steam/Uplay bought copies.

[SharpGreen]

Where did you purchase it? Get in touch with them immediately. All Ubi games on PC require a CD key, including Steam/Uplay bought copies.

I got it today at walmart. Completely sealed and everything. It had a card with space for key, but had no key there :/

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I got it today at walmart. Completely sealed and everything. It had a card with space for key, but had no key there :/

 

What happens when you put the disc in, assuming you have Uplay installed? Maybe the disc is keyed/encrypted, and will give you a one time user key when you autorun it. Otherwise take it back to Walmart, i did a quick check and didn't notice any special complaints about "watch dogs walmart no cd key".

[soniqstylz]

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That rings true of Chicago's medical standards, to be fair :rofl:

[SharpGreen]

What happens when you put the disc in, assuming you have Uplay installed? Maybe the disc is keyed/encrypted, and will give you a one time user key when you autorun it. Otherwise take it back to Walmart, i did a quick check and didn't notice any special complaints about "watch dogs walmart no cd key".

I put the disc in and Windows asked me what I wanted to do as far as opening File Explorer or showing the autoplay menu, and yea I have uplay installed from other ubi games.

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I put the disc in and Windows asked me what I wanted to do as far as opening File Explorer or showing the autoplay menu, and yea I have uplay installed from other ubi games.

 

And it asked for a key at some point? To be honest i haven't bought a physical Ubi game on PC since Uplay launched, so not sure about the process. But it should be pretty straightforward. Might be someone forgot to put to key in the box, simple as that. Might be a problem getting it replaced at Walmart, retailers don't like hearing "bought the game but there was no CD key, so can i have another?". Sorry to say this :(

 

EDIT: it's weird because Uplay should have auto opened when you put the disc in, not a Windows prompt

[SharpGreen]

And it asked for a key at some point? To be honest i haven't bought a physical Ubi game on PC since Uplay launched, so not sure about the process. But it should be pretty straightforward. Might be someone forgot to put to key in the box, simple as that. Might be a problem getting it replaced at Walmart, retailers don't like hearing "bought the game but there was no CD key, so can i have another?". Sorry to say this :(

 

EDIT: it's weird because Uplay should have auto opened when you put the disc in, not a Windows prompt

I've got a support request in with ubisoft, but I don't have high hopes of that doing anything useful for me.

 

EDIT: This wouldn't have been a problem if they'd just used Steam instead of their own propritary-never-works-right thing, since steam uses the physical copy as the authenticator. Ha steam would've solved a lot of their problems with this launch.

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Game runs good for me. nice graphics.

Vehicle feel and controls are way better than i've seen in GTA or Sleeping Dogs, but i havent played the latest GTA due to it not being on pc yet.

 

there seems to be alot of Transgendered daycare workers in my game. lol

[spaceelf]

I've got a support request in with ubisoft, but I don't have high hopes of that doing anything useful for me.

 

EDIT: This wouldn't have been a problem if they'd just used Steam instead of their own propritary-never-works-right thing, since steam uses the physical copy as the authenticator. Ha steam would've solved a lot of their problems with this launch.

Steamworks still requires a key on most games, heh.  So if you didn't have a key you'd still be SOL.

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I've got a support request in with ubisoft, but I don't have high hopes of that doing anything useful for me.

 

EDIT: This wouldn't have been a problem if they'd just used Steam instead of their own propritary-never-works-right thing, since steam uses the physical copy as the authenticator. Ha steam would've solved a lot of their problems with this launch.

 

Experiment is right man, Steam just piggybacks on Uplay for Ubi games, it would have been the same. I hope Ubi can help you, a simply missing or not working key is very rare these days, i'm sorry this happened to you, i remember well trying to get a new COD2 key from Activision when i lost the game box while moving :(

[SharpGreen]

Experiment is right man, Steam just piggybacks on Uplay for Ubi games, it would have been the same. I hope Ubi can help you, a simply missing or not working key is very rare these days, i'm sorry this happened to you, i remember well trying to get a new COD2 key from Activision when i lost the game box while moving :(

I meant if they used ONLY steamworks and not a combo of steam and ucantplay..I mean uplay. Also it's cool, not your fault.... I"m gonna see if I can't get Walmart to let me exchange it, instead of bothering with Ubisoft support.

 

Steamworks still requires a key on most games, heh.  So if you didn't have a key you'd still be SOL.

Really? I've actually never had a Steamworks game ask me for a key and on some of them (especially the physical copies) I didn't even know they had keys :P. In fact of the maybe 6 or 8 UPLAY games I have, I've only been asked for a key maybe twice. I guess I'm just weird like that idk

[+KibosJ Subscriber²]

I'm loving this game, I have everything set on Ultra and it looks just fine to me, I'm not one to have to have the best graphics in the world, to me it is ALL about the gameplay and the story.

 

I have to agree with a lot of people so far, the one thing that really bugs me is the driving experience. I am getting used to it but it is really annoying.

 

I have not yet once been unable to connect to the ubisoft servers though, I have not been kicked off the server; my connection appears stable at all times and it took about 45 minutes to download the whole game through steam, I thought that would have been slower :p

 

Playing through the campaign slowly and enjoying everything in the game.

 

I'll probably be putting a fair few hours into this :)

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I meant if they used ONLY steamworks and not a combo of steam and ucantplay..I mean uplay. Also it's cool, not your fault.... I"m gonna see if I can't get Walmart to let me exchange it, instead of bothering with Ubisoft support.

 

 

True, but Ubi insist on Uplay and Steam can't do anything about that. Other then end up with the same issues they have with EA - meaning no new releases available. It might be that if you buy the game directly from Uplay you don't need a key, but not sure. Good luck with this at any rate, hope you have it resolved and can enjoy the game you paid for.

[patseguin Global Moderator]

Anyone own this game and can provide some feedback? I watched a review video on IGN and it looked very cool but I'd like to hear from real people on it.

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Alot of people already have buddy.

 

https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/1081949-watch-dogs/

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I've been playing the game on high/ultra settings, and runs very smooth. But randomly it'll start laggin for a few seconds and give me like 1fps.

 

Pretty annoying. Hope this gets figured out. I'm not sure what triggers it, but it usually happens when police are alerted to me.

 

I'd say uplay is the only real downside to the game. I'm really enjoying it.

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I've been playing the game on high/ultra settings, and runs very smooth. But randomly it'll start laggin for a few seconds and give me like 1fps.

 

Pretty annoying. Hope this gets figured out. I'm not sure what triggers it, but it usually happens when police are alerted to me.

 

I'd say uplay is the only real downside to the game. I'm really enjoying it.

 

They'll probably figure it out and fix it, but it did not need to happen. Especially annoying since this product was specifically delayed to "make it the best we possibly can". More like so it wouldn't hurt Black Flag sales. Uplay is simply not setup for the mass activation that took place. My X1 version also couldn't sign in to their servers on the 27th, but yesterday it connected just fine.

 

By all measures they were not ready for something they took an extra six months to prepare for. Otherwise game seems fine from the hour or so i played.

[HawkMan]

I've been playing the game on high/ultra settings, and runs very smooth. But randomly it'll start laggin for a few seconds and give me like 1fps.

 

Pretty annoying. Hope this gets figured out. I'm not sure what triggers it, but it usually happens when police are alerted to me.

 

I'd say uplay is the only real downside to the game. I'm really enjoying it.

 

Most likely you'll have to turn down your settings.  I had the same problem and I ran the suggested settings and it turned  down my settings and it stopped happening.

 

what's happening seems to be that around that time the cpu or GPU gets loaded with a lot of physics and/or AI calls and that causes the game to lag with very low FPS. 

 

so while you can run the game at ultra when you're just going around doing your thing, it does't work when the police starts chasing you and some other stuff happens. 

[patseguin Global Moderator]

That thread looks like just a few people saying "it looks like it's going to be sick", not actual comments on the real game.

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Perhaps you're reading the posts made prior to the game being released, but the latest few pages on the topic have plenty of feedback.

[patseguin Global Moderator]

Ah I'll look again.

[DrunknMunky Veteran]

Topics merged

Plenty of gamer impressions on the last few pages, patseguin :)
 

I got it today at walmart. Completely sealed and everything. It had a card with space for key, but had no key there :/

I don't think this happens to anyone more than Ubisoft. I remember the same issue well over 10 years ago with Ubisoft titles.

I vividly remember Rocksmith and AC3 had the problem too Possibly Rayman Legends too IIRC.

Ridiculous.

 

[Kalint]

This map is stupid.  Its barely Chicago.  I was hoping it'd be like True Crime LA where I could go explore attractions, NOPE!

 

And wtfffffff happened to the bean!  Has it not been buffed in a while?