Then don’t buy it. I’m 100% serious. Not even joking. That’s your way of flexing again Ubisoft, because if you—even presumably as someone who hasn’t played the game—are really that put off, then you gotta speak a language that companies hear, y’know?

No part of my review says that, for what it’s worth. I’m with you; I don’t like microtransactions in any form. They’re all predatory to a degree, and that’s by design. But for what it’s worth (and I hope that my saying so means something) I never felt I was outleveled or being guided towards these purchases.

As I wrote in the article, none of the Kotaku staff who’ve played the game have felt the need to buy a booster to play the game, get past difficult parts or have fun. I’m not sure which reviews you read, but it wasn’t our experience here. You’re upset about the game doing something that, based on the hundreds of hours…

As an extremely casual enthusiast in his 30s, this change pleases me. I’m impressed by these tweens with their fast building reflexes but its fucking annoying as shit to get the drop on someone then get jacked because the fucker can build fast.