Wow, they really showed them, huh! Except the fun part is, that this was a leaked, early release version of the game, that missed the slider. The statement, that the slider was "patched out" is wholly incorrect. The slider wasn't there from the start, and was patched IN. Even "legal" version 1.0 did not have one. Which means, there is NO difference, between "pirated" and "legal" version, excluding online features. The difference is an illusion made up by Ubisoft as a clever damage control. The patched, 1.03 version (day one patch, go figure), does indeed have it. Even "pirated" versions. The leaked version had a lot of bugs regarding AA and lighting. TXAA didn't work at all, it just put the entire scene into fullbright, HBAO darkened everything to the point that no indirect lightning was present, and so on. And yes, there was no FOV slider. But that is only because this was a lazy console-port version, since consoles apparently have no need for FOV adjust. So to put the record straight, this is a PR campaign, used to turn the attention away from the fact, that the early release version 1.0 was unfinished, buggy, unplayable and a sub-par console port. And you people eat it up like free lunch. Everyone, who blames piracy for the current state of gaming industry, is either ignorant, or a publisher PR employee. The staggering amount of low-quality, subpar, unfinished products is caused the perception of consoles as a "piracy free medium". So yes, enjoy your "piracy free utopia", where the devs/publishers cannot be realistically punished by the market for releasing such products. You get what you deserve. And how the hell does this make "pirates" feel guilty? How does this put anyone to shame except Ubisoft? If you omit the word "pirate", it is Ubisoft admitting they messed up! But add the word "pirate" and suddenly it is a brilliant tactical maneuver, full of modern-day satire? What the hell? PS: Notice how other "high quality" games, like dev tycoon (which is itself a blatant ripoff), and Serious Sam: BFE (next to which SS1 looks like a masterpiece), Sims 4 (which is well, Sims 4), tend to pull these kind of "anti-piracy" stunts?

I only get warez versions of games in order to test them, so I can decide for myself whether a game is worth buying (reviews are subjective and some times even not to be trusted.) So this could actually backfire. People will then not buy it, since the warez version lacks a FOV slider, heh.

Polygon reported that Ubisoft is taking a smear out of software pirates by disabling FOV control on illegal downloaded versions of Far Cry 4. A good number of players are complaining online about the ... Ubisoft Taunts Software pirates with missing FOV control in Far Cry 4

If ubisoft fixes their **** pirates would never be a problem.

As much as I dislike pirates, This kind of stun from ubisoft only confirms that they immature, lazy and greedy. If ubisoft fixes their **** pirates would never be a problem.

**** or not, no body has the right to touch another persons **** for free.

I only steal cars to see if I like the way they drive(I don't trust other peoples reviews). I only break into houses to see if I like the way they're designed on the inside(Some people decorate horribly). I take food I didn't pay for because I wanted to make sure I can accept the taste or not.(Wouldn't want something nasty in my mouth.) There was ever no way pirating a game could help the developers or the sales of the game. It's the exact opposite. It never has been, and never will be. There is no right justification to pirating software, ever. Either support the developers by buying their application, or just don't touch it. Admitting though, developers should push more demos out... It's patched in, but there really isn't stopping the warez communities from cracking this patch and putting it in.... Ubisoft likes to place blame on everyone else for problems, but are not willing to face their own problems. Uplay!

Could not agree more. Unfortunately people these days think they are entitled to everything. If the game doesn't work 100% correctly at launch the internet acts like a lynchmob. I can't think of any game I've ever played in the last 25 years that has been bug free.

I'm getting tired of Ubisoft's stunts. Yes, Watch Dogs runs fine for me now. Yes, Assassin's Creed Unity runs well. But all this patching and stupid companion app tasks are really starting to annoy me and it makes me so sad because I think these games are really good otherwise. I do think Ubisoft make really good games. So why do they keep screwing up their own stuff? And please for the love of all that is good can they please make Uplay better than then stinking pile of stuff it is now.

FC4 is also a stutterfest and I never bought ACU due to all the rage across the forums about the game being unplayable. I'm pissed at Ubisoft since they really *cannot* release a stable game at launch. QA is non-existent and I'm baffled that they get away with it release after release. Why is this behaviour "industry standard"?

Because you guys continue to buy their products. Don't like their previous work? Stop buying their future work. Eventually they will go out of business.

I pick up the games that seem interesting months (sometimes over a year) after release and they're still chugging. I guess they still make some money since I have to buy them, new even if they're <$10.