In the next few days I played a bit of campaign and also in the endless game pretty much built (over 20,000 inhabitants now)
The setting I like very much, the three factions, each with their own goods circulations make the game much more complex than Anno 1404. The online bonuses such as elections and World Affairs are quite nice.
Last night a friend came to visit which was also interested in the game. Of course I wanted above all to show the endless game, because I really had fiddled here long enough to have no large (and expensive) overproduction him. I played as Eco and had on my ark items, for example, reduced the radius of offshore wind turbines.
So much for history.
When I had started Anno, I go forever in the login screen until Anno told me that there is a connection problem. No matter, I thought, I only want to show my short Islands him.
So, endless game loaded, and what happened?
By pages Ubisoft not materialize coming online connection I had no items on the ark.
My offshore wind turbines had higher radius and because I had built very efficient, they cut now and productivity declined. That said, I had on any of my islands more sufficient power, the commodity production came to a halt, LCA decreased and so on.
In plain English: The Endless Game (undoubtedly the most important thing at Anno) is playable only in online mode. And since Ubisoft fails to provide reasonable server available for its paying customers, one is exposed to their arbitrariness.
Or you can dispense with the whole bonuses * and play offline.
Conclusion:
Once again a good game by the greed? Inability? Idiocy? Ubisoft made unusable. I hope it stays them stuck in your throat.
I'm available for purchase in the future no more titles from Ubisoft, and may recommend to do the same to his business manner Ubisoft changes or is bankrupt anyone.
* Ubisoft bezeichtet the online functions as bonuses.
From the perspective of the players, it is more likely to be seen so that the online functions are part of the game and Ubisoft simply punished just the players who do not do their bidding (want to).
Addendum 18:01:12:
As unfortunately expected the Ubisoft servants are difficult to reach. In recent weeks, there were repeated failures to my "joy" mainly on weekends and weekdays from 17-18 clock. So during rush hour, when ordinary people come home from work or have free. Also maintenance is usually carried out at peak times.
As you sit on his PC to a bit to relax - No. Ubisoft can not or will not provide the service itself forced.
Even if they manage at some point, my desire for this game is now more or less gone.