Despite an offline mode, a weekend outage of Ubisoft Connect left many Assassin's Creed Black Flag resync players who cannot access or play the game on PC. The debate surrounding games, especially single player titles, requiring online connections continues to be a hot button issue. Unfortunately for Ubisoft, Assassin's Creed Black Flag resync have resurfaced frustrations.
Ubisoft is no stranger to controversy, especially when it comes to games that require some form of online connection to control. In fact, the recent Stop Killing Games movement largely started after the popular open world racing title The crew was shut down and delisted from stores after the arrival of the sequel. While there are plenty of solo games, debate continues about what the term actually means in the traditional sense, as many single-player experiences still require players to be online or log into an account before playing. For those who believed the recent launch of Assassin's Creed Black Flag resynca port of a game from 2013, was really supposed to be an offline experience, a recent outage proved otherwise.
Assassin's Creed Black Flag resync PC port requires an online connection
In just a few short days, Assassin's Creed Black Flag resync has already proven to be a huge hit for Ubisoft. Essentially a remake of the beloved 2013 game, Resynced has been rebuilt inside the Anvil Engine, giving the game an impressive visual overhaul with reworked parkour, combat and stealth systems, as well as adding some new content to round out the experience. Similar to other modern Ubisoft titles, the game is fully integrated with Ubisoft Connect, a service that does double duty for PC gamers as it acts as both a DRM layer in addition to offering its standard features.
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While players are expected to connect to the internet “once” to authenticate the game through Ubisoft Connect, it took a turn for the worse in the first weekend after the game's launch. While Ubisoft Connect has an offline mode, the track record of it working can be spotty, which is largely what happened this past weekend when the servers suddenly went offline. Instead of allowing players to stay in the game, the hour-long outage prevented players from accessing the game at all, making it unplayable on PC. Naturally, the incident sparked a flurry of frustrated posts online and even caused a review bombing on Steam, which has since returned to normal. It is unknown if this was simply a technical hiccup or how the game is actually intended for PC players, as Ubisoft has yet to address the incident at the time of publication.
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While Assassin's Creed Black Flag resync has been well received by critics and fans alike, it has not been without controversy in the short time it has been available. At launch, Assassin's Creed Black Flag resync had $85 in microtransactions available for purchase, ranging from a variety of character cosmetics, the Jackdaw ship, and more. Naturally, fans were outraged by the paywall, forcing Ubisoft to send a response confirming that it's only optional extra content.
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For those who don't want to drop any extra cash, there are some extras that can be downloaded to Black flag resynced completely free. As a thank you to the community, Ubisoft is giving away Crimson Storm sails for Jackdaw, 1500 Animus Keys that can be spent in the in-game Exchange store, as well as a monkey that can be added as a shipmate when riding around the open sea in Jackdaw.
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9 July 2026
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Mature 17+ / Blood, Sexual Themes, Strong Language, Use of Alcohol, Violence / In-Game Purchases, User Interaction
