Stealth is BROKEN in AC Valhalla! (Discussion/Showcase)

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Published on August 8, 2021 5:00:12 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wVFmcwrG4o

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Assassin's Creed: Valhalla (2020)

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Duration: 16:28

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The treatment of Ubisoft employees and the lack of any sort of decisive action towards the abusers, is disgusting and vile. Ubisoft need to be held accountable.

Timestamps are thanks to the ever wonderful, LeoK! :)
INTRO
0:00 Intro

COMPARISONS TO OTHER GAMES
0:38 AC Brotherhood
1:04 AC3
1:22 AC Unity
1:46 AC Origins
2:22 HITMAN 3
2:49 Dishonored: Death of the Outsider

EXAMPLES FROM VALHALLA
3:16 Instant Detections
7:23 Overhead / Vertical Enemy Perception
8:19 Instant Detection: Chain Assassinate / Axe-Throw
9:25 Broken Viewcones
10:03 Alert Status Instantly Propagating to Area
10:34 Smoke Not Working
10:48 Misc. Unfair-Feeling Examples
11:38 Wrongly-Prioritized Status Effects [Sleep etc.]

EXAMPLES OF GOOD DETECTION (RARE)
12:15 What Detection Should Look Like

OUTRO
13:16 Closing Thoughts

Extra showcase of broken stealth by Enived Props: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGbnngWbg94&t=2s

Reddit Thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/assassinscreed/comments/p0jgnk/stealth_is_broken_in_ac_valhalla/

Ubisoft Forums: https://discussions.ubisoft.com/topic/102493/stealth-is-broken-in-ac-valhalla-discussion-showcase?lang=en-US

This video took far too long to make. So here's my showcase of the many broken aspects of Valhalla's stealth system. I've not quite covered everything, but even I have a limit. Plus this video has been in the back of head since December and I've been sat on this footage for 2 months now.

This isn't meant to be a hate/meme video. I've never cared for that type of content and I'd actually like Ubisoft to fix this game, so presenting these issues as clearly as I can, is the best way forward.

Much of this video filled me with an anxiety I've never felt when making content before. So apologies in advance for the voice over, as it's something I'm not happy with but it's something I'll get better at with time. It's gets the point across I think and it's the best I can do for now.

If anyone from Ubisoft sees this video, please know, I want to love your game. But the state of stealth in this game, along with the silence regarding it's broken state, leaves me no longer excited to play new content from this series. Only time I've felt like that is in the lead up to Odyssey and that was more of an issue with the marketing than anything else. Which is such a shame, as I truly enjoy Valhalla and I want to love it.

I'm not usually one to call people out but the swarms of people defending the state of stealth is this game is a little concerning. Especially as the game is in such a mess, it feels like I'm playing a different series to most. I know for a fact this isn't the case as I've seen people on next gen and PC also experience these issues and on a regular basis via streams and YouTube. This game is in a much worse state and caused more issues (some are not related to stealth) for me than Unity ever did. And I'm hardly the biggest Unity fan.

Ubisoft. Please fix this game.

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