Ever since its announcement in 2013, Skull and Bones has been in the doldrums. Despite confirmation of a closed beta for the tactical pirate game at the Ubisoft Forward event, reports from players who participated in the recent playtests have done little to generate enthusiasm for the game.
, a large number of players who tried the game for the first time ended up leaving its Discord channel.
90% of the people I asked if they were still in the Skull & Bones discord for its testing phases said they left after they played for the first time. Wow. High retention game? Probably not...
Despite the numerous promises and delays, it appears that Skull and Bones is destined to be a complete failure upon its release, assuming it even gets released at all. The only thing preventing Ubisoft from scrapping this disastrous game is their obligation to the Singapore government.