The long war is over. Justice is done. The revolution, the necessity of which Assassin's Creed players have discussed for a long time, has taken place. Edward's hateful blowpipe is vanquished.
In a new patch for Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced, Ubisoft proudly declares that "The Blowpipe Can Now Be Hidden." Players, it turns out, had rather taken against Edward's handy little dart-dispatcher.
Before this patch, it was an ever-present aspect of his costume once he obtained it in the game's story, and I suppose some folk didn't think it blended well with his outfits.
"We saw your feedback, and we have given players the option to hide the 'Blow Pipe' from Edward’s back," writes Ubisoft. "In order to do so, access your outfit in the inventory and select R2 for the option to 'Hide Gear'". If you're on the other side of the great blow pipe war, you can also opt to keep it visible.
I admit, I do find it kind of funny that—in a patch weighing in at between 1.8 and 3.7 GB, depending on your PC storefront of choice—this is the headline item. People have clearly been yelling in Ubi's ear about this ...
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