If you get it for 2 bucks or free, you might want to take the risk and downsides, that come along, playing this game on a modern pc...punkbuster and EagleEye are only 2 of the questionable applications indirectly installed along.
Installed game, gave it a try...
First time, couldn't activate on Ubisoft Connect, worked on 2nd attempt.
When first time ever starting, asks to enter a name/create a profile...crash on confirming the name.
Restarted the game's executable in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Tom Clancy..." with "run as administrator", game started, allowed me, to create a profile (probably mission permission, to create files at the very first attempt) and adjust game- and video-settings, closed game again, just in case.
Restarted normal from within Steam, settings and profile were around, started game.
First mission really was painfull, after that it became a bit better.
Wanted to call it a day after like 7 hours, exited, game claimed to have saved and synched everything and had loaded autosaves before, so i thought, it was fine.
Since the files in the "C:\Program Files (x86)\Ubisoft\...\53"-subdir had not changed the timestamp and did contain nothing in "savegame", i was confused.
Started the game again, wanting to continue campaign, nothing...had to create new campaign.
Didn't even save first part of first mission...uninstalled and tried, to get rid of punkbuster and the other unpleasant comealongs.
Went from "0" to "only 4 chapters left" (last cutscene was the bald wolf-tattoo-guy) on "Elite"-difficulty and then it threw away all my progress, just because i was too tired, to finish it at the same day.
Game's too boring and struggling at the same time, to even retry/redo it on easy and knowing, what lies ahead, maybe if there'd be a proper remake...for free (it's a joke, unfortunately Ubisoft always is criticised for their greedy ways in publishing games, additional content and ingame content/DLCs...so "free" might only be the way, criminal CEO's there are set, though they shouldn't and maybe they tell their employees/designers/developers: "If you don't like, how we handle and betray our customers, feel free, to leave the company.", else they can't relate to this word.).
So i guess, back on Windows 7, where everything worked as asumed, the game - except for its very first mission, which is like an extended tutorial - was pretty alright...but it failed me on more modern operating system and referring to the discussions and rant, i'm not the only one.
Also Ubisoft has deactivated the servers and removed - even already bought - DLC-content.
At this point, just play one of the "The Division"-games instead, if you need to.
This game puts your system at risk...even if you can't get it running properly.
Ubisoft has better and more secure products to offer, than this one.
