It was advertised as free to play, but it appears now it is not?

So I download it, but I need a current subscription to activate it. Maybe my timing was out?? Did the freeness of it expire after my download?

What am I doing wrong? Perhaps it was believing a free game was not free.

So disappointed. Not even a free trial to see if I wanted to keep, pay and play.

Link here https://www.ubisoft.com/en-au/game/h...nt%20required.
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