User blog comment:Master Sima Yi/Assassinews 05-08-'14 – Assassin's Creed: Rogue announced/@comment-24849873-20141105131903/@comment-13471981-20141105183529

I think you'll find that the Frontier and the Caribbean weren't all that accurate either. Not defending it, just pointing out that it's not exactly new for Ubisoft to warp geography to suit gameplay needs.