2's plot is better than ACB, but ACB has the multiplayer.
They're milking Ezio for all he's worth. They know they have a great character. Also, the end of the Da Vinci Disappearance DLC implies that when they finally make AC3, it will be...
During the American Revolution. The coordinates are in upstate NY.
Ah, thank you, thank you.
(No, I didn't know anything that far in advance - I found out in December)