Gamezone
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But like many others, you don't get the point.
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Confirmed: For Honor campaign is always online.
- Thread starter Gamezone
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But like many others, you don't get the point.
John Harker
Definitely doesn't make things up as he goes along.
Why?
Hoho for breakfast
Member
Cool with me ill possibly buy it if they have another sudden change of heart. Probably not though since it's fairly tiring having to throw fits every time a company decides to do something stupid like this. I don't even really feel it's worth the effort for this game.
Maybe next time Ubi.
Maybe next time Ubi.
Spacecowboy77
Member
Yeah, won't be buying that then.
I've had super bad experiences with Ubisoft's "online experience" in single player games. I've lost entire hours of playtime in Ass Creed because of disconnects.
I've had super bad experiences with Ubisoft's "online experience" in single player games. I've lost entire hours of playtime in Ass Creed because of disconnects.
Triggerhappytel
Member
What if the game is a bomb and Vivendi, in a cost-cutting exercise, shut down the servers in 12 or 18 months?
General Lee
Member
I didn't say people don't do that. There's a sucker born every minute. I think the majority has some sense in them and realizes the SP campaign in this game is probably nothing more than a glorified set of mp maps with cutscenes in between for a modicum of story. Not worth full price for sure.
yeah leaderboards, datamining , ingame-"social networks" , sharing photos(aka what NFS 2015 claimed)
such features, much innovation WOW
SeanNoonan
Member
So much entitled whining ITT.
There are benefits from this move; in theory, it could minimise cheating, which was a pretty big problem for The Division.
Also, if you're coming to this game exclusively for campaign, you're probably not quite understanding what this game is.
There are benefits from this move; in theory, it could minimise cheating, which was a pretty big problem for The Division.
Also, if you're coming to this game exclusively for campaign, you're probably not quite understanding what this game is.
For the same reasons as everyone else. My connection can be unstable (as can Ubisoft's) and I don't believe there are good enough reasons for a game's singleplayer to be stuck with its online's lifespan. More personally, I think this sort of DRM that unnecessarily limits access to content is not only anti-consumer but anti-art.
Speaking with my friends (who were going to buy the game so we could play together) about the rumor a couple days ago, they felt the same way. And for the record, as a group we've abstained from games because of this before.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
Vivendi seems like such a wildcard that they'll probably shut it down even if it is successful.
TheSpoiler
Member
Being always online doesn't stop cheaters. Look at the division. Try again.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
Look at the PC version of The Division.
I think you're misunderstanding what this game is if you think it's anything like The Division.
They've advertised a significant singleplayer campaign. They've also advertised it as playable offline.
If progression being tied to offline singleplayer makes it easer for cheaters then read my digital, random-internet-forum-guy lips: disconnect fucking progression from singleplayer. Disconnect it or connect it and get a good anti-cheat, motherfuckers.
Norwegian_Imposter
Member
I assume you play on PC because I have never lost playtime because of disconnects etc on ass creed on ps3 or 4
Xane
Member
This.
Having a forced steady connection to a server doesn't automatically negate cheating (see The Division) but if properly implemented, does help reduce it to a minimum.
A majority of the gameplay in The Division was client-authored and hence allowed for client-side hacks. Networking 101: Never, EVER trust the client. In order to combat cheating you need fully server-authored gameplay (see Diablo III).
Reineldinho
Member
It's not the first 'always online' game out there which will sell like peanuts (see The Division, Destiny or Titanfall 1) and it won't be the last. I don't understand the outrage.
I do not have a problem with the always online, now, the concept of the game and what I've seen so far.... that's another story
I do not have a problem with the always online, now, the concept of the game and what I've seen so far.... that's another story
Spacecowboy77
Member
SeanNoonan
Member
Yep, this. I don't expect consumers to understand these moves, but they're done with consideration for the game environment.
plushyp
Member
Ubisoft says otherwise:
https://www.vg247.com/2016/09/29/fo...layer-campaign-designed-as-a-full-experience/
TheSpoiler
Member
Uh, I think he knows better than Ubisoft. He's not clouded by entitlement, after all. He understands the purpose of the game better than the creators himself.
TheSpoiler
Member
From a developer no less!
You're right, we can't even comprehend how hard we're getting fucked.
this. i don't buy any games that require an online connection. because i actually like to revisit my games in the future.
love the 180-turn between this statement and the new one :-D
Rap2thaMoon
Member
The internet in my families apartment rarely goes down and when playing I'm always online, on PC or PS4.
However... It's not about, oh what if my internet drops or what if I'm in my hypothetical cabin in the woods. It's about not depending on someone else in this case an internet connection.
I want to play the game on my terms not on Ubisofts, when a game has a solo campaign that you can play alone and the gameplay or the graphics don't depend on the online connection it's not as if For Honor uses the "cloud" and if that's not the case than I want the "OPTION" for playing it offline.
They advertised that you could play online and now they went back on their word.
However... It's not about, oh what if my internet drops or what if I'm in my hypothetical cabin in the woods. It's about not depending on someone else in this case an internet connection.
I want to play the game on my terms not on Ubisofts, when a game has a solo campaign that you can play alone and the gameplay or the graphics don't depend on the online connection it's not as if For Honor uses the "cloud" and if that's not the case than I want the "OPTION" for playing it offline.
They advertised that you could play online and now they went back on their word.
thegreatchamp
Member
What do you expect? He was a Ubisoft employee afterall.
TheSpoiler
Member
For some reason I didn't notice that
Of course he'd be eating that Ubisoft booty.
SeanNoonan
Member
Smooth Operator
Member
Still preordered for me and my friends because we didn't even knew that the game had a campaign. But yeah, i don't see why Ubi said that the game had offline stuff if that's not the case.
Why not? It works fantastically in Dark Souls.
Dark Souls can be played offline without a problems ... just just can turn-on "jolly cooperation" easy mode
OfTheOverflow
Member
Ooh, another patented Ubisoft online experience huh? A year into Rainbow Six Siege (bless its cotton socks) and its still suffering from miserable server problems, outages and general malcontent. Hell, Ubi's own website servers, as well as Siege's, were down for at least a day last week. I'll look on as For Honor falls prey to Ubi's unique brand of connectivity woes.
SuperEpicMan
Banned
In the event the game's servers are shut down, would it be possible to patch the game so they use p2p hosting?
Why would Ubi/Vivendi bother? They have zero financial incentive to do so.
They did, Diablo 3 sold 20 million on PC. The people has spoken, they don't care about always online and now we're going to get fucked over because of it.
DrunkShogun
Member
Guess the game is on the waiting list then. Wasn't completely sold but Ubisoft must know that this news wouldn't be appreciated so the fact they pushed for it makes me feel justified to refuse purchasing it.
BakedTanooki
Member
I played every souls game offline. All content is available offline. There aren't even online trophies / achievements.
Exploratory
Banned
If it bothers you that much don't pay "top dollar" or on day one. Buy the game on its first same voila problems solved.
BareKnuckle
Member
Why did you play it offline specifically?