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MGR Revengeance PC doesn't work offline (UPDATE: Fix out, go back to ripping spines)
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You are a good person but it still sold better than it ever deserved.
Yeah... I don't think the game executable itself makes any connection to the internet... it's just Steam. That and the "just crash without warning" makes me think it's a big "oooops" from the developer when dealing with the API.
TyrantGuardian
Member
Welp, didn't see this coming at all. Wtf. Poor Platinum assuming they had no say in this. They'll still take the flak.
Can't that get you banned from Steam?
isn't the game steamworks? unless valve changed something significantly i don't believe there's even the option for always online within steamworks at all
moreover, when you try to play the game it starts boot then just stops, no 'please connect to the internet' message, which is usually good for to have if you include always online drm
i'm willing to bet it's a dumb bug for now
if it is always online, way to screw the pooch on a big release, konami
moreover, when you try to play the game it starts boot then just stops, no 'please connect to the internet' message, which is usually good for to have if you include always online drm
i'm willing to bet it's a dumb bug for now
if it is always online, way to screw the pooch on a big release, konami
SeriousApes
Member
I hope this gets fixed. My router is pretty spotty.
Yeah, I just tested this and it works. It's definitely a bug of using the Steamworks API incorrectly if this causes it. No extra DRM to be found.
ReturnOfTheRAT
Member
I have no space on my Gaming SSD. I was going to make space for it, but will wait until this bug(?!?!?!) is fixed.
xBladeM6x
Member
Not quite sure honestly. But you could just make a copy of the game in another folder, apply the crack and then block all outgoing and incoming connections to that folder.
What a load of shit.
guybrushfreeman
Unconfirmed Member
Actually it seems the problem isn't steamcloud saves. If you start Steam online, then cut internet and start the game Steam waits a bit and throws up an error saying it couldn't sync your savegame so it might be out of date (like it should do). After saying you want to play anyway it begins to startup and then cuts to desktop. So it seems like the cloud saves stuff is separate and working fine.
AcceptableGhost
Member
steamworks has functions to not allow games to be played in offline mode
this game is not using that
this game is not using that
Would buying a new router fix this? I didn't know so many people here had such poor connections.
dark_inferno
Member
Well i dont think so. You bought the game. So you can use a crack as you like it. You are not hurting anyone with it.
But better copy the whole Game folder.
Wouldn't be surprised if they have non-Steamworks versions to put through the most QA then just do some basic QA with Steamworks on to make sure it works. And they weren't thorough enough this time.
Valve tends to look the other way on cracked .exe files, there used to be mods that would only work through such an implementation.
Tough to justify punishing a paying customer who is just enjoying their game the way they see fit. Keywords: paying customer.
The time has come to an end
Yeah this is what Konami planned
Being tracked by a starving publisher
Looking for its daily feast
A predator on the verge of death
Close to its last breath
Getting close to its last breath
Rules of Nature!
And they run when the sun comes up
With their money on the line
(Alive)
For a while
(No choice)
Gotta follow the laws of the wild
(Alive)
With their money on the line
(No choice)
Out here only the strong survive
Whats done is done
Survived to see another day
The game of porting
The consumer and the agile publisher
No guarantee
Of which of them will succeed
Strong or weak
Rules of Nature!
Yeah this is what Konami planned
Being tracked by a starving publisher
Looking for its daily feast
A predator on the verge of death
Close to its last breath
Getting close to its last breath
Rules of Nature!
And they run when the sun comes up
With their money on the line
(Alive)
For a while
(No choice)
Gotta follow the laws of the wild
(Alive)
With their money on the line
(No choice)
Out here only the strong survive
Whats done is done
Survived to see another day
The game of porting
The consumer and the agile publisher
No guarantee
Of which of them will succeed
Strong or weak
Rules of Nature!
MickeyKnox
Member
What a load of shit, I finally made some headway against these sewer raptors or whateverthefuck when my internet farted out for like a couple seconds and the game just blinked out of existence.
Fuck YOU.
Fuck YOU.
AcceptableGhost
Member
you don't play without an internet connection
or the version your QA department tests doesn't have steamworks maybe?
Probably quote these in the OP as well. Direct proof that it is Steamworks API and not an always online DRM.
Should probably get the title changed as well.
Not by Skidrow, but this sort of thing is admittedly widely used for piracy. That said, I can certainly post my Steam receipt for this game and a picture of my PS3 copy if there's a concern.
Apparently CD Projekt has been thinking the wrong way this entire time.
People would have a point if online DRM actually STOPPED piracy instead of it just being easily cracked meaning the pirates still get it and the DRM is only hurting the real customers. It's quite ironic.
Is using an offline GFWL account not an option? That is what I have done with the few GFWL games I have. My friend gifted me that game in the winter sale.
Anyway on subject I am glad that this is sounding more and more like a bug and not a case of Konami being a bunch of fuck faces.
Steve Youngblood
Member
Well, that may be a valid suggestion that's worth considering. However, as it relates to this and examples like this (i.e. single player games), why is that the solution? Maybe it's the router and the user should buy a new one. Or, we could focus on why an internet connection is required in the first place. There are other reasons that one might lose their internet connection than user error.
Or, you might also read this as a suggestion to stop your line of rhetoric.
bone_and_sinew
breaking down barriers in gratuitous nudity
It's always one thing or another with Japanese pc ports. One step forward, 20 steps back.
Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
That the game auto quits the moment the connection drops is the killer here; this is the last kind of game on earth you want to just up and die on you in the middle of a level.
Sure does sound like a bug, but jesus christ, Konami best respond to this ASAP.
Sure does sound like a bug, but jesus christ, Konami best respond to this ASAP.
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
bug DRM, the worst DRM of all
Krusenstern
Banned
I just took a little nap and this is what I wake up to.
Holy goddamn shit. They have some stuff to patch I can say. Resolution lock and now thisalways online DRM/glitch. *SMH*
Holy goddamn shit. They have some stuff to patch I can say. Resolution lock and now thisalways online DRM/glitch. *SMH*
Well it's not meant to be a "line of rhetoric" as it was a legitimate statement of surprise that this many people had such fluctuation internet connections. I already agreed that in principle it was scummy so I understand people arguing about that, I was just generally surprised that seemingly a lot of people would have problems playing this in-practice because of on and off internet connections.
Stone Ocean
Member
Gaming forums could breed some really amusing social studies.
xBladeM6x
Member
Made a topic on the Steam Discussions board asking about the optimization of the game, and it seems people are saying that this game is unbelievably polished and runs extremely well on all levels of PCs. So it seems aside from this bug, that the whole release was actually quite a surprising success.
Added to OP, but it could still be an intentional implementation that is just not spitting out a disconnection message when kicking you out.
Made a topic on the Steam Discussions board asking about the optimization of the game, and it seems people are saying that this game is unbelievably polished and runs extremely well on all levels of PCs. So it seems aside from this bug, that the whole release was actually quite a surprising success.
Aside from the lack of >1080p support, sure. And if Platinum confirms that this online-only thing is definitely a bug.
Made a topic on the Steam Discussions board asking about the optimization of the game, and it seems people are saying that this game is unbelievably polished and runs extremely well on all levels of PCs. So it seems aside from this bug, that the whole release was actually quite a surprising success.
Its a little rough around the edges, bug included, but the port is quite solid.
The AA/AF solution seems to be a tad unoptimized and it has troubled with specific refresh rate setups, other than that its pretty solid.
Incredibly doubtful, there is no evidence for that.
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
really, really unlikely.
It's coldfoot, just ignore it.
There's certain users you should get accustomed to.
coldfoot would disown his mother if she was a PC gamer
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