Peroroncino
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And if that isn't enough to convince somebody, they said themselves it's gonna be offline.
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Confirmed: For Honor campaign is always online.
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And if that isn't enough to convince somebody, they said themselves it's gonna be offline.
Nestled_Grizzly
Member
Still buying it if that's the case. Always online never bothered me.
SmoothRunningGun
Member
After all the server issues that various games have had, it blows my mind that people still ask this question.
So do I need an internet connection or do I need an internet connection and a membership to XBL or PS+ if I were to buy it for a console? I'm currently unable/unwilling to play Dark Souls III and Bloodborne online because of the latter scenario.
Gamezone
Gold Member
Did you think they would release a statement out of the blue? At best we might get one now, if media picks this up.
AcademicSaucer
Member
It eventually worked for Hitman.
SolicitorPirate
Member
I mean GAF loses its shit when fighting games don't have single player. Does this surprise you?
Gamezone
Gold Member
Nope, unlock able features are still hidden behind the online wall in Hitman.
No, but all I got to go by is you bolding some words.
I'm not calling you a liar (this IS Ubi we're talking about after all) but I can't just take everything at face value.
Movalpolos
Banned
Nooooo, fuck.
Still going to play it. I crave some online 3D melee pvp.
Still going to play it. I crave some online 3D melee pvp.
TheSpoiler
Member
I think what bothers me more is them saying it could be played offline, and then now it's not like that. Plus, with server issues being a thing, this is not a viable solution and causes too many headaches.
I love this cute little way of snuffing discussion. People give reasons and other dudes are saying "LOL GO PLAY SOMETHING ELSE WHY COMPLAIN?". Maybe those people like the product but don't like having to be online? There are tons of reasons and telling people to "go do something else" is hilariously silly. We are the consumer. We have a right to point out things we don't like. It's not gonna harm anyone in doing so.
I love this cute little way of snuffing discussion. People give reasons and other dudes are saying "LOL GO PLAY SOMETHING ELSE WHY COMPLAIN?". Maybe those people like the product but don't like having to be online? There are tons of reasons and telling people to "go do something else" is hilariously silly. We are the consumer. We have a right to point out things we don't like. It's not gonna harm anyone in doing so.
MissCauthon
Member
I don't blame em, piracy is a pain and they do what they think is best. I just never understand people that complain about this. Don't buy the game and get something else. If electricity goes out and you are the type that freaks out i mean cmon just go outside get some air. If your travelling just do something else. This is the world we live in now, things are going online all the time. I was a diablo 3 addict, when power went out i did something else.
Nestled_Grizzly
Member
If that first alpha is anything to go by then it will be a success for them. The alpha stats were really good.
Nestled_Grizzly
Member
If the person only cares for the multi-player I don't see a problem. They were going to be online always anyways.
In August I moved to a house with no ethernet ports in the bedrooms and couldn't connect to steam for a week, couldn't play games on my steam account for a week. There was a work around, put steam in offline mode before moving, but I was a bit preoccupied, you know, packing to move... not having access to my library for that week creates doubts about having to always be connected to the internet to access anything. This isn't an argument about digital distribution of games. I'm fine with a compact HDD that stores my games or a storefront backup to download anything, but when I cannot access things or activate things that have been purchased it becomes extremely questionable, especially when a company can close down shop and turn the game off whenever they please.
Gamezone
Gold Member
The message was from UbiJurassic at their official forums. Community Representative as title.
Chaos2Frozen
Member
They have showed a campaign at E3, one Viking and one Knight mission.
Then that's a problem. Anyone who defends this shit because of their own personal living circumstances is an enabler of anticonsumer behavior.
Gamezone
Gold Member
Piracy is almost dead on PC.
Yeah seriously this thread is ridiculous.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
Forgot about that. What a douche.
Via Purifico
Banned
Imagine in 4 years when the servers will go offline and some poor sap finds this game in the bargain bin thinking he'll get a fun single player campaign only to find out ubisoft slapping him across the face with their *****.
gtfo with this always online crap for singleplayer games, there is no excuse to justify this.
gtfo with this always online crap for singleplayer games, there is no excuse to justify this.
Stilton Disco
Member
Total bollocks, there's no excuse for this anti consumer wankery.
Honestly changes the game from a day one purchase to 'maybe if it's in the bargain bin for less than ten quid' for me.
There's more than enough fantastic games out there that I can happily ignore For Honour entirely for this, regardless of how cool I think it looks.
Honestly changes the game from a day one purchase to 'maybe if it's in the bargain bin for less than ten quid' for me.
There's more than enough fantastic games out there that I can happily ignore For Honour entirely for this, regardless of how cool I think it looks.
What? Lol.
KingdomHeartsFan
Member
Nope not supporting that.
It remains to be seen. I wouldn't expect much to be honest. It started off as a multiplayer-only game, I think.
Sadly, i think they may have been bolstered by moderate successes in The Crew and EA's own crack at always online Need for Speed.
If people enable this behavior through sales it will on only grow. This can't stand.
They will do what they are doing here and always online all their franchises so they dont even have a true single player component to begin with
If people enable this behavior through sales it will on only grow. This can't stand.
They will do what they are doing here and always online all their franchises so they dont even have a true single player component to begin with
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Confirmed: I'm not buying For Honor
SolicitorPirate
Member
Maybe if a bunch of nerds getting angry on a gaming forum had any real influence on sales. Whether For Honor succeeds or fails, it won't be because of its online single player
Not to mention Ubisoft can now control if you get to play the game you paid for. They no longer want to support the servers? Say goodbye to the game. Even the part that did not need online to enjoy other than for their drm.
Oh, and think they will have incentive to discontinue server support when conveniently they have a new For Honor 2 coming out hey want you to buy? This makes planned obsolescence so much easier. No longer do they have to convince you the new game is so much better. You like the game you'll pay to play the new one or not at all. Oh, too bad here was stuff you liked better about the old game.
People really should not be so complacent about ignoring moves like this. It's one thing when by necessity the game really needs online like a multiplayer game.
Honestly, I think this is good because people that just want single player will possibly avoid it now. Having played the MP for a while, I can't imagine the SP will be nothing short a bad tacked-on mess. This is definitely a very multiplayer centric game and people looking for a single player experience will likely be disappointed .
Hitman had a offline mode since day one, however faulty it may be. You could finish the whole game in offline mode.
This kind of mindset was also thrown about when XB1's original vision was floated. "Nobody cares about what nerds on the internet say!".
If you just act like nothing matters, then nothing will matter. If people make a ruckus, someone will listen 50% of the time.
We're still talking about the amount of control and ownership we have over our products that we buy at full price. Its a legitimate fight o have.
Gamezone
Gold Member
Because they can't monitor your behavior offline.
Gamezone
Gold Member
Keep an eye on Ghost Reconm
As soon as the servers are taken down, the game will be unplayable. Some of us like to go back and replay games years after they've been released.
Gamezone
Gold Member
Many have answered this. Read the thread.
theonerayman
Member
As someone who lives not far from Blackberg this dude needs to be seriously slapped.
All that being said, with aata caps and everything else that the internet companies are trying to pull on us, always on from game companies is a crappy crappy deal unless there is a legit reason. This seems like a BS reason at best.
That1BlackGuy
Member
It doesn't affect me since I am purchasing the game primarily for the multiplayer but that's still very unfortunate for those who don't have an internet connection or live in an area with connection issues.