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Update:

Yo. I wrote the Game Rant article. Just want to give context into what I wrote. This is from the official Ubisoft announcement page:

"Watch Dogs 2 is a connected experience (though you won’t need an internet connection to play). We’ve taken everything you’ve liked from the original and expanded upon it to create a more seamless and complete online experience. From revamped PvP modes to introducing Co-Op play, as a DedSec hacker you’re never alone."

http://watchdogs.ubisoft.com/watchdogs/en-US/news/152-253290-16/watch-dogs-2-reveal-release-date

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Original post:

Gamestar

Watch Dogs 2 ist Always On, zum Spielen wird also eine permanente Internetverbindung vorausgesetzt.

Google-translated:

Watch Dogs 2 is always on to play, so a permanent Internet connection is required.

Game Rant

• Online Play – Watch Dogs 2 can be played single-player, but is otherwise an always-online experience. There’s seamless co-op and a variety of PvP modes to check out.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

So was the original, no?

 

[7DollarHagane]

Whatever. Something to get outraged about I guess.

 

[Mollymauk]

What?? I can't play this on a generator when I'm camping???

 

[T.O.P]

I don't really care tbh, i'm always online anyway

 

[dragonzdogma]

So only on Xbox scorpion or whatever it's called?
Okay not that funny :/

 

[chrisPjelly]

But I want to b n ctrl

 

[antitrop]

Yeah, isn't every Ubisoft game going to be after The Division now?

 

[ThoughtsOfSpeaking]

So was the original, no?

No. I'm really pissed of at this. I had no interest in the hacking multiplayer game. It was a fucking annoyance.

In the original you could ignore it entirely by remaining offline.

 

[Danny Dudekisser]

I mean, if it's something they're actually planning to use to improve the game, rather than just a DRM-scheme, I guess that's cool. I, pretty plainly, couldn't be less interested in the game, but I feel like this is just fishing for outrage.

 

[bluexy]

Yo. I wrote the Game Rant article. Just want to give context into what I wrote. This is from the official Ubisoft announcement page:

"Watch Dogs 2 is a connected experience (though you won’t need an internet connection to play). We’ve taken everything you’ve liked from the original and expanded upon it to create a more seamless and complete online experience. From revamped PvP modes to introducing Co-Op play, as a DedSec hacker you’re never alone."

http://watchdogs.ubisoft.com/watchdogs/en-US/news/152-253290-16/watch-dogs-2-reveal-release-date

 

[Sweep14]

Always online bullshit = Instant no buy

Edit : Okay with the post above

 

[Baroquemantic]

Yo. I wrote the Game Rant article. Just want to give context into what I wrote. This is from the official Ubisoft announcement page:

"Watch Dogs 2 is a connected experience (though you won’t need an internet connection to play). We’ve taken everything you’ve liked from the original and expanded upon it to create a more seamless and complete online experience. From revamped PvP modes to introducing Co-Op play, as a DedSec hacker you’re never alone."

http://watchdogs.ubisoft.com/watchdogs/en-US/news/152-253290-16/watch-dogs-2-reveal-release-date

That's good to hear.

 

[Neuromancer]

Yo. I wrote the Game Rant article. Just want to give context into what I wrote. This is from the official Ubisoft announcement page:

"Watch Dogs 2 is a connected experience (though you won’t need an internet connection to play). We’ve taken everything you’ve liked from the original and expanded upon it to create a more seamless and complete online experience. From revamped PvP modes to introducing Co-Op play, as a DedSec hacker you’re never alone."

http://watchdogs.ubisoft.com/watchdogs/en-US/news/152-253290-16/watch-dogs-2-reveal-release-date

Ok. So just like the last one. Thanks for the clarification.

 

[ThoughtsOfSpeaking]

Yo. I wrote the Game Rant article. Just want to give context into what I wrote. This is from the official Ubisoft announcement page:

"Watch Dogs 2 is a connected experience (though you won’t need an internet connection to play). We’ve taken everything you’ve liked from the original and expanded upon it to create a more seamless and complete online experience. From revamped PvP modes to introducing Co-Op play, as a DedSec hacker you’re never alone."

http://watchdogs.ubisoft.com/watchdogs/en-US/news/152-253290-16/watch-dogs-2-reveal-release-date

So what part of that means always online? It's not in the slightest.

I'm fine with this.

 

[sjay1994]

So was the original, no?

I usually wouldn't care since I am always connected to the internet, but playing Hitman and momentary lapses in connection cause me to lose tons of progress, makes me really wary about it now.

I hope that there is an offline option or the servers aren't shoddy like Hitmans.

Yo. I wrote the Game Rant article. Just want to give context into what I wrote. This is from the official Ubisoft announcement page:

"Watch Dogs 2 is a connected experience (though you won’t need an internet connection to play). We’ve taken everything you’ve liked from the original and expanded upon it to create a more seamless and complete online experience. From revamped PvP modes to introducing Co-Op play, as a DedSec hacker you’re never alone."

http://watchdogs.ubisoft.com/watchdogs/en-US/news/152-253290-16/watch-dogs-2-reveal-release-date

Great news.

 

[Trogdor1123]

For all modes? Maybe it makes sense as well

 

[BlizzKrut]

Yo. I wrote the Game Rant article. Just want to give context into what I wrote. This is from the official Ubisoft announcement page:

"Watch Dogs 2 is a connected experience (though you won’t need an internet connection to play). We’ve taken everything you’ve liked from the original and expanded upon it to create a more seamless and complete online experience. From revamped PvP modes to introducing Co-Op play, as a DedSec hacker you’re never alone."

http://watchdogs.ubisoft.com/watchdogs/en-US/news/152-253290-16/watch-dogs-2-reveal-release-date

Wrap it up folks.

 

[Disgraced]

Yo. I wrote the Game Rant article. Just want to give context into what I wrote. This is from the official Ubisoft announcement page:

"Watch Dogs 2 is a connected experience (though you won’t need an internet connection to play). We’ve taken everything you’ve liked from the original and expanded upon it to create a more seamless and complete online experience. From revamped PvP modes to introducing Co-Op play, as a DedSec hacker you’re never alone."

http://watchdogs.ubisoft.com/watchdogs/en-US/news/152-253290-16/watch-dogs-2-reveal-release-date

Added to OP. That's wonderful news, thank you for clarifying.

 

[Boke1879]

Literally just like the first one.

 

[epmode]

I don't really care tbh, i'm always online anyway

Friend, the question isn't whether or not YOU are online, it's whether or not the authentication servers are online. These games have a shelf life.

Wrap it up folks.

Oh, good.

 

[NotLiquid]

You can't hack if you're not online. Checkmate, game dudes

 

[Infinite]

Welp, guess I won't be playing it. Was excited for black lead too

Edit: that's what I get for not reading the thread

 

[MUnited83]

Yo. I wrote the Game Rant article. Just want to give context into what I wrote. This is from the official Ubisoft announcement page:

"Watch Dogs 2 is a connected experience (though you won’t need an internet connection to play). We’ve taken everything you’ve liked from the original and expanded upon it to create a more seamless and complete online experience. From revamped PvP modes to introducing Co-Op play, as a DedSec hacker you’re never alone."

http://watchdogs.ubisoft.com/watchdogs/en-US/news/152-253290-16/watch-dogs-2-reveal-release-date

Well that was quick. Pack it up folks

 

[ODDI]

Sooo it's like the first one?

 

[Disxo]

Like the last one? Okay

 

[hemo memo]

(though you won’t need an internet connection to play)

So it's not always on.

 

[Hip Hop]

Wrap it up folks.

On to the next Ubisoft hate train guys.

 

[Lazlo]

The thread title should really be changed to prevent people coming in and bitching without reading anything.

 

[Pathfinder]

I'm okay with it. Hard to imagine how they would integrate the MP without it.

 

[Sojgat]

Yo. I wrote the Game Rant article. Just want to give context into what I wrote. This is from the official Ubisoft announcement page:

"Watch Dogs 2 is a connected experience (though you won’t need an internet connection to play). We’ve taken everything you’ve liked from the original and expanded upon it to create a more seamless and complete online experience. From revamped PvP modes to introducing Co-Op play, as a DedSec hacker you’re never alone."

http://watchdogs.ubisoft.com/watchdogs/en-US/news/152-253290-16/watch-dogs-2-reveal-release-date

Good news.

 

[Bandit1]

Yo. I wrote the Game Rant article. Just want to give context into what I wrote. This is from the official Ubisoft announcement page:

"Watch Dogs 2 is a connected experience (though you won’t need an internet connection to play). We’ve taken everything you’ve liked from the original and expanded upon it to create a more seamless and complete online experience. From revamped PvP modes to introducing Co-Op play, as a DedSec hacker you’re never alone."

http://watchdogs.ubisoft.com/watchdogs/en-US/news/152-253290-16/watch-dogs-2-reveal-release-date

Good news, my internet connection ain't that great.

 

[Mature]

Yeah, isn't every Ubisoft game going to be after The Division now?

Internally there was a large shift in their design post Division and this sounds like a product of that, yeah.

 

[sjay1994]

The thread title should really be changed to prevent people coming in and bitching without reading anything.

Well, it becomes a fun way of seeing who reads OP's and who doesn't.

 

[Disgraced]

The thread title should really be changed to prevent people coming in and bitching without reading anything.

Or just locked. There's not really the story we were worried about here. I'm a dirty sensationalist liar.

 

[ROUGE_BLOCK]

Well it's good to know you won't need an internet to play, I completely turned off the invasion feature in the first one. May try this one with the co-op

 

[Hexa]

Watch Dogs 2 Is "Always-Online" (It isn't)

 

[Morning Star]

I was pretty much expecting that edited clarification to be the case.

 

[jmizzal]

Literally just like the first one.

Yup just what I thought when I saw it, your always connected but you can play alone or offline

 

[Commanche Raisin Toast]

i'll turn it off for my first playthrough most likely, or make a separate save for my co-op character that i can just go nuts with.

 

[bobbychalkers]

Glad I read the update first, much of the experience for the original is online connectivity but sometimes I didn't want to deal with it and just shut off my connection.

 

[Hoje0308]

To what extent is there co-op? Is that known yet?

 

[Disgraced]

To what extent is there co-op? Is that known yet?

Nah, there's not a lot of deets yet outside what you can see in the vid premiere and the quote in the OP.

 

[RespectThySole]

So it isn't always online then.

 

[Hoje0308]

Nah, there's not a lot of deets yet outside what you can see in the vid premiere and the quote in the OP.

Hoping for full campaign co-op or the ability to invade games with friends. Either would help me sell them on this game.

 

[Falchion]

So it's intended to be a connected experience but it doesn't have to be. Sounds like the best of both worlds, nothing to see here.

 

[ChawlieTheFair]

So it isn't always online then.

I too am confused.

 

[D i Z]

Yeah. This mad dash to "expose" games before official releases is tired. Whatever they decide to do with their game will have reasons to support it.

 

[kamineko]

...and they all lived happily ever after!

 

[D4Danger]

I too am confused.

it doesn't need a connection but it's better if it has one.