Yes, I think I saw that - V V -
No Single Player offline Mode then?
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Good morning. I see your post has been edited removing the reference to calling me a troll.
I wanted to point out that I hadn't trolled you. I saw, and not just in your post, but a general theme running through a lot of posts on here of very inflammatory and quite frankly (in my view) disturbing comments wishing people bad will because offline play is not being delivered.
I made no threats or harassment myself - which is the definition of trolling.
What you encountered was discussion and disagreement.
Every single answer there makes it clear that it is not going to happen, so who is arguing semantics now.
And you'd rather not play it at all because you might not be able to play it if the servers go down? (though I think FD will probably do something about that once it happens).
From reading his posts, only because it would affect other people (his +1 and other people he bought game upgrades/etc for) not because he's now "happy" with the situation!
Wait for more facts people
Massive overreaction as can only be expected from the Internet.
We simply don't know all the facts yet...
We don't know how often these updates will be.
We don't know if you will be able to delay the update.
Personally, I think a periodically updating SP game is the best type of SP game you can get.
If properly implemented this type of updating-SP should not result in any of the issues with always-online games like latency, disconnections and the inability to play when your connection is down.
Massive overreaction as can only be expected from the Internet.
We simply don't know all the facts yet...
We don't know how often these updates will be.
We don't know if you will be able to delay the update.
Personally, I think a periodically updating SP game is the best type of SP game you can get.
If properly implemented this type of updating-SP should not result in any of the issues with always-online games like latency, disconnections and the inability to play when your connection is down.
I doubt anyone is "happy" with the situation.
I'd rather not support this kind of business decision, yeah.
Awesome. So all they need to do is to tell us clearly exactly what that "something" is, then we'll all know we'll be able to pay the game we pledged large amounts of money for if FD ever go under. That'll resolve the issue for a big chunk of dissatisfied punters (although obviously not the ones with flakey/no internet connections).
Why can't you just have an offline mode that cannot be switched to online, and then the problem of needing servers for trading/purchasing is gone, run a small server locally when you choose offline-solo rather than online solo.
I cannot think of any technical reason that would not work as a solution...
you just know that if you don't provide it, someone somewhere will write their own local server at some point...
Right, it is semantics.
Important semantics.
the "why" is very important if I have to decide if I go for a refund or even if I will ever trust them again.
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I don't see any evidence they abandoned Offline Mode a long time ago. (And if there was clear evidence, then people would have been up in arms about it a long time ago.) So I take Frontier at their word, since their explanation fits the available evidence as well as anything.
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Wait for more facts people (double post - can't edit other post)
Massive overreaction as can only be expected from the Internet.
We simply don't know all the facts yet...
We don't know how often these updates will be.
We don't know if you will be able to delay the update.
Personally, I think a periodically updating SP game is the best type of SP game you can get.
If properly implemented this type of updating-SP should not result in any of the issues with always-online games like latency, disconnections and the inability to play when your connection is down.
Massive overreaction as can only be expected from the Internet.
We simply don't know all the facts yet...
We don't know how often these updates will be.
We don't know if you will be able to delay the update.
Personally, I think a periodically updating SP game is the best type of SP game you can get.
If properly implemented this type of updating-SP should not result in any of the issues with always-online games like latency, disconnections and the inability to play when your connection is down.
If we don't know the facts, it's because we haven't read the relevant posts
The game will be unplayable off-line. This has been clearly stated. A connection will be required whenever a transaction takes place with the server (markets etc.). I imagine saves aren't likely to be stored locally either.
Absolutely.
But if Fdev don't implement the offline mode they have promised their most loyal fans - and don't wish to refund the Kickstarters and backers who want it - where some of them paid through the nose to get this project started, then this needs to get out far and wide as a warning to all potential buyers.
Then i think Frontier will be more willing to listen. Bad PR can be a very powerful tool.
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this is actually a fair point.
imo all FD need to do to draw a line under the whole thing is 1) offer full refunds to those who want them. (not a chance I am taking that option I still have faith!
)and 2) promise that in the event that the game should fail, either offline will be patched in or all backend server code will be released to the public domain.
This wont remove the disappointment of the offline removal for those who want to play but cant, but I think it will stop the feeding frenzy.
fingers crossed by the end of play today it will be all sorted out - as much as it can be.
Oh please, the question was, why they don't announce that they will make an offline version once the servers go down. And its pretty clear from those answers that that is never going to happen. That is why they can't promise an offline version.
Michael Brookes has already said that a consistent internet connection is require for Solo.
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Im happy , for real , No dev time into offline mode.
wich can only benefit the mutliplayer aspect of the game as it is advertised.
Sorry but we know smoe of your not Knowing Facts:
We must be allways on...one reason I explain some threads before is that WE fill the Living Galaxy.
Updates come, and will be fast Installed...that is the only good thing in this Client-Server System ... because when you Update the Server, the Client will be Updated after they Conneted with Server (Funny is ..in my Company we do it in same way...but our Software Cost a little more than 60€ ...lets say around 100.000....
.....)Have I mention it that we must allways be on ..so in bad case we must live with the lag.
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