Basically you can turn this Massively Multiplayer Online Space Opera Epic (MMOSOE) into a Massively Singleplayer Online Space Opera Epic (MSOSOE) at the push of a button.
Really wish people would not use the MMO moniker for ED. ED is not an MMO ...
Basically you can turn this Massively Multiplayer Online Space Opera Epic (MMOSOE) into a Massively Singleplayer Online Space Opera Epic (MSOSOE) at the push of a button.
Will the game be DRM-free?
Yes, the game code will not include DRM (Digital Rights Management), but there will be server authentication when you connect for multiplayer and/or updates and to synchronise with the server.
Offline computer : Solo play with static galaxy
From KS page :
I've seen that but I'm not sure about what drm is according to Frontiers criteria, and what drm is according to my own criteria - especially after trying out the single-player demo. This is a big warning sign: Mandatory login and verification through the client, and not able to start it without being on-line and logged in.
I fear if i cancel my dsl subscription in the future, I may very well be unable to install and play the game and extra content I've paid through the nose for. If thats the case, i could probably get my hands on a torrented copy without the shenanigans - but that would be a deal-breaker for me, and i would rather stop supporting this all together and demand a refund.
That's why i need some definite answers from the officials.
I fear if i cancel my dsl subscription in the future, I may very well be unable to install and play the game and extra content I've paid through the nose for.
I've seen that but I'm not sure about what drm is according to Frontiers criteria, and what drm is according to my own criteria - especially after trying out the single-player demo. This is a big warning sign: Mandatory login and verification through the client, and not able to start it without being on-line and logged in.
I fear if i cancel my dsl subscription in the future, I may very well be unable to install and play the game and extra content I've paid through the nose for. If thats the case, i could probably get my hands on a torrented copy without the shenanigans - but that would be a deal-breaker for me, and i would rather stop supporting this all together and demand a refund.
That's why i need some definite answers from the officials.
Greetings, and a first post from a Kickstarter backer and a Long time lurker
I have some questions i haven't been able to find answers to, and i hope that someone from frontier can shed some light on this.
I have been a little concerned about complete off-line functionality. I know that one will be able to play off-line according to the official statements, but since my main machine isn't (and not going to be) connected at all, the ability to install AND play the game without any mandatory initial login, validation, and activation is of great importance to me.
I certainly don't hope that the final game will get crippled in that manner?
Another question, - will the game be portable?
I reinstall my OS quite often - and i very much prefer to be able to archive the game and its future expansions, and move it back onto my main system (or a new system) without the need to re-download and authenticate it all over again.
I can't help but wonder what kind of person regularly re-installs his operating system and yet doesn't want internet access? How does that make any sense
in the modern world. How do you keep your operating system up to date?
Greetings, and a first post from a Kickstarter backer and a Long time lurker
I have some questions i haven't been able to find answers to, and i hope that someone from frontier can shed some light on this.
I have been a little concerned about complete off-line functionality. I know that one will be able to play off-line according to the official statements, but since my main machine isn't (and not going to be) connected at all, the ability to install AND play the game without any mandatory initial login, validation, and activation is of great importance to me.
I certainly don't hope that the final game will get crippled in that manner?
Another question, - will the game be portable?
I reinstall my OS quite often - and i very much prefer to be able to archive the game and its future expansions, and move it back onto my main system (or a new system) without the need to re-download and authenticate it all over again.
Are you sure you are not a game hacker conducting a socially engineered attack?
This subject is also very important to me. The main reason I pledged as high as I did was for the DRM free, so that I can install the game and play without ever having to connect to the internet. I would even be willing to use one of these again every time I played... if I really had too.
http://www.msx.org/sites/default/files/photoshoots/Nijmegen 2010/IMG_0050.JPG
They could make a once a week validation, then you could play without validating each day and just do it once a week? That being said, I think that this is here to stay. We all want them to make high quality games so must ensure that no one cheats, not saying that it is the case in your example.
Cheers,
This topic came up some time ago in another thread. This was (and still is) my position on the matter;
AFAIK there still has been no solid answer from Frontier either way.
That would still effectively lock me out from the game, and this is the same reason i avoid steam and its ilk like the plague. Your argument isn't valid, and we don't need this for 'high quality games'.
Those forced validity checks and post install activations for the singleplayer part of the game is totally unacceptable for me, but i am totally fine with tamper checks and validation when one attempts to log on for some multiplayer for obvious reasons.