Solo is not even vaguely 'offline'.
Elite Dangerous is not a Game you own, its a Service
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Seriously ? you do know solo mode relies on the whole game and is not its own entity ?
p.s. Compared to Chris Roberts, Braben is an angel...
i agree, I paid $60.00 (U.S.) for the game, since launch on the PS4 I've got almost 3,000 hours of game time. Mathematically, that works out to be about 2 U.S. cents per hour. If the server's go down tomorrow, I'd be depressed, but no one could say I'd didn't get my monies worth.
You guys misunderstand what I mean.
Solo mode copied as a separate instance (separate from Open or Private etc), could be entirely offline and would work as an Offline Single player mode.
Because at the moment Solo mode is linked to other modes, it sounds not feasible.
Elite universe is entirely not required Online presence to operate, but because there are other players that impact the world and the way the FD programmed it, it requires to be Online. The story can come to a hault without any updates and the game would be running completely fine for eternity.
No it couldn't, because it's still connected to the servers and needs to be.
Seriously, if they could trivially do an offline mode they would have done so, just to shut us all up. It's not as easy as you're making it out to be.
So, OP is accusing FD of fraud? Nice try. I know what I bought. 
Besides, game as a service implies a monthly fee. I've already got my moneys worth out of E: D, and probably a whole lot of other people's moneys worth too. While I hope the servers stay online for a long time yet (as I'm sure they will), I won't feel hard done by when eventually they get turned off.
Besides, game as a service implies a monthly fee. I've already got my moneys worth out of E: D, and probably a whole lot of other people's moneys worth too. While I hope the servers stay online for a long time yet (as I'm sure they will), I won't feel hard done by when eventually they get turned off.
Nope. Well, I don't. In fact I'm naive enough to believe that Frontier will keep the servers going long* after Elite stops paying for itself, simply because it's their signature product.Do people here actually think Elite Dangerous is anywhere near its end of life?
* values for 'long' may vary.
Games as a service are bad
Applications as a service are bad
Preorders are bad
But its the way the world is going.
If you are using MSOffice these days, you're likely using their app as a service. If you are using any Goggle apps, you are using an app as a service.
If you bought into star citizen you didn't buy the game, you made a "pledge" or "donation" towards its development.
Its happening and not much we can do about it, except vote without our wallets and watch it happen anyway.
Applications as a service are bad
Preorders are bad
But its the way the world is going.
If you are using MSOffice these days, you're likely using their app as a service. If you are using any Goggle apps, you are using an app as a service.
If you bought into star citizen you didn't buy the game, you made a "pledge" or "donation" towards its development.
Its happening and not much we can do about it, except vote without our wallets and watch it happen anyway.
Have a look through some of this.
Don't Panic: BGS guides and help
The Collected Knowledge of the BGS Community on the Background Simulation There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Background Simulation is for and how it works, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable...
Do people here actually think Elite Dangerous is anywhere near its end of life?
Some people do. I think its going to keep going for a good while yet.
Ok, then tell me, if you are alone in the universe why is the Online mode required from design/game mechanic perspective?
Of course its not easy to do, I didn't say it was easy. FD did not make it easy for themselves on purpose - they never intend to keep the game running when the servers shut down.
And somewhere, somehow, Tj is behind it all...
I think we're heading into paranoia territory here.
The servers aren't there solely to determine if you can see another CMDR or not. The BGS is not trivial.
The main issue is calculating what other players have done in the 24h period. Removing the other players from the equation makes it much easier.Have a look through some of this.
Don't Panic: BGS guides and help
The Collected Knowledge of the BGS Community on the Background Simulation There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Background Simulation is for and how it works, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable...forums.frontier.co.uk
The BGS entire purpose is calculated what all the players have done in the entire universe.
Calculating only one person's actions for entire game is cake walk compared to current BGS. And you don't even need to calculate...
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Then I suggest you submit your resume to Frontier, because it sounds like you've got some skills they'd love to have.
Thanks for contribution with zero arguments and for unncessary ad hominem.
Sure.