Sounds good to me. I bet some of the vocal defenders of this mess here would even pay so that FD doesnt have to.
No Single Player offline Mode then?
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Sounds good to me. I bet some of the vocal defenders of this mess here would even pay so that FD doesnt have to.
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Sooo, you say that you always wanted to make this game playable Offline and still you have designed it so the core of the game must be always connected. Did you do that design just now? If not *why weren't we told long before* ?
I understand the disappointment here, I don't quite understand how it is being conveyed a lot of the time but I get why some feel a little let down. If you look at the from the other side of the coin though, what would us 'Open world' players have to sacrifice of our game-play to allow for a secure offline version of the game to become a reality? I'm not sure, but you can bet some features would have to shelved. I'm quite surprised that in 2014 there are 'seemingly' so many players that can't connect to the internet to play the online solo mode? Some sort of connectivity is almost a 'given' for all modern games these days.
Offline play is not a minor feature to me. Now online multiplayer that is a minor feature to me that I will never use.
This has always been a project supported so that FD could make the game they wish to play.
I find the concept refreshing to be honest and to not pander to the whims of others and stay true to a vision is great.
Michael Brookes
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If the decision really was made so that you could focus on getting the game done then that implies that it really was a recent decision and frankly if that's the case then its not too late to reverse this mistake and commit to an offline version post release. You lose nothing in terms of the next month or two getting the release out the way (which lets face it going to have a lot of its own issues and PR backlash). But you get a decent PR boost right now, take the wind out of the sails of this issue which otherwise could easily run and run right up to and through the release. And end up with a better product in the end once you have a bit more time to get the offline/local server stuff really shining. Build in mod support and you've got access to thousands of developer hours from volunteers keeping you game interesting and lively for years to come, that can only benefit and enhance the online curated universe.
At least give it some serious thought. Its never too late to admit you've made a mistake and correct it.
Quite so. I have witnessed many a game ruined by devs pandering to players desires.
Michael Brookes
Game Director
The intended experience was always to be online. We believed that we could provide a cut down offline experience as well, but more of the game has had to be done online, so much so that we can't support offline.
Michael
Far as we know. At this time we have no idea if what you intend will work. Offline didn't.
According to the Elite Dangerous twitter account at 16th Nov @ 10.36pm, all information has been given -
They have moved on and from how I read this, they are not going to give any further explanation no matter how many post on this thread. Hopefully I will be proved wrong and FD will do the correct thing and provide an official statement, rather than one liners - which at least twice have stated read the newsletter.
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I enjoy a read, so may you... below is an extract from this fine document... http://www.frontier.co.uk/docs/files/Frontier%20Developments%20plc%20Annual%20Report%20and%20Accounts%202014.pdf
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They have moved on and from how I read this, they are not going to give any further explanation no matter how many post on this thread. Hopefully I will be proved wrong and FD will do the correct thing and provide an official statement, rather than one liners - which at least twice have stated read the newsletter.
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I enjoy a read, so may you... below is an extract from this fine document... http://www.frontier.co.uk/docs/files/Frontier%20Developments%20plc%20Annual%20Report%20and%20Accounts%202014.pdf
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Michael Brookes
Game Director
No, it has been an ongoing process. More of the game had to be put online than we initially thought. We've also investigated a number of options to try and support offline in parallel, but unfortunately that's not possible. Once we were certain that was the case we made the decision public.
Michael
If only there was some kind of testing before release.
In March, I started a thread about this very issue here > https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=13876
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I particularily like this one from Pecisk...
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My heart goes out to Styggron...
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Agreed and whilst i understand the dissapointment i do not understand why we have hundreds of pages thread about it when the answer has been provided by FD to the topic title many times.
Unfortunately as to your last point, seemingly some people also want access to the source code to be able to mod the game/hack and effectively own the intellectual property in the future, they mostly move on to this topic if pushed on the lack of internet question thoroughly.
Please people can we stop now? FD have answered and refund questions should not be voiced here surely?
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Not sure how you can test a server financially.
Vlodec
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The point, Wonne, is that to some people offline is not a minor feature. I understand that you and others see it otherwise but, for some, offline is very much a major feature.
At least theres growing publicity "out there" now, which might help to gather new customers. May i ask if this is the only thing that was scrubbed for the release, or do we have to expect more things that are not coming?
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