No Single Player offline Mode then?
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Except in the recent newsletter, they admit that it could very much work, and that "for creative reasons" they dropped offline support.
Yes, it is amazing how people that feel deceived and ripped off tend to react emotionally. :s It woul'd also be funny to see how you woul'd react (calmly) if you learn tomorrow that all the funds (including yours) are redirected to make offline solo mode while online mode you were promised is scrapped due to "VISION".
Oh, for the record (not that it matter a rat poop) is I was annoying because my ISP is horrible.... BUT, I already feel the game is everything I could want and more so at times it WILL be frustrating because I won't be able to play... BUT I will play. And I know I will love the amount of detail I had dreamed of 30 years ago come to life here. I couldn't thank them enough.
So, in that I am a content Fox.
Do we believe them now? No. I'll believe when I see offline solo. Which I doubt I'll ever see.
How is this even a thing? Seriously? How about this little scenario. I "sell," you a vacuum cleaner that only runs when I am open for business or remain in business. I can turn it off and on at my own whim. Now imagine that vacuum cleaner isn't even a physical object. I sure could have some fun with you, hiding in the bushes, turning your vacuum on and off and watching you curse and swear, all while giggling my butt off. But, sooner or later the novelty of it will wear off and I finally just decide to shut it all down. Now what are you left with? An intangible object that will no longer work, you can't even use it as a door stop.
Well ya see, the failure of that logic goes like this. IF...they had actually made the game to accomodate BOTH ways of playing, like what was PROMISED, it wouldn't have been an issue now would it? You certainly seem just fine with the compromises that the offline people are dealing with. The ONLY reason data security is/would be a problem, is because that's how they made it, they did have a choice you know.
Yep, I have a degree in Philosophy, hard to get more pointless than that, I'm well trained in pointless.
Dr. of Pointless... have a nice hollow ring of pity to it.
The moose was pertinent... Honest. er (Reaching for some way to connect the moose to the thread.)
Did anyone pick up the fact that DB promised a review of Offline after release? He kinda snuck it in the same way he snuck dropping Offline!
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There's a question I want to ask about that, but I fear it would get me banned. Okay - enough, I'm gone for the night.
I saw it, I'd like to believe that they are genuinely shocked by how many people feel strongly about it and are open to the idea that they might just of made a mistake. Its going to take more than one line at the the end of the news letter to give me much real hope of that though. But at least its enough reason to not give up and just leave... Not sure how you feel about that though
Based on my isp a couple of weeks ago, you'll find yourself at the menu pretty darn quick, so if your isp is kind enough to warn you in advance it'll be doing yo-yo impressions you'll be able to avoid getting fines and rep loss from missions being failed, or enjoy that wonderful exciting feature only THE VISION of the wise and perfect Braben can bestow upon you mere mortal
Caving into what exactly? What demands exactly do you think are being levied?
I have only asked to bet let out of all of this. Enjoy your ride...I want off this Titanic. Remember well this event -- it was your warning to what is ahead if you continue to let Frontier get away with these shenanigans.
And again, people in the modern world travel and play on laptop. My home ISP reliability won't help me in a train in the neighboring country, or in my workplace lunch room with no cell signal and restricted/censored wifi access.
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And yet, if you had the audacity to check out for 20 minutes the state of the game you backed almost 2 years ago in preparation for its release, planning to play offline, but accepting for the time being that the beta needed to be online for bug introspection; well, you are just [redacted] asking for a refund because suddenly Frontier rips the game that you backed out of your hands and continues to mock you for feeling taken advantage of.
You are a disgrace, David Braben.
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"We have started responding to requests where there is a clear outcome:
- Those who have pre-ordered an Elite: Dangerous release version from our online store and have therefore not yet played the game are eligible for a refund.
- Those who have already been playing the game online in the Alpha and/or Beta phases, regardless of whether they backed the project via Kickstarter or purchased access to Alpha and/or Beta through our online store, are not eligible for a refund.
We want to make sure we treat each person's situation with the thoroughness it deserves, and have contacted each of them to ask that they bear with us over the next few working days if their circumstances do not fit either criteria above as we look into individual requests."
As per the last line, if you have a genuine issue I would raise it with Frontier on why offline mode was very important to you, I think its worth a shot. Good luck.
- Those who have pre-ordered an Elite: Dangerous release version from our online store and have therefore not yet played the game are eligible for a refund.
- Those who have already been playing the game online in the Alpha and/or Beta phases, regardless of whether they backed the project via Kickstarter or purchased access to Alpha and/or Beta through our online store, are not eligible for a refund.
We want to make sure we treat each person's situation with the thoroughness it deserves, and have contacted each of them to ask that they bear with us over the next few working days if their circumstances do not fit either criteria above as we look into individual requests."
As per the last line, if you have a genuine issue I would raise it with Frontier on why offline mode was very important to you, I think its worth a shot. Good luck
.How would you feel if instead FD had announced that for a better game quality, they had to scrap the online/multiplayer experience and only allow offline solo play in the spirit of the original game ? No refund of course, you got to enjoy the beta after all.
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