. . .so you basically haven't followed the game but are now totally willing to discuss it with some authority.
Nah. It just isn't all Chad's. So immediately "woke" and of lower quality.
Holy Christ this is fantastic.
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Redfall Is Always Online Even In Single-Player, Bethesda Confirms
. . .so you basically haven't followed the game but are now totally willing to discuss it with some authority.
Nah. It just isn't all Chad's. So immediately "woke" and of lower quality.
Holy Christ this is fantastic.
BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
Hogwarts gonna be the same deal.
Black_Stride
do not tempt fate do not contrain Wonder Woman's thighs do not do not
Like clockwork!
azertydu91
Hard to Kill
Didn't they came out after the first gameplay reveal saying there wouldn't be any MTX or always online or was it just MTX?
Maddoxswe
Member
KXVXII9X
Member
Basically translates into "Doesn't matter for me so it shouldn't matter for anyone else." Not everyone has stable internet/data caps and things happen to where the internet can cut out.I am surprised that anyone cares about this.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
I am surprised that anyone cares about this.
Yep, it's 2023 people. Even your toaster is online.
Ezekiel_
Banned
Mr Moose
Member
Huh, why does Crash 4 need always online?
It was a big deal last year, not this year, GAW! It's 2023, come on people!
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Josemayuste
Member
I hate this online requirement sh*t shoehorned into my single player games, that's a no buy for me, I do this everytime this happens, and for every platform.
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BennyBlanco
aka IMurRIVAL69
fred420170
Member
Man, every time I see him, I think wow, this guy really screwed up xbox with xbox one launch.... So glad he's gone.
Soon don soon, your time will come
Maddoxswe
Member
says internet required on the box. what that actually means? who the fuck knows
Frequently Asked Questions
Experience Hogwarts in the 1800s. Your character is a student who holds the key to an ancient secret that threatens to tear the wizarding world apart. Make allies, battle Dark wizards and decide the fate of the wizarding world.
www.hogwartslegacy.com
azertydu91
Hard to Kill
It is necessary for the day 1 update and that's it.says internet required on the box. what that actually means? who the fuck knows
As said here.(ctrl+f internet)
Maybe the day 1 update can be installed via usb.
Edit: or check the above post ...Damn you
Maddoxswe
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demigod
Member
What a fucking L. Keep them comin guys!
mansoor1980
Gold Member
MadPanda
Banned
No, this is still a problem. I don't like this at all even though I'm 99% of time online as quick resume doesn't work with always online games. This is the most disappointing info I've heard about this game. I'll still play it as I have played the division 2 but I'd prefer it's different.
Mr Reasonable
Completely Unreasonable
I am fairly engaged with video game culture and visit and post here, look at vg news, follow accounts on twitter and I just don't recall unstable connections or data caps being much of a problem recently and as such honestly didn't think that it was a problem - I know people used to talk about download sizes of games and how data caps made that difficult, but I haven't heard of it in a long time. I know some people are passionately against always online, but I thought the angle on always online was that you couldn't play a game if the servers were off or you'd never truly own it, how would you play it in 40 years, which you can still do with an Atari and pac man, etc. I can understand those points, but it just doesn't really bother me.
Does your internet connection or data cap stop you from playing or downloading or updating games? I'm sorry to hear it if so.
EDIT: So disappointing to get a notification only to find it's something from Ezekiel.
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graywolf323
Member
well that killed any interest I had in getting this to play on my Steam Deck 
Robb
Gold Member
Welp, that sucks. In that case I won’t even bother to play it. Make your game work with the Xbox account I already have.
Every game that requires a different account to play is a insta-delete for me.
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reinking
Gold Member
I have the same stance now as I have always had. I don't care that it is "2023" whatever that is supposed to mean. Always online for a single player game mode is anti-consumer. Doesn't matter what justification people want to come up with. If for some reason an individual does not have access to the internet, regardless of an hour, a day or a week, preventing them from playing a single player game mode that they purchased is ridiculous.
jm89
Member
One thing i hope these devs do whatever the game gt7, redfall etc. is release a patch before closing down the servers to remove the online requirement, assuming of course the single player isn't competley reliant on online, i think for gt7 it was for checking for cheating? Removing that years down the line, most people won't care someone cheating in offline. Redfall remains to be seen what the reason is for the singleplayer needing online. That's the first thing i'd be thinking of before putting in these always online requirments.
MALpractice311
Member
False equivalency. You can play offline any time want you too in Fromsoft games. This Redfall shit is anti-consumer greed.
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Magic Carpet
Member
Like Borderlands 3. Hopefully I'll find someone to play with that doesn't just run off to the other side of the map to do who knows what.
I only played Borderlands by myself anyway so would rather have something to run and gun with on the Steam Deck. Looks like thats not happening now.
I only played Borderlands by myself anyway so would rather have something to run and gun with on the Steam Deck. Looks like thats not happening now.
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DeltaPolarBear
Member
It is still a big deal. One of the biggest advantage of single player is longevity. Now it is going to die when the server turns off.
If you only play multiplayer games then it makes no difference to you. But people who play single player does it for a reason, one of which is the ability to keep playing.
Kacho
Member
Yeah, I hope most studios have a plan for that but I honestly expect nothing. Far Cry 3 can be played offline but constantly tries to connect to a sever for news or some shit. Now that the server has been shutdown you frequently have your gameplay interrupted as the game tries to connect to that server. It's fucking god awful.
theStartupSound
Member
Had it more than one time that I played Hitman and suddenly there is a popup window which informs me, that the server is not available, so I cannot get any achievements. That is just stupid and should not be my problem as a player. Cache this information somewhere and save it to the server, when it is available again.
Even games with an online part should do it that way. I played gta online a week ago, payed 100k credits to change my character. Before I could finish my adjustments, I got a connection error with the rockstar servers and got kicked off the character editor. When I came back online, the 100k were gone, but my adjustments did not go into effect.
I don’t see, why the game cannot handle stuff like that in some kind of save file and push it to the servers, when they have a connection again.
Even games with an online part should do it that way. I played gta online a week ago, payed 100k credits to change my character. Before I could finish my adjustments, I got a connection error with the rockstar servers and got kicked off the character editor. When I came back online, the 100k were gone, but my adjustments did not go into effect.
I don’t see, why the game cannot handle stuff like that in some kind of save file and push it to the servers, when they have a connection again.
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Gamezone
Gold Member
That's basically every offline Blizzard/Activision game, including Tony Hawk. That's why I hope the Microsoft deal goes through. They might also put an end to their exclusive launcher too.
Dr.brain64
Member
Q: Does Hogwarts Legacy have online or co-op gameplay?
A: Hogwarts Legacy is a single player experience and does not have online or co-op gameplay.
Wildebeest
Member
Souls games use online to optionally add value for the player, not to take value away from the player without any choice.
LordCBH
Member
Microsoft, I thought y’all were sunsetting this Bethesda.net shit?
Stuart360
Member
Well they have on PC pretty much. Most of the games on Bethesda.net have transfered to Steam. You can ever do it yourself if you log into Bethesda launcher.
Gamer_By_Proxy
Member
Waiting to see that same energy people had about GT7 . . .
FoxMcChief
Gold Member
Oh man, good thing it’s 2023 and I’m always online.
bluecowboys
Banned
Don’t see the big deal for requiring online. Complaining about not having internet is like complaining about not having electricity to power up your console.
FoxMcChief
Gold Member
Is that always online as well? I hadn’t noticed, because I’m always online regardless.
TintoConCasera
I bought a sex doll, but I keep it inflated 100% of the time and use it like a regular wife
No biggie, game looks like shit to me so I wasn't going to play it anyways.
Kinda weird that they require it for single-player, must be a technical reason (bad design) because I can't think of anything else.
Kinda weird that they require it for single-player, must be a technical reason (bad design) because I can't think of anything else.
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Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
Toasters weren't online last year?
Hobbygaming
has been asked to post in 'Grounded' mode.
The only game I play more online than offline is GT7 and I think the online requirement for it is terrible and I'm not making excuses but I can at least still race on 36 different tracks and choose multiple layouts offline
Mr Reasonable
Completely Unreasonable
Why?
Rhazer Fusion
Member
True, but you can still play the Souls games offline though. You just lose the benefits of online such as co op and hints being left behind by players. Redfall supposedly being GAAS and online only is disappointing imo.
manfestival
Member
Once upon a time I thought that this would be a non issues. Then I had to move for various reasons and came across a bunch of scenarios where I did not have internet. Making me have to tether my phone just so I could play some of these single player games or some other work around. There really needs to be a way to make it so that there is an offline mode for at least single player purposes. Doesn't have to be permanent but like a check in like how EGS does once a month or like xbox app is like every 24 hours(I think).
gaming_again
Member
Western gaming is in such a state of anti-consumer shite lmao.
Die Namek Ability
Member
I was vocal about this in the GT7 thread and will be here as well. This is fucking stupid. If i want to play a single player game i should not have any requirement for an online connection. I know the argument every always throws out these, "its 2023 if you dont have a stable internet connection blah blah blah" Guess what internet goes out sometimes, additionally like what happend with GT7 if thier servers are fucked you cant play your game (single player) when you want after paying a premium. Utter bullshit.