I actually don't know if the PC version works offline or not. I have DSL so my PC is usually online all the time. I didn't think to try running Missing Link in offline mode and I uninstalled it once I finished it so I don't know if offline mode works for it or has been disabled. It just surprised me for a single-player DLC to require internet connection on 360 since I assume that consoles are less likely to have stable internet connections compared to PC's.Calrabjohns said:
Yeah, that's pretty much it.Calrabjohns said:
It's always been the case for me that that's true (about PCs---my brother's laptop works the most consistently with the communal wifi pool our electronics drink from). Damn. I would have been interested to know if that was the case with TML. Ah well.
I have the Steam version of Missing Link, I run Steam offline almost permanently, and I had no problems. If it's bypassing Steam and using it's own checking (the way that TW2 did for a while), I might not have noticed. But it definitely works with Steam offline.WardDragon said:
And on the bigger topic, there was a good article in Techdirt today...
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130416/18174622735/attention-game-developers-console-manufacturers-always-is-not-same-as-always-connectable.shtml
I liked this quote.
The reality of the world that Adam Orth doesn't live in...
Screenshot taken about 2-and-a-half hours ago. Since then, it's downloaded just under 900MB. Nothing else was running on the network, this is as fast as it gets.
Oh, and it's the fastest connection available where I live.
(Edited for inability to read the clock correctly)
Screenshot taken about 2-and-a-half hours ago. Since then, it's downloaded just under 900MB. Nothing else was running on the network, this is as fast as it gets.
Oh, and it's the fastest connection available where I live.
(Edited for inability to read the clock correctly)
Well people have already invented ways around it. Emulated servers.
However, you don't really see this put into action because of the effort it would take (and money?).
Or if the game pulls off always online DRM poorly like AC2 you can just easily crack it. Simple.
Personally, I wouldn't risk doing any sort of piracy. A criminal record is just too much for me.
However, you don't really see this put into action because of the effort it would take (and money?).
Or if the game pulls off always online DRM poorly like AC2 you can just easily crack it. Simple.
Personally, I wouldn't risk doing any sort of piracy. A criminal record is just too much for me.
Damn.dragonbird said:The reality of the world that Adam Orth doesn't live in...
Screenshot taken about 2-and-a-half hours ago. Since then, it's downloaded just under 900MB. Nothing else was running on the network, this is as fast as it gets.
Oh, and it's the fastest connection available where I live.
(Edited for inability to read the clock correctly)
Sorry about that, must be an absolute pain. I really don't have any right to ever complain when my internet dies for 5 minutes or something
But yeah, Orth hasn't really been up to date with his reality checks lately. He seems to believe that we all live in wonderful candy cane land, ruled by benevolent marshmallows that dip themselves in chocolate and willingly allows us to eat them. That's the problem with publishers for the past 5 years. They're so horribly out of touch with reality that it does make me frightful to think of what kind of demon must have possessed them to come to the mindbogglingly weird business decisions they've made.
Still, here's to hoping that the industry will change during the next generation of consoles.
My download speed is 150kb p/sdragonbird said:The reality of the world that Adam Orth doesn't live in...
Screenshot taken about 2-and-a-half hours ago. Since then, it's downloaded just under 900MB. Nothing else was running on the network, this is as fast as it gets.
Oh, and it's the fastest connection available where I live.
(Edited for inability to read the clock correctly)
Upload Speed is 47.4kb p/s
right now....
Damn, Orth stepped down?I'm trying really hard to feel sorry for him...Still trying.
@RSIK4 - Yup. Not unusual for many parts of the world. And the 4GB download that I started 7 hours ago is still saying 2 hours to go, because I needed to browse, which means my Steam download speed has dropped to around 30KB/S.
So how much of my precious bandwidth would an "always on" game vendor, or MS's new Xbox, think it appropriate to useto collect data to enhance my customer experience?
(And regarding Demut getting the company wrong )
So how much of my precious bandwidth would an "always on" game vendor, or MS's new Xbox, think it appropriate to use
No, I don't think he stepped down - the terse MS comment gave the impression he was pushed. I don't think MS cared about him living in cloud cuckoo land regarding "always online", but they did care about him talking about something that hasn't been officially made public yet.slimgrin said:
(And regarding Demut getting the company wrong
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Haha, oh you nincompoop!slimgrin said:
Yeah it's hard to muster any sympathy for him but. I don't know.
I wish publishers would just stop with this DRM nonsense and stop focusing on the games they're supposed to sell to us. That's where their sole attention should be. Nothing else should matter!
I'm depressed. I had hoped it was all in my head that people who worked for companies like this were children in suits, or sweaters and hipster spectacles. Now we know. Tell'um Brucy Boy.
Hehe. They aren't children in suits. They are just power hungry trolls
An interesting video I came across that discuss whether the gaming industry is about to collapse due to all its crap games recently.
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