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Payday 3 requires an internet connection, even when played solo (www.rockpapershotgun.com)
submitted 1 year ago by sculd@beehaw.org to c/gaming@beehaw.org
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Another "always online" game that forces people to connect to internet while playing single player.

Even though most people do have internet access these days, it is still not a good development when you consider some places have less stable internet than others. And also what happens to the game when the server shuts down.

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[–] MJBrune@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

but I do believe you will have to have a connection in order to play cause it’s made in the Unreal Engine, it’s using cross-progression, crossplay, I do believe we need you to be online," said Listo.

I've been using Unreal Engine 4 since 2014 and in 2020 started using EOS which I've shipped on a game. This is bullshit. It's entirely bullshit that you don't need someone 10 years into the games industry with the relevant engine experience and relevant online subsystem experience to tell you it's bullshit. You already know it's bullshit. But here is a random expert opinion to definitively confirm it's bullshit.

The only thing they had to do is make it so you can store your progress locally until you connect to a server. I do that with my achievement system in an indie game I made for under 10,000 USD from my publisher. It's insane to think this is their excuse.