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  • Edited by TheUnknownMerc: 9/3/2014 4:05:48 PM
    Okay so let ME tell YOU something about this always online BS. First off, let's just go to the main issue before personal issues. The fact that you must be online which connects to a server means that the MOMENT Bungies servers stop supporting Destiny the game will be entirely useless...sure, they plan for 10 years, but let me say i've been playing games 20+ years old and i still have the physical copies. Now, imagine my anger if i try to play a game that is around 20 years old, and i can't even start the game up for singleplayer, which by the way is mainly what i play games for. Bottom line, anything relying on servers (aka online connectivity) for EVERYTHING in a game is just plain stupid. There should be at least an option to play offline, it isn't even that difficult to do. Okay okay, now enough of the issues about this, let me tell you all a little story that has to do with Steam vs Origin. Now many will probably say that Origin is shit and steam is best friend. Let me say that I agree...to a point. Sadly the difference between the two is massive in terms of offline capability. You see many probably don't know this because in modern day hardly anyone is offline for too long. Me however I had an issue were due to complications i couldn't connect to the internet on my desktop for over 4 months. In the end after i had everything set up i also bought an amazing wifi USB so i could connect, but before this i couldn't. Now everyone knows steam has offline capabilities...but like Starcraft you must login at least once per 30 days for it to be enabled. Now i forget about starcraft but for steam you must do it on the computer itself...if you login elsewhere it won't matter. So wouldn't you know my surprise when after 30 days of no internet i was locked out of steam from playing games. Origin on the other hand, luckily i had a bunch of games installed from there recent sale at the time and for 4 months i was playing on origin. This isn't even a small number of games either. The idea of online only has the assumption you WILL have access to internet within 24 hours. Bullshit, if i buy a game i want to play it whenever i want and wherever. Hell if i am in Australia in the middle of no where and have a generator i want to pump open my portable gaming case, plug it into my said generator and play my games without the "SORRY YOU MUST CONNECT TO THE INTERNET" tl;dr? Always-Online is one of the shittiest ideas anyone has ever come up with. Good day.

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