This Game Is Fun, So Why Is It Online Only?

[Snydrex]

Title says the most of it, really.

 

I really, really enjoy playing this game, and being one who travels often, I find myself often frustrated with the fact that I HAVE to have a online connection to play. This game is not compatible with Steam's offline mode, which I use often in order to kill traveling time.

 

So, why not use a Cloud syncing technique or something to that effect in order to allow players that want to play offline keep their progress? I don't want to encourage cheating, but this is basically putting DRM over player fun and enjoyment. Especially people that like playing this game.

 

The fact that you have to have external hardware, or be in a certain area in order to get this game to even function has been one of my longstanding gripes with this game. I want to play this game and enjoy it whenever I want, and just have fun. Offline LAN would also be really, really nice, but I think this is a bit more important.

 

Thoughts?  

 

 

 

 

[McVolker]

(My thoughts are that this should use the standard font, as it hurt to read.)

This would be a nice idea, but it is too much for DE to implement, seeing as nothing as happened since this was last suggested.

[cyril1204]

As you said, it'll raise some issues with hackers trying to modify game data. An alternate solution, you can go to the coffee nearby with wifi enable or stay at places that have wifi or cable ready.

[Deservate]

It would basically mean than offline players could hack and crack anything they want, and let the servers believe they actually achieved that while offline. Furthermore, these:

Alerts

Invasions

Darksectors

Clans (including dojos, thus including research weapons)

And more

So, no. Sorry. Warframe isnt build for it.

[(PSN)IIIDevoidIII]

Many core aspects of the game rely on online functionality.

[Snydrex]

Wi-fi IS basically everywhere, but sometimes it's sh*t. And in that case, I end up losing all the progress I made during a round. I once lost a gleaming talon.

[Snydrex]

Many core aspects of the game rely on online functionality.

 

Just like solo or PVP, I still think it'd be nice to have that option, though. Even if very limited.

Edited September 23, 2014 by Snydrex

[Egg_Chen]

It won't happen, sorry.

 

Many things are affected server side, previous fixes to transmutation have shown that some mechanics in the game use server input.

Alerts, Invasions, Events will not work offline.

 

I think the biggest hurdle, which you identified, is hacking/cheating.

All of a sudden the game would be rife with people using memory hacks to get certain loot while in offline mode.

 

That, plus trade, equals abuse.

Edited September 23, 2014 by Egg_Chen

[direcyphre]

Actually most everything in the game requires online connectivity. Your stats, weapons, random drops, etc are all via their servers. You have to log in to access your player data entirely, as it's not like having a savegame handy on your hard drive.

 

As also stated, way WAY too easy to hack an offline game. Doesn't matter what method you use, if a game can be disconnected from its servers entirely, it can then be modified without oversight before having it sync back to the cloud, or any oher method.