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View Poll Results: Should ROF have an offline mode | |||
Yes, I won't buy it without offline mode |
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30 | 50.00% |
Yes, I might reluctantly buy it w/o offline mode |
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13 | 21.67% |
No, I don't mind |
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17 | 28.33% |
Voters: 60. You may not vote on this poll |
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Required online connection is not problem for me at all. My gaming computer always has it.
I play using HOTAS and pedals, so I don't imagine myself taking all that stuff together with my laptop on any trip. I can fly without HOTAS, but not without pedals. I leave simulators for my stationary computer and play chess, checkers, go, solitaire and alike on my laptop. Also, multiplayer mode is essential for me as I don't fly offline. It is boring for me to fight AI and I always find novice human pilot to be more interesting than high level bot. In fact I won't not buy any combat flight sim, which has no multiplayer mode. I think it is obvious, for what I have voted. ![]() |
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First of all,
This has nothing to do with the game itself, if your a fan and love sims and was thinking of buying it, you're rather stuiped if something like a protection feature makes you boycott it. There is really only one logical excuse for being against this and that is the people whom for any reason can't/don't have a broad band connection, i total understand your frustration. As for people that have a broad band connection , what are you whining about? The simulation market is thin enough, if you love sims and the theaters like this then support them and buy their games. Todays evolution of the Internet is no secret, the majority has broadband even if many don't play games online or even go online in their games it's fair enough to say a lot of people have the ability to. As we all know the Internet can be used for plenty more than gaming.... By saying this will affect sales on a 50-70% scale i'd say you're way off your head, this online community that hangs on sites like this is just a small amount of the fans that actually buys it, the majority as with most games comes with the buyers that you never see online. So why doesn't the majority play online/go online?... well most certainly the main reason ain't that they don't have a connection, they might just not be interested in playing online or lack common sense on how to do it or just not being hardcore gamers etc etc many reasons.. As an simple example: I Know a lot of friends that only use Internet for surfing etc etc, even tho they own broad band , and yes the play games a lot but not in clans and they don't hang with the online communities, in other words a typical average customer/gamer. I am rather sure this won't effect the sales at all especially not in stores, it's still no secret that a lot of games today require an online stream from the master servers to even work. Anyway everyone has all right in the world to make up their own decision im not claiming otherwise , but if you decide not to buy it, then stand by your choice and for god sake do not download it illegally.. that will only destroy the industry even more. Last edited by virre89; 03-15-2009 at 03:10 PM. |
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Besides even if the company would go bankrupt or something its very comon that servers are handed over or taken over by a willing partner for the continues satisfaction of the customers. |
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I'm not boycotting it, I'm just not buying it. I like sims, but I hope I am not a fanatic (which is what "fan" means). Quote:
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I'm not buying it because I don't want my card details spread around the web, to be abused by phishers. Quote:
I like good games, but I wouldn't say I love them, I certainly do not intend to deliberately buy bad games just to help support some mythical industry. Quote:
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To me its rather clear that you'll be upset if you don't have a broadband connection. And of course i personally feel sorry for the people that can't play the game, but speaking for myself i'd never go as far as don't play the game just to help others state the fact that they didn't like the copy protection choice. (I still want the game even if it has starforce i don't care.. never bothered me) Quote:
Totally understandable that some people don't like to pay online. But i suppose the risk of getting ripped on money is just as rare as with putting your card into the cash dispenser these days with all the technical equipment. As long as you pay to companies like valve/steam you're totally on the safe side, it's all about common sense. Quote:
If you think Rise of Flight is a bad game because of it's copy protection I've nothing more to apply... seriously it's like saying the Car drives and feels bad just because the door lock isn't automatic and i won't buy it therefor. Quote:
"2. Other than a downloadable version of the game, will non-Russians be able to buy a boxed version of the game? Any chance at a "collector's edition" of the game? Our main target is to reach every interested user and to make «Rise of Flight» available for everyone. That's why we are taking every possible option (Russian and foreign publishers) in order to deliver our product to our customers in a hard and digital copy. Collector's edition will not be available outside Russian market. After master-disk release we will publish on our blog the list of counties where the game in a box set will be available." Quote:
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I voted I don't mind.
If this is a good way to prevent piracy, it's all right with me. Piracy is a serious threat of having quality combat flight simulations as IL2, Storm of war and Rise of flight in the future!
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Yes, it is a biased vote as there are 2 negative votes and one neutral, but no positive vote.
@_ITAF_UgoRipley STEAM is sort of gamebrowser, like Hyperlobby in many ways. It contains buddy- and chat-functions as well as the ability to join online-games your friends are playing. Additionally it also contains voice-chat, autoupdate and even mod-support and access to exclusive demos. On the downside, it sends data to STEAM, like what games you play and how much, so you get special offers fitting your interests. As you can see, there are many parallels to Hyperobby, even more to other gamebrowsers like AllSeeingEye, X-Fire, Gamespy, etc. It's just that STEAM is the largest and also offers a platform to sell games. Is it bad in general? Well, you have to make up your own mind, but as STEAM also offers own ways to provide hack- and cheat-protection, I guess in our internet-world, it is the future of how games will be distributed (especially smaller games, independend games, etc.) |
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Oh well - that helps a lot. Not as bad as I first understood...
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There are too many uncertainties, poor old simmers like me still work on the premis that if we pay to a game we own it. Unfortunately we don't and the big issue for me here is that even though we've paid for it were tied into their online verification just to use our licence. i'm sure the developers of ROF have all the best intensions. Unfortunately one they develop the sim they pass it on to the Publishers, who pass it on to the distributors who pass it on to the retailers. The Developers have very little to do with the sim once it leaves their hands! Just note on how long we've been waiting for 4.09 to come out of Beta! Cheers! |
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