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What are peoples thoughts on games requiring always online? How does it affect your enjoyment of those games? (lemmy.world)

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I'm currently playing Diablo IV (and having a blast with it) but finding one small gripe which I only think is going to get worse and probably stop me playing it completely in the long run.

My girlfriend is currently pregnant. This means in 6 months time we'll have a newborn. With this in mind I'm expecting to only be able to grab a few minutes at a time to game and even when I think I'll have longer I may end up jumping off at short notice. This means I'll almost certainly come to rely on games which I can pause. Unfortunately this isn't possible with Diablo IV since it requires an always online connection even though I'm essentially playing it as a single player game.

What are other people's thoughts?

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[–] 0xc0ba17 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I like No Man's Sky take on this, that seamlessly shifts from offline to online. I can stop/resume it without an hitch on my Steam Deck, even in multiplayer zones.

With Diablo IV, I get disconnected when there's a light breeze.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

With Diablo IV, I get disconnected when there’s a light breeze.

Better turn off your ceiling fan.

[–] 0xc0ba17 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Then I shall die with the current weather 😅

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Easier to fight demons in hell...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

No Man's Sky also trickled the content to different platforms so they had a constant revenue stream and didn't have to worry about micro-transactions. Everything about that game ended up having so much thought put into it. It baffles me that more games didn't take the hint.