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Awesome
11/02/19 2:09:07 PM
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LOL
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Kaiganeer
11/02/19 2:10:57 PM
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didn't 3 also not have an offline mode?
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Shotgunnova
11/02/19 4:12:30 PM
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lol
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Webmaster4531
11/02/19 4:14:57 PM
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Why the hell would anyone want an offline mode?
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ImmatureContent
11/02/19 4:15:22 PM
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If you aren't online all the time then you are doing it wrong. Total non-issue.
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Blighboy
11/02/19 4:15:32 PM
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Gotta make sure the Chinese government can monitor you in real time.
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boxington
11/02/19 4:19:14 PM
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Webmaster4531 posted...
Why the hell would anyone want an offline mode?

I almost exclusively play off-line, and idk if I'd be willing to pay for an online service for just one game
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luigi13579
11/02/19 4:21:02 PM
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Not exactly a surprise.

Webmaster4531 posted...
Why the hell would anyone want an offline mode?

Mods, longevity (e.g. when the online is less populated / gone), etc. D2 SP is great, with an active community.
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I Like Toast
11/02/19 4:24:12 PM
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Webmaster4531 posted...
Why the hell would anyone want an offline mode?


So they can get hacked items, like the console version is stuffed with

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luigi13579
11/02/19 4:30:33 PM
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I Like Toast posted...
So they can get hacked items, like the console version is stuffed with

Sometimes it's the opposite, i.e. to be self-sufficient and self-find everything, avoiding dupes and hacked items. There are SP communities that play like this, including one I used to be a part of.
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Webmaster4531
11/02/19 4:33:37 PM
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Meh.

I had the most fun playing D2 ladders.
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luigi13579
11/02/19 4:39:10 PM
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Webmaster4531 posted...
Meh.

I had the most fun playing D2 ladders.

Same, but I've gained an appreciation for SP in recent years too. It has its advantages.
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I Like Toast
11/02/19 4:45:40 PM
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luigi13579 posted...
Sometimes it's the opposite, i.e. to be self-sufficient and self-find everything, avoiding dupes and hacked items


Which is accomplish by online and the lack of it why you need a community that any one ass hole can ruin for you , you dingleberry

No one gives a fuck poe Is online only

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Cookie Bag
11/02/19 4:46:42 PM
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boxington posted...
Webmaster4531 posted...
Why the hell would anyone want an offline mode?

I almost exclusively play off-line, and idk if I'd be willing to pay for an online service for just one game

But you don't need to pay to play online, at least you didn't in D3, unless you mean to pay for an internet connection itself.
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boxington
11/02/19 4:52:49 PM
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don't you need to pay for something like PS+ if you're using a PS4?
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I Like Toast
11/02/19 4:54:05 PM
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boxington posted...
don't you need to pay for something like PS+ if you're using a PS4?
Console d3 has offline despite PC d3 not. Console d3 is full of hacked items, PC version isn't

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boxington
11/02/19 4:55:46 PM
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oh, I'm not really familiar with the PC version.
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luigi13579
11/02/19 5:23:51 PM
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I Like Toast posted...
Which is accomplish by online and the lack of it why you need a community that any one ass hole can ruin for you , you dingleberry

Obviously you can do it online; my point was just that SP isn't only for hacked items. I didn't say self-sufficiency was the only reason for SP either. There are advantages like the /players command, easier transferring/storage of items, no temp bans, no spam bots (not sure how big an issue that is now), etc.

I'm far from being an "SP-or-bust" player; it's just nice to have the option.
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sauceje
11/02/19 5:44:22 PM
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No offline doesn't mean that there won't be single player.
It does mean that you can't play if the servers are down, which was the case with previously always-online DRM games like Diablo 3 and Sim City during launch. You might as well add a month or so to the launch date as waiting time before the game is actually playable.
This is really unfortunate but on-brand for Blizzard. I imagine War 3 Reforged will be the same.
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cjs28
11/02/19 5:45:56 PM
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Webmaster4531 posted...
Why the hell would anyone want an offline mode?

Yeah, and no one could play the game the first week of launch cuz of that

LOL
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Webmaster4531
11/02/19 5:48:28 PM
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cjs28 posted...
Webmaster4531 posted...
Why the hell would anyone want an offline mode?

Yeah, and no one could play the game the first week of launch cuz of that

LOL

Boohoo, they couldn't play a garbage game for a week.
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cjs28
11/02/19 5:52:44 PM
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Webmaster4531 posted...
cjs28 posted...
Webmaster4531 posted...
Why the hell would anyone want an offline mode?

Yeah, and no one could play the game the first week of launch cuz of that

LOL

Boohoo, they couldn't play a garbage game for a week.

https://media0.giphy.com/media/GW2T1xarSPTnG/source.gif
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j_coat
11/02/19 5:57:37 PM
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Blizzard: Hey, at least they're not upset about the player ban and our bad apology anymore.
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Webmaster4531
11/02/19 6:00:28 PM
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cjs28 posted...
Webmaster4531 posted...
cjs28 posted...
Webmaster4531 posted...
Why the hell would anyone want an offline mode?

Yeah, and no one could play the game the first week of launch cuz of that

LOL

Boohoo, they couldn't play a garbage game for a week.

https://media0.giphy.com/media/GW2T1xarSPTnG/source.gif

It was sarcasm. Anyone smart would not pre-order Diablo 3 and anyone with taste would never get it.
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Questionmarktarius
11/02/19 6:56:50 PM
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Online only = piss off
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SpudForce
11/02/19 7:00:19 PM
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Well so much for that. I'll be skipping this one.

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EverDownward
11/02/19 7:02:54 PM
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nobody should really be surprised after d3 launched the same way
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sauceje
11/02/19 7:36:08 PM
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SpudForce posted...
Well so much for that. I'll be skipping this one.

This is frankly a stupid reason to skip on a game, but you do you I guess
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tamagucci
11/02/19 8:05:58 PM
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Kaiganeer posted...
didn't 3 also not have an offline mode?

I'm pretty sure I played it offline for a long time.

sauceje posted...
SpudForce posted...
Well so much for that. I'll be skipping this one.

This is frankly a stupid reason to skip on a game, but you do you I guess

It's really not.
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sauceje
11/02/19 9:59:29 PM
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tamagucci posted...
It's really not.

It is.
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Mistere Man
11/02/19 10:08:52 PM
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sauceje posted...
tamagucci posted...
It's really not.

It is.

Having to pay extra (ps+) just to be able to play a game is terrible imo. Also once the server goes down it becomes a very expensive coaster if there is a physical version.
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MabusIncarnate
11/02/19 10:10:36 PM
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I'm still surprised to learn so many people do not have a constant internet connection and require an offline mode.

I don't think i've been without internet minus outages for 20 years.
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Questionmarktarius
11/02/19 10:11:59 PM
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MabusIncarnate posted...
I'm still surprised to learn so many people do not have a constant internet connection and require an offline mode.

We mostly just want games that don't have unknown expiration dates.
...and, you know, actually freakin' work on launch day, instead of waiting in a server queue (if there even is a queue).
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sauceje
11/02/19 10:12:13 PM
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Mistere Man posted...
Having to pay extra (ps+) just to be able to play a game is terrible imo. Also once the server goes down it becomes a very expensive coaster if there is a physical version.

The console versions have offline mode, and I assume Blizzard would patch the PC version with the offline mode if necessary. If they didn't, then yeah, you'd be stuck with a game that doesn't work.
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MabusIncarnate
11/02/19 10:13:34 PM
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Questionmarktarius posted...
MabusIncarnate posted...
I'm still surprised to learn so many people do not have a constant internet connection and require an offline mode.

We mostly just want games that don't have unknown expiration dates.

Well that's a valid point, I guess I didn't really consider that. All games with online modes die eventually though, i'm sure a lot of the games I played 2 gens ago no longer have online capability but I have never really had the desire to go back and check.
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Mistere Man
11/02/19 10:14:50 PM
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sauceje posted...
Mistere Man posted...
Having to pay extra (ps+) just to be able to play a game is terrible imo. Also once the server goes down it becomes a very expensive coaster if there is a physical version.

The console versions have offline mode, and I assume Blizzard would patch the PC version with the offline mode if necessary. If they didn't, then yeah, you'd be stuck with a game that doesn't work.

I heard they didnt but hopefully I heard wrong.
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sauceje
11/02/19 10:17:17 PM
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Mistere Man posted...
I heard they didnt but hopefully I heard wrong.

You heard they didn't what? They haven't shut down any servers yet, as far as I know.
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Mistere Man
11/02/19 10:17:57 PM
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sauceje posted...
Mistere Man posted...
I heard they didnt but hopefully I heard wrong.

You heard they didn't what? They haven't shut down any servers yet, as far as I know.

Have an offline mode.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/276473-diablo-iv/78130155#3
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sauceje
11/02/19 10:22:08 PM
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Oh, well what the fuck then. THAT is pretty fucked up.
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I Like Toast
11/02/19 11:03:21 PM
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luigi13579 posted...
it's just nice to have the option.


not when the cost is what happened to console diablo and that is, hacked items everywhere.

Every single thing you listed as a "perk" of single player is simply to get around the problems that allowing single player created. Single player = local storage = hackable. Online = server storage = not hackable.

again, no one gives a shit that PoE has no offline mode and it's considered the best current ARPG. It's only an issue because people want to hate Blizzard since the activision merger. If the game was published by valve loaded with lootboxes no one would give a flying fuck.

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Mistere Man
11/03/19 12:44:35 AM
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I Like Toast posted...
luigi13579 posted...
it's just nice to have the option.


not when the cost is what happened to console diablo and that is, hacked items everywhere.

Every single thing you listed as a "perk" of single player is simply to get around the problems that allowing single player created. Single player = local storage = hackable. Online = server storage = not hackable.

again, no one gives a shit that PoE has no offline mode and it's considered the best current ARPG. It's only an issue because people want to hate Blizzard since the activision merger. If the game was published by valve loaded with lootboxes no one would give a flying fuck.

I looked up PoE (path of exile?) and they say you dont need plus to play it (you do need it for playing in groups though). As long as that is the case with this also I have no problem with it as paying extra just to be able to play sucks imo. It still sucks that the servers will go down and the game may become unplayable later, but that could change later.
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Cookie Bag
11/03/19 3:22:23 AM
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Play on pc then, you just need an internet connection, having to pay to play D3 and D4 on console is on sony not on blizzard.
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Johnny_Nutcase
11/03/19 3:23:13 AM
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I'll just keep playing Diablo 2: LoD Single Player.
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Mistere Man
11/03/19 3:24:10 AM
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Cookie Bag posted...
Play on pc then, you just need an internet connection, having to pay to play D3 and D4 on console is on sony not on blizzard.

I dont have a gaming pc nor can I afford one.
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Shablagoo
11/03/19 3:25:34 AM
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Fuck that sucks :/ I have great memories of playing D3 with a lost loved one so i wanted to get this.
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Johnny_Nutcase
11/03/19 3:26:32 AM
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Mistere Man posted...
Cookie Bag posted...
Play on pc then, you just need an internet connection, having to pay to play D3 and D4 on console is on sony not on blizzard.

I dont have a gaming pc nor can I afford one.


Buy any old piece of shit today and you can run Diablo 2: LoD. It will last you 20 years as long as you back up your saves from the shotty HDD you just bought.
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