Jeffool @lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 hours agoMarvel Snap is banned, just like TikTokwww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up1198arrow-down110cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1188arrow-down1external-linkMarvel Snap is banned, just like TikTokwww.theverge.comJeffool @lemmy.world to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 hours agomessage-square53fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squareampersandrew@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39arrow-down1·7 hours agoI’ll add, “my government might get pissed off at one of the companies involved” to my list of reasons why always-online games are a terrible idea.
minus-squareEch@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·4 hours agoOr “the company might get pissy with your government for any reason”. No reason to let them off the hook, either.
minus-squareJambalaya@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down4·6 hours agoWhy wouldn’t a multiplayer-focused game be always online?
minus-squareAkatsuki Levi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down1·6 hours agoSelf-hostable servers, this way if their datacenters go down, game is still playable
minus-squareampersandrew@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·4 hours agoAnother commenter already gave you the answer, but it truly sucks that we’ve gotten so used to this that you can’t imagine an alternative.
I’ll add, “my government might get pissed off at one of the companies involved” to my list of reasons why always-online games are a terrible idea.
Or “the company might get pissy with your government for any reason”. No reason to let them off the hook, either.
Why wouldn’t a multiplayer-focused game be always online?
LAN play
Self-hostable servers, this way if their datacenters go down, game is still playable
Another commenter already gave you the answer, but it truly sucks that we’ve gotten so used to this that you can’t imagine an alternative.