"Elite: Dangerous will no longer support an offline mode"
News like this makes me glad I didn't back this game, and if I had backed it, I'd definitely be asking for a full refund. And now I won't even be buying the finished product when it comes out, though I'd already been somewhat leery of it to begin with.
And, of course, the comments under the article are filled with the likes of (actual copy/pastes of comments) "Don't really mind all that much personally, since i'm online 24/7 anyway" and "Being online 100% of the time while I game on my PC, I really don't see where the problem is" and "I'm fine with this really, solo mode is enough of a single player for me." This is why we can't have nice things. (EDIT) Okay, now that there's been a little time passed, the overwhelming sentiment in the comments seems to be negative in response to this (not that that will matter the slightest bit as to getting this boneheaded move reversed, of course). It's just that when I first opened that PC Gamer article, those three comments were among the only four or five that had been posted at that time, and the replies to those comments that have since shown up are scorching the original commenters, as they well should be. (/EDIT)
And, of course, the comments under the article are filled with the likes of (actual copy/pastes of comments) "Don't really mind all that much personally, since i'm online 24/7 anyway" and "Being online 100% of the time while I game on my PC, I really don't see where the problem is" and "I'm fine with this really, solo mode is enough of a single player for me." This is why we can't have nice things. (EDIT) Okay, now that there's been a little time passed, the overwhelming sentiment in the comments seems to be negative in response to this (not that that will matter the slightest bit as to getting this boneheaded move reversed, of course). It's just that when I first opened that PC Gamer article, those three comments were among the only four or five that had been posted at that time, and the replies to those comments that have since shown up are scorching the original commenters, as they well should be. (/EDIT)