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Nov 6, 2015 3:46 PM
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TheLoneCourier
EA are cunts
ChloePrice
I was incredibly excited for this game, and I'm already really disappointed after about two days.
volatiley
Kit, is that you?
Danaldinho
Is this the new NFS game? It looks good. Actually, correction: It looked good.
Bladeviper
even without the online part its not good, all of the "stories" in the game are the same for the most part and the cops in the game suck
ThatDirtyOldMan
Run. I like to game on a my own terms. Being online just to play is weaksauce.
anarkos
Didn't you fuckers learn with the last Sim City?
350Zoidberg
I bought this Tuesday, and traded it in Wednesday, got kicked from servers 3 times in less than 2 hours, suck a fat dick EA!!
ManMashine
Electronic Assholes
TheRicM
Can someone technical explain this for a friend of mine? Thanks
CatrionaShadowleaf
I did not need that Diablo 3 flashback.
GuyFromDeathValley
the same after release of the Crew. within 5 days after release, the servers were shut down 4 times. Why?
tstokes
For anyone who doesn't understand the new Need For Speed game requires a constant internet connection to play.
kyusec
Don't buy single player games that requires active internet connection. First time laucnh check? Fine. Constant connection? Hell no.
zealofapproval
What?
greyghost714
I didn't buy this or Diablo 3 because it forced an internet connection even if you played single player
FedEXguy
Ah, I see you are suffering from the dreaded "Network Connectivity Issues"
TimeFoDat
I don't buy these games. This was the reason I never touched Diablo III, I need net for Solo Play? Haha, no, no I don't, goodbye.
bigtigger53
EA? Yup, EA.
SanKa13
Fuck EA
SheToldMeHerNameWasCassandraButIDidntBelieveHer
Someone have context?
ManMashine
The always-on DRM that requires even singleplayer games to be always connected online witha a server, to run. Connection gone, game stops.
DidYouJustAssumeMyGerder
Interest Lost
farfie
He said and looked at his bank account.
ExplainsTheReasoningBehindHowHeVotes
Who cares they have YOUR MONEY!
CeruleanRonin
I feel like ApathyCat meant "Interest 'in buying it' lost." Meaning they don't have Cat's money.
ExplainsTheReasoningBehindHowHeVotes
Ah thank you for the clarification. <(^_^)> hugz
herefortheanswers
Yup, thought about getting, now its a big nope.
OneMoreLagerAndIMightLearnToLikeYa
There was only one instance of this, and it happened for like two hours in the wee hours of the morning. NFS is actually an amazing game.
350Zoidberg
If you like getting annoyed every ten seconds on your in game "cell phone", then this piece of shit is for you.
herefortheanswers
which i never understood, it pops up while i'm driving, and the tips, like, wtf, car safety 101, don't be on your cell phone while driving
OneMoreLagerAndIMightLearnToLikeYa
Although I love the game, I agree. GodDAMN that's annoying. And they just KEEP ON CALLING if you don't do the event immediately.
350Zoidberg
Yeah it was getting horrible.
OneMoreLagerAndIMightLearnToLikeYa
And I can't stop laughing at the cutscenes. It's a great idea but it's hilariously cheesy. I love it.
350Zoidberg
Those cutscenes are like cringe videos haha.
OneMoreLagerAndIMightLearnToLikeYa
Hahaha definitely. Also I love your name! I got a 370z back in 2010. I love the 350 too.
PhuckStix
gonna need a bit of context pls
bluefacepaint
How much more context do you need for "Was kicked out of my single player game because the game's servers are down"?
Gunsnbacon
the new need for speed game requires internet connection to play
Seven0seven
Its a sad state when pirated games are often the better experience for gamers.
ZeRootOfAllEvil
When? DRM made it happen a decade ago.
OracleForCheap
These days, anti-piracy measures is the biggest cause of piracy. It's not about money, but the accessibility and service (or lack thereof)
Crowlands
As big a thing as it is, I'd wager a far bigger cause of piracy is "I can't afford it".
TineyTurtle
it's funny how devs put these systems in to make piracy more difficult, and it actually just encourages it
dartron5000
I remember not being able to get anno 2070 to work so i had to crack it. Turned me off ubisoft for a long time.
Drathe
Ironically so, since this is done to stop games from being pirated. (Game devs, here's a hint: always on doesn't work)
fakebecauseidontwantpeopletoknow
Haven't pirated in a while, how WOULD you pirate something that requires always on? E.G. Elite Dangerous?
soso456
elite is indeed a real online game, but games who have no online content BUT check for a connection are usually easily pirated
Drathe
Essentially, the game is coded to check every so often if it still has a valid connection, and the central server sends back the proper 1/2
Drathe
2/2 response. Pirated copies basically add a program that fakes the responses from the server, making the game think it is connected
TimeFoDat
I bought Spore legitimately and then I downloaded the cracked version to actually play it, because I refused to go through their DRM shit.
svenneve
Sad thing is, the DMCA doesn't give a flying f you bought the game, as the cracked game can still get you fined.
tarantularaptor
Bought GTA 4, couldnt play because it kept saying invalid key every five minutes. Downloaded crack and played offline
Austria
Yo man.. You got the hookup on that spore shiy
brassmonkeys
I think nearly everyone did =(
Fsac
Though you made the classy move to do right by the developers, paying for the DRM-laden version only helps to ensure future DRMing. 1/2
TimeFoDat
Well it was sort of cause and effect, I didn't set out to do that but decided to ultimately.
Fsac
Sadly, you just can't win for losing... short of swearing off certain publishers entirely (as I have done with Ubisoft (3 years clean!)) 2/2
SgtMcBiscuits
Good for you! Only Ubi game I've gotten since AC2 was for free with my GPU
OzzyKnight
only 2 years myself but one day at a time.
MandalorianSith
One thing I hated about Destiny.
walterpeck
Really? I play it constantly and never got caught in a planned outage. I think the longest it was ever down was maybe an hour or two.
MandalorianSith
I meant in general not having access to single player w/o Internet. But I did have several days of downtime once with Destiny.
HomocidicalBear
Not really disagreeing, but at least they can say it's an MMO. What's the excuse here?
ItsZones
One!? Not playing the same levels every single week for 2 years?
Lightningxce
Destiny is an online-centered game, however. NFS is not.
iamgrr
This NFS is. You are in a constantly multiplayer world.
7orqu3
Always online for a single plyr game is the stupidest fucking invention i have ever heard of Oh and by the way the new nfs is basiclly nsfu2
Begotten
after looking at those pics i was about to ask why someone is still playing nfsu2. really?
7orqu3
Drifting downhill thats why
MisterTelecaster
Honestly I think NFSU2 has better feel than the new one
7orqu3
Truth
LittleAldy
To everyone confused Anno is Latin for "In the year"
loban
Does it work for present/future expressions? I've heard it when talking about the past.
loban
*only (why u no edit imgur)
OrionKaelin
I was confused since there is a RTS game series called Anno followed by a year number, like Anno 2070 and the recent Anno 2205
Strikyre
Which is exactly why AD stands for Anno Domini. The year of our lord. (Yay Latin! Goldstar for you.)
icyanddicey
To everyone who is confused Ano is Japanese for "ummm"
PenisInBinaryIsAlreadyTaken
Ano is Spanish for "butthole"
octoberr
Anus, you mean.
LittleAldy
I think
Vesane
Haha yes that's right. Ablative case of 2nd declension masculine singular noun "Annus, Anni" (Nominative/Genitive cases there, respectively)
Danaldinho
Why does this happen? No no, just... why?
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Treblaine
They can control my fucking balls, this shit suck!
WhatzitTooya
Cause it's the latest fad to make single-player games always on and publishers dont get enough backslash to cut the crap for good.
FillerNameToFillTheBox
Despite all the shit Japanese devs get (and rightfully so at times) they've NEVER done anything like this.
puppyflips
routelg
challenge everything
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Grayfox23
DRM
Flyingpurplepeoplehater
It happens because stupid people keep buying their crap. If they didn't make millions doing this, they would stop pulling this shit.
Geistbar
Making it require a connection also makes it easier for them to monetize features that could otherwise be modded in easily.
OneMoreLagerAndIMightLearnToLikeYa
I guess they just really wanted the always-connected experience, which is actually really fun regardless of this one instance of maintenance
terbril
Legit question: when playing single-player, what part of the game needs to be constantly connected to a server?
squishyBit
I'm not sure in this case. But it typically is to ensure player stats, xp, achievements, ranks etc. /1
OneMoreLagerAndIMightLearnToLikeYa
You're always connected with up to 7 other players in a "crew," there is no single player. I'm always playing with someone anyway
squishyBit
If you can take single player progress to a competitive multiplayer experience then you need to ensure data validity /2
Smellslikeusersubspirit
Context - New Need for Speed game requires an internet connection at all times, even single player, its Sim City again (and EA again)
SupraJZA80
This happened with 'The Crew' couldn't start the game at all. Took it back for a full refund.
Aceofacez10
Ok EA, im gonna need you to take this common sense, and shove it waayy up your butthole. As far as it can go. WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY up there.
noTVandnobeermakeHomersomethingsomething
You know what's funny? The new CEO had a (scripted) interview with IGN saying EA learned from their mistakes and clearly they didn't.
TheRealJuralumin
It boggles the mind that a game publisher would think this is acceptable. More than once I might add!
d1d1t4t3hlulz0hl4wdy
You know the trick to solving this issue? STOP BUYING INTO THIS SHIT, PEOPLE! Fuck... I swear.
MostlyJeffGoldblum
So if you bring your console/pc with you on vacation and there's no internet, you can't play this?
OrangeFlavours
Nope. Shit like this is pretty much why everyone hates games that require 24/7 internet connection to play, and because it's stupid.
Tofutoshi
Correct.
MostlyJeffGoldblum
Wow. Fuuuck that.
AvatarRubix
Also, when they shut down the servers in a few years, then you can never (legally) play the game again.
Crowlands
This iss done on purpose for some fighting games. They shut down the online servers to force people to buy the new one.
dirtysock12345
Fuuuuucck that shit.
ninmonkey
This is Anno. http://drh2.img.digitalriver.com/DRHM/Storefront/Company/ubi/images/screenshots/Anno_2070_PC_Screen_2.jpg
hetriedtokillmewithaforklift
Already getting mixed reviews on Steam. Oh boy.
Bent0916
Or as I like to call it: 12 hours of tutorials and then quitting out of boredom.
Anhor
My thoughts: "Isn't the new Anno called 2205? And why are there pics from NFS?"
farfie
Because Anno means Year.
Anhor
I know, I know. ;)
skizlor
Anno you know
ninmonkey
I secretly hope you've been waiting for a year for the occasion to use that.
bendeem
why is this here? it has 3 points and 295000 views. ????????
sgtdinkles
Because Reddit.
bendeem
goddam those dual account bastards.on the bright side i only have 13 minutes till i can clock out and go home and make maps.
SeriouslyMissingThePoint
I'll give you the benefit of the doubt. Front page stuff from Reddit automatically makes it to our front page in most viral.
bendeem
reddit posts typically dont have an imgur account associated with them, it usually says (source)
Tilor
Unless the OP posted it both to the gallery and a reddit sub.
bendeem
shhhhh. now fuck off you cunt. i already knew that.
MrBananaBeak
If you have the same username on both and use imgur to host the image for the reddit post, it'll pop up like this.
bendeem
shhhhh. now fuck off you cunt. i already knew that.
MrBananaBeak
Dude, eat a Snickers.